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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.
question:
F: I heard you went to Las Vegas. What did you do? ,M: Well, we went shopping a lot. We went and visited the Hoover Dam. ,F: That's a lot of water. Did you go swimming? ,M: No, it's not warm enough for that.
(A) F: Why didn't you go shopping in Las Vegas? (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: You failed to swim in Hoover Dam in Las Vegas but you swam in somewhere else there, right? (D) F: Why didn't you visit the Hoover Dam in Las Vegas?
answer:
B


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F: Jack, your new tie's so beautiful. Is it expensive? ,M: Not really. One tires $35. But if you buy 2 ties, you can save $5, so I bought 2.
(A) F: You paid $60 in total. (B) F: You paid $65 in total. (C) F: You paid $65 for 3 ties. (D) F: Just a minute! I do not quite follow what you are saying, would you mind repeating that?
answer:
B


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F: What are some of the good things about being a teenager? ,M: Well, you don't have to go out to work for a start. Another thing is, we don't have to do the housework, which is really boring. ,F: What are the bad things? ,M: The problem is that you never have enough money. We get some money from our parents but it's never enough. You aren't allowed to buy what you want. ,F: What do you think it's like being an adult? ,M: Well, adults have to look after their family. They have responsibilities. I feel more sorry for my mom. She's always rushing around and she has to go to work as well. She doesn't have to work on Thursdays and Fridays. But she has loads of different things to do in a day like shopping, uh, cooking, taking me to swimming.
(A) F: Your mother works from Monday to Thursday every week, so she may have a rest on the other three days. (B) F: That's five days' work a week. (C) F: Just a minute! I do not quite follow what you are saying, would you mind repeating that? (D) F: So she can only rest on Fridays. You should help your mother do more housework.
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B