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: I have read Mark Twain's book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It's quite interesting and adventurous. ,F: But this book I'm reading is kind of boring. It only tells you some facts about Mark Twain. ,M: Oh, tell me something about Mark Twain, please. ,F: Well, when Mark Twain was 4, his family moved to Hannibal, a port town on the Mississippi River that gave him the idea for writing the book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. ,M: Oh, really? Anything else? ,F: In eighteen fourty-seven, when Twain was 11 years old, his father died. The next year, he began to learn printing. When he was 18, he worked as a printer in New York City. ,M: What happened next? ,F: Then on a voyage to New Orleans, the steamboat pilot, Horace, inspired Twain to become a pilot. And Mark Twain really received his steamboat pilot license in eighteen fifty-nine, after 2 years of hard work.
(A) M: So, on the voyage to New Orleans, Mark Twain wanted to be a pilot but Hannibal gave Mark Twain the idea to write a book? (B) M: So, New Orleans gave Mark Twain the idea to write a book but when he was 18, he still worked as a printer in London? (C) M: So, as Mark Twain never received his steamboat pilot license, he finally became a writer and Hannibal gave him the idea to write a book? (D) M: Just a minute! I do not quite follow what you are saying, would you mind repeating that?

SOLUTION: A

PROBLEM: F: Everybody thought Jack could defeat his challenger in the game. ,M: I thought so, too. He seldom fails.
(A) F: But fortunately Jack won the game. (B) F: I didn’t hear you. Please could you tell me again? (C) F: But unfortunately Jack lost the game. (D) F: It seems that it was a draw.

SOLUTION: C

PROBLEM: F: I'm having problems getting into the school email system. It keeps telling me that my password is wrong. ,M: Hum when was the last time you checked your email? ,F: Beats me! Sometime last week, maybe Monday. ,M: Well, if you keep having the problem, you can go to the school IT center. Show the teachers there your student card and they will give you a new password. You can then get in with the new one. ,F: But where is the IT center? ,M: Oh, it's in the rounds building, behind Frost Wu. Over there, you see? ,F: Yes, thank you very much. ,M: You're welcome. By the way, the center isn't open now. It's closed every Tuesday afternoon. You'd better go there tomorrow.
(A) F: Why did you say I'd better go there this afternoon? Today is Monday, and it's closed every Monday afternoon. (B) F: Really? It's closed every Tuesday afternoon? Okay, as today is Tuesday, I will go there tomorrow. (C) F: Really? It's closed every Tuesday morning? Okay, as today is Tuesday, I will go there tomorrow. (D) F: I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly?

SOLUTION:
B