TASK DEFINITION: In this task you are given a small conversation between two persons and 4 options on how the conversation should continue. Your job is to choose the most reasonable option. The conversation and the options are separated by a newline character. Each dialogue in the conversation are separated by a comma. F and M indicate female and male, respectively.
PROBLEM: M: Nice to see you, Mary! Come in, please! ,F: Thank you Tom, but I am afraid not now. I've come only to return the book borrowed from you. ,M: Wonderful. I've been waiting for you a long time and longing to know what you think of it. ,F: It is very interesting and I've learned a lot from it. ,M: Well, so it is with me.
(A) F: I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly? (B) F: It is very boring. (C) F: You are interesting. (D) F: It's just so-so.

SOLUTION: A

PROBLEM: M: Ella, what languages do you speak? ,F: As you know Korean is my first language. I also speak English and Chinese. How about you? What languages do you speak? ,M: English, German and French. While I was studying in Europe, I used French in German all the time. Now, my French is not so good but I do keep my German up.
(A) F: My mother tongue is Korean, but I can't speak any other language. (B) F: I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you say it again? (C) F: We can both speak English. English is my mother tongue. (D) F: My native language is Chinese, but I can't speak English.

SOLUTION: A

PROBLEM: M: It's grandpa's birthday next week. We must have a surprise party. ,F: A party? Do you mean you want to have loud music and food everywhere? ,M: Well, no, but grandpa will. You know he loves jazz. ,F: OK, well, how about having it at a hotel? ,M: Hotels are expensive, and it's too cold for a garden party at this time of year. We really should have it here at our house. ,F: Ok, I suppose you're right. What food should we have? ,M: Oh, I'll make some pizzas, and I'm sure grandma will make a birthday cake. ,F: Yes, I'm sure she will. I'll make some salad, then. What do you think I should get him? ,M: Let me think. No scarves or hats. I'm giving him a scarf and grandpa just bought a hat last month. What about a book? He reads a lot. ,F: Ok, good idea. Oh, what day should we plan to have the party? ,M: Well, the birthday is on Thursday. So we could do it on Friday. No, Saturday. Saturday is the best day for a party.
(A) F: Thursday is fine. We should hold the party on Thursday. (B) F: Fine. We will hold grandpa's birthday on Friday. (C) F: Great! We can have the birthday party on Saturday. (D) F: I am sorry. You spoke so rapidly that I did not catch the meaning of what you said. Could you repeat that?

SOLUTION:
C