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: You only have an hour for lunch. ,F: Well, now I have only 45 minutes. ,M: That's not much time. Where should we go? How about Tornis Ettling Restaurant? Just across the street. I love the pizza. ,F: I love the food too, but they are really slow. Last week, I waited 30 minutes for my food. ,M: OK. Let's have a sushi at the David's. We can be in and out in 20 minutes. ,F: Today is the Thursday, David's is not open.
(A) M: Oh, yes. It is usually crowded on Thursday. (B) M: I didn’t hear you. Please could you tell me again? (C) M: Oh, yes. It is usually closed on Friday. (D) M: Yes, it is really far and crowded today.

SOLUTION: B

PROBLEM: M: Mother's birthday is getting close. Have you thought about what to buy for her this year? ,F: Oh, I totally forgot. It's already May tenth. Her birthday is the day after tomorrow, right? ,M: Yes, I will get mom a beautiful dress. It will make her look younger. What do you want to buy? ,F: Since you will buy her a dress, I'll buy her something else. What do you think of a pair of shoes? ,M: Do you know what size she wears? It may not fit her if she doesn't try them on first. ,F: You're right. Do you have any suggestions? ,M: Well, she saw a handbag when I was shopping with her last week. She seemed to like it very much. ,F: Why didn't she buy it? ,M: She couldn't accept the price, but she really liked it. ,F: How about going downtown tomorrow morning? We can get the present for her there. ,M: OK.
(A) F: And then I'll buy the beautiful handbag for her birthday. I believe she'll love it! (B) F: Since you are going to buy the handbag for mom's birthday, I'll buy the shoes for her. (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: Let me buy the handbag for you tomorrow as your birthday present, my son.

SOLUTION: A

PROBLEM: F: So, eh, could you tell me something about the job? ,M: Sure, it's working behind the box office, selling tickets to people that come in to buy a ticket to go and see a film. ,F: Ok, and what are the hours I'd have to work? ,M: Well, it's just from 4:00 till 6:00 Monday to Friday. ,F: Ahha, so weekends are free then. ,M: Yeah, weekends are free. ,F: And how much is the salary? ,M: It's 5 pounds an hour, so working from 4:00 till 6:00 that's obviously 10 pounds a day.
(A) F: OK. 5 pounds per day on the weekend is a good price. (B) F: I am really sorry, I did not catch that. Would you slow down, please? (C) F: OK. It seems that I can get 10 pounds on the weekend. (D) F: Good. I think 10 pounds per day is a reasonable price.

SOLUTION:
D