instruction:
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: Professor White, I'd like to have your advice on my article. ,F: It's good except for some spelling mistakes. What's more, the second paragraph is about another topic. It should be crossed out.
(A) M: I am sorry. You spoke so rapidly that I did not catch the meaning of what you said. Could you repeat that? (B) M: People will have a bad first impression of you since your handwriting is so poor. (C) M: The level of a man's speech has nothing to do with his level of writing articles. (D) M: Thank you. I will take out the second paragraph that is not related to the article.
answer:
D


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F: What a terrible house! ,M: I'm sick of it, too! ,F: The doorbell doesn't work, there's no hot water, and the building is so old that it seems to be falling apart.
(A) M: I am really sorry, I did not catch that. Would you slow down, please? (B) M: I caught a cold after taking a cold bath last night because there was no hot water. (C) M: There is no doorbell in this restaurant, you have to wait for the waiter to open the door for you. (D) M: There is no hot water in the kettle. You can get some from the kitchen.
answer:
B


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M: Oh no, is it almost 7:00 AM? Why didn't my alarm work? ,F: What's wrong? Your class starts at 8:00 AM, you have plenty of time, don't you? ,M: No, today is my school field trip. I need to be at school by 7:15 AM. ,F: Oh yeah, that's right. You asked me to pack your lunch box last night. ,M: Can you drive me there right now, mom? I would be late if I took the bus. ,F: Sorry, sweetie. I haven't taken a shower or gotten dressed, I need at least 20 minutes. ,M: No way, I will be in big trouble. ,F: Oh, lookout the window, seems like Mrs Anderson will drive her son Billy to school right now. How about you go with them? Billy is your best friend. I'm sure Mrs Anderson wouldn't mind taking you with them, right? ,M: You're brilliant, mom.
(A) F: I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you say it again? (B) F: All right. I'll drive and take you to the school. We still have plenty of time. (C) F: All right. Go and take the bus to school. You still have plenty of time. (D) F: Come on! Go and take Mrs Anderson's car. She will drive her daughter Jane to school right now.
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A