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: What are your specials today? ,M: We have our usual soup and fruit salad, the soup choices are tomato soup and mushroom soup.
(A) F: Oh, as a fruit store, how can you not have any specials. (B) F: I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly? (C) F: Yeah, but your supermarket doesn't have fruit salad, right? (D) F: Why doesn't your restaurant have fruit salad?

SOLUTION: B

PROBLEM: M: Hello and welcome to our program, Working Abroad. Our guest this evening is a Londoner, who lives and works in Italy. Her name's Susan Hill. Susan, welcome to the program. You live in Florence. How long have you been living there? ,F: since nineteen eighty two, but when I went there in nineteen eighty two, I plan to stay for only 6 months. ,M: Why did you change your mind? ,F: Well, soon after I arrived in Florence, I got a job with one of Italy's Top companies, Ferragamo, so I decided to stay. ,M: Oh, lucky. Do you still work for Ferragamo now? ,F: No, I left there in nineteen eighty eight. I've been a free designer since then. I've designed for some Italian companies as well as to American companies and in the last 5 years I've also been designing for the British company Burberry. ,M: What have you been designing for them? ,F: Mostly handbags and sometimes shoes and leather jackets.
(A) M: That's really cool. Most of your design are shoes. (B) M: Yeah. I can see that you designed mostly handbags for these companies. (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: Wonderful. I also bought some jackets which you designed mostly.

SOLUTION: B

PROBLEM: M: Hi, Mary. ,F: Oh, hi. Sorry, but you are? ,M: Peter, Peter Parker from your math class. ,F: Oh, Peter, how are you? ,M: Fine, thanks. Actually I'm working on our assignment and I can't seem to figure out the last problem. And the teaching assistant is out of town. So I was wondering if you could help me. ,F: You mean like now? I have swimming practice in a few minutes. And then I have to study for a biology exam. I could meet you right after dinner.
(A) M: I know our assistant is in her office but I don't like her. (B) M: You are so busy! I am working on the exam and I have a few questions, but our assistant is not present right now. (C) M: You are so busy! It's too bad that our assistant is not present right now. (D) M: I am sorry. You spoke so rapidly that I did not catch the meaning of what you said. Could you repeat that?

SOLUTION:
C