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: Miss Robertson, for the past 3 weeks, I've been getting complaints about your work. ,F: Uh...What do you mean? What kind of complaints? ,M: Well, your supervisor told me you're turning your reports in 2 to 3 days late. You're often absent from staff meetings and you haven't been getting along with your colleagues. ,F: Look, Mr. Travers, I can explain.
(A) M: I am afraid I did not quite catch what you were saying. Please repeat it. (B) M: The internal medicine department is on the second floor of the hospital. Now you can start explaining. (C) M: Now you can start explaining right in our office. (D) M: We'll go back to the office later and you can explain. I don't want to listen your explain now.

SOLUTION: C

PROBLEM: F: I'm surprised to see you here. Jeremy told me that you were on vacation. ,M: Yeah. We were visiting some relatives in Sydney, but we return last night. ,F: Oh, I've wanted to go to Australia ever since I was little. Tell me what it was like. ,M: It was wonderful. We fed kangaroos, walkthrough rainforests and swam in the ocean. What was really great was when we took a train to Brisbane to see the Great Barrier Reef.
(A) F: I went to Australia when I was a child, but I didn't expect that the most impressive thing for you was to feed kangaroos. (B) F: Why is walking through the rainforest the most impressive thing for you? I've lived in Australia since I was a child, and I don't think the rainforests are impressive. (C) F: So visiting the Great Barrier Reef is the most impressive thing for you? (D) F: I am really sorry, I did not catch that. Would you slow down, please?

SOLUTION: C

PROBLEM: F: She is a typical Japanese. Really quiet and shy. ,M: Oh, come on! Lots of Japanese people are really out-going.
(A) F: Yes, lots of Japanese are out-going. (B) F: Why do you think lots of Japanese people are really shy? (C) F: Yes, lots of Japanese people are really quiet. (D) F: I am afraid I did not quite catch what you were saying. Please repeat it.

SOLUTION:
A