W: I can speak English, and of course French. And a little Japanese. M: Can you use a computer and fax machine? W: Sure, I can send faxes, e-mails and so on. I can work at the front desk. M: Well, there are a lot of other jobs here, so I need to find out what else you can do. Can you swim? We have swimming pool here. W: Yes, I'm good at swimming. M: We also have four restaurants, and one coffee shop. Can you wait tables? W: Yes, I used to work as a waitress at a restaurant. M: How about weekends? That's the busiest time. Can you work on weekends? W: Umm, I can work only on Sundays. I have to take a course on Saturdays. M: I see. Now the most important question is: Do you like working with people? At a hotel, you must work with people all day. W: Yeah, I can get on well with people. I come from a big family. M: Well, Betty. Thank you for coming in today. I will give you a call in a few days. W: OK. Thanks. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: M: Hello, Betty. I've got your CV. Now, tell me a little about yourself. First, what language can you speak?
Q: W: Must you? It's still early. M: I'm afraid I really must. I have to meet a midnight plane. W: In that case, we can't keep you. M: Well, thank you very much for a pleasant evening. W: Thank you for coming. You must come again. M: Thank you. I will. Good-bye. W: Good-bye. I wish you a very good journey home. What was said before this conversation?
A: M: I'm afraid I must be going now.
Question: W: Well, I haven't decided yet. What are you going to order? M: I think I'll have the roast chicken. They really make it well here. W: I had roast chicken yesterday when I ate out with Shelly. M: Their beef steak is good, too. You can have it served with beans and mushrooms. W: But I'm not that hungry. Is the fried fish or the seafood salad good? M: Never had them before. Maybe if you get the steak, we could share. W: That sounds like a good idea. What was said before this conversation?
Answer: M: I've been here many times. There are quite a lot of delicious dishes to choose from. What are you thinking of ordering?
[Q]: M: Is it raining? Can't you see that I'm almost wet to the skin? What was said before this conversation?
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[A]: W: Is it raining outside, Bob?
input: Please answer the following: Man: Uh, I guess okay ... kind of. Woman: Yeah, Mom said Daniel isn't doing so well. What's going on? Man: Well, uh, for some reason I always thought raising kids would be a lot easier than it is. Woman: Yeah, I know. Tell me about it. What's, what's the problem? Man: Well, for about six months, he's been really down, and sometimes, I can't get him out of bed in the morning to go to school. He just seems so depressed. I just can't figure it out. Woman: So, this has been going on like half a year? Man: Yeah, kind of on and off, but I don't know. I ... I just thought it would just kind of go away, and I just thought things would just get, I don't know, get better. Woman: Yeah, that's not, that's pretty worrrisome. Um, I mean, I've noticed he's not hanging out with Jared very much anymore. You know, is he ... what's he doing when he's up? Man: Well, uh, a lot of the time he's not up. He just kind of uh, stays in bed. [ Really? ] I just can't figure it out. I don't know. Woman: Yeah, that's, that's a big problem. I can see why you're really worried about him. Have you considered taken him to see a therapist, or a psychologist, or anybody? Man: Ah, no. I, I ... It's probably just a phase or something. I think some kids were picking on him at school, but I think that's stopped. He doesn't talk about it anymore, so I guess that's over. Woman: So, you're saying that he was like being bullied and stuff? Man: Yes, yeah. But he didn't talk about it a lot. I thought it was just, you know, having some problems, and it just kind of would go away. Woman: Well, you know, I don't know about that with the bullying or whatever, but you know, this has been going on for a long time. You really need to seriously address it. Man: I don't know. Uh, and well, his girlfriend just broke up with him, so I guess maybe that's had an impact on him. Woman: Yeah, it has. Uh, that explains a lot. Um, have you looked at his Facebook page lately? [ What? ] He posted some stuff, well, he was posting some stuff, I think it was last... What was said before this conversation?
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output: Woman: Hey, how are you doing?
M: I'd like a glass of beer. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer:
F: What would you like to order, sir?