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: Hi, Rob. Do you mind if I eat lunch with you? ,M: No, Mrs. Evans, not at all. ,F: Thanks. I've just heard you study nutrition and you've got quite a lot of experience working in the cafeteria, so I wonder if you are interested in a small project we're doing this term. ,M: What is the project about? ,F: More and more students prefer not to buy meals here and we want to attract them back. I want to know what the students would like to eat. Your job will be finding this out. Of course, I also like to hear any of your ideas. ,M: Well, if the menus were changed, maybe I wouldn't have to listen to so much criticism this term. You know, everyone in the nutrition class sees me when I serve food here, so they always complain to me about the food here.
(A) F: Excuse me, could you repeat the question? (B) F: Now that your job is cooking food for the students, you can ask them what they like to eat. (C) F: As more and more students prefer to buy meals here, you must very busy everyday when serving food for the students. (D) F: Then you should tell them that you have improved meals' nutritional value, it's your job to tell them.

SOLUTION: A

PROBLEM: F: Here we go. Now, Terry, you were saying that you went from Vancouver to San Diego. How many days did that take? ,M: Um, the total trip took 42 days but that included one day on the bus up and then one day on the bus back.
(A) F: I am afraid I did not quite catch what you were saying. Please repeat it. (B) F: It just took you 42 days from New York to San Diego? That's amazing. (C) F: It is worthy for you to travel in China for 40 days, it a wonderful country. (D) F: The 36 days stay in Japan must be interesting, right? Tell me more about that.

SOLUTION: A

PROBLEM: M: Now it's time for our European weather report. Julia, what's the weather like today in Greece? ,F: It's sunny today in Greece, and the temperature is about 32 degrees Celsius. ,M: That's hot. What about tomorrow? ,F: Tomorrow is going to be cloudy. It's going to be cooler. About 25 degrees Celsius.
(A) M: That's really a little cold in tomorrow's Greece with 20 degrees Celsius. (B) M: 25 degrees Celsius? it is truly cooler, but luckily it is still going to be sunny tomorrow in Greece. (C) M: 25 degrees Celsius? So tomorrow's Greece is not very hot, but today is hot. (D) M: I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly?

SOLUTION:
C