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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: 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?
answer:
A


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M: Did you hear the news? Reports say that drinking beer is good for your health. I really shouldn't have given it up. ,F: Come on, Peter. You are healthy as well without it.
(A) M: I used to be in poor health because of the beer. (B) M: I didn’t hear you. Please could you tell me again? (C) M: I didn't give up drinking beer so I am in poor health now. (D) M: I used to be a beer drinker, but now I give it up and I am in poor health.
answer:
B


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M: I'd like this letter to go by EMS. What's the rate? ,F: $7.65 for up to 2 pounds. ,M: Thank you. I hear the EMS is the next day service. Is that true? ,F: Well, it's true within America, but now you are in Beijing. The letter has to go through customs and get registered there. Anyway, it's faster and safer than ordinary mail.
(A) M: I know it is cheaper than ordinary mail, but I need to check the rate first since you don't know it. (B) M: I know it is faster and safer than ordinary mail, so I would like to send my letter through EMS. (C) M: I am really sorry, I did not catch that. Would you slow down, please? (D) M: Yes, EMS is faster and safer than ordinary mail, but it is not the next day service within America.
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B