[Q]: W: That's my grandmother. M: Oh, then that must be your house in the background. Where is it? W: No, that's my grandmother's house. She lives in Kentucky. We live in Boston, about two and a half hours away by plane. M: Then, does she live with your uncle or aunt? W: No. Since her husband died, she has lived alone. M: Alone? But she is so old! Who takes care of her? W: She takes care of herself, though she is 81 this year and is beginning to slow down a little. She has a cleaning lady who comes for a few hours a week to clean house and help with the shopping. M: But isn't she lonely without family? W: Of course not. She has lived in the same neighborhood since she was first married, so she knows all the neighbors, young and old, and she has lots of friends. M: Why doesn't she live with you? Don't you miss her? W: Well,actually,we talk to her on the phone every week and visit her at least once a year, but we are busy with our lives and so is she. We love to have her visit, but we all know that if she lived with us, we might not get along so well. What was said before this conversation?
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[A]: M: Oh, who is the beautiful old woman in front of the house?
input: Please answer the following: Micky: A toy car and walkie-talkies. Man: Really? Well, and what about you, Emily? What do you want for Christmas? Emily: If I can't have a Barbie radio, um, I would have some fragile dolls. And if I can't have some fragile dolls, it doesn't really matter what I get. Man: Wow. Well, I'm excited, and Santa is coming. And how is Santa going to get inside the house, Micky? Micky: Um, go down the chimney ... Man: Okay, so he's going to go down the chimney, and should we prepare anything for Santa? Micky: Yeah! Man: What are we going to prepare for him, Emily? Emily: Um. We could prepare some cookies for him and some hot chocolate, and, um, we could give Rudolph some, um, hot chocolate in a bowl and a cookie. And we could give some of the reindeer some cookies and some hot chocolate in a bowl. Man: Well, what do you think? They, Um, reindeer probably don't eat cookies, but what else could we give them, Micky? Micky: Um, apples. Man: Ah, that's good. And, uh ... Emily: Oranges and bananas. Man: Okay and what time do you think we should go to bed? Emily: Um, seven. Man: About seven o'clock. Well, that's exciting. I'm really happy that Christmas is coming. What was said before this conversation?
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output: Man: Well, Christmas is almost here. So, what do you want from Santa this year?
Please answer this: M: I began to work after the TV news finished. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: F: When did you start your work last night?
Problem: M: Actually, Laura, I think we laugh because we are glad it didn't happen to us. But of course there is also a kind of humorous satisfaction in seeing somebody self-important making a fool of themselves. W: Yes, and there are a lot of jokes about people who are too fat or physically handicapped, you know, deaf, or short-sighted things like that. After all, it's not really funny to be like that. M: Oh, I think that's because we're embarrassed. We don't know how to cope with the situation. Perhaps we are even a bit frightened we may get like that, so we laugh. M: What about the custard pie routine? W: What do you mean 'custard pie routine'? M: You know, all those old films where someone gets so outraged with his boss, He picks up a custard pie and plasters it all over the other person's face. W: That never makes me laugh much, because you can guess what's going to happen. But a lot of people still find it laughable. It must because of the sort of the thing we'd all love to do once in a while and never quiet have the courage to. M: I had an old aunt who used to throw cups of tea at people when she was particularly irritated. She said it relieved her feelings. W: It must have come a bit expensive. M: Not really. She took care never to throw her best china. What was said before this conversation?

A: W: You know I've often wondered why people laugh at the picture of a big belly businessman slipping on a banana skin and falling on his bottom. We are to feel sorry for them.
Problem: Given the question: Dentist: So, what's seems to be the problem today? Patient: Well, I just came in for a check up and a dental cleaning. Dentist: Hum. Open up. Let's take a look ... Patient: Okay. Uh ... Dentist: Hummmm. [Humm? Uh?] Wow! I've never seen one like THIS before. Let me try this. Patient: Uhhh ... Ouhhhh [Man screaming in pain ...] Dentist: Well, besides a lot of plaque buildup, there is a major cavity in one of your wisdom teeth. [I feel that.] Hasn't this given you any trouble? Patient: Well, the tooth has been bothering me, and it sometimes hurts when I drink something cold. Does it look that bad? Dentist: Well, we're going to remove the decay, and then we'll either put a filling in, or if the decay is extensive, we can't repair it, we might have to put a crown on your tooth. Or as a last resort, we may have to extract the tooth. Patient: Uh, well, that sounds painful! Dentist: Don't worry. I've done this ... once before. [Huh?] Nah, just relax. Patient: Wait! Aren't you suppose to give me something to dull the pain? Dentist: Uh, chicken. Oh yeah. I almost forgot. We can either use a local anesthetic or nitrous oxide ... laughing gas... to minimize the discomfort you might feel. Or you can just grin and bear it. Patient: Nah, Nah, nah! Put me under! [I thought so.] I can't stand pain, and I'd rather not be aware of what's going on. And, if I need a filling, can I get one that looks like my other teeth? Dentist: If we can save the tooth with a filling, I recommend a high-strength silver alloy filling instead of a porcelain one. It'll probably last longer. Patient: Okay, well whatever. Let's get it over with. Dentist: Okay, pleasant dreams. Drill please. What was said before this conversation?
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The answer is:
Patient: Hi. Dr. Hyde?
Problem: M: I'm busy at the moment. Can you ask him to hold on?Tell him I'll talk with him in a few seconds. What was said before this conversation?

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W: Sir,there's a Mr Miller on the phone who wants to talk to you.