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.

Q: F: Hello, Richard. Nice to meet you. ,M: Hi, Barbara. Haven't seen you for ages! ,F: I've just come back from Canada. I was helping in a research program and I stayed in a town near Toronto for 2 months. ,M: Oh, how nice! Did your program go smoothly? ,F: Yes, and I'm going back in March to continue. ,M: Did you enjoy your stay in Canada? ,F: Oh, yes. They were very nice people. I mean, the people I worked with, very friendly and very helpful. ,M: Did you travel a lot there? ,F: No, we were very busy trying to finish the first part before Christmas. But my friends took me to quite a few parties and I never forget the big meal on Thanksgiving Day, and the fun we had on Boxing Day. ,M: What Day? ,F: Boxing Day. The day following Christmas Day.
(A) M: Really? The day before Christmas Day? So, the Boxing Day falls on December 24? (B) M: Excuse me, could you repeat the question? (C) M: Really? The day following Christmas Day, so the Boxing Day falls on December 26? (D) M: Really? The day following Thanksgiving Day, so the Boxing Day falls on December 26?

A: C
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Q: M: Hello, I'd like to reserve a table for 6:00 tonight. ,F: Is there any place you would prefer to sit in? We do have a smoking section. ,M: Oh, would it be possible to reserve a table next to the window?
(A) F: Two men are arguing in the smoking section over there. I'd like join them. (B) F: I didn’t hear you. Please could you tell me again? (C) F: You sat too far from the window to see that there was an accident outside. (D) F: Sorry, all the tables near the window are booked up.

A: D
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Q: F: I made us a dinner reservation for 9:00 pm tomorrow evening. It's late. But the restaurant doesn't close until 11:00 pm. ,M: OK, sounds good. I might be a little late. But I should arrive no later than 9:30. ,F: OK.
(A) M: The restaurant doesn't close until 9:30 pm. (B) M: The restaurant doesn't open until 11:00 pm. (C) M: The restaurant doesn't close until 11:00 pm. (D) M: Excuse me, could you repeat the question?

A:
C
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