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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.
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M: Hi, Maria, what are you up to? ,F: I'm just trying to plan my trip to Southeast Asia. ,M: Where are you planning to go? ,F: Well, I'm going to start by flying to Hong Kong. I have a friend there, who I haven't seen for a long time. Then I'll fly to Vietnam and take a bus down to Ho Chi Minh City. ,M: And then where will you go? ,F: Well, from there, I'll take the boat up River to Seam Reap, and see the famous temples. From there, I'll fly to Bangkok and try to get to the Chatuchak Market. I hear it's really great for shopping.
(A) M: Wow, I always think that taking boat up river to Seam Ream is quite romantic. (B) M: I am afraid I did not quite catch what you were saying. Please repeat it. (C) M: So, you'll go to the airport after you visit the famous ample, then fly to Seam Reap. (D) M: Why you chose boat to Hong Kong? There are many other ways to go there.
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A


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M: Next week I'm going to New York to sign a business contract. What would you suggest I see while I'm there? ,F: You should definitely see the UN Building and from there, you could walk over to Broadway and see a movie or drama. ,M: How about New York's universities? I'm especially interested in learning about their schools there and the courses they offer. ,F: Columbia University and New York University are two of the best schools in the city. I'm sure they offer excellent courses. ,M: Do you have a map of the city? ,F: Yes, I have one right here in fact. I can give you this one but I'd also suggest that you stop at the visitor's office near the train station. They will have good up-to-date maps and they can give you more tourist information about the city.
(A) M: I’m sorry, I didn’t understand. Could you repeat a little louder, please? (B) M: OK, I will ask visitor's office for help as soon as I get lost. (C) M: OK, I will get a map on visitor's office. (D) M: I will take a map at the UN office directly.
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C


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M: Oh no, what happened in here, Alexa? Why are there some dead plants? ,F: I know. Every planned comes in alive and ends up dead. I definitely do not have a green thumb. ,M: People always say that, but it's not that hard to keep house plants. What did you do to care for this one? ,F: That one had a big flower on it, so I put it in the sunlight. ,M: This is a winter plant from North China. It doesn't do well in direct sunlight, just move it here. Didn't you look up how to care for it when you got it?
(A) F: I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly? (B) F: I didn't know. These plants came in dead. I didn't kill them myself. (C) F: Well, the plants were grass, no flower, so I put them on window fledge. (D) F: I did check. That's why I managed to keep all the plants green and alive.
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A