TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: F: How do you manage to cook your own meals all the time? ,M: Well, I guess my planning ahead and making sure that I always have enough ingredients at home. ,F: You must go to the supermarket a lot then. ,M: Yeah, I used to go every other day, but it still took a lot of time, so I only go twice a week now. ,F: Do you go on the same days every week? ,M: I do actually. I go on every Thursday and Sunday. ,F: Why these 2 particular days? ,M: I shop for the following week on Sunday. On Thursday I shop for the weekend. ,F: I see. Sounds like a good plan. ,M: Yeah, how often do you go to the supermarket? ,F: Oh, I go probably twice a month. I order food delivery sometimes, but mostly I just eat out at restaurants.
(A) M: Really? You go to the supermarket probably twice a week and you arrange your meals most of the time by cooking at home? (B) M: Okay, I see. You order food delivery sometimes, but you arrange your meals most of the time by going to restaurants. (C) M: Really? You never order food delivery and you arrange your meals most of the time by going to restaurants? OK, I see. (D) M: I am sorry. You spoke so rapidly that I did not catch the meaning of what you said. Could you repeat that?

SOLUTION: C

PROBLEM: M: Hello, my name is Peter Jones. I'm your new neighbor. I just moved in next door. ,F: Oh, nice to meet you. My name is Miss James. I hope you enjoy living here. ,M: I hope so, too. You know when we were considering whether to buy the house, Mr. Johnson, the housing agent told us that jogging was very popular here. I am a big fan of jogging. I used to go jogging every day in my old neighborhood. ,F: Aah, yes. Many people here love to jog. I go jogging twice a week. ,M: Can you tell me a good place to go jogging near here? ,F: Sure, the long coast path along the beach is a perfect place for jogging. ,M: Coast path. Sounds nice. Is it far from here? Can I walk there? ,F: Yes, it's only a 5 minute ride from here. ,M: Oh, I see. Anything in particular I should know about jogging there? ,F: Emm, yeah, just be sure to wear sunglasses there. The sunlight there is very bright and it can be hurt on your eyes. ,M: Thanks for the advice. So are there any other activities to do there on the beach? ,F: Oh, yes, beach volleyball is also very popular. A lot of people play there on the beach.
(A) M: Just a minute! I do not quite follow what you are saying, would you mind repeating that? (B) M: Haha, since you have lots of sunglasses and go jogging every day, we can go to the beach together. (C) M: Yeah, my new neighbor Mr. Johnson likes jogging very much. (D) M: Although beach volleyball is another popular activity there, but it's a 25 minute ride from here.

SOLUTION: A

PROBLEM: M: Do you sell jogging shoes, madam? ,F: Yes, we do. They're on special this week at $19.95 a pair or 2 pairs for $35.
(A) M: I'll just buy one pair. Is it $19.95? (B) M: I want that yellow pair, here is $17.50. (C) M: This dress is a bargain. It's only $19.95. (D) M: I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly?

SOLUTION:
A