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: Is this Mister Brown's office? ,M: Yes, but he's gone out. Did you tell him beforehand about your coming? ,F: Yes, I found him yesterday and he told me to come here at 9:00 today, it's almost the time now. How soon will he be back? ,M: Well, maybe before 10:30. In fact, I'm waiting to see him too. When I arrived at about 8:00, only his secretary was here. She's gone to the copy shop to have a form copied.
(A) F: I’m sorry, I didn’t understand. Could you repeat a little louder, please? (B) F: What? You mean you saw his secretary went out to apply to study abroad at about 9:00? (C) F: I wonder why she went out to copy at 9:00. Don't they have a copying machine in their office? (D) F: But why did she have to go out to contact Mr. Brown? He is in his office for the whole morning.

SOLUTION: A

PROBLEM: 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.

SOLUTION: A

PROBLEM: M: Honey, let's eat out tonight. ,F: What for? ,M: I got promoted.
(A) F: I am really sorry, I did not catch that. Would you slow down, please? (B) F: Okay, let's eat out for Shelly's birthday and also for my promotion. (C) F: That's wonderful, let's eat out to celebrate yoru promotion for lunch tomorrow. (D) F: Really? That's awesome, let's eat out to celebrate yoru promotion.

SOLUTION:
D