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: Ah, Mary. What did you have to go and do that for? ,F: Do what? ,M: You know what I am talking about. Why did you go and tell Mrs Jones how much money I'm going to make? Now she will go and tell the whole world. ,F: I'm sorry, Frank. ,M: Yeah, but you know she talks to everybody and their brothers. ,F: Well, I apologize. I guess I wasn't thinking. I got all excited. ,M: Oh, well. It's done now. I guess it doesn't matter that much, anyway. They will know in the end. Everyone in this town got a big nose.
(A) F: I'm sorry, I didn't catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly? (B) F: Yes, I want to tell th world about how much money you are going to make! I am on purpose. (C) F: I got too excited and wasn't thinking. But I didn't talk to Mrs Jones. Well, I apologize. (D) F: I got too excited and wasn't thinking. So I told to Mrs Jones. Well, I apologize.

SOLUTION: D

PROBLEM: M: Hi, Rosa, what are you doing? ,F: I'm trying to pick an English literature course for this term. ,M: Take Professor Holds class. I took hers last year. ,F: Really? What's she like? ,M: Fantastic. I think she is really a good teacher. ,F: Why? What makes her so good? ,M: For one thing, she is really funny. She's also smart. So you learn a lot. ,F: What do you think of Professor Vance? ,M: He is boring. Most students fall asleep in his class and he is hard to talk to.
(A) F: I didn't hear you. Please could you tell me again? (B) F: Really? You think he is easy to talk to and you think Professor Holt's class is ordinary? (C) F: So, many teachers fall asleep in his class and you think Professor Holt's class is attractive? (D) F: So, he is hard to talk to and you think Professor Holt's class is attractive? Okay, I see.

SOLUTION: D

PROBLEM: F: Hi, do you live around here? ,M: Yes, I grew up on this street actually. ,F: So you know every part of this neighborhood then. ,M: Yes, I know it pretty well, are you new here? ,F: Yes, I'm looking for my client's office. I think it's somewhere in this neighborhood. The address is 145 Renew Street. ,M: It must be the new office building down the street. Look. You go down the street for 3 blocks and you will see Joe's bakery and Deli on your right and a flower shop on the left, the building is right behind shows. You can't miss it. You'll smell the fresh bread.
(A) F: OK, I will find the bakers first, and the new office building is behind it, right? (B) F: Yes, I will not miss the smell of flowers, and the new office building is next door. (C) F: You mean the office building is 4 blocks down the street and behind a bakers? (D) F: I'm sorry, I don't understand. Could you say it again?

SOLUTION:
A