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: M: I was awaken up in the middle of the night. I felt the building shaking. ,F: What time did it happen? ,M: I don't know. It was dark everywhere. I couldn't see the clock. Luckily, I lived on the second floor. I hurried to run out. With the Moonlight I found it was 2:45.
(A) F: So, you could not see your watch because the electricity was cut off. But with the moonlight you found it was 3:45. (B) F: So, you mean you could not see your watch because the electricity was cut off. (C) F: I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly? (D) F: So, you mean you could not see your watch because you hurried to flee for your life and you lived on the fifth floor?

SOLUTION: B

PROBLEM: M: How do you usually get to work in the morning? ,F: I try to ride my bike most of the time. Of course, when I'm running late, I take the subway. ,M: I always seem to be 5 or 10 minutes late for everything. I drive to work everyday. So if the traffic is bad, I have to think of a new way to apologize to my boss for being late. ,F: Does your boss yell at you if you're late? ,M: No, not really. He knows that I live far away. I stay late whenever I don't make it on time in the morning and it probably helps that I earned a fair amount of money for the company year after year. ,F: Have you ever considered moving into the city to be closer to your job?
(A) M: Just a minute! I do not quite follow what you are saying, would you mind repeating that? (B) M: I always work overtime. (C) M: Are you always work overtime. I never work over time. (D) M: I will be fined if I late all the time.

SOLUTION: B

PROBLEM: F: What are you reading, Mike? ,M: I'm reading something about how people around the world celebrate the new year. Do you know what people in the southern part of the United States do for good luck in the new year? ,F: I have a friend called Lisa from Austin, who once told me people in her city often eat black eyed peas and pork for that purpose, and people in other parts of the country eat sauerkraut with pork sausage on New Year's Day.
(A) M: Lisa is a typical American girl and she celebrates the new year in a traditional way. (B) M: As a Spanish girl, Lisa never celebrates the new year. (C) M: Lisa is from China. She eats sauerkraut to celebrate the new year. (D) M: I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you say it again?

SOLUTION:
A