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: So Alice, when do you begin? ,F: I start on the twenty-first. I'm hoping to hurry to the coast before I'm too busy. ,M: I don't blame you, you're going to be working long hours, and should get a little rest before it all starts. ,F: We don't actually start working on the first day, but there's going to be some hard training. All new volunteers are required to complete 10 days of training, so I do want to get a little play time before that.
(A) M: So, you think the voluntary work is tiring but you don't want to get a little play time before training? (B) M: So, you think the voluntary work is tiring and you do want to get a little play time before training? (C) M: So,  you think the voluntary work is meaningful although new volunteers are required to complete 25 days of training? (D) M: I am really sorry, I did not catch that. Would you slow down, please?

SOLUTION: B

PROBLEM: M: I just want tickets to go see a live video taping of doctor Phil and Los Angelus. Do you want to go with me? ,F: Who is doctor Phil? ,M: You don't know who doctor Phil is? I watch him on TV every day. He's the host of a popular television show. He helps people get through life's most difficult situations. It's a great show, you should watch it. ,F: When are you going down to Los Angeles? ,M: I'm leaving on May twenty-first and returning on the twenty-third. ,F: I have never been to Los Angeles, can we go to Hollywood? ,M: Sure, maybe we'll even see some big movie stars. Your husband will be so jealous. ,F: I really want to go. I'll see if I can get those days off work and then I'll let you know.
(A) M: I didn’t hear you. Please could you tell me again? (B) M: OK, I see. You will call your boss to see if you can get those days off work. (C) M: Really? You will call your boss next to see if you can get back to work? (D) M: Really? As you have never been to New York, you will call your husband?

SOLUTION: B

PROBLEM: M: Hi, Asha, is your mother feeling any better? ,F: No, I'm afraid not. She's very homesick. She misses her family and friends back in India. ,M: Do you think she will ever move back to India? ,F: I'm not sure. It's very difficult for her, because my father and my sisters all live here in Florida. So she doesn't want to leave us. ,M: Does she ever go to visit her family in India? ,F: She goes back once a year to visit her family and old friends. But, when she's in India, she misses her family in the United States. ,M: It must be very hard for her to always be torn between 2 places. ,F: Yes, it is. And she's always telling us not to forget our Indian culture. So next year, my sisters and I are planning on traveling to India with her for a few months, so that we can all experience the culture together.
(A) M: I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly? (B) M: Your plan for next year is visit her father¡¯s native country, right? (C) M: In two years, you'll be traveling to India together, won't you? (D) M: A trip to India next year would be great for the whole family to visit your mother's family, right?

SOLUTION:
D