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:
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.
answer:
B


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F: What can I do for you? ,M: I want to check out these books. ,F: Your library card, please? Oh, you have late fees. It comes to $4. You have to pay it off before you can check out more books. ,M: OK, no problem.
(A) F: Sorry, our bookstore is closing now. (B) F: You can apply for a library card over there. (C) F: Just a minute! I do not quite follow what you are saying, would you mind repeating that? (D) F: Besides, may I see your ticket to the museum? I need to check it out.
answer:
C


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F: Excuse me, can you tell me where I can find dresses for teenagers? ,M: Yes, there on the left next to the purses, but don't you think you should look for something uh a bit more mature? ,F: Oh, no, it's not for me. I'm looking for a present for my niece. She's turning 16 next week and she's having a big party. ,M: Oh, I remember when my daughter was that age, she's about to graduate college now. ,F: How wonderful! Yeah, Elizabeth is looking at schools right now. We'll probably take her on a tour of the East Coast colleges sometime in the fall. She lives with my brother and his wife in Oregon. ,M: There are some schools there that offer good programs, but they probably don't get the scenery like we do here on the East Coast. I've always like seeing the seasons change. I went to the University of Pennsylvania. What about you? ,F: I went to Brown University.
(A) M: That's great. But the scenery of schools in Oregon is best. (B) M: Great. Brown University offers the best programs I think. (C) M: Excuse me, could you repeat the question? (D) M: Nice. Schools in Oregon has a long history. I went to university there.
answer:

C