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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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F: Is this Mister Brown's office? ,M: Yes, but he's gone out. Did you tell him beforehand about your coming? ,F: Yes, I found him yesterday and he told me to come here at 9:00 today, it's almost the time now. How soon will he be back? ,M: Well, maybe before 10:30. In fact, I'm waiting to see him too. When I arrived at about 8:00, only his secretary was here. She's gone to the copy shop to have a form copied.
(A) F: I’m sorry, I didn’t understand. Could you repeat a little louder, please? (B) F: What? You mean you saw his secretary went out to apply to study abroad at about 9:00? (C) F: I wonder why she went out to copy at 9:00. Don't they have a copying machine in their office? (D) F: But why did she have to go out to contact Mr. Brown? He is in his office for the whole morning.
answer:
A


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F: Hello, China Travel Agency. Can I help you? ,M: Yes, I'd like to travel to London. So I want to make a reservation for me on May fourth. ,F: Just a moment, please. I'm sorry, but the flights are fully booked on that day. The next available flight is on May fifth. They have 2 flights: one at 9:30 AM and the other at 2:00 PM. Both flights have seats available. ,M: That's great. I'd like to take the first available flight. What's the fair, please? ,F: 2250 yuan. ,M: Here is 2300 yuan.
(A) F: Okay, as you want to take the last available flight, you have to pay 2,300 yuan in total. (B) F: Really? You mean here is 3300 yuan? Oh, actually you just have to pay 2,250 yuan in total. (C) F: Just a minute! I do not quite follow what you are saying, would you mind repeating that? (D) F: Well, as you want to travel to London and take the first available flight, you have to pay 2,350 yuan in total.
answer:
C


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F: I'm sorry, but would you mind closing the window? It's cold in here. ,M: Of course not.
(A) F: It is hot in here. (B) F: It is warm in here. (C) F: Excuse me, could you repeat the question? (D) F: It's really cold in here.
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D