TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: M: You're from Canada, right? ,F: No, I'm not from Canada. I'm from the USA. ,M: Oh, sorry. Are you studying Japanese here? ,F: Actually, I'm not. I'm a business student.
(A) M: I'm from America so I teach English here. (B) M: When did you come here from your home country of America? (C) M: Just a minute! I do not quite follow what you are saying, would you mind repeating that? (D) M: I grew up in Japan and studied Chinese there.

SOLUTION: B

PROBLEM: F: Have you seen my cat? He is black with white feet. ,M: He was sitting on that grey fence an hour ago. I think he was trying to catch a bird.
(A) F: Are you sure that's my cat? My cat's main color is black. (B) F: So you mean my cat was sitting on that grey fence two hours ago. Are you sure that's my cat? My cat's main color is black. (C) F: My cat's main color is white, and its feet are black. (D) F: I'm sorry, I didn't catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly?

SOLUTION: A

PROBLEM: M: Do we have to get the concert tickets in advance? ,F: Certainly, tickets at the door are usually sold at a higher price.
(A) M: So, you mean tickets at the door are usually sold at a lower price and the tickets are sold in advance at half price? (B) M: So, you mean we don't have to get the concert tickets in advance but it's difficult to buy the tickets on the spot? (C) M: Excuse me, could you repeat the question? (D) M: OK, I see. It's better to buy the tickets beforehand and we have to get the baseball tickets in advance.

SOLUTION:
C