user: Q: M: Good morning. have a reservation for a single room with a bath here.  W: May I have your name, sir, please?  M: Bradley, John Bradley.  W: Just a moment, sir, while I look through our list. Yes, we do have a reservation for you, Mr. Bradley. Would you please fill out this form while I prepare your key card for you?  M: OK. Can I borrow your pen for a minute, please?  W: Sure. Here you are.  M: What should I fill in under Room Number?  W: You can just skip that. I'll put in the room number for you later on.  M: Here you are. I think I've filled in everything correctly.  W: Let me see...name, address, nationality, forwarding address, passport number, place of issue, signature and date of departure. Oh, here, sir. You forgot to put in the date of your departure. Here let me fill it in for you. You are leaving on...?  M: October 24th.  W: Now everything's in order. And here is your key, Mr. Bradley. Your room number is 1020. It is on the 10th floor and the daily rate is $90. Here is your key card with all the information on your booking, the hotel services and the hotel rules and regulations on it. Please make sure that you have it with you all the time, as you need to show it when you sign for your meals and drinks in the restaurants and the bars. You also need to show it when you collect your key from the Information Desk.  M: OK. I'll take good care of it.  W: And now if you are ready, Mr. Bradley, I'll call the bell-boy and he'll take you to your room.  M: Yes, please.  What was said before this conversation?
A: W: Good morning, sir. Can I help you?


Question: M: I asked if you could lend me your bike.  What was said before this conversation?
Answer: W: Excuse me, I didn't hear what you said.


[Q]: W: I am cooking the dinner, John.  M: Oh. Look! The Capital Building caught on a big fire today.  W: What? How about the people in the building?  M: More than 220 people were killed and the building was destroyed.  W: It must have taken the fire fighters a long time to put it out.  M: Yes, they spent about five hours putting it out. Hm, what a strange smell!  W: Oh, I forgot the food cooking on the fire!  M: Be quick! Turn the gas off. You should be careful next rime, otherwise you'd have our house on fire!  What was said before this conversation?
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[A]: M: What are you doing, Mary?


input: Please answer the following: M: It was hit by a car yesterday.  W: Good God! Were you hurt?  M: I'm all right. I was not riding it then.  W: Oh, good for you! But what happened?  M: I was in a hurry yesterday and I put the bike at the back of a car.  W: The driver didn't see it and...  M: And the bike was run over by the car. Both its wheels were damaged. They are being repaired now.  W: It was lucky that you didn't get hurt.  M: Yeah. But it's a pity I can't ride my bike this weekend.  W: Oh. Did you have a weekend plan?  M: Yeah. I planned to go sightseeing with friends by bike.  W: Well, you can use mine if you'd like to.  M: Thank you very much.  What was said before this conversation?
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output: W: What's the matter? Your bike is in bad shape.


Please answer this: W: Good morning. I wonder if you can help me. I'm looking for a job.  M: I'll see what we can do. Uh...Have you been to us before?  W: No. But you've managed to get jobs for some of my friends. So I thought, perhaps, you know...  M: Yes, I see. First of all, could you give me your full name?  W: Yes. of course. Susan Hollies.  M: Good. And could I have your phone number?  W: Yes. 7788992.  M: Fine. And your date of birth, please?  W: Feb. 3rd, 1980.  M: Thank you. Now education. Which school did you go to?  W: I went to a secondary school in South Town.  M: And have you been to college?  W: No. I left full-time education when I was 18.  M: I see. Any qualifications?  W: Yes. I gained a shorthand and typing diploma at evening classes.  M: That's good. Now, where are you working at the moment?  W: Well, I've got a job as a shorthand-typist. But I'm not enjoying it very much and it doesn't pay very well.  M: I see. Have you applied for any other jobs?  W: Yes. I thought I'd like to be a policewoman. But they turned me down because I Was too short.  M: what would you like to do now. then?  W: Well, I think I'd like to work in a travel agency.  M: I see. I think the best thing is for me to see what we might find for you. And then...  What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: M: Ace Employment Agency. Good morning.


Question: F: I'm a news reporter.  What was said before this conversation?
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assistant: M: What do you do for a living?