input question: Read the below conversation. M: Have you booked a table, madam? W: Yes, we've booked one for two. The name is Morrison. M: Oh, yes, we have the table for you near the group. This way, please. W: The music group? I can't stand the noisy places. Now where's the menu? M: It's on the wall, madam, on the blackboard. W: Indeed. I suppose you can't afford proper menus. M: I'm sorry, madam, but that's what we always do. What would the listener say????
output answer: W: Oh, If I weren't so hungry, I would leave immediately.
Read the below conversation. W: I wonder if Henry is coming. M: We're supposed to be here at eight sharp. He told me he would be here at eight o'clock, and it's already half past eight. What would the listener say?
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Answer: W: Perhaps something is wrong with him.
Q: Read the below conversation. W: Why didn't you come here yesterday, John? What would the listener say?
A: M: I'm sorry, madam. My mother was ill.
Question: Read the below conversation. W: This week's program Up Your Street takes you to Harrogate, a small town in Yorkshire. Harrogate became a fashionable resort during Victorian times, when people came to take a bath in the mineral waters. Today, few people come to visit the town for its mineral waters. Instead, Harrogate has become a popular town for people to retire to. Its clean air, attractive parks, and the absence of any industry, make this an ideal spot for people looking for a quiet life. Now, to tell us more about Harrogate, I have with me Tom Percival, President of the Chamber of Commerce. Tom, one of the things visitor notices about Harrogate is the large area of open park land right down into the middle of the town. Can you tell us more about it? M: Yes, certainly. The area is called the Stray. W: Why the Stray? M: It's called that because in the old days, people let their cattle stray on the area, which was common land. W: Oh, I see. M: Then, we've changes in farming and in land ownership. The Stray became part of the land owned by Harrogate. W: And is it protected? M: Oh, yes, indeed. As a special law, no one can build anything on the stray. It's protected forever. W: So it will always be park land? M: That's right. As you can see, some of the Stray is used for sports fields. W: I believe it looks lovely in the spring. What would the listener say?
Answer: M: Yes, it does. There're spring flowers on the old trees, and people visit the town just to see the flowers.
[Q]: Read the below conversation. M: What are you doing, Mary? W: I am cooking the dinner, John. M: Oh. Look! The Capital Building caught on a big fire today. W: What? How about the people in the building? M: More than 220 people were killed and the building was destroyed. W: It must have taken the fire fighters a long time to put it out. M: Yes, they spent about five hours putting it out. Hm, what a strange smell! W: Oh, I forgot the food cooking on the fire! What would the listener say?
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[A]: M: Be quick! Turn the gas off. You should be careful next rime, otherwise you'd have our house on fire!
Problem: Given the question: Read the below conversation. M: I'm sorry. I'm late. W: That's all right. John. My house is not that easy to find. But you know you wouldn't have gotten lost if you had a smart car. M: A smart car? What's that? W: I just read a magazine article about some new technology that can make a car smart. One device is a computerized map display and an artificial voice. You just enter the address for where you want to go and the voice will tell you how to get there,street by street. M: Hey, that's just like my brother. He never gets lost and he's always telling me the best route. So what else will the smart cars be able to do? W: Well, the article says there'll be a device with read-on warning systems that will warn drivers with a long signal if they're getting too close to other cars. And they will even put on brakes if the drivers don't. M: Tell me, Shelly. Will these cars be smart enough to fill themselves up with gas? W: Not by now. Why do you ask? What would the listener say?
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The answer is:
M: I'm not late because I got lost. I'm late because I ran out of gas on the way over there.