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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.
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M: Shirly, I'm working on our class diary for next week. Would you please give me the information? ,F: Sure. First is the deadline for after class activity application. The deadline is next Monday, June fourteenth. ,M: Monday, June fourteenth. ,F: Yes, then on Wednesday, that's the sixteenth, all classmates have to hand in three student photos. ,M: Three student photos. ,F: OK. Next is the basketball club meeting. It's on the seventeenth. ,M: The basketball club meeting on the seventeenth, and where will they meet? ,F: At the stadium. ,M: And at what time? ,F: From 12:45 to 1:30 PM. ,M: Right. ,F: Then the last thing is about filling in a form with up-to-date personal data. Our class needs to go to the computer room during the morning break on the eighteenth. ,M: OK. The morning break on the eighteenth. ,F: Ah, wait a minute. I made a mistake. It should be during the lunch break.
(A) M: It's OK. You just made a mistake about the place. (B) M: It's fine. You are wrong about the event on the eighteenth. (C) M: I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you say it again? (D) M: It's fine. You are just wrong about the time of filling in the form.
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D


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F: Adam, I heard you want to get in shape. Why not join the club I am in? ,M: Is it far from our neighborhood? ,F: No, it's just 10 minutes away from here by bike. ,M: What do you do there? ,F: Well, I often start out running for about half an hour and then I get in the swimming pool for an hour. ,M: I really like swimming. It's a good way to lose weight, isn't it? ,F: Oh, it certainly is. I was 135 pounds when I joined the club. Now I weigh just 120 pounds, and I'm sure I'll manage to lose another 10 pounds by the end of July. ,M: That's amazing. Perhaps I'll go and have a look at your club tonight.
(A) F: Are you going to lose weight by cycling? The club is only 10 minutes' walk from here. (B) F: Just a minute! I do not quite follow what you are saying, would you mind repeating that? (C) F: Although the club is 30 minutes away from here by bike, why are you going to lose weight by running? (D) F: Great, then you're probably going to lose weight by swimming.
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D


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F: Hello. ,M: Is this Mrs. Howard Snow? ,F: Yes, it's this. What time is it? You woke me up. ,M: Listen to me, Mrs. Snow. It's about your daughter. ,F: My daughter? Lucy? What's the matter is she? ,M: She's alright. We've got her, Mrs. Snow. Do you understand? ,F: You've got her? What do you mean? What do you want to tell me? What is this? A joke? ,M: A joke? No, Mrs. Snow. It isn't a joke. ,F: I don't understand. ,M: Do you understand this? We kidnapped her yesterday. And now we want $1,000,000 for her.
(A) F: Sorry, officer, can you please say that again. I didn't hear you. (B) F: Why did you criminal kidnap my husband? What do you want? (C) F: I’m sorry, I didn’t understand. Could you repeat a little louder, please? (D) F: Sorry, I' m not going anywhere right now. I don' t want to buy a ticket.
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C