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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: I wonder why the Sunflower went out of business? It got a great review and dining magazine, and every time I ate there, there was a big crowd. ,M: It's not closed forever. There was a fire in the kitchen last month. But they planned to re-open as soon as the damage is repaired.
(A) F: The sunflower's food is really awful, every time I went, there usually wasn't anybody. (B) F: I'm sorry, I don't understand. Could you say it again? (C) F: Well, although Sunflower cinema got many bad reviews, I think I still will go there tonight. (D) F: Alright, I hope everything is okay and they could repair the damage quickly.
answer:
D

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F: What a terrible house! ,M: I'm sick of it, too! ,F: The doorbell doesn't work, there's no hot water, and the building is so old that it seems to be falling apart.
(A) M: I am really sorry, I did not catch that. Would you slow down, please? (B) M: I caught a cold after taking a cold bath last night because there was no hot water. (C) M: There is no doorbell in this restaurant, you have to wait for the waiter to open the door for you. (D) M: There is no hot water in the kettle. You can get some from the kitchen.
answer:
B

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M: I've received your letter of application and I see your current job is as a sales assistant at Ray Stones book shop? Why have you applied for this position? ,F: Well, I've really enjoyed my work at Ray Stones. I've always been interested in books and usually the customers are really nice. And I like trying to find books for them. ,M: So why do you want to leave? ,F: Because it's quite a small independent book shop. But EI books is a much bigger company. I read on your website. You have over 50 branches now and you're still growing, and I see you also have a website where people can order books.
(A) M: So as you said, Raystone's is not independent. (B) M: So as you said, Raystone's is independent. (C) M: I am really sorry, I did not catch that. Would you slow down, please? (D) M: So as you said, Raystone's offers good online service.
answer:
B