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: Which type of washing machine have you decided on? ,M: I'm still not sure. ,F: We have many brands. Little Swan is domestic. Philipson, Panasonic are imported. ,M: Which one is of the highest quality?
(A) F: The only one I recommended has the highest quality. (B) F: It's hard to say which one in those three brands is the best in quality. (C) F: It's hard to say. You can choose between the two brands I told you. (D) F: Just a minute! I do not quite follow what you are saying, would you mind repeating that?

SOLUTION: B

PROBLEM: F: Hi, Bill. Can you tell me how it happened? ,M: Sure. I was climbing the mountain in Nuremberg. Suddenly, the weather became really bad. There was lots of snow and we couldn't see anything. We got lossed. Well, we spent 4 days on the mountain. The temperature was 20 degrees below 0. We didn't have any equipment or food. ,F: So what happened? I guess somebody found you, right? ,M: Yes. But we were very sick. I couldn't move my legs because of the cold. I spent 2 months in the hospital. The doctors removed my legs.
(A) F: It seems that the low temperature really hurt you. (B) F: I am afraid I did not quite catch what you were saying. Please repeat it. (C) F: It's a pity that you lose your legs because of the bad fall on the mountain. (D) F: Maybe you would be good if you could have a successful operation in the forest.

SOLUTION: A

PROBLEM: M: Thanks so much for coming to our house. My wife and I really need someone to look after the children. After we had our first baby 6 years ago, my wife left her job as a lawyer to care for him. Then we had a little girl. That was 2 years ago. But my wife has decided to start teaching at a university, so we'd like to hire someone to watch them during the day. ,F: Well, I have a lot of experience taking care of children. I started baby-sitting my own little brothers and sisters when I was in middle school. I also looked after other people's children to make money when I was in high school, and last year I took the Red Cross safety course so I know basic first aid. ,M: Wow! You sound like you know what you're doing. If you want the job, we'll pay you $20 an hour. You should work three days a week. My wife only teaches part of the week so we don't need you all the time. ,F: That sounds perfect. I'll take the job.
(A) M: Great! My wife is working as a nurse, so you can ask her if there's any problem. (B) M: I didn't hear you. Please could you tell me again? (C) M: My wife and I teach on work days, so we will leave our kids to you for $30 an hour. (D) M: My wife is busy as a lawyer and me, too, so we appreciate your hard work, thank you.

SOLUTION:
B