input question: Read the below conversation. M: Have you done this before? What would the listener say????
output answer: W: No, but if we follow the directions, we shouldn't have any trouble.
Read the below conversation. Apartment Manager: Well, hi Mr. Brown. How's your apartment working out for you? Tenant: Well Mr. Nelson. That's what I would like to talk to you about. (What?) Well, I want to talk to you about that noise! (Oh) You see. Would you mind talking to the tenant in 4B and ask him to keep his music down, especially after 10:00 o'clock at night? Apartment Manager: Ohhh. Who me? Tenant: Why yes. The music is blaring almost every night, and it should be your job as manager to take care of these things. Apartment Manager: Hey, I just collect the rent. Besides, the man living there is the owner's son, and he's a walking refrigerator. (Well ...) Hey, I'll see what I can do. Anything else? Tenant: Well, yes. Could you talk to the owners of the property next door about the pungent odor drifting this way. Apartment Manager: Well, the area is zoned for agricultural and livestock use, so there's nothing much I can do about that. Tenant: Well, what about the .... That, that noise. Apartment Manager: What noise? I don't hear anything. Tenant: There, there it is again. Apartment Manager: What noise? Tenant: That noise. Apartment Manager: Oh, that noise. I guess the military has resumed its exercises on the artillery range. Tenant: You have to be kidding. Can't anything be done about it? Apartment Manager: Why certainly. I've protested this activity, and these weekly (Weekly!) activities should cease ... within the next three to five years. What would the listener say?
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Answer: Tenant: Hey, you never told me about these problems before I signed the rental agreement.
Q: Read the below conversation. M: Excuse me, Madam. Could I leave this here for a few hours, please? What would the listener say?
A: W: Why not go to the luggage office over there?
Question: Read the below conversation. M: Bob is running for chairman of the student union. Would you vote for him? What would the listener say?
Answer: W: Oh, I can't decide right now because I have to find out more about the other candidates.
[Q]: Read the below conversation. M: May I help you, madam? W: Well, I hope so. You see, I can't find my handbag with my mobile phone and some books in it. I've tried everywhere. M: Were they the only things in the bag? W: Well, no. My front door key as well. M: I'm afraid, madam, we're not having much luck. When did you last have your bag with you? W: I haven't seen it ever since I went shopping this morning. I went by car and stopped outside the tailor's. I had my mobile phone with me then. I think I put it in my bag but I'm not so sure. M: Did you ask the tailor? W: Yes, and I've also been back to the shopping center. M: So you didn't buy anything at the shopping center? What would the listener say?
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[A]: W: No. Well, I've checked there...oh, dear. I've been awfully silly. I think I've left the bag there.
Problem: Given the question: Read the below conversation. W: Dad, I need a few supplies for school, and I was wondering if... M: Yeah. There are a couple of pencils and an eraser in the kitchen drawer, I think. W: Dad, I'm in Grade 8 now, and I need real supplies for my demanding classes. M: Oh, so you need a ruler, too? W: Dad, I need some high tech stuff like a calculator and a laptop computer. M: Uh. I didn't have any of that when I was in middle school, and I did just fine. W: Yeah, and there weren't any cars either. Things are a lot more progressive now. M: Great. My daughter will be playing video games in class. W: Dad. M: Okay. How much are these things going to cost me? W: Well, I found a computer at the store for only 299. M: Well, you'll be supporting me in my old age, so, I guess so. When do you need it? What would the listener say?
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The answer is:
W: Now, right now. Mom's already waiting in the car for us. She said she would buy me an ice cream if I could talk you into buying it for me today.