Teacher: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.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: M: Hi grandma, I'm calling to say happy birthday, I hope you're having a good day. ,F: Thank you. Michael. It's great to hear from you. It's been awhile since we've talked. ,M: I know grandma. I'm sorry I've been so busy with school and activities lately. I'm captain of the basketball team this year and I'm also applying to colleges for next fall. ,F: Oh, Michael, I'm so proud of you, you're a very accomplished young man. Do you know where you want to go to college? ,M: I really want to go to the University of Southern California, but they might not let me in. It's a very good school and it's very difficult to be accepted there.
(A) F: I'm sorry, I didn't catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly? (B) F: Yale is so hard to apply to, I think I' ll have a hard time getting in. (C) F: I' m sure I' ll get into Harvard University! Don' t you worry about that. (D) F: I am so disappointed. I wasn't admitted to such a bad university.
Student:
A