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 are you doing? ,M: I'm working on my college application. I just started writing my personal statement, but I'm having a hard time. ,F: What does it have to be about? ,M: It's basically just an essay about why I want to go to college and what I hope to do there. It's difficult to write, because I don't know what to major in yet. I know I want to go to college. I just don't have an idea of why I want to go. ,F: Why not just tell the truth in your essay? ,M: You mean I should write about the fact that I don't know what to do with my life? ,F: Yeah. I mean, I doubt if anyone really knows what career they want to have when they first go to college. You have years to figure that out.
(A) M: Excuse me, could you repeat the question? (B) M: So, you mean as I have years to figure that out and your advice for me is to be honest? (C) M: So, you mean I have months to figure that out and your advice for me is to be honest? (D) M: So, as I have known what to major in, your advice for me is to choose a career early?

SOLUTION: B

PROBLEM: M: I just want tickets to go see a live video taping of doctor Phil and Los Angelus. Do you want to go with me? ,F: Who is doctor Phil? ,M: You don't know who doctor Phil is? I watch him on TV every day. He's the host of a popular television show. He helps people get through life's most difficult situations. It's a great show, you should watch it. ,F: When are you going down to Los Angeles? ,M: I'm leaving on May twenty-first and returning on the twenty-third. ,F: I have never been to Los Angeles, can we go to Hollywood? ,M: Sure, maybe we'll even see some big movie stars. Your husband will be so jealous. ,F: I really want to go. I'll see if I can get those days off work and then I'll let you know.
(A) M: I didn’t hear you. Please could you tell me again? (B) M: OK, I see. You will call your boss to see if you can get those days off work. (C) M: Really? You will call your boss next to see if you can get back to work? (D) M: Really? As you have never been to New York, you will call your husband?

SOLUTION: B

PROBLEM: F: Hi, Rob. Do you mind if I eat lunch with you? ,M: No, Mrs. Evans, not at all. ,F: Thanks. I've just heard you study nutrition and you've got quite a lot of experience working in the cafeteria, so I wonder if you are interested in a small project we're doing this term. ,M: What is the project about? ,F: More and more students prefer not to buy meals here and we want to attract them back. I want to know what the students would like to eat. Your job will be finding this out. Of course, I also like to hear any of your ideas. ,M: Well, if the menus were changed, maybe I wouldn't have to listen to so much criticism this term. You know, everyone in the nutrition class sees me when I serve food here, so they always complain to me about the food here. ,F: That makes you perfect for the project. Would you be interested? ,M: I'm not sure. What sort of changes are you thinking of? ,F: We'd like to make some changes in the way we prepare the food and we want to give students more choices. Do you think that will appeal to the students? ,M: Well, you're right. You'd better find out what they think. Oh, sorry. I've got to go back to work now. I'll drop in at your office later. ,F: OK. See you then.
(A) M: I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you say it again? (B) M: Ok, see you. By the way, I think your project is beneficial to students and I am curious about it. (C) M: Ok, see you. Anyway, your project is very amazed because they never complain about the food here. (D) M: Ok, see you then. Anyway, your project is quite confused because I never worked in a cafeteria before.

SOLUTION:
B