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: F: Is this Mister Brown's office? ,M: Yes, but he's gone out. Did you tell him beforehand about your coming? ,F: Yes, I found him yesterday and he told me to come here at 9:00 today, it's almost the time now. How soon will he be back? ,M: Well, maybe before 10:30. In fact, I'm waiting to see him too. When I arrived at about 8:00, only his secretary was here. She's gone to the copy shop to have a form copied.
(A) F: I’m sorry, I didn’t understand. Could you repeat a little louder, please? (B) F: What? You mean you saw his secretary went out to apply to study abroad at about 9:00? (C) F: I wonder why she went out to copy at 9:00. Don't they have a copying machine in their office? (D) F: But why did she have to go out to contact Mr. Brown? He is in his office for the whole morning.

SOLUTION: A

PROBLEM: F: Now, please tell me something about yourself. ,M: My name is Henry Smith. I left school for months ago. I got A's in nearly every subject. ,F: Then why didn't you go to college? ,M: I wanted to. But I couldn't afford the costs. My father lost his job half a year ago. My mother makes too little money. My younger brother and sister are still studying in high school. I must work to help support my family.
(A) F: I didn’t hear you. Please could you tell me again? (B) F: So there are 4 people in your family, right? (C) F: So there are 5 people in your family, and your brother and sister are still in middle school, right? (D) F: Wow, you have 6 people in your family.

SOLUTION:
A