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: Talking about the future. I think there will be huge changes in the way people use cars. Laws will be made about what kind of car you can own and when you can use it. ,F: Maybe they'll just be too many of them on the roads. The air will be so seriously polluted that nobody will be able to breathe normally. ,M: Exactly. People will have to rely on trains.
(A) F: I am afraid I did not quite catch what you were saying. Please repeat it. (B) F: I see. You believe that trains will change a lot while cars remain the same, so people would choose trains more often. (C) F: Why do you think that cars will be the most common kind of transportation many years later? (D) F: Oh, why you think people will rely on trains in the future?

SOLUTION: D

PROBLEM: M: I would like to make a hotel reservation. ,F: What day will you arrive? ,M: I will arrive on May fourteenth. ,F: How long will you stay? ,M: I need the room for 3 nights.
(A) F: So, you are gonna leave Shanghai on May 14th. (B) F: I am really sorry, I did not catch that. Would you slow down, please? (C) F: On May 16th, you will go to the United States, right? (D) F: Sir, you can check in our hotel on May 17th.

SOLUTION: B

PROBLEM: M: What should we buy mom for her birthday, a handbag or a coat? ,F: Either will do. Please ask Mary in case we buy the same thing. ,M: OK, I will phone her right now.
(A) F: Are you going to give Mary a call? (B) F: I’m sorry, I didn’t understand. Could you repeat a little louder, please? (C) F: You will buy your mum a coat first. (D) F: I will phone Mike first and then give Mary a call.

SOLUTION:
A