instruction:
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.
question:
F: What a terrible house! ,M: I'm sick of it, too! ,F: The doorbell doesn't work, there's no hot water, and the building is so old that it seems to be falling apart.
(A) M: I am really sorry, I did not catch that. Would you slow down, please? (B) M: I caught a cold after taking a cold bath last night because there was no hot water. (C) M: There is no doorbell in this restaurant, you have to wait for the waiter to open the door for you. (D) M: There is no hot water in the kettle. You can get some from the kitchen.
answer:
B


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M: I can't wait for my birthday party this Saturday evening. I hope it will be better this year. I'm hoping for something surprising and a lot of gifts. ,F: It will be. There will be a lot of people at your party. ,M: I know my friends are preparing to give me a big surprise these days. ,F: How do you know? ,M: I saw Tom wrapping a big box with Alice, Bob and Annie
(A) F: Oh, I am pretty surprised about that, they really did a lot things for Bob's birthday party this Saturday evening. (B) F: I am really sorry, I did not catch that. Would you slow down, please? (C) F: To tell the truth, I'm as excited as you are, I also want to know the result of the test we did yesterday. (D) F: You are so calm, don't you want to know what they have prepared for Alice's birthday party this Saturday evening?
answer:
B


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F: Good morning, sir. Can I help you? ,M: Yes, good morning. I'd like to buy a copy of today's Morning Post. ,F: Yes, here it is. ,M: Thank you. How much is it? ,F: Morning Post is one dollar.
(A) M: Excuse me, could you repeat the question? (B) M: Here is one dollar for Morning Post and keep the twenty-two cents change. (C) M: Here are one and a half dollars for Morning Post. (D) M: Here is one dollar for Morning Post.
answer:

D