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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: How do you manage to cook your own meals all the time? ,M: Well, I guess my planning ahead and making sure that I always have enough ingredients at home. ,F: You must go to the supermarket a lot then. ,M: Yeah, I used to go every other day, but it still took a lot of time, so I only go twice a week now. ,F: Do you go on the same days every week? ,M: I do actually. I go on every Thursday and Sunday. ,F: Why these 2 particular days? ,M: I shop for the following week on Sunday. On Thursday I shop for the weekend. ,F: I see. Sounds like a good plan. ,M: Yeah, how often do you go to the supermarket? ,F: Oh, I go probably twice a month. I order food delivery sometimes, but mostly I just eat out at restaurants.
(A) M: Really? You go to the supermarket probably twice a week and you arrange your meals most of the time by cooking at home? (B) M: Okay, I see. You order food delivery sometimes, but you arrange your meals most of the time by going to restaurants. (C) M: Really? You never order food delivery and you arrange your meals most of the time by going to restaurants? OK, I see. (D) M: I am sorry. You spoke so rapidly that I did not catch the meaning of what you said. Could you repeat that?
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C

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F: Hi. How can we help you today? ,M: Yeah, I'd like to get my hair cut a little. ,F: Well, can we interest you in today's special? ,M: Um... nah, nah. ,F: We'll shampoo, cut and style your hair for one unbelievable low price of $9.99. Plus, we'll give you a clean shaved to help you relax. ,M: I just want to get my hair cut. A little of the top and sides. That's all. ,F: OK, here we go. Time for the shampoo. Just move back. So what do you do, sir? ,M: I'm a lawyer, specializing in workplace accidents. I have an interview today. Hey, hey, you got shampoo in my eye! ,F: Relax, sir, relax. I'm almost finished. Now, let me see, how does this thing work? ,M: Look at all that hair on the floor! How much are you cutting off? ,F: Don't worry, sir. OK, now let's dry your hair and put a little styling gel in it. ,M: Hey, what happened to my hair? Are you even a licensed beautician? How in the world am I supposed to go to my job interview looking like this? I want to talk to the manager. ,F: I'm sorry, but he is on vacation. ,M: Forget it. Forget it. Is there any place in this town that can give me a decent haircut and fix this damage? ,F: Well, my brother works next door and he offers a complete package for... ,M: I know. Forget I even asked.
(A) F: I am afraid I did not quite catch what you were saying. Please repeat it. (B) F: My brother is a lawyer as well (C) F: My brother works as a barber, but he isn't work in this town. (D) F: My brother works as a barber next door.
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D

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M: You've been in this country for a long time now. You must have noticed quite a few differences between living in Indonesia and living in England. What's the most obvious thing that you've noticed? ,F: In what way? Culturally or educationally? ,M: Well, let's begin with families. ,F: Oh, families. Yes, there's lots of differences. ,M: What sort of differences? Family size or customs? ,F: Well, in Indonesia, they have such a variety of types of people. Some of them are nuclear families. Some of them have quite a lot of children, depending on their religion. ,M: Does it depend on where they live? ,F: Yes, but then, of course, religion is also depending on their area. ,M: So which groups tend to have the largest families? ,F: Muslims usually have. ,M: Sort of 5 or 6 or bigger than that? ,F: Well, I left Indonesia a long time ago, but from the people that I know, I think 4 children is the average. Though there can be 6.
(A) M: What made you decide to stay in Indonesia for so many years? (B) M: I am really sorry, I did not catch that. Would you slow down, please? (C) M: Why did you leave Indonesia and come to England last year? (D) M: Since we are in China now, what's the biggest different among this 3 countries?
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B