input question: M: I've got a bad headache, too. What was said before this conversation????
output answer: F: Let me see. Yes, you've got quite a high temperature.
W: Pardon? M: The book! You haven't turned the page in the last ten minutes. W: No, Jim, I suppose I haven't. I need to get through it, though, but I keep drifting away. M: So it doesn't really hold your interest? W: No, not really. I wouldn't bother with it, to be honest, but I have to read it for a seminar. I'm at a university. M: It's a labor of labor then rather than a labor of love. W: I should say, I don't like Dickens at all really, the author, indeed, I am starting to like the whole course less and less. M: It's not just the book, it's the curse as well? W: Yeah, in a way, although the curse itself isn't really that bad, a lot of it is pretty good, in fact, and the lecturer is fine, as to me, I suppose, you see, I want to do philosophy rather than English, but my parents took me out of it. M: So the courses are OK as such, it's just that had if been left to you, you would choose a different one. W: Oh, they had my best interest and heart of course, my parents, they always do, don't they? They believe that my job prospect would be pretty limited with the degree of philosophy. Plus, they give me a really generous allowance, but I am beginning to feel that I'm wasting my time and their money. They would be so disappointed though if I told them I was quitting. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: M: Hey, Karen, you are not really reading it, are you?
Q: W: You're fight. M: Look, I know how you feel about my smoking. You don't have to tell me every day. W: I'm sorry. I worry about you. M: Let's be honest. There's always going to be a reason. After you graduate, it's going to be hard to find a job, then there will be the stress from just starting a job. M: OK, I get your point. It's just so hard. You don't really understand because you have never smoked. W: You need some help. Why don't you go to a doctor? M: You mean a psychiatrist? W: No, I don't. I mean a general practitioner. Maybe you can get a patch, or some pills, well, I don't know, something to help you with the withdrawal. M: Really, I believe I can quit on my own. But I'll think about it. I will. W: All fight. I won't mention it for a week. Then I want to know your decision. Because if you don't get some help, I need to rethink our plans. M: You mean you'd break our engagement over this? I can't believe it! W: I don't know. What was said before this conversation?
A: M: We seem to be having this conversation over and over again.
Question: W: No, I haven't. Is he looking for me? M: Yes, he is. He wants to talk to you. W: To me? About what? M: There's an opening in the sales department. He wants to talk to you about it. W: Oh, that's great! What kind of this job is it? M: He hasn't told me exactly. But it will be a better job than this. W: Thank you for your help. M: Don't thank me yet! He hasn't talked to you and he hasn't chosen you for the job yet. W: I know. What was said before this conversation?
Answer: M: Have you seen Mr. Li?
[Q]: W: Very simple. Take digital photos of youth culture and send them to my company. It's called Look-Look. M: What kind of company is it? W: It's a youth culture marketing and trend forecasting firm in Hollywood. I'm one of Look-Look's 65,000 trendspotters worldwide. M: Look-Look gets a lot of information about the ever-shifting tastes of the youth market by these images. W: Yes, its clients are mostly companies. They get information about trends from Look-Look and develop their products. They also use the images of Look-Look on their websites to impress young people and promote their newly designed products. M: But are there any people who don't like their pictures to be used on the website? W: I always have my subjects' permission before I take their pictures and put up their images onto Look-Look.com. M: Where do you find your best subjects? W: At school, in the park, at local supermarkets and near many music clubs. M: What is difficult about this job? W: To catch our original styles because so many young people try hard to stand out. You have to be able to find the difference between someone who is copying trends and someone who is truly inventing a new look. M: Thank you for talk with us, Emily. What was said before this conversation?
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[A]: M: Emily, what do you do as a trendspotter?
Problem: Given the question: W: It's nice to have enough space for all my things, so I'm glad to move in. But I miss my old friends and neighbors. I especially miss living close to the school. What was said before this conversation?
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The answer is:
M: Do you like your new house?