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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: Hello, 75610. ,F: Hello, Dennis, are you still coming to lunch on Saturday? ,M: Well, you know, I'm having a party in the evening. I'm going shopping for it in the morning, so there isn't much time. ,F: Never mind. Well, come to tea on Sunday. ,M: And there's a special TV program I want to watch. I think it's on at about 5:30. ,F: That's alright. Come and watch it here. I'll make one of my chocolate cakes. ,M: Who can resist your cakes? Fine, tea on Sunday then. ,F: Good. And good luck on Tuesday. I hope you get your salary raised.
(A) M: Yeah. I also hope that my salary will raise on Monday. (B) M: Thanks. I wish my salary will raise on Thursday. (C) M: I am afraid I did not quite catch what you were saying. Please repeat it. (D) M: Thank you. I hope I can get the salary raised on Tuesday.
answer:
D


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M: Good morning, Susan. Did you sleep well last night? ,F: I fell asleep right away, didn't wake up once and didn't have any bad dreams. ,M: Great! You look much more relaxed today. ,F: Much better. But I'm still worried about something. ,M: What's that? ,F: Well, I have to drive to school for a meeting this morning and I'm afraid I may get stuck in the rush hour traffic, and I will be pretty upset. ,M: Don't worry! Just breathe deeply when that happens. ,F: OK, I'll try that.
(A) M: Really? You'll not try that? Oh, as you worry about your difficulty in breathing, I think you should try it. (B) M: Yeah, it is very useful to try to breathe deeply as you worry about the rush-hour traffic this morning. (C) M: I didn’t hear you. Please could you tell me again? (D) M: Well, as you have to drive to company for a meeting this morning, I am not surprised that you worry about the rush-hour traffic.
answer:
B


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M: You will arrive at the city center in less than 15 minutes by bus. ,F: What else can I take? ,M: Taxis are expensive. You could also take a subway. It comes every 2 minutes. ,F: I'll go to the subway station right now.
(A) M: You've made the right choice. Taking subway to the countryside is the most convenient way. (B) M: You've made the right choice, and just go to the subway now. (C) M: I am sorry. You spoke so rapidly that I did not catch the meaning of what you said. Could you repeat that? (D) M: You've made the right choice, and you can go to the bus station right now.
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B