M: Well, to tell the truth, I'm so busy with my work. I don't really have much time to surf the Web. Let me think...I suppose I log on a couple of times a week, for about two or three hours at a time. W: So, what do you do on the Internet when you log on? M: Well, sometimes I look up information I need for my job. It saves a lot of time looking through books in the library. W: Yes, it sure does. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: W: Tell me, Jack. Do you look through the Web much?
Q: M: My shirt's caught in the zipper. Could you give me a hand? What was said before this conversation?
A: W: Bob, are you ready? What on earth are you doing? Don't you know the curtain goes up at exactly seven?
Question: M: I know. I'm just finishing it now. W: He wanted to know if we'd done them together. I said no. What's yours on? It took me ages to do mine. M: Well, I was really lucky. I found this book all about the population in New Zealand cities. W: Is it good? M: Yes, it's a great book! I photocopied three chapters. There are some brilliant charts and... W: What are you going to do with all that? M: Well, now I'm going to copy these pages and these charts and then I'll finish my project! W: You're not supposed to just copy the book. M: Oh! I think Mr. Harper won't know. W: He will know! He asked us to write a list of all the books we'd used. Remember? That's not the point anyway. M: What is the point then? W: Well, the point is that you're supposed to write your own project--you can't copy someone else's writing. M: Er... er... Well, you're right. Thank you for your reminding me of that. What was said before this conversation?
Answer: W: Hi, David! Mr. Harper has just asked me if you'd finished your project yet. It was supposed to be handed in yesterday.
[Q]: M: No, but I can't stand him anymore. He is the worst roommate I've ever had. He never cleans up after himself and he is always listening to loud music when I try to get some sleep. W: Why don't you have a heart-to-heart talk with him? M: I've tried, but it didn't work. Maybe you can talk to him. After all, you are his good friend. What was said before this conversation?
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[A]: W: What's going on between you and Charlie? Did you have a fight or something?
input: Please answer the following: M: Yes, my son and daughter bought this pen here for my wife's birthday, but it doesn't work, so I'd like to exchange it. W: Let me see. Was it dropped or anything? M: No, but you can see that the point is bent a little bit. W: Yes, it is, isn't it? We'd be happy to exchange it for you. But I'm afraid we don't have another purple one. We only have this pen in black and yellow now. M: My wife doesn't care for either of those colors. W: We have one with a red leather cover. That's three dollars more. M: The children worked hard to save up the eleven dollars for this one. They would probably be upset if I paid for part of their present. W: If you want, we can order another pen just like this one. M: That sounds like a good idea. Would you please go ahead and do that? W: We'd be very happy to. It will take a week or ten days. We'll call you when it comes in. M: Thank you very much. What was said before this conversation?
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output: W: Can I help you?
W: Well, I've been out of touch with most of my old friends. Only one or two still drop me a line occasionally. What was said before this conversation?
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M: I just received an Email from one of my former classmates. I was surprised. I hadn't heard from him for ages.