instruction:
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: Hello Ralph, it's mom. ,M: Oh, morning, mom! ,F: Ah, it's 1:45. It's not the morning at all. What are you doing anyway? ,M: Well, I'm going to make breakfast and check my email to see if anyone has responded to my advertisement for a new roommate. ,F: Right? ,M: What do you mean by "right"? ,F: Listen, who's willing to live with you? You cannot even take care of yourself. ,M: What are you talking about? I get up early every morning at 6 o'clock AM? ,F: Add about 6 hours to that.
(A) M: I usually get up a early in the morning.Dad. (B) M: I usually get up late in the afternoon. Dad. (C) M: I get up around midday just like my new roomate. What's the problem? (D) M: I didn’t hear you. Please could you tell me again?
answer:
D


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F: John, when was Tom born? ,M: He was born on May seventh 1982. He is 4 years older than I am, but our birthdays are on the same day.
(A) F: Oh, you mean you were born in 1982 and you are 4 years older than Tom? (B) F: I can't believe that you were born in 1986 and you are 4 years older than Tom. (C) F: I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you say it again? (D) F: Since you are 4 years older than Tom, so you must have been born in 1978.
answer:
C


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M: Are you new here? ,F: Yes. It's my first day. My name is Monica Marten. ,M: I'm Wilson Leach. That's my order form you're working on. ,F: I just finished it. Do you want to fax it to the head office? ,M: That would be great. Do you know how to use the fax machine? ,F: Sure, I can send it right now. ,M: Oh, Monica. I need to make some phone calls to China and Mexico. ,F: What can I do to help? ,M: Well, I'm OK calling China. The problem is that I can't speak any Spanish. Can you? ,F: No problem. I studied it at college. You just have to tell me what to say. ,M: That's really good. By the way, what's your typing speed? ,F: I can type about 70 words a minute.
(A) M: Really? You can't speak any Spanish, either? And you can type about 60 words a minute? (B) M: Oh, that's amazing! You can type about 70 words a minute! (C) M: Excuse me, could you repeat the question? (D) M: Really? You can type about 80 words a minute? Well, I need to make some phone calls to America and Mexico.
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B