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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: Facebook just reported that everyone in the world is only separated by an average number of 3.5 people. ,M: Wow, that doesn't seem possible! I thought the number was supposed to be 6. ,F: That's what scientists originally thought. I think we're all connected even more than Facebook reported actually. The report only included connections between those with a Facebook account.
(A) M: Facebook just reported that everyone in the world is only separated by an average number of 7 people but they don't like to share their lives. (B) M: I'm sorry, I didn't catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly? (C) M: You think people in the world are closely connected. (D) M: Facebook just reported that everyone in the world is only separated by an average number of 7 people because scientists don't understand social connection.
answer:
C

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F: It's January and it's been raining the whole month. How long does the rainy season last here? ,M: About 4 months. It begins in early November and lasts until February.
(A) F: I am sorry. You spoke so rapidly that I did not catch the meaning of what you said. Could you repeat that? (B) F: The rainy season will end in November. (C) F: The dry season will end in February. (D) F: The rainy season will end in February.
answer:
D

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F: How was your dinner party? ,M: I think it went pretty well. People really seemed to enjoy themselves. ,F: That's nice. ,M: But we shouldn't have invited my wife's boss again. We can never get him to leave. ,F: Really? How late did he stay this time? ,M: Until 2 o'clock in the morning. And we both had to get up early the next day. ,F: Oh, he shouldn't have stayed so late. You should have asked him to leave earlier.
(A) M: I didn't hear you. Please could you tell me again? (B) M: I don't think so. He was just a little bit shy and was nice the whole time. (C) M: I don't think so. Although he was a little bit impolite but he just stayed a little while. (D) M: It is too hard to ask someone to leave although he was impolite.
answer:
D