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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: Hello I'm Tom, who are you? ,F: I'm Marry. I'm from Korea. ,M: Really? How nice. How long have you stayed in the US? ,F: Four years. ,M: That's a long time. Have you been back to your country? ,F: No. ,M: You must miss your home. ,F: Sure, but gladly, my family are going to visit me next week. ,M: You must be very excited. ,F: Of course. ,M: How do you like New York? ,F: It's a modern city, full of energy and people here are quite friendly.
(A) M: Just a minute! I do not quite follow what you are saying, would you mind repeating that? (B) M: Yes, New Yorkers are friendly, but you Spanish are friendly, too. (C) M: I agree with you. People in New York are busy and unfriendly. (D) M: So as a local American, you think New Yorkers are energetic.
answer:
A


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M: Let's discuss your education background. You were an English major, weren't you? ,F: Yes, that's right. But I liked French best. ,M: Fine, and could you tell me what kind of work experience you've had? ,F: My last position was with Lumison Marten. That was from two thousand and five to two thousand and nine. That's a law firm in Sacramento. Before that I worked for a bishop in Baldwin. That was from two thousand and three to two thousand and five. ,M: Could you tell me what kind of salary you are expecting? ,F: Well, in my last job, I was making $1,500 a month. I understand that this position has a starting salary of around $1,600 a month. ,M: That's right. ,F: That would be fine with me. What I care about most is if the company provides opportunities for further education.
(A) M: So you don't care about the salary at all because in your last job you earned $150 a month. (B) M: You mean the further education is your greatest concern. (C) M: I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly? (D) M: So your greatest concern is paid leaves because you don't like French at all.
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B


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F: Hi, Jennie, would you be free this coming Saturday? I'm planning to have a house warming party. And it would be very nice if you could come. ,M: Where have you moved to? ,F: At the top of the hill, very close to a Chinese restaurant. Here is a map and my number, just in case you get lost.
(A) M: Thank you for inviting me to the party. I'll be there on time. (B) M: So it's your wife's birthday and you want to invite me to the party? (C) M: I am afraid I did not quite catch what you were saying. Please repeat it. (D) M: Great. Let's have Chinese food at your parents' house on Saturday.
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A