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: Now, I see from your records that you're often off sick. ,F: Yes, I seem to get a lot of colds and things. ,M: I see. Can I ask about your general way of life? Do you smoke? ,F: I don't smoke. ,M: That's good. Do you eat a lot of fruit and vegetables? ,F: Not really, especially no fruit. ,M: Well, since you don't eat fruit, I think you should drink more water because it helps fight colds. ,F: Really? Hmm...I don't like drinking water. But, well, uh, perhaps. ,M: There's no perhaps about it. And some exercise is needed to improve your health. ,F: Oh, I go swimming once a week. ,M: Well, you should go swimming 3 times a week, so that it really helps your health.
(A) F: You mean exercise is not needed, and it's enough to go swimming once a week. (B) F: I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you say it again? (C) F: Ok, I will go swimming twice a week. I hope it helps fight fever. (D) F: I think so. I hardly ever get sick because I go swimming 3 times a week.

SOLUTION: B

PROBLEM: F: Oh, there is nothing better than an ice cold glass of ice water on a hot day. ,M: You know, cold water always gives me stomachaches. ,F: Really? I've never had that problem. I've been drinking ice water since I was little. ,M: When I was a small boy, my grandmother never let my mom give me anything other than warm water. ,F: Even in the summer? ,M: Yes, every once in a while my dad would take me to get some ice cream, but my grandmother was never happy about that. I think it was the sugar that she didn't like.
(A) F: Your grandmother tell you to drink only cold water on hot days? (B) F: I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly? (C) F: Drinking warm water in summer sounds healthy, but I can't do it. (D) F: You only have something other than water in summer, like ice cream.

SOLUTION: C

PROBLEM: F: What do you do and where do you work? ,M: I'm a firefighter. I work in North Carolina of the US. ,F: What time does your work day begin and end? ,M: I start at 8:00 in the morning and work until 8:00 the next morning. Then I have a day off. If I get a call early or late, then I work overtime. ,F: What kind of clothes do you wear to work? ,M: I wear a blue work uniform. I also have a dress uniform. That is for special occasions, such as promotions and things like that.
(A) F: You wear white uniform, sure. We call doctors like you "white angels". (B) F: I’m sorry, I didn’t understand. Could you repeat a little louder, please? (C) F: Since your work uniform is blue, what's the color of your dress uniform? (D) F: So you have a blue work uniform for special occasions like promotion.

SOLUTION:
C