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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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F: Hey, Paul, you're still having Thanksgiving dinner at my house on Thursday, right? ,M: Yeah, thanks again for the invitation. I was worried I'd have to spend it alone after my parents announced they'd be in Finland. ,F: I think it's strange that you're not going with them. Is it because of the cold weather in Northern Europe? ,M: Not exactly. I have a lot of work to do next week. ,F: Well, I'm glad you won't be alone on a holiday. It'll be great to have you celebrate with us. The more the merrier! ,M: Exactly, how many people will be there? ,F: Let's see, my parents, my grandpa, my sister, my brother-in-law, my niece and my two cousins, plus us. So, ten people altogether. ,M: Should I bring anything?
(A) F: Nope. My husband will prepare Thanksgiving dinner to welcome you next Tuesday. (B) F: I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you say it again? (C) F: Not really. Just come next Thursday. We'd be happy to have you on Thanksgiving. (D) F: You and your parents' coming is good enough. See you on Saturday's Thanksgiving.
answer:
C


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F: Did you go to listen to the speeches yesterday? I mean at the conference. ,M: Yeah, I did. I listen to these so-called keynote speech about physical geography by Professor Henry Hadley. Long and boring. I left the lecture hall before he finished.
(A) F: Oh, you saw Mark Lowcock's speech. Why do you like his speech? (B) F: Oh, you saw Heather Nauert's speech. Why do you like it? (C) F: I am really sorry, I did not catch that. Would you slow down, please? (D) F: Oh, you saw Henry Hadley's speech. Why don't you like it?
answer:
D


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M: Hi, Ruth. What's up? ,F: Well, the students union needs a couple of volunteers to show the new students around next week. Would you be able to help out?
(A) M: My pleasure. I'll work part-time after class. (B) M: My pleasure. You'll show the new students around. (C) M: I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly? (D) M: My pleasure. I'll attend a Student's Union meeting.
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C