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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: I really have to thank Phi for letting me use this office. ,F: Please don't mention Phi. He's off at a Zurich conference and I'm stuck here with a double patient load.
(A) M: I’m sorry, I didn’t understand. Could you repeat a little louder, please? (B) M: You have more patients to meet. Hold on for several days and Phi will come back from Paris. (C) M: It seems that there are more patients waiting for you. I'll come later. (D) M: Thank you for sharing your office with me.
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C


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F: The children have been playing in the mountains for a long time. Why haven't they come back? I am really worried about them. ,M: Look at the sky. Black clouds are gathering and strong winds are blowing. It seems a heavy rain will fall soon. ,F: They haven't brought anything to protect themselves. They will be caught in the rain I think. ,M: Don't be worried too much about them. Anyhow, they're old enough now. They ought to be able to take care of themselves. ,F: I'm afraid they will catch a cold if they are caught in the rain. You see it's a little cold now.
(A) M: I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you say it again? (B) M: Don't worry, they will not be caught in the heavy rain. It is sunny outside. (C) M: You can ask them if they pass the exams directly, they are in their bedrooms. (D) M: Don't worry about the children, they won't be caught in the heavy rain.
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D


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F: Terrible. How about peoples lives? ,M: Fortunately no person died. ,F: That's great. It seems that typhoon is not as bad as earthquake. ,M: Yeah, earthquake is one of the worst natural disasters in the world. ,F: That's why many people died in the earthquake. ,M: Well, China is located on the Eurasia Plate, where earthquakes happen frequently due to the earths plates knocking against each other. ,F: Oh, China has been hit by several big earthquakes during its long history.
(A) M: China is isolated from any plate. It's the long history that witnesses so many earthquakes. (B) M: I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly? (C) M: Yes. As I said, China is on the Eurasia plate, which is very vast and moving rather actively. (D) M: Though on the inactive Asiamerica plate, China is so big that earthquakes often happen here.
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C