Problem: Given the question: M: There's one on Queen's Road. W: Thank you, but how can I get there? M: It's not far from here. Walk along this road and after three blocks you'll see a post office on your right. The shop is just behind it. W: How long do you think it will take me to get there? M: About 20 minutes at the most. Anyway, you can take the No.102 Bus. W: I'd better go there by bus. By the way, where is the bus stop, please? M: Just across the road. W: Thanks a lot. What was said before this conversation?
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W: Excuse me. Can you tell me which is the way to the nearest shoe shop?
input question: W: Well, hello, where have you been all day, Steve? Mr. Smith asked me this morning where you were but he didn't seem to be looking for you or anything. M: What did you say? W: I told him that I didn't know. He seemed very busy as manager always are. Are you OK? M: I'm sorry. I didn't call you this morning. I've had a cold since Saturday. I haven't eaten much these days and it has made me feel really weak, but I'll probably be there tomorrow. W: All right. We'll go on a business trip next week and don't worry. You should go to see a doctor, Steve. M: Thanks, but I'm getting better now. W: Take care then, bye. M: Bye bye, Sue. What was said before this conversation????
output answer: M: Hi, Sue, it's me.
M: Good morning. What can I do for you? W: I'd like a ticket to New York, please. M: Round trip? W: No, one way. M: Okey, that'll be $55. W: 55? Last time I took this coach it was only 50. Hmm, does this coach still leave 2:15? M: 2:15 at Gate 11. You ought to be at door by 2:00, though. W: Fine. M: Do you want to check in your suitcases? W: Just two. I'll carry the other one with me. M: That's good. We can check in two anyway. Give your baggage ticket to the driver when you get to New York W: Okay, thanks a lot. M: You're welcome. Have a good trip. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: W: Good morning.
Q: M: Yes, it's really amazing. He used to be a chain smoker, you know. W: What about you? Have you thought about quitting smoking? What was said before this conversation?
A: W: You mean Jack has stopped smoking, Frank? That's amazing.
Question: M: Yes, I will never be tired of it. I have read three times. I can always learn something new from it every time I read it. W: Really? Who's the writer? M: Charles Dickens. I think he's a great English writer. What about you? W: So do I. He is also my favorite foreign writer. What do you think about it? M: It's exciting. W: Where did you buy it? M: In the Rese Bookshop. W: I don't know where it is. Is it far from here? M: No. Only 10 minutes' walk from here. Next to the People's Cinema. W: Oh. I see. I am going there to get one, too. Thank you. M: You are welcome. What was said before this conversation?
Answer: W: Hello, Bill. You are reading the novel again.
Please answer this: W: Yes, I know. He set a new world record in 1997. What was said before this conversation?
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M: Peter began to swim in 1980 and he joined a swimming club in 1982.