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: 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.
(A) M: OK. The deadline of personal data is on June 14th, right? (B) M: I am really sorry, I did not catch that. Would you slow down, please? (C) M: I see. The deadline of photos for the club is on June 14th. (D) M: I see. The after-class activity application is due next Friday.

SOLUTION: B

PROBLEM: F: I notice an article in the newspaper about the problem of rapid growth of cities in America. I was wondering do you Americans carry out a birth control policy? Can Americans have as many children as they want? ,M: Yes, sir. We can have as many as we want, but most people decide to have only one or 2, and some people decide not to have any. ,F: Why do they decide not to have any? In the old days, we Chinese always wanted to have as many as possible. Some still do now.
(A) M: I am really sorry, I did not catch that. Would you slow down, please? (B) M: Well, most Americans also decide to have as many children as they can. (C) M: I have no idea. Most Americans decide not to have any children. (D) M: Well, with the birth control policy, most Americans only have one or two children.

SOLUTION: A

PROBLEM: M: Most of the world's rainforests are in danger. They are disappearing at a high rate. ,F: Yeah, many plants and animals exist only in rainforests.
(A) M: I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you say it again? (B) M: Although many animals live in the rainforest, fortunately the rainforest is still safe. Let's talk about animals. (C) M: Since many plants not only live in the rainforest, we can continue to talk about plants. (D) M: Although there are many animals and plants in the rainforest, it is good that the rainforest is still in a safe period.

SOLUTION:
A