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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.
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F: Welcome to the parent teacher conference. So what is your child's name? ,M: Megan Jones. ,F: Let's see, um, she missed the last couple of days has she been sick? ,M: No, she's been having some problems with the other kids in your class. ,F: Well, you know, junior high school is the difficult time, but she just needs to speak up a little more in class.
(A) M: I am afraid I did not quite catch what you were saying. Please repeat it. (B) M: I agree with you. I'll encourage her to take some pictures and talk less in class. (C) M: All right. I'd like to encourage her to speak a little more in class. (D) M: All right. I won't encourage her to speak a little more in class.
answer:
C

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M: I'm really surprised you got an A on the test. You didn't seem to have done much reading. ,F: Now you know why I never missed the lectures.
(A) M: I am sorry. You spoke so rapidly that I did not catch the meaning of what you said. Could you repeat that? (B) M: Wow! You have reviewed all the notes? No wonder why you got an A on the test. (C) M: So you mean that you have attended every lecture and it helped you get an A on the test? (D) M: So you mean that you have attended every lecture but it didn't help you to improve your grades?
answer:
C

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M: What are you going to bring to the party tonight? I was thinking about going to the grocery store to pick up some vegetables. ,F: Oh, there is no need to do that. I have a vegetable garden in my backyard. We can just pick some from there. ,M: I thought that was something only old people did. What kinds of vegetables do you have? ,F: I have carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce. ,M: Perfect. How long have you been growing your own vegetables? ,F: For the last couple of years. More and more young people are doing it now. It's not just a thing for housewives. ,M: Can you come over tomorrow and help me get started on a garden? ,F: I'm busy on Friday, but I'll come the day after that.
(A) M: I am sorry. You spoke so rapidly that I did not catch the meaning of what you said. Could you repeat that? (B) M: Today is Thursday, so you are free tomorrow and you can help me. Cool! (C) M: After the Thursday party, I'll look forward to seeing you on Saturday. (D) M: When you come for the Saturday party, I'll show you my vegetable garden.
answer:
C