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 can I do for you, sir? ,M: I'd like to buy a box of chocolates. ,F: OK. We have dark chocolates, milk chocolates, fruit chocolates and some chocolate with nuts in them. Which kind would you like? ,M: I prefer to buy fruit chocolates, please. My son likes them very much. ,F: All right. Anything else? ,M: Let me see. Oh yes, I want to buy some fruit. Do you have any strawberries? My daughter and my wife like them very much. ,F: Yes, they are over there. You can try one. They are very sweet. ,M: Let me see. Well, they don't look fresh enough. The pears look juicy. I'll take 3 kilos please. How much is the total? ,F: Just a moment, please. 55 yuan for the chocolates, and twenty one for the pairs, that will be 75 yuan in all, please.
(A) M: Thank you. I really like the pears, they are juicy. (B) M: Thank you. I really like the strawberries, they are juicy. (C) M: Thank you. I really like the pears, they must be sweet. (D) M: I am really sorry, I did not catch that. Would you slow down, please?

SOLUTION: A

PROBLEM: M: Shirly, I'm working on our class diary for next week. Would you please give me the information? ,F: Sure. First is the deadline for after class activity application. The deadline is next Monday, June fourteenth.
(A) M: OK. The deadline of personal data is on June 14th, right? (B) M: I am really sorry, I did not catch that. Would you slow down, please? (C) M: I see. The deadline of photos for the club is on June 14th. (D) M: I see. The after-class activity application is due next Friday.

SOLUTION: B

PROBLEM: M: Helen, how do you like your new apartment? ,F: Well, I wish I had moved in, the man who lives upstairs often plays the piano till midnight. I really cannot stand it. ,M: Why don't you ask him to stop? ,F: I've tried, but it doesn't work, he never listens to me. What's worse, he isn't the only one that I cannot stand. The woman who lives next to me often comes over to borrow things, but she seldom returns anything. ,M: Then, don't lend her anything. ,F: Now I don't even open the door when she knocks, but it makes me uncomfortable. I'm afraid I'll have to move again. ,M: You can move in with my sister Susan. The girl Jennifer, who is sharing her apartment has moved out, so she has a free room now.
(A) F: I didn’t hear you. Please could you tell me again? (B) F: Ah, Susan's former roommate comes back, so I can't live with Susan. (C) F: You mean Susan's former roommate has moved out? Sounds good. (D) F: So your sister Jennifer and your wife Susan no longer lives together.

SOLUTION:
C