[Q]: Read the below conversation. Daughter: Guess what, Mom. I got it. Mother: Great. That's super. Father: What's going on? So, what did you get me? Daughter: Nothing. I got my driver's license. Okay. Bye. Father: Wait, wait, wait. Where are you going? Daughter: Mom said I could take the car to school this morning, and ... Father: Hold on here. I've prepared a few rules regarding the use of the motor vehicles in this house. Daughter: Like what? Father: Let me get my notes here. Daughter: Dad! That looks like a book? Mom, Dad's being mean to me. Father: Okay, let me get my reading glasses here. Okay, here we are. Rule number one: No driving with friends for the first six months. Daughter: What? Father: Teenagers often lack the judgment to drive responsibly, especially when several teenagers are involved. I mean they speed, they joyride, they cruise around town way past midnight. Daughter: But that's not me! Do I really need this lecture? This is such a drag! Father: Furthermore, who really needs a car when a pair of shoes will work? I mean, life was different when I was your age. In fact, I used to walk to school ... Daughter: Yeah, yeah. I know. Both ways uphill in ten feet of snow. I've heard this story many times. Father: Yeah. Oh, where were we? Oh yes. Rule number two: You always must wear your seat belt and obey the rules of the road. Daughter: Duh. I wasn't born yesterday. Father: Okay, rule number three: You can't drive long distances at night because you might get drowsy and drive off the road. But driving to the movie theater is fine. Daughter: But the movie theater is right across the street from our house. Father: Exactly, so you can just park in the driveway and walk there. Daughter: Mom! Dad's being unreasonable. Father: And rule number four: You should never use a cell phone while driving. That could cause an accident. Daughter: But YOU do. Father: That's different. Daughter: How's it different? You even need my help to turn your cell phone on. Father: And rule number five: Remember that I love you,... What would the listener say?
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[A]: Mother: Yeah. She has to grow up sometime.

[Q]: Read the below conversation. M: It's such a beautiful day. Why not sit out in the back yard for a while and enjoy it? What would the listener say?
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[A]: W: I'd love to. But there's a lot of laundry to do.

[Q]: Read the below conversation. M: Why, Mary Smith! I haven't seen you for ages. How have you been? W: John, John Brown! It has been a long time, hasn't it? It must be at least a year. M: No, we talked at the Johnsons' Christmas party last December. Don't you remember? W: That's right. Well, how are you? Still working for the food company? M: No, I changed jobs three months ago. I'm with the National Bank now. How about you? W: I'm still teaching at the university, but I moved from the German Department to the Spanish Department. Well,how is your family? Are the children all in school now? M: No, Billy is still at home. Tom is in the third grade and Jane's in the second. What would the listener say?
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[A]: W: Our two children haven't started school yet, either. But they will go in the fall.

[Q]: Read the below conversation. M: Excuse me, Is there an airline flying to New York this afternoon? W: Sorry, sir. I can't sell you a ticket. Our computer is down. M: If your computer is down, just write me a ticket. W: Sorry, I can't. The computer is the only one allowed doing so. M: Hmm... Then what do all you people do? W: We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not. M: So when it goes down, you go down with it W: That's very good, sir. M: How long will the computer be down? W: Sorry, I've got no idea. Sometimes it's down for 10 minutes; sometimes for two hours. There's no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it's down, it won't answer us. M: Well, let's forget the computer. Is there any other airline flying to New York within the next few hours? What would the listener say?
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W: I wouldn't know. Only the computer knows. It just can't tell me.