input question: Read the below conversation. W: I enjoy going through secondhand bookstores, don't you? It's interesting to see what people used to enjoy reading. Did you see this old book of children's stories? M: Some of these books aren't so old, though. See? This novel was published only six years ago. It cost seventy-five cents. W: Hey! Look at this! M: What? Are you getting interested in nineteenth-century plays all of a sudden? W: No. Look at the signature. Someone gave this book as a present, and wrote a note on the inside of the front cover. It's dated 1856. Maybe it's worth something. M: Everything on that shelf is worth fifty cents. W: But if this is the signature of someone who is well-known, it might bring a lot more. I hear William Shakespeare's signature is worth about a million dollars. M: Oh? I can hardly read what the one says. Who wrote it? W: The name looks like "Harold Dickinson". Wasn't he a politician or something? I'm going to buy this book and see if I can find a name like that in the library. What would the listener say????
output answer: M: Good luck. Your book of plays may make you rich, but I'll bet my seventy-five cents novel is a better buy.
Read the below conversation. M: What shall we do this weekend? W: Did you have something special in mind? M: No, not really. I just thought it might be fun to do something new. W: Doing something for a change, you mean? M: Yes, something different. I need a change. W: I usually go shopping and have my hair done during the weekend and you usually watch the football games on TV. M: Yes, you often have tea with your friends. And I sometimes play cards with my friends. We seldom do anything together. It's quite unlike when we were first married. W: Now I've got an idea. Autumn is the best season in Beijing. Why don't we go for a picnic this weekend? You'll invite your friends and I'll invite mine. We'll go together. What would the listener say?
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Answer: M: Good idea! I'd see about the car and you'll prepare the food. But are you sure you really want all our friends to come along?
Q: Read the below conversation. M: Where are you going? W: To the airport. I need to be there by 2:30. M: Oh, it's a long way from here. What would the listener say?
A: W: I'm glad you stopped. I'd been standing here for a long time.
Question: Read the below conversation. M: Hi, Jenny. What did you do today? W: Hi, Mark! I've just got back from the Art Gallery. They had a wonderful art exhibition today. You shouldn't have stayed home and worked on that paper. I think you would have been inspired by some of the paintings. M: Oh, Idon't know. I don't really care for modern art. W: I think you should think ofmodern art like food. You need to taste things to see if you like them. You know, some of the pieces at the exhibition were even for sale. The last one was on sale for $9,000. M: $9,000? Well, I may go and visit the exhibition tomorrow, but I'm not going tobuy anything. W: OK, let me know how it goes, won't you? And you might give Tom a call. He wanted to go with me today but his aunt was intown so he couldn't. He really wants to go. What would the listener say?
Answer: M: OK, I will.
[Q]: Read the below conversation. M: Marissa, if your papers continue to be late, I will have to give you a failing grade for the course. W: I'm sorry! I've been having a really hard semester. M: You need to try a little harder, okay? W: I know, I will. There's just been a lot going on lately. I'm moving out of my house, and my brother is in the hospital. M: I'm sorry to hear that, but this is the 7th paper you've turned in late. W: I promise I'll get the next one in on time. Just please don't fail me. What would the listener say?
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[A]: M: I'll give you one more chance, but just one. Don't let me down.
Problem: Given the question: Read the below conversation. W: Hey, Bob, what are you up to this weekend? M: Nothing in particular. Why? Do you have something in mind? What would the listener say?
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W: Yeah. A friend of mine told me about a relatively new bar in the centre of town. It's called The Pharmacy and the decor is made of old medical stuff.