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: F: I'm sorry, but I really must go now as it's getting dark. Thank you very much for the delicious meal. ,M: I'm glad you enjoy it. Thank you for coming. Please drop in when you have time.
(A) F: Thanks for your meal. It was delicious. (B) F: Sure. I am glad that you had a good time in our home. (C) F: I am afraid I did not quite catch what you were saying. Please repeat it. (D) F: Let's go home now. The restaurant is not so well.

SOLUTION: A

PROBLEM: M: Wow, this dance is surely cool. There are so many people here. Ah, what's your name? ,F: Susan, Susan Dors. You really don't know who I am? You sit behind me in geography class. ,M: Oh yeah, you're right. I guess I'm just used to looking at the back of your head, not your face. ,F: Are you OK? You're so nervous. ,M: I'm sorry for my strange behavior. I don't know why I pretended I didn't know who you were. I just didn't know how to start the conversation. ,F: That's OK. It's refreshing to talk to somebody who's actually honest for once, so do you like this music? ,M: Not really. I prefer rock and roll mostly. But I like to listen to blues when I'm alone. Anything but this pop stuff. ,F: Oh my gosh. I totally agree. I thought I was the only one.
(A) M: Excuse me, could you repeat the question? (B) M: You are not alone. By the way, the pop playing at the dance sounds awful. (C) M: No, you are not the only. Anyway, I like the blues playing at the dance. (D) M: But I really don't like the rock and roll playing at the dance.

SOLUTION: B

PROBLEM: F: Now, Mark, you're from Canada? ,M: That's right. ,F: Where is it actually that you grew up? ,M: I was born in Montreal and I lived there for 4 years. The first 4 years, but uh, I grew up in Calgary in Alberta. ,F: Ok, so what was your childhood like? Were you into nature or sports? ,M: When I was young. I was into books. I was a big reader. I used to go to the library with my mother. ,F: Ok, so when was your first trip abroad? Where did you go? ,M: The first big trip I took abroad was when I was 14. I went to Liverpool that time. Where my mother is from and Wales and Scotland on the 5 or 6 trips after that.
(A) F: So your mom if from Wales. (B) F: I am sorry. You spoke so rapidly that I did not catch the meaning of what you said. Could you repeat that? (C) F: So your mom if from Scotland. (D) F: So your mom is from England.

SOLUTION:
D