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: What kind of music do you like listening to? ,M: I like music that has a fast beat and it's lively, like dance music which is sometimes too loud, though. You prefer classical music, don't you? ,F: Yes, I do. I find it very relaxing. I often listen to Mozart or bach in the evening after a hard day at work. ,M: I must admit that I like several pieces of classical music. ,F: Classical music is supposed to be good for your brain, research suggests that it makes your brain more active, students who listen to classical music while studying perform better. ,M: Really? Perhaps I should listen to classical music often. I heard that listening to classical music is helpful in reducing stress. ,F: Yes, that's why I listen to it in the evenings. I usually play it as background music while I'm cooking or doing other housework. But in the early morning when I get up, I prefer to listen to folk music which is more traditional.
(A) M: I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you say it again? (B) M: It' s so nice to listen to folk music which is less traditional in the early morning. (C) M: That sounds great! In early morning, to listen to folk music. What an easy life! (D) M: That' s good to listen to folk music in the evenings. Thanks for your advice, uncle Joe!

SOLUTION: C

PROBLEM: F: Can I help you? ,M: Yes, I'm looking for a sweater in a medium size. ,F: Let's see. Here is a nice white one. What do you think? ,M: I think I'd rather have it in blue. Oh no, the pink one. It looks better. ,F: OK. Here's pink in a medium. Would you like to try it on? ,M: OK. Yes, I love it. It fits perfectly. How much is it?
(A) F: This white sweater you choose is cheaper than others. (B) F: Let me check. Blue sweater in large size, $40, please. (C) F: I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you say it again? (D) F: We only have large-size pink sweater, so there's a discount.

SOLUTION: C

PROBLEM: M: Wow, Sally, there are so many jobs to choose from in the paper. What do you want to do? ,F: I think working in the media could be very interesting. There's TV, newspapers, the internet. ,M: Well, let me have a look. How about this? You could become a TV news director. ,F: Are you joking? Directing a news show would be very stressful. ,M: Well, writing for a magazine would be interesting. Are you interested in that? ,F: No, that's too ordinary. I'm more interested in writing news for internet companies, such like sina.com or qq.com.
(A) M: Fine. Maybe you are right that writing for a magazine is too ordinary. (B) M: I am sorry. You spoke so rapidly that I did not catch the meaning of what you said. Could you repeat that? (C) M: You're right. It's indeed very stressful. (D) M: I agree with you. It's too ordinary to write for the internet companies.

SOLUTION:
A