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.
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M: Have you ever taken History 231? ,F: Yeah, last term. ,M: Who was the professor? ,F: Professor Johnson. ,M: I have him this semester. What do you think of him? ,F: He's a terrible instructor and demands a lot, but fortunately we can get high scores easily in his class. ,M: What did you get? ,F: I got an A, but none of my test scores were that high. So I don't know how I got such a good score. ,M: Really? I was about to give it up, but after hearing your experience, I think I will continue to stay in the class. ,F: You will get a better grade than your test scores. ,M: Thanks for the information. I feel relieved now.
(A) F: You are welcome. Wish you well in the new class. (B) F: You are welcome. Just go and have a talk with Professor David. (C) F: No worries, stay and you will get a good score. (D) F: I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you say it again?
answer:
C


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F: Max, you wanted to ask me something? ,M: Yes, Professor Jones. I'm applying to this University in Singapore. I was hoping you could recommend me.
(A) F: Really? You are applying to this University in America and you expect me to study in this university? (B) F: So, you mean you are applying to this museum in Singapore and you expect me to travel to Singapore? (C) F: Oh, I see. You expect me to write a recommendation letter for you because you are applying to this company in Singapore. (D) F: I didn’t hear you. Please could you tell me again?
answer:
D


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M: Excuse me, are you the person who has a house for sale? ,F: Yes, I am, come in. Let me show you around. ,M: Thank you very much. How long have you lived here? ,F: I've lived here since I was married, my husband and I had our twentieth wedding anniversary yesterday. ,M: Wow! Congratulations! Then why do you want to sell it? ,F: I am going to retire next year, my husband is opening a small book store in Sydney. So I want to move there to help him.
(A) M: It is good to hear that you want to use the money to buy a small bookstore for your husband in New York. (B) M: Even though you are not together now, you still want to move to Sydny to find him. What a lovely couple! (C) M: It is good to sell the house and move to Sydney, but how about your job? You haven't retired yet. (D) M: I am afraid I did not quite catch what you were saying. Please repeat it.
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B