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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: Hello Ralph, it's mom. ,M: Oh, morning, mom! ,F: Ah, it's 1:45. It's not the morning at all. What are you doing anyway? ,M: Well, I'm going to make breakfast and check my email to see if anyone has responded to my advertisement for a new roommate. ,F: Right? ,M: What do you mean by "right"? ,F: Listen, who's willing to live with you? You cannot even take care of yourself. ,M: What are you talking about? I get up early every morning at 6 o'clock AM? ,F: Add about 6 hours to that.
(A) M: I usually get up a early in the morning.Dad. (B) M: I usually get up late in the afternoon. Dad. (C) M: I get up around midday just like my new roomate. What's the problem? (D) M: I didn't hear you. Please could you tell me again?
answer:
D

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M: Look, mom has left a note with housework for us to do while she and dad are away this weekend. ,F: Let's see. Tidy up the garage and clean up the backyard. ,M: She doesn't say which we should do first. ,F: Hey, we're not robots. We can make our own plan as long as everything gets done. Read the weather report in the newspaper. ,M: Em, sunny today, cloudy tonight, probably heavy rain tomorrow. Well, that makes it easy. We work outside today and inside tomorrow.
(A) F: Cloudy tonight? That's not a good sign for tomorrow. (B) F: I'm sorry, I don't understand. Could you say it again? (C) F: Although it is cloudy tonight, I believe tomorrow will be a sunny day. (D) F: It is a pity that it will rain tonight.
answer:
A

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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. ,F: What about your friend Zoe? ,M: She is from Sydney. Her father runs a hotel business in Canberra and she is doing a degree in math. What about you, Daisy? ,F: I'm studying law.
(A) M: Great! Business is a good major for you to study. By the way, I'm studying law. (B) M: Great! Math is a good major for you to study. By the way, I'm studying business. (C) M: Great! Law is a good major for you to study. By the way, I'm studying law, too. (D) M: I am sorry. You spoke so rapidly that I did not catch the meaning of what you said. Could you repeat that?
answer:
D