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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: Miss Robertson, for the past 3 weeks, I've been getting complaints about your work. ,F: Uh...What do you mean? What kind of complaints? ,M: Well, your supervisor told me you're turning your reports in 2 to 3 days late. You're often absent from staff meetings and you haven't been getting along with your colleagues. ,F: Look, Mr. Travers, I can explain.
(A) M: I am afraid I did not quite catch what you were saying. Please repeat it. (B) M: The internal medicine department is on the second floor of the hospital. Now you can start explaining. (C) M: Now you can start explaining right in our office. (D) M: We'll go back to the office later and you can explain. I don't want to listen your explain now.
answer:
C


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F: Hello, Richard. Nice to meet you. ,M: Hi, Barbara. Haven't seen you for ages! ,F: I've just come back from Canada. I was helping in a research program and I stayed in a town near Toronto for 2 months. ,M: Oh, how nice! Did your program go smoothly? ,F: Yes, and I'm going back in March to continue. ,M: Did you enjoy your stay in Canada? ,F: Oh, yes. They were very nice people. I mean, the people I worked with, very friendly and very helpful. ,M: Did you travel a lot there? ,F: No, we were very busy trying to finish the first part before Christmas. But my friends took me to quite a few parties and I never forget the big meal on Thanksgiving Day, and the fun we had on Boxing Day. ,M: What Day? ,F: Boxing Day. The day following Christmas Day.
(A) M: Really? The day before Christmas Day? So, the Boxing Day falls on December 24? (B) M: Excuse me, could you repeat the question? (C) M: Really? The day following Christmas Day, so the Boxing Day falls on December 26? (D) M: Really? The day following Thanksgiving Day, so the Boxing Day falls on December 26?
answer:
C


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M: With all these new orders, we're going to have to hire more production workers. ,F: Are you sure, Mr. Heath? We still have plenty of goods available. ,M: Yes, but that won't last forever. And we just can't ask our workers to put it any more overtime.
(A) F: We can buy some advanced machines to improve production. (B) F: I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you say it again? (C) F: You are so farsighted. We need to hire more people. (D) F: Could you tell me when to put the new orders.
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C