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: I'm so sorry I'm late, Mister Stone. ,M: I think I did ask Miss Jones to inform everyone that the meeting started at 11:00 sharp, now 10 minutes have passed already. ,F: I'm really sorry, Mister Stone. It's raining cats and dogs, and I had to wait ages for a taxi.
(A) M: I didn’t hear you. Please could you tell me again? (B) M: I know it's raining today, but the others are not late. That's no excuse. (C) M: It's windy today. Waiting for the bus to go to work is not a good choice. (D) M: It's hot today, so I asked Amy to inform everyone of the 12 o 'clock meeting.

SOLUTION: B

PROBLEM: F: Paul, let's talk about your work experience in South America. What took you there? Was it to improve your Spanish? ,M: Well, I just wanted to find out more about the way people lived there. My spoken Spanish was already pretty good. In fact, I ended up teaching English there.
(A) F: So, your spoken Spanish was not pretty good and you went to South America in order to study English? (B) F: So, you ended up teaching Spanish there and you went to South America to learn about local life? (C) F: Wow, you went to South America to learn about local life? That's great! Let's talk more about your experience! (D) F: Excuse me, could you repeat the question?

SOLUTION: C

PROBLEM: M: How are your new neighbors Nancy? ,F: They seem nice enough, but they have a son, who's driving me crazy. ,M: What do you mean? ,F: He comes home every night around 10:00 with his car windows rolled down and radio on. It stops as soon as he turns the car off but by then Brian and Lisa are wide awake. ,M: Oh no. ,F: Oh yes, sometimes it takes us till midnight just to get them to settle down again.
(A) M: I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you say it again? (B) M: So, the noise stops when the car is turned off but fortunately Brian and Lisa are not wide awake? (C) M: So, your neighbor's daughter is driving you crazy and the nosie stops at midnight? Oh, that's terrible! (D) M: Really? The noise stops when the car is turned off but by then Brian and Lisa are wide awake?

SOLUTION:
D