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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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F: Hi, my name is Catherine. ,M: I'm John. It's nice to meet you. ,F: Do you know what this professor is like? ,M: I have no idea. This is my first year. ,F: You are a freshman? Me too. Where are you from? ,M: I'm from San Francisco.
(A) F: I've been there a few times. Now we are schoolmates, I can go there more often. (B) F: Oh, yeah, we met there and became friends since then. (C) F: Oh, yeah, I asked you the same question last year. (D) F: I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you say it again?
answer:
A


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M: Thank you for calling the Hillside Gallery. How can I help you? ,F: Hello. Is there a photography exhibition this weekend? ,M: Yes, there is. ,F: How much is the ticket? ,M: Tickets for the gallery are 10 pounds and half price for children, but this includes the painting exhibitions, too. If you only want to see the photography exhibition, it's 7 pounds per person, with half price for children, too. ,F: The gallery's on Flower Street, isn't it? ,M: No, we moved to a different building last year. Our present address is 25 Gardenia Road. It's opposite to the Town Square. ,F: Oh, I see. Does the number 25 bus go by it? ,M: Yes, but I suggest you not take a bus or drive here. You will be stuck in a traffic jam at weekends on this street. The underground is easy and fast.
(A) F: Sure, I will take the bus there as you suggested since it's faster and cheaper. (B) F: I hate traffic jam. In that case, I shall take the underground to go to your gallery. (C) F: I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly? (D) F: So you think it's better driving there since neither bus nor subway goes there.
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B


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M: In England today, our schools mixed or single sexed. ,F: Well. There are both. 50 years ago, all schools used to be single sexed. I mean boys only or girls only. Then in the nineteen seventies, many schools changed and became mixed. ,M: Do parents still prefer mixed schools? ,F: No, things have changed. Today, many parents, especially parents of girls think that their children get a better education in single sex schools. ,M: Why do girls do better in single sex schools? ,F: Because girls learn to be more self confident and less worried about their appearance. ,M: What about boys? ,F: Well today, many parents of boys want to send them to mixed schools, they think that the girls will be a positive influence on boys.
(A) M: I am afraid I did not quite catch what you were saying. Please repeat it. (B) M: Yes, many parents believe that girls will have a positive effect on boys. So they support mixed schools. (C) M: American parents say that boys can learn to get along well with girls in future. So they like mixed schools. (D) M: It is a common sense in China that boys learn to be more confident and less worried about their appearance.
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B