Problem: W: In just two weeks, and I am excited. I've been looking forward to this training program for a long time. But there are still a few things I need to do before I go. M: Like what? W: Like renewing my passport and figuring out what to do with my apartment while I'm gone. M: You are not going to give it up, are you? W: No way! I'll never find another apartment like it around here. But I don't like the idea of paying three months for an empty apartment, either. So, I'm looking for someone to take it while I'm away. M: Um, let me think. Oh, I know just a person. An old colleague of mine, Jim Thomas. He is coming here to do some research this summer, from June to August. W: Well, that's exactly when I'll be away! M: Tell you what: I'll be calling Jim late this week anyway, so I'll mention it to him. W: Well, thanks, Bill. What was said before this conversation?

A: M: You must be pretty excited about your trip to Europe, Dorothy. When are you leaving?

Problem: M: I was at home asleep. W: Asleep! I thought that you had to take an exam. M: I was sick. I had a fever. I couldn't get out of bed. W: You still look a little sick. You couldn't go back to bed. M: I'm going now. I just came here to speak to my professor. W: What did he tell you? M: He said that I'd be able to take a make-up. W: Well, that's all right then. Are you going straight home? M: I have to stop at the drugstore on the way. I need some aspirin. W: Do you think that you should walk that far? M: I have to walk. I didn't bring my car. 1 didn't think I'd be able to drive today. W: Well, take care of yourself. M: OK. Thanks. What was said before this conversation?

A: W: Where were you yesterday?

Problem: W: Let's stop at the camera shop to get some color film. What was said before this conversation?

A: M: Is there anything else you want to buy while we are downtown?

Problem: W: I did for a while, I suppose, until I left university, but after that not really. M: Yeah, I've lost touch with most people as well, but I still see Pat occasionally. W: Oh, yes, how's she getting on? M: Okay. I suppose but she's had a rough time in the last few years. She got divorced. W: What, from Peter? M: Oh, of course. You knew him, didn't you? W: They seemed very close. What happened? M: Yes, they were. Oh, it was all fine until they decided to have children. I think she basically didn't want them, but he did. Well, she had two girls, one after the other, and that meant she had to give up work. W: Didn't she like being at home? M: I think she liked working better, but she felt she should be at home with the children. W: So what happened? M: It all happened very quickly. She rang me one day to say that Peter had left home. He had a new girlfriend. It was strange because he seemed so devoted to his children. They got divorced in a few months and he was married three days later. W: Did He take the children? M: No, that was the amazing thing. He seemed to have lost interest in all of them. W: Does Pat work? M: Oh, yes, she has to... What was said before this conversation?

A:
M: Do you still see the people we went to school with?