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: F: Good morning, young man. What's your name, please? ,M: My name is Zhang Ming. I'm 12 years old now. Can you introduce your doctors? ,F: We doctors in this hospital fly to different poor places. People with eye problems can come to us. We give medicine to the poor or do operations on them free. ,M: I started to have problems with my eyes when I was 7. Now I can't see things clearly. Can you help me? ,F: Yes, of course. We'll try our best. ,M: My parents don't have enough money for the medicine or the operation. ,F: Don't worry. We get donations from all over the world. You don't have to pay.
(A) M: Really? If I don't need to pay much, I'm willing to receive treatment right now. (B) M: I'm afraid that I couldn't pay a lot of money to treat my sister's eye problem. (C) M: I didn’t hear you. Please could you tell me again? (D) M: My sister will be very happy if she know she can cure her eye for free.

SOLUTION: C

PROBLEM: M: Excuse me, madam, I wonder if you could help me. ,F: Yes. ,M: Do you happen to know anything about the Flower Show? ,F: Well, it is in the Forest Park. ,M: Can you tell me something about it? Is it interesting? ,F: I'm afraid I'm not really sure because I have not had the time to see it, but my daughter was there that day before yesterday. She said it was really beautiful. All sorts of flowers, roses, tulips. You name it, they have it. You see the show is one of the tourist attractions in our city. Go there and take a look, young man. ,M: I will. By the way, do you know when it is open? ,F: Well, let me see. It's open in the afternoon. My daughter told me.
(A) M: I will be here as your daughter said the Flower Show was beautiful. (B) M: I will be here as your daughter said the Forest Show was beautiful. (C) M: I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly? (D) M: I will be here as your daughter said the Forest Show was the biggest tourist attraction in the city.

SOLUTION: A

PROBLEM: M: Why don't you have some of my cake, Sue? I made it just for this party. ,F: Sorry, Bill, I'm not in the cake at the moment. I thought you knew about my diet. ,M: On your birthday? Surely you can eat whatever you want on your birthday. You can start your diet tomorrow. And anyway, you look great. ,F: Well, thanks, Bill. I am not on a diet to lose weight, actually. My doctor told me to stop eating certain foods. I'm trying to avoid being allergic to something. ,M: I didn't know food could help with that. I also notice you didn't eat any of the sandwiches Jill brought.
(A) F: I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly? (B) F: Really? You knew food could help allergies that and Jill brought the sandwiches? (C) F: OK, I see. Tom brought the sandwiches. But I am on a diet to lose weight and I cannot eat them. It is a pity! (D) F: Really? Jill brought the sandwiches?

SOLUTION:
D