Question: M: It's really cold today. W: Yes, you have to get used to it. The weather's going to be like this for the next three months. M: Then I'm going to Florida. Can you tell me about your weather diary? Why do you make notes about the different types of weather? W: Because it's interesting to see what the weather is like at different times and on different days. For example, we had very interesting weather on the 28th of April. M: Really? W: Yes. On the 28th of April, it was sunny while I was eating my breakfast. I'm sure everybody thought it would be a sunny day. M: What happened? W: At lunch, the sky became cloudy. In the afternoon, at four, the sky was black and it rained heavily. That was really an unusual day. M: I think you should be a weather reporter. You know a lot about the weather. W: Thanks. I want to be a weather reporter when I finish school. It's an exciting job. What was said before this conversation?
Answer: W: Look! It's snowing. Winter is here at last.
[Q]: W: Well, it is pretty cold for much of the year. But during the summer, it's just as warm as it is in states like Washington and Oregon. M: Interesting. The days are really long right now. I don't think the sun has been down for more than a few hours the whole time I've been here. W: Yeah, that's another interesting thing about the summers here. We're so far north that we're exposed to the sun for almost the entire day. In winter, the opposite is true. M: You mean it's dark the whole time? W: Well, not the whole time... but maybe for two-thirds of every day from December to February. M: Whoa! How do you make it through every year? As a California native, I wouldn't be able to handle that for more than one season! W: I guess I'm used to it. When I was a kid, it was pretty fun to play with flashlights and have campfires outside in the afternoon. I never noticed that life was worse because it was always dark. What was said before this conversation?
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[A]: M: Wow, I had no idea it was going to be so sunny here! I thought Alaska was supposed to be cold.
input: Please answer the following: W: Steven! Why? How do you know? M: You were absent today. Tom told me that you had been ill. What's wrong with you? W: Nothing serious. Yesterday I went to the supermarket after school. But it began to rain heavily on my way home. I was wet absolutely. M: Bad luck. W: This morning I got a fever. The doctor asked me to stay at home and have a rest after taking some medicine. M: Are you better now? W: Yes, I am much better now. I think I can go to school tomorrow. M: That's good. What was said before this conversation?
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output: M: Hi, Lynn, how are you feeling?
Please answer this: M: Well, no...I came back late yesterday and found John sleeping in the chair. He'd been writing a report all day long and he was too tired to go out again, so we gave the lesson a miss. W: You've missed quite a lot of lessons lately, haven't you? Are you losing interest? M: Yes, I'm afraid so. Neither John nor I have a gift for language. People just laugh at us when we attempt to speak German. How did you and Jane pick it up so quickly and easily? You've hardly been in Germany a month. W: It was neither quick nor easy. We'd both studied the language before we came, and we only needed to revise it. M: Anyway, all our friends here speak English very well, so we don't really need to learn German. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: W: Why weren't you at the German class last night, Tom? Have you given up?
Problem: W: Thank you, but I promised my sister I'd take her to the airport. What was said before this conversation?

A: M: If you'd like to go there for dinner this evening, I'll phone the restaurant.
input: Please answer the following: F: I did, too. What was said before this conversation?
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output:
M: I just got my first job offer.