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: Have you seen this story in The Herald? It says The Times is closing down in three months' time. ,M: Ben, that's good news. That newspaper is terrible. I won't miss it.
(A) F: Why do you feel disappointed about The Times? It is not going to close down. (B) F: Why do you feel joyful about The Times? It is closing down in two months. (C) F: You must feel joyful as The Times is going to close down in three months. (D) F: Just a minute! I do not quite follow what you are saying, would you mind repeating that?

SOLUTION: C

PROBLEM: F: Hi, Michael! I'm very sorry for having kept you waiting. ,M: It doesn't matter. That's just fine. I have looked after myself. You see, I had a couple of drinks here. ,F: Ah, I see.
(A) M: No need to thank me for looking after you, that's what I should do. (B) M: I am sorry. You spoke so rapidly that I did not catch the meaning of what you said. Could you repeat that? (C) M: You didn't kept me waiting at all. I have been making a phone call and didn't even had time for a drink. (D) M: These drinks taste so good. You should give them a try as well.

SOLUTION: D

PROBLEM: M: Have you read the whole book since noon today? ,F: Oh, I haven't read it straight through the way you'd read a novel. A few chapters were on the topic that interested me. So I just read those.
(A) M: Just a minute! I do not quite follow what you are saying, would you mind repeating that? (B) M: Why have you been reading this book since the day before yesterday when you only read the front chapters? (C) M: Although you have been reading this book since yesterday, you only read the chapters you are interested in, right? (D) M: Haha, you only read the chapters you are interested in.

SOLUTION:
D