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: I have read Mark Twain's book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It's quite interesting and adventurous. ,F: But this book I'm reading is kind of boring. It only tells you some facts about Mark Twain. ,M: Oh, tell me something about Mark Twain, please. ,F: Well, when Mark Twain was 4, his family moved to Hannibal, a port town on the Mississippi River that gave him the idea for writing the book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. ,M: Oh, really? Anything else? ,F: In eighteen fourty-seven, when Twain was 11 years old, his father died. The next year, he began to learn printing. When he was 18, he worked as a printer in New York City. ,M: What happened next? ,F: Then on a voyage to New Orleans, the steamboat pilot, Horace, inspired Twain to become a pilot. And Mark Twain really received his steamboat pilot license in eighteen fifty-nine, after 2 years of hard work.
(A) M: So, on the voyage to New Orleans, Mark Twain wanted to be a pilot but Hannibal gave Mark Twain the idea to write a book? (B) M: So, New Orleans gave Mark Twain the idea to write a book but when he was 18, he still worked as a printer in London? (C) M: So, as Mark Twain never received his steamboat pilot license, he finally became a writer and Hannibal gave him the idea to write a book? (D) M: Just a minute! I do not quite follow what you are saying, would you mind repeating that?

SOLUTION: A

PROBLEM: M: Hello. This is the China Telephone Company. What can I do for you? ,F: Is this the Complaints Department? ,M: Yes, it is. ,F: I want to complain about the bill I received this month. I don't think I've made that many phone calls. Have their rates gone up? There must be a mistake in your billing.
(A) M: Why do you think the telephone bill was not accurate? How much is ti? (B) M: Yes, your telephone line was always busy. But you still got a low bill, that's strange. (C) M: Do you mean that the telephone call was not clear. As IT department, I'll help you to solve it. (D) M: I'm sorry, I didn't understand. Could you repeat a little louder, please?

SOLUTION: A

PROBLEM: F: Hi, Jack. Who are you writing to? ,M: I'm writing to my parents, telling them I'll stay here this summer. ,F: You're not going home? I thought you were going on a trip to Japan with your family. ,M: Well, I intended, but I thought again in changed my mind. ,F: Tell me. I'm interested in knowing what keeps you from joining your beloved family and staying here? ,M: Michael arranged for me to work at his uncle's institution.
(A) F: I am sorry. You spoke so rapidly that I did not catch the meaning of what you said. Could you repeat that? (B) F: So, you mean you intened to go home and now you didn't change your mind? Okay, as your teacher, I have learned it. (C) F: So, that's the reason why you are writing to tell them you'll stay here this winter? Oh, we are classmates but I didn't know it. (D) F: Really? Michael arranged for you to work at his uncle's institution? Oh, we are classmates but I didn't know it.

SOLUTION:
D