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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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F: Dad, look at this friendship quiz. ,M: Why don't you try it? The first question, how often do you get in touch with your friends? ,F: Hmm... My friends aren't in the same secondary school as me, and I dislike ringing people up. I don't call my friends, even once a week. ,M: That means seldom. Secondly, how many friends can you talk with when you are upset? ,F: Oh, I can't think of any. I usually talk with you or mom when I feel sad.
(A) M: Poor Susan. So you usually talk with your friends when you're upset. (B) M: Poor Susan. So you usually talk with me and your mother when you're upset. (C) M: Poor Susan. So you usually talk with me and your mother when you're happy. (D) M: I am afraid I did not quite catch what you were saying. Please repeat it.
answer:
B


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F: How can you be shouting at your grandpa? You can't be so rude! ,M: No, I don't want to be rude to him, but I had to shout so that he could hear me. My grandpa has something wrong with his ears. He doesn't hear well. ,F: I'm sorry. I misunderstood you. Your grandpa looks kind. ,M: Yes, he is kind to everybody in our small town. So we all respect him.
(A) F: I didn’t hear you. Please could you tell me again? (B) F: Of course. Everybody will respect someone who is kind to other people. (C) F: Though your grandpa looks fierce, he earns respect by helping others. (D) F: He's respected for being the oldest man in town, so you never shout at him.
answer:
B


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M: Isabel, how many people work for Rolls Royce? ,F: Rolls Royce Group is a big company. But our office here in France is small, only four people, two directores from Germany, one engineer and myself. ,M: So what is a typical day? How much time do you spend on the telephone and the email? ,F: Well, first of all, I make myself a big cup of coffee. Then the telephone and daily affairs. OK, it's not too bad. But I have a lot of emails to write and read. So this may be takes around 75% to 80% of my time. ,M: How many hours per week do you work? ,F: In France, we have a 35 hour working week now. So I start to work at 9:00, have one hour for lunch and finish at 5:15. I even leave at 4:30 on Fridays sometimes. ,M: Do you like your job? ,F: I do like my job. I like working for a British company and I feel like a member of the team rather than just a secretary. It's a real pleasure to come here every day.
(A) M: I didn’t hear you. Please could you tell me again? (B) M: I can understand your feeling that you are just a secretory, not a member of the team. (C) M: Do you think it is a little bit late to start work at 10:00 since you are the director? (D) M: You must be important because you are the only engineer in your office.
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A