instruction:
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: Hello, Mr.Smith. This is Janet Bush. ,M: Hello, Miss Bush. ,F: I'm afraid I'm going to be late for our appointment. My friend was supposed to pick me up from the airport, but she just called me and said she is stuck in traffic downtown so she won't be here right now. It's 11 now, so there is no way I'm going to the restaurant at 11:30 as we planned. I wonder if we could reschedule our appointment to sometime this afternoon
(A) M: Yes, we had planned to meet at 11:30 a.m. Since you can't make it, let's reschedule our appointment at 1:00 pm. (B) M: Have you forgot it? We had planned to meet at about 11 a.m. Since you can't make it, let's reschedule our appointment at 1:00 pm. (C) M: I am sorry. You spoke so rapidly that I did not catch the meaning of what you said. Could you repeat that? (D) M: OK, let's postpone our meeting for half an hour. Can we meet at 2 p.m?
answer:
A

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M: Hasn't it been hard for you without your sister and brother, mom? ,F: Yes, Sam, of course. We haven't seen each other for a long time. ,M: Mom, I have a surprise for you. I'll go on a business trip to Russia. I want you to come with me. You can meet them finally. ,F: No, Sam. It's very thoughtful of you, but I'm too old and sick to travel so far.
(A) M: Really? You don't think you are old and sick to travel? And you refuse my invitation because you haven't prepared for the trip? (B) M: OK, I see. You refuse my invitation because you are unsuitable for such a trip and you think you are too old and sick to travel so far. (C) M: I am sorry. You spoke so rapidly that I did not catch the meaning of what you said. Could you repeat that? (D) M: Really? You think you are not sick to travel but you refuse my invitation because you prefer to travel with your sister?
answer:
B

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M: Shall we eat out tonight? ,F: Sounds great. Where do you want to go? ,M: How about the Red Rose Restaurant? It's very near my house. ,F: It's too noisy there. How about the Blue Moon Restaurant? I like the soft music there. It's a much nicer environment for eating.
(A) M: I actually think we can have dinner in my house. (B) M: But I still think the Red Rose Restaurant is a good choice. Let's go. (C) M: You're right. I also like the soft music, let's go to the Blue Moon Restaurant. (D) M: I am sorry. You spoke so rapidly that I did not catch the meaning of what you said. Could you repeat that?
answer:
C