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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.
question:
F: Hello, Mr.Smith. This is Janet Bush. ,M: Hello, Miss Bush. ,F: I'm afraid I'm going to be late for our appointment. My friend was supposed to pick me up from the airport, but she just called me and said she is stuck in traffic downtown so she won't be here right now. It's 11 now, so there is no way I'm going to the restaurant at 11:30 as we planned. I wonder if we could reschedule our appointment to sometime this afternoon
(A) M: Yes, we had planned to meet at 11:30 a.m. Since you can't make it, let's reschedule our appointment at 1:00 pm. (B) M: Have you forgot it? We had planned to meet at about 11 a.m. Since you can't make it, let's reschedule our appointment at 1:00 pm. (C) M: I am sorry. You spoke so rapidly that I did not catch the meaning of what you said. Could you repeat that? (D) M: OK, let's postpone our meeting for half an hour. Can we meet at 2 p.m?
answer:
A

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F: Have you seen this story in The Herald? It says The Times is closing down in three months' time. ,M: Ben, that's good news. That newspaper is terrible. I won't miss it.
(A) F: Why do you feel disappointed about The Times? It is not going to close down. (B) F: Why do you feel joyful about The Times? It is closing down in two months. (C) F: You must feel joyful as The Times is going to close down in three months. (D) F: Just a minute! I do not quite follow what you are saying, would you mind repeating that?
answer:
C

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M: Hi Daisy. ,F: Hi Tom. I hope you are getting on well at college. ,M: I am. I've made lots of friends and I really enjoy my courses. ,F: Great. Me, too. So what do you like most about our college? ,M: I especially like the swimming pool. ,F: Yes, me too. The school gym and the playground are very good. Oh, you didn't tell me what you are studying there. ,M: I'm doing business studies. I hope to get a job in Toronto after graduating since that's where my parents live now.
(A) F: Wow, cool. So you are in Canberra now. (B) F: Wow, cool. So you are in Toronto now. (C) F: Wow, cool. So your father is in Sydney now. (D) F: Excuse me, could you repeat the question?
answer:
D