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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.
question:
M: It really annoys me when Kate calls her friends during office hours. ,F: If I were you I would tell her to stop. ,M: Maybe you're right. I will talk to her sometime.
(A) F: Just a minute! I do not quite follow what you are saying, would you mind repeating that? (B) F: You need to tell Kate to stop sleeping in office hours. (C) F: You are right to tell Kate to stop. (D) F: You need to stay away from Kate in case she asks you to stop calling your friend in office hours.
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C


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M: Good morning, Madam. Are you being helped? ,F: No, I'm not. ,M: Where? I can certainly help you if you'd like some advice. This skirt and scarves over here are back in style. ,F: Oh, I'm here to look for a winter coat. ,M: How about this one? It's made of very high-quality wool. ,F: It's nice but actually I need something warmer. This would work if I were staying here in Los Angeles. But it's too light for Chicago winter. ,M: Ah, you need a very heavy coat. Then please follow me. This one here is a good value and is one of our warmest coats. It's also quite fashionable and very comfortable. ,F: Would it be possible to get a discount on it? ,M: Maybe we can give you a 5% discount. ,F: OK. I'll take it. ,M: Can interest you in some gloves? They are 10% percent off now.
(A) F: I am afraid I did not quite catch what you were saying. Please repeat it. (B) F: No. Although the skirts are 10% percent off now, I do not want to buy. (C) F: No, thanks. I already have gloves, I do not need buy a new pair. (D) F: Thanks for recommending gloves to me, but I do not need them here in London
answer:
C


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F: Albert and I need a lot of things to furnish our house. But I don't know where the best place to shop is. Could you give me some advice, Jack? ,M: Sure, Carol. What kind of things do you need right now? ,F: Well, we have most of the furniture already. But Albert wants to set up a little office in the small bedroom. ,M: Well, as for Albert, he should go to an office supply store. There's a very good one called Office Depot. It has everything he will need and the prices are good, too. It's very convenient. ,F: Can I write that down? ,M: Sure, here is the pen on your table. It spelled office and then D-E-P-O-T. ,F: Thanks. I will call Albert and tell him to pick me up after work.
(A) M: Yes, you mean you are going to Office Depot first. (B) M: Yes, you should call Albert first. He will take you home. (C) M: I’m sorry, I didn’t understand. Could you repeat a little louder, please? (D) M: I'll going to pick up Albert first.
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C