In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man".

Q: M: Hey, Karen, it looks like you've got some sun this weekend. W: Yeah, I guess so. I spent the weekend at the beach. M: Oh, yeah, that's great. Where did you stay? W: Some friends of my parents' live out there and they invited me for as long as I wanted to stay. M: So what are you doing back here already? W: Oh, 1 have a paper to work on, and I just couldn't do any serious studying at the beach. M: I don't blame you. So what did you do out there? I mean besides lying out in the sun. W: I ran slowly up and down the beach, and 1 played some volleyball. You know I never realized how hard it is to run on sand. I couldn't even get through a whole game before I had to sit down. M: Did you go swimming? W: I wanted to, but they said the water isn't warm enough for that until a couple of months from now. M: It all sounds nice. I wish I could get away to the beach like that., Question: Why did the woman come home so soon? (A) She was tired. (B) She caught a cold. (C) She had school work to do.

A: (C) She had school work to do.
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Q: W: Stan, you've already finished your essay? I've been working on mine for two weeks, and I'll need another week before it's finished. M: I know, Jenny, it's a huge project - researching. thinking of an argument and then finding details that show the argument is true. W: That part only took me one week. But writing and rewriting,and then deleting and writing again ...that's killing me! M: That part didn't bother me. W: What's your secret? M: I write an outline: a basic plan of what I'm going to say. And then I fill it in with topics for each paragraph. After that,I put notes about what details to include. W: That sounds hard. M: It's easier than you think, and when it's time to write, everything goes really smoothly. I have an outline from last semester that I could show you, if you're interested., Question: How long does it take Jenny to write her paper altogether? (A) Three weeks. (B) Two weeks. (C) One week.

A: (A) Three weeks.
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Q: M: Would you like to come to the cinema tonight? W: I'm afraid I can't. M: Why not? W: I've got to wash my hair tonight. M: OK. What about tomorrow night? W: I can't go tomorrow night, either. M: Why not? W: I've got to wash my hair again. M: Do you wash your hair every night? W: It depends... M: Depends on what? W: It depends on who asks me to go to the cinema., Question: Why doesn't the woman want to go out with the man? (A) Because she has to wash her hair. (B) Because she always refuses to see films. (C) Because she doesn't like the man.

A:
(C) Because she doesn't like the man.
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