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In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man".
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Sarah: Ooo, this is so exciting. So, where do you want to get married? I know, I know, I know. Um, up in the mountains. You know, that beautiful waterfall? Why don't we get married by the waterfall? Ronald: Uh, I don't know. Sarah: Oh, come on. It would be great. It's so beautiful, and it's peaceful, and it's really romantic. Come on. Ronald: I don't know. You know I'm allergic to 32 types of wild flowers ... Sarah: You'll be okay. Take an allergy pill. Ronald: ... and I might break out in a terrible rash. Sarah: You'll be okay. Come on. Well, let's .... I'm sure we can come up with something nice. Come on. Let's think about it. Ronald: Wh .. wh ... wh ... We could get married in my parent's backyard. [ What? ] Yeah. We just need to move the dogs for a few hours. Sarah: No! Don't even think about it. Their backyard is really tra ... tra (She means to say, trashy). It's ... it's in bad shape. And their house is like, right next to the freeway. It's only half a block from the freeway. It's so noisy. Come on. There is a real nice reception hall only a couple miles away. We can do that. You don't have to worry about your allergies. Ronald: Ah, that sounds expensive! Sarah: It's not that expensive ... just a little bit. And then, and then, look. We can have a catering service come, and they serve shrimp and lobster tails, and when my friend got married, they had the best desserts. Come on, and then, you know, for our breakfast, our wedding breakfast, we could go to that Japanese restaurant ... I can't remember. What's it called? Ronald: You mean, Samarai Sushi? Sarah: Yeah, Samuri Sushi! Their food is so good. Come on, come on. Ronald: That sounds so expensive. Sarah: But it's okay. It's worth it. Come on, Ron! Come on! Ronald: How about my mother's tuna fish sandwiches instead? Sarah: Ronald. We can spend a little bit more money than what you keep in that old stupid jar on your desk. Come on. Ronald:Well, I was trying to save money for the honeymoon. Sarah: Well, yeah. [ Yeah. ] Well, okay. Well, I've been thinking about too. I've been thinking about it for weeks. Ronald: Me too. Now look, look at this Web site. We could go to Salt Lake City, Utah. Sarah: That would be so cool! They have the best snowboarding and skiing, and their snow. It is the best snow. This time of year would be perfect. They have some really, really nice hotels. Oh, Ron, we're going to love that. That would be wonderful. I love skiing. Ronald: I .. I ... I was thinking about visiting some of the local art and natural history museums instead. [ What? ] Snow skiing just isn't my thing. Sarah: Oh, Ron. Come on. Ronald: You ... you know. I don't do well in the cold. Sarah: Brother! Ronald: Oh, yeah! [ What? ] That's a good idea. Let me call my brother. [ No way! ] He lives there, and he probably could let us stay at his house. Sarah: For our honeymoon!?!?! Ronald: Oh, yeah! [ No! ] Wait, wait! Where are you going? Come back. Did I say anything wrong?, Question: Sarah wants _______________ to prepare the refreshments at the reception. (A) her close friends (B) a food service company (C) her parents and family
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(B) a food service company

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M: Do you want your television repaired? W: Yes, but not by the man you suggested. M: Why not? The repairmen are very good and the charges are so reasonable. W: That may be, but I couldn't find the place. M: But you couldn't miss it. I told you it is at the first right after the railroad bridge. W: I took that. I went to the end of the road. There is no such place. M: Wait a minute. Perhaps it is the second right. Yes, I think it is. W: I should have known, whenever someone says "You can't miss it", you can be sure that you won't find it., Question: Why couldn't the woman find the repair shop? (A) She missed the right turn. (B) The man gave her the wrong directions. (C) She was a bad driver.
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(B) The man gave her the wrong directions.

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Stacy: Hi. Mark: Oh, Hi. Stacy: Are you new in the neighborhood? [ Oh, yeah. ] Welcome, welcome to the neighborhood. [ Oh. ] Hey, I'm Stacy. I live across the street. Mark: Oh, Hi, Stacy. I'm Mark. Mark Jones. Stacy: Um. Looks like your moving. Do you need any help unloading your moving truck? I can have my husband come or my kids. Mark: Um, well, fortunately, the movers are going to do that, but you're welcome to, uh, help carry in a few things out from our car. Stacy: Yeah, sure, I can get them. So, where are you from? Mark: Well, we're from originally from Chicago, but we just moved from a place called Springville. Stacy: Oh, Springville, that's, uh. Isn't that the ... the north end of the state Mark: Yeah, just, yeah, not too far from here. Stacy: How was your trip? Mark: Well, it went pretty well. We hired a moving company, something my company paid for, and it was simply more convenient than packing all our stuff, renting a truck, and then moving everything ourselves. Stacy: That's nice. How does this moving company work then? Was it pretty good? Mark: Yeah. Well, in many cases, you can pack your own things and just have the company load the boxes and your other items on the truck, or they'll pack everything for you, and they can tow your vehicle behind the truck if you like, and they can even, you know, move heavy items like pianos. Stacy: Wow, that's nice. So, did everything go as planned? Mark: Well, pretty much, except our cat disappeared [ Really? ] yeah, about three hours before the movers left ... Stacy: Did you ever find it? Mark: No, and uh, we're not sure if she ran away, got hit by a car, or what. Stacy: Oh, that must be really hard on your family. Sorry to hear about that. [ Yeah. ] Yeah, that must be rough. [ Yeah. ] No sign of the cat? Mark: Not yet. Stacy: Uh, I'm sorry. So, um, what do you do for a living? Mark: Well, I'm software developer. Stacy: Oh, what do you do exactly in your job? Mark: Well, um, most of the time, I develop educational software for schools [ Really? ] ... Yeah, and at the moment, I'm working on several educational apps for, you know, smart phones. Stacy: Oh, that's ... that's great. Mark: Yeah, it's a really good job. And, so, how about yourself? Stacy: Well, actually, I'm a high school history teacher. Mark: Oh, wow, you know, actually, I've created two apps on world history that you might be interested in. Stacy: Serious? Mark: Yeah. Stacy: Oh, that sounds great. I'd love to see them. [ Yeah. ] By the way, um, you know, we're having a barbecue at our place on Friday. [ Oh? ] Why don't you come over ... bring your family and get to know some of the neighbors? Mark: Well, let me talk to my wife, but just so you know, we have nine kids. [ Serious? Nine kids? Wow ], yes, so they might eat all your food. Stacy: Well, that's no problem. That's a lot of kids, but it'll be fun. Hey ... [ What? ] No, just listen. [ Hey. ] Did you hear that? Listen, listen. It's coming from over there. It's in one of the ... there something in one of your boxes. Mark: No way. Yeah. Stacy: That sounds ... That sounds like a cat. Is the cat in one of your ... Did you find ... Did the cat get in one of your boxes? Mark: I don't know. Let me look. Hey, let me move this box. Yeah. Stacy: Wow! Mark: Oh, no. I can't believe it! I'm sure the family is going to be happy about this. Sarah: I bet. Congratulations!, Question: Where is the name from originally? (A) He's orginally from Springville. (B) He's from Chicago. (C) The family is from Spring City.
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(B) He's from Chicago.