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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: How can you be shouting at your grandpa? You can't be so rude! ,M: No, I don't want to be rude to him, but I had to shout so that he could hear me. My grandpa has something wrong with his ears. He doesn't hear well. ,F: I'm sorry. I misunderstood you. Your grandpa looks kind. ,M: Yes, he is kind to everybody in our small town. So we all respect him. ,F: He looks quite old now. He must be in his seventies, right? ,M: Yes, he is 75 years old this year. ,F: Though he looks so old, he is still in good health. ,M: Yes, of course, he gets up early every morning and does some exercise in our garden. That's why he is still in good health. ,F: How's your granny? Is she still in good health like your grandfather? ,M: She was 5 years younger than my grandfather, but she died of heart disease 3 years ago.
(A) F: Sorry to know your grandmother passed away this year at the age of 75. (B) F: Excuse me, could you repeat the question? (C) F: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that your grandmother died in a quite young age of 67. (D) F: I feel sorry. As she left at the age of 65 last year, you must miss her a lot.
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C

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M: Good morning, Susan. Did you sleep well last night? ,F: I fell asleep right away, didn't wake up once and didn't have any bad dreams. ,M: Great! You look much more relaxed today. ,F: Much better. But I'm still worried about something. ,M: What's that? ,F: Well, I have to drive to school for a meeting this morning and I'm afraid I may get stuck in the rush hour traffic, and I will be pretty upset. ,M: Don't worry! Just breathe deeply when that happens. ,F: OK, I'll try that.
(A) M: Really? You'll not try that? Oh, as you worry about your difficulty in breathing, I think you should try it. (B) M: Yeah, it is very useful to try to breathe deeply as you worry about the rush-hour traffic this morning. (C) M: I didn't hear you. Please could you tell me again? (D) M: Well, as you have to drive to company for a meeting this morning, I am not surprised that you worry about the rush-hour traffic.
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B

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M: Oh, your baby is so cute. ,F: She's cute, but I'm very tired. She never sleep. After I gave birth, she slept a lot. Now that she's older, she is awake all night.
(A) M: I am afraid I did not quite catch what you were saying. Please repeat it. (B) M: You have to work all the time. That's the reason why you feel tired. (C) M: You recently gave birth. That's the reason why you feel tired. (D) M: Your baby is awake all night. But That is not the reason why you feel tired.
answer:
A