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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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M: Hey, I just finished reading a great book. It's about Steve Jobs. ,F: Really? But there are so many books about him now. What makes the one you read so special? ,M: Well, the one I read is by Walter Isaacson. It's different from the others, because Steve Jobs himself asked Isaacson to write it. ,F: Uhm, were they friends or something? ,M: Well, they knew each other well because Isaacson used to work for Time magazine in the 1980s. And he wrote about Apple products. But it was mostly a business relationship I think.
(A) F: Why did he offer to write about Steve Jobs himself? (B) F: Oh, the writer was a close friend of Steve Jobs'. (C) F: I am afraid I did not quite catch what you were saying. Please repeat it. (D) F: Oh, the writer used to write about Apple products.
answer:
D


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M: Wow, this dance is surely cool. There are so many people here. Ah, what's your name? ,F: Susan, Susan Dors. You really don't know who I am? You sit behind me in geography class. ,M: Oh yeah, you're right. I guess I'm just used to looking at the back of your head, not your face. ,F: Are you OK? You're so nervous. ,M: I'm sorry for my strange behavior. I don't know why I pretended I didn't know who you were. I just didn't know how to start the conversation. ,F: That's OK. It's refreshing to talk to somebody who's actually honest for once, so do you like this music? ,M: Not really. I prefer rock and roll mostly. But I like to listen to blues when I'm alone. Anything but this pop stuff. ,F: Oh my gosh. I totally agree. I thought I was the only one.
(A) M: Excuse me, could you repeat the question? (B) M: You are not alone. By the way, the pop playing at the dance sounds awful. (C) M: No, you are not the only. Anyway, I like the blues playing at the dance. (D) M: But I really don't like the rock and roll playing at the dance.
answer:
B


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M: They say there will be a snowstorm tonight and the cold weather will last quite a few days. ,F: Oh, we're so lucky. We'll be getting away for a while and having a holiday in Florida. Let's call right now to confirm our flight.
(A) M: Okay, as the hot weather will last many days, I will call right now to cancel our flight to Florida. (B) M: Excuse me, could you repeat the question? (C) M: OK! I really hope when we take a trip in Florida, the weather will be good. (D) M: Well, as we will have a conference in Florida, I think we should listen to the weather report.
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C