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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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M: Hasn't it been hard for you without your sister and brother, mom? ,F: Yes, Sam, of course. We haven't seen each other for a long time. ,M: Mom, I have a surprise for you. I'll go on a business trip to Russia. I want you to come with me. You can meet them finally. ,F: No, Sam. It's very thoughtful of you, but I'm too old and sick to travel so far.
(A) M: Really? You don't think you are old and sick to travel? And you refuse my invitation because you haven't prepared for the trip? (B) M: OK, I see. You refuse my invitation because you are unsuitable for such a trip and you think you are too old and sick to travel so far. (C) M: I am sorry. You spoke so rapidly that I did not catch the meaning of what you said. Could you repeat that? (D) M: Really? You think you are not sick to travel but you refuse my invitation because you prefer to travel with your sister?
answer:
B


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M: Hello, reservation desk. How can I help you? ,F: I'd like to book a room. ,M: And what kind of room would you like ma'am? And we got single rooms, double rooms, standard rooms, sweets and Delux sweets. ,F: What's the rate for a standard room? ,M: $79 a night. ,F: I'd like a standard room. ,M: What date would you check in ma'am? ,F: December twenty-third, please. ,M: How long do you plan to stay? ,F: Four days.
(A) M: So, you mean you plan to stay three days and you will check out on December 23rd? (B) M: I am afraid I did not quite catch what you were saying. Please repeat it. (C) M: So, you plan to stay 4 days and you will check out on December 27th? (D) M: Oh, I see. You would like a single room and will check out on  December 27th.
answer:
C


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F: I think the car we saw yesterday would be a good deal. What do you think? ,M: Yes, but I think you should ask someone to take a look at it just to be sure. ,F: My friend Jack knows cars and he helped me do the check this morning. ,M: It was smart of you to think ahead. Have you in the salesman agreed on a price? ,F: Yes, he finally agreed to accept the discounted price I asked.
(A) M: I’m sorry, I didn’t understand. Could you repeat a little louder, please? (B) M: That is good. Since the salesman is going to give a discount, you can save much money. (C) M: I am sorry to hear that the salesman of the house is going to stick to a high price. (D) M: Since the salesman asks for cash payment, you should pay cash for the house.
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B