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: Where are you going, Les? ,M: To the pet shop. I want to buy some cat food for Grace's birthday. She loves her cats and I'm sure she'd like to get some cat food. ,F: But it's Grace's birthday, not her cats'. She enjoys reading. Let's get her a book. ,M: OK. Let's go to the book shop then. ,F: I prefer shopping online. It's easier.
(A) M: I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly? (B) M: Really? You don't prefer shopping online although you think it's easy? (C) M: Really? You think shopping online is easy? Can we buy books online as well? (D) M: OK. Let's get her a pen and we can buy it online as you think shopping online is interesting.
answer:
C


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M: What should we bring to the picnic on Sunday? ,F: Tom and Mary usually take plenty of drinks and fruit, so let's bring some desserts instead.
(A) M: Fine. Let's bring some desserts to the picnic. (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: Fine. Let's bring some drinks to the picnic. (D) M: Fine. Let's bring some desserts to the theater.
answer:
A


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F: It is so hot today. ,M: Yes. It's been more than 35 degrees centigrade nearly the whole day. ,F: Quite surprising though, the coolest time today was near noon. ,M: Well, we did have rain at that time.
(A) F: Can you believe? It was still hot though it did rain at noon. (B) F: Just a minute! I do not quite follow what you are saying, would you mind repeating that? (C) F: It was cool at noon yesterday, but not today. (D) F: Yeah, it was pretty cool at noon.
answer:

D