instruction:
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.
question:
F: You can speak German? Where did you learn it? ,M: I used to live in Germany with my mother when I was little.
(A) F: So you acquired German when you lived in Germany. (B) F: I didn’t hear you. Please could you tell me again? (C) F: Oh, you are a German, so you speak fluent German. (D) F: You and your dad used to live in Germany? Now I understand why you speak German.
answer:
A


question:
F: That looks nice. I'll have a cheeseburger and fries. ,M: Anything to drink? ,F: A chocolate milkshake. ,M: That'll be $2.75.
(A) F: Here it is, and you need to give me $2.65 change. (B) F: OK, here's $2.75 for the food and drink. (C) F: $2.75 for a milkshake? That's expensive. (D) F: I didn’t hear you. Please could you tell me again?
answer:
B


question:
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