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: I have read Mark Twain's book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It's quite interesting and adventurous. ,F: But this book I'm reading is kind of boring. It only tells you some facts about Mark Twain. ,M: Oh, tell me something about Mark Twain, please. ,F: Well, when Mark Twain was 4, his family moved to Hannibal, a port town on the Mississippi River that gave him the idea for writing the book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. ,M: Oh, really? Anything else? ,F: In eighteen fourty-seven, when Twain was 11 years old, his father died. The next year, he began to learn printing. When he was 18, he worked as a printer in New York City. ,M: What happened next? ,F: Then on a voyage to New Orleans, the steamboat pilot, Horace, inspired Twain to become a pilot. And Mark Twain really received his steamboat pilot license in eighteen fifty-nine, after 2 years of hard work.
(A) M: So, on the voyage to New Orleans, Mark Twain wanted to be a pilot but Hannibal gave Mark Twain the idea to write a book? (B) M: So, New Orleans gave Mark Twain the idea to write a book but when he was 18, he still worked as a printer in London? (C) M: So, as Mark Twain never received his steamboat pilot license, he finally became a writer and Hannibal gave him the idea to write a book? (D) M: Just a minute! I do not quite follow what you are saying, would you mind repeating that?

SOLUTION: A

PROBLEM: M: When will we meet at the cinema? ,F: Tom can leave school at 4:00 o'clock. I may get there at 5:00 o'clock. Let's say 6:00 o'clock.
(A) M: So let' meet at 6:00 o'clock. (B) M: So let' meet at 5:00 o'clock at the restaurant. (C) M: I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you say it again? (D) M: So let' meet at 6:00 o'clock at the restaurant.

SOLUTION: A

PROBLEM: M: Peppa, I've just got your message. I'm sorry. When are you leaving? ,F: Today actually. I've just finished clearing my desk. ,M: Have they paid you for this month? ,F: Yes, they have. I've already checked my bank account. ,M: And about Andrew, have you told him yet? ,F: No, I haven't. He isn't back from Germany until Friday. I don't want to tell him over the telephone.
(A) M: I didn’t hear you. Please could you tell me again? (B) M: You can tell him face to face that you are not going to leave. (C) M: You are right.You'd better tell him face to face. (D) M: You should tell him by email that you will go to a holiday.

SOLUTION:
C