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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.
question:
F: I'm stressed out by holiday parties with lots of treats like cookies, candies and chips as if that wasn't enough. I haven't really been able to exercise and I think I've gained 10 pounds recently. ,M: I'm sorry to hear that. But you are not alone. Many people gain weight.
(A) F: Yes, I enjoy the parties, but the only thing I am not satisfied is the lack of cookies. (B) F: You are right! I do ecercise regularly, so I haven't put on weight recently. (C) F: I am sorry. You spoke so rapidly that I did not catch the meaning of what you said. Could you repeat that? (D) F: That's normal for us. I like eating food at parties so that I have put on weight a lot.
answer:
D


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M: Ivy, how do you like your new apartment? ,F: Well, I wish I hadn't moved in. The man who lives upstairs often plays the piano till midnight. I really cannot stand it. ,M: Why don't you ask him to stop? ,F: I've tried, but it doesn't work. He never listens to me. what's worse, he isn't the only one that I cannot stand. The woman who lives across the hall often comes over to borrow things, but she seldom returns anything.
(A) M: Good, if you live together, you can borrow things from her. (B) M: I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you say it again? (C) M: Oh, That's terrible. You should ask her to return back. (D) M: Oh, so do you want to rent an extra room from him?
answer:
C


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F: Mark, I remember last week you told me that you wanted to learn a foreign language. Here is an ad that you may be interested in. Jackson College language school. They have German, Russian and Spanish. Is there a language that you want to learn? ,M: Yes, the last one. I want to go to Spain and settle down there. Where do they offer the courses? ,F: Their classes are given in different places. You could go to their branch school called New Century. It's just 3 blocks away. ,M: That's really close. I can get there by bike.
(A) F: I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you say it again? (B) F: Yes. Five blocks away, it is quite far. If I were you, I would ride a bike too. (C) F: Cool, it is really a good chance for you to learn Chinese and travel to China. (D) F: It seems you have to go to different places to learn French by your bike.
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A