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: F: What a terrible house! ,M: I'm sick of it, too! ,F: The doorbell doesn't work, there's no hot water, and the building is so old that it seems to be falling apart.
(A) M: I am really sorry, I did not catch that. Would you slow down, please? (B) M: I caught a cold after taking a cold bath last night because there was no hot water. (C) M: There is no doorbell in this restaurant, you have to wait for the waiter to open the door for you. (D) M: There is no hot water in the kettle. You can get some from the kitchen.

SOLUTION: B

PROBLEM: M: Welcome to the Hilton. ,F: I'd like to check in.
(A) M: No problem. Please show me your passport and flight ticket. Do remember not to bring anything which is forbidden by the customs. (B) M: No problem. There is your key to the hotel room. (C) M: No problem. I will book a table for you so that you can have your dinner at our restaurant. (D) M: I am sorry. You spoke so rapidly that I did not catch the meaning of what you said. Could you repeat that?

SOLUTION: B

PROBLEM: F: Excuse me. Can you speak Chinese? I like Chinese very much. ,M: Yes, I'm from Taiwan. I came here to study political science, but my English needs improving. I make too many grammatical mistakes. ,F: I want to study Mandarin and international relations. Maybe we could do a language exchange. ,M: You mean, you and I? ,F: Yes, why not? I mean, if you often come to this cafe too, we could meet here and practice Chinese and English. ,M: Sounds like a good idea. How often would you like to do it? ,F: Let me see. I think I could spend 2 hours a week in language exchange. ,M: How would we spend the 2 hours? ,F: Firstï¼ we could spend an hour working on your English. ,M: And then the next hour, I would help you with your Chinese. ,F: Right. But when is it convenient to meet? ,M: I am free from now until 11:30 every Monday morning. And you?
(A) F: You mean two hours from 9:30am to 11:30am every Monday. I'm ok with it. (B) F: I am afraid I did not quite catch what you were saying. Please repeat it. (C) F: Then it's three hours in total every week, half for French and half for Korean. (D) F: No problem, so it's three hours on Monday and three hours on Tuesday.

SOLUTION:
A