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: Is this Mister Brown's office? ,M: Yes, but he's gone out. Did you tell him beforehand about your coming? ,F: Yes, I found him yesterday and he told me to come here at 9:00 today, it's almost the time now. How soon will he be back? ,M: Well, maybe before 10:30. In fact, I'm waiting to see him too. When I arrived at about 8:00, only his secretary was here. She's gone to the copy shop to have a form copied.
(A) F: I’m sorry, I didn’t understand. Could you repeat a little louder, please? (B) F: What? You mean you saw his secretary went out to apply to study abroad at about 9:00? (C) F: I wonder why she went out to copy at 9:00. Don't they have a copying machine in their office? (D) F: But why did she have to go out to contact Mr. Brown? He is in his office for the whole morning.
answer:
A


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F: John, when was Tom born? ,M: He was born on May seventh 1982. He is 4 years older than I am, but our birthdays are on the same day.
(A) F: Oh, you mean you were born in 1982 and you are 4 years older than Tom? (B) F: I can't believe that you were born in 1986 and you are 4 years older than Tom. (C) F: I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you say it again? (D) F: Since you are 4 years older than Tom, so you must have been born in 1978.
answer:
C


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M: Look at this silver ring! It's nice and it's cheaper than that gold ring. ,F: But it's smaller than the gold one. ,M: Well, yeah, the gold one is bigger, but look at the price, $1000 is a lot of money.
(A) F: I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you say it again? (B) F: The ring is not good. All that you notice is just the size. (C) F: You only remember the price? Even so, the gold ring is cheaper. (D) F: Seems that you care most about the cost. Alright.
answer:

D