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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.
question:
F: Welcome to the parent teacher conference. So what is your child's name? ,M: Megan Jones. ,F: Let's see, um, she missed the last couple of days has she been sick? ,M: No, she's been having some problems with the other kids in your class. ,F: Well, you know, junior high school is the difficult time, but she just needs to speak up a little more in class. ,M: No, it's more than that. Some of the kids in your class have been joking around with her a lot about her appearance. And then the other day, you didn't help at all. She said, you commented on her blouse and jeans. Saying they were from the nineteen seventies.
(A) F: You're right. I will find out who stole her phone. And the kids really like Megan's appearance. She is like an angel. (B) F: I think the kids didn't ignore her at lunch on purpose, because they really like Megan's appearance. She is like an angel. (C) F: I understand. I won't let them make fun of her appearance. (D) F: I'm sorry, I didn't understand. Could you repeat a little louder, please?
answer:
C

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F: You can speak German? Where did you learn it? ,M: I used to live in Germany with my mother when I was little.
(A) F: So you acquired German when you lived in Germany. (B) F: I didn't hear you. Please could you tell me again? (C) F: Oh, you are a German, so you speak fluent German. (D) F: You and your dad used to live in Germany? Now I understand why you speak German.
answer:
A

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F: What about you Brian? How much time do you spend on the Internet? ,M: Not a lot. My computer is a bit slow. I find it frustrating. ,F: But you must admit it is great for getting information. ,M: Oh, sure. ,F: Well, I spend a lot of time on the Internet. What I like is being able to keep in contact with my family. I really miss them. ,M: Well, you are so far from home. ,F: Yeah, what do you use it for? ,M: I like being able to follow the English soccer. It is so hard to get any information through the regular media. What I hate is all that junk mails. It is average about 30 a day. ,F: That's a lot. I managed to get rid of most of the stuff. ,M: So you don't see any disadvantages at all? ,F: Well, with this course I am doing, I have to spend a couple of hours on line every day and it really costs a lot. ,M: That is true.
(A) F: I'm sorry, I didn't understand. Could you repeat a little louder, please? (B) F: It is very expensive to surf the Internet, although your computer is very fast. (C) F: That's right. It is hard to get information about the basketball through the regular media. (D) F: Although your computer is fast, it is frustrating to get rid of the disadvantages of the Internet.
answer:
A