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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: Mike, come here, please. ,M: I'm coming, mom. It looks like you're very busy. Is someone coming this afternoon? ,F: Yes, some of my friends are coming over this afternoon. There's still so much to get ready. ,M: Is there anything I can do to help you? ,F: Sure, I still need to get some drinks. I'd like to have coffee, water, fruit juice and some cola. ,M: I'll go and buy some fruit juice and cola and then I'll make some coffee. ,F: Do you know how to make coffee? ,M: Yes, aunt Joan taught Mary and me when we visited her last week. So I can make very nice coffee now. ,F: That's great, Mike. Don't forget to buy some sugar ,M: OK. By the way, when will your friends come? It's already 5:00 o'clock now. ,F: They'll arrive in an hour.
(A) M: Great, so they will arrive at 5:00 and we still have plenty of time to prepare. (B) M: I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly? (C) M: I hope we can get everything ready at 6:00 to welcome your friends then. (D) M: Relax, we still have 2 more hours to prepare as your friends will come at 7:00.
answer:
C


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F: Which type of washing machine have you decided on? ,M: I'm still not sure. ,F: We have many brands. Little Swan is domestic. Philipson, Panasonic are imported. ,M: Which one is of the highest quality?
(A) F: The only one I recommended has the highest quality. (B) F: It's hard to say which one in those three brands is the best in quality. (C) F: It's hard to say. You can choose between the two brands I told you. (D) F: Just a minute! I do not quite follow what you are saying, would you mind repeating that?
answer:
B


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F: What kinds of meat are most popular in your country? ,M: Chicken and pork. You eat them a lot in your country, too, don't you? ,F: Yes. We do, but we eat beef most.
(A) M: Why do you eat beef a lot in your country? (B) M: Why do you eat chicken a lot in your country? (C) M: I am afraid I did not quite catch what you were saying. Please repeat it. (D) M: Why do you eat pork a lot in your country?
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A