Please answer this: W: Sorry, because of traffic jam. M: Well. Don't be late next time. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: M: You're late. Why did you keep me waiting for twenty minutes?
Problem: W: Oh, hi. M: Do you have any idea what time it is? W: About ten or ten-thirty? M: It's nearly midnight. W: Really? I didn't know it was so late. M: Don't you have an early class to teach tomorrow morning? W: Yes, at seven o'clock. My commuter class, the students who go to work right after their lesson. M: Then you ought to go to bed. What are you writing, anyway? W: An article I hope I can sell. M: Oh, another of your newspaper pieces? What's this one about? W: Do you remember the trip I took last month? M: The one up to the Amazon? W: Well, that's what I'm writing about-the new highway and the changes it's making in the Amazon valley. M: It should be interesting. W: It is. I guess that's why I forgot all about the time. M: How many articles have you sold now? W: About a dozen so far. M: What kind of newspapers buy them? W: The papers that carry a lot of foreign news. They usually appear in the big Sunday editions where they need a lot of background stories to help fill up the space between the ads. M: Is there any future in it? W: I hope so. There's a chance I may sell this article to a news service. M: Then your story would be published in several papers, wouldn't it? W: That's the idea. And I might even be able to do other stories on a regular basis. M: That would be great. What was said before this conversation?

A: M: You're going to wear out the computer's keyboard!
Problem: Given the question: M: Of course. What was said before this conversation?
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W: Hi, I'm calling about the three-bedroom house you sell in yesterday's paper. Can you give me more details?
input question: W: Yes, it is. I wish that it would rain and cool off. M: Me, too. This is unusual for May. I don't remember it ever being so hot and dry in May before. W: You are from Florida then? M: Not really. I was born in Chicago, but I've lived here for ten years now. W: My mother and I have just moved here from Indiana. M: Pretty cold in Indiana, isn't it? W: Yes. That's why we moved. But we didn't know that it would be so hot here. We should have gone to California. Do you think that we've missed the bus, by the way? M: No. It's alawys a little late. What was said before this conversation????
output answer: M: Hot today, isn't it?
W: I'm parking my car here. M: No, I'm sorry. It's impossible. W: Why not? I don't see a "No Parking" sign. M: This is my parking place. W: I don't see a sign with your name. M: I park here every day. W: Well, I'm parking here today. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: M: What are you doing?
Q: M: I'm not surprised. You've been eating too much. W: I wish I could lose weight. I have been to the hospital. M: Were you given any advice? W: Yeah, the doctor asked me to clean up my diet by cutting down meat. M: What's more, you had better do more exercise. W: You're right. What was said before this conversation?
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W: Oh, dear. My weight has gone up again.