instruction:
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.
question:
F: Hello, Mr.Smith. This is Janet Bush. ,M: Hello, Miss Bush. ,F: I'm afraid I'm going to be late for our appointment. My friend was supposed to pick me up from the airport, but she just called me and said she is stuck in traffic downtown so she won't be here right now. It's 11 now, so there is no way I'm going to the restaurant at 11:30 as we planned. I wonder if we could reschedule our appointment to sometime this afternoon
(A) M: Yes, we had planned to meet at 11:30 a.m. Since you can't make it, let's reschedule our appointment at 1:00 pm. (B) M: Have you forgot it? We had planned to meet at about 11 a.m. Since you can't make it, let's reschedule our appointment at 1:00 pm. (C) M: I am sorry. You spoke so rapidly that I did not catch the meaning of what you said. Could you repeat that? (D) M: OK, let's postpone our meeting for half an hour. Can we meet at 2 p.m?
answer:
A

question:
F: I have been having a lot of trouble managing my time. I always forget my test and homework, due dates and I can never find the right notes I need. I heard that you're really organized. Do you think you could help me? ,M: Sure, I'd be happy to help. First of all, you need to get a planner, like this one. It's a small notebook in calendar where you can write down all the important dates you need to remember. Then you should create some sort of filing system to organize your notes. I use different colored files to keep the papers for my different classes.
(A) F: I'm sorry, I didn't catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly? (B) F: Really? You mean you'd not be happy to help me? Oh, we are classmates. (C) F: So, you mean first I don't need to get a planner? Okay, I will take your advice, teacher. (D) F: Oh, you are the considerate classmate. I will take your advice. Thank you.
answer:
D

question:
F: Can you go faster, sir? I have a meeting in 15 minutes. ,M: The traffic near the stadium is bad because of the pop concert.
(A) F: I can't be late. For I can't let my audience wait. (B) F: I am afraid I did not quite catch what you were saying. Please repeat it. (C) F: Thank you so much. The meeting is really important. (D) F: Don't hurry, the meeting begins one and a half hour later.
answer:
C