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: F: I know you pay a lot of attention to exercise in your daily life. Could you tell me something about exercise? ,M: OK. I'm just interested in exercise. The importance of exercise is nothing new. Thomas Jefferson once wrote that to be successful and academic studies, a person should give about 2 hours everyday to exercise. ,F: 2 hours every day? I can't do that. ,M: Most experts today do not demand 2 hours of daily exercise. They recommend that people get 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity most days of the week.
(A) F: Well, I see, jogging for 2 hours everyday is pretty challenging, but I'll have a try. (B) F: Well, I don't think doing exercise for 1.5 hours every Monday is tough. (C) F: Okay, reading for 1 hour everyday is not hard, I think I can do that. (D) F: Excuse me, could you repeat the question?

SOLUTION: D

PROBLEM: M: Why do you have an umbrella with you? It's not supposed to rain today, is it? ,F: No, but it's supposed to be very hot. I'll use this umbrella to protect myself from the sun as soon as these clouds go away. ,M: I've never heard of using an umbrella for protection from the sun. ,F: Did you know that the Chinese invented the umbrella, and that it's first use was for protection against the sun, not the rain? ,M: I had no idea, you must get sunburned easily, huh? ,F: Oh, absolutely. I always get super red if I haven't put on sun cream.
(A) M: Do you never put on sunscreen because you are not easy to get sunburn? (B) M: Since you are so easy to get sunburned, why don't you bring an umbrella? (C) M: Just a minute! I do not quite follow what you are saying, would you mind repeating that? (D) M: You don't even know the first use of umbrella. No wonder you don't have an umbrella.

SOLUTION: C

PROBLEM: M: We're going to have a party tonight. That's great. But what kind of drinks should we get? ,F: I know that beer is your favorite, but I don't think everyone likes it. How about some soft drinks?
(A) M: I'm sorry, I didn't catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly? (B) M: Well, everyone likes beer. I don't think we need anything else. (C) M: Sure. What kind of soft drinks do we need? I still like beer best. (D) M: Of course. I like cola the best. But you can also buy some beer.

SOLUTION:
C