[Q]: Read the below conversation. M: Hi, are you being helped? W: No, I'm not. I'm interested in some gloves. M: All our gloves are here. What do you think of this pair here? It's made of silk. W: Hm, it looks nice, but I'd like to have something warm for the winter. M: Maybe you would like heavy wool gloves. How about this pair? W: I think that's what I want. How much is it? M: It's... forty dollars. W: It's a little expensive. Do you think it's possible to get a discount? M: Hm, since you like it so much, how about a 10 percent discount. That's the best I can offer. W: That's good. M: Is there anything else I can get for you, a pair of socks? What would the listener say?
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[A]: W: No, that should be it. Thank you.
input: Please answer the following: Read the below conversation. M: Hi, Jane. It's nice to see you again. I heard that you went to the US during the vacation. W: Yes. I went to New York to attend a summer course in English. M: Wow. You were lucky. How long did you stay there? W: About 50 days. I went there on July 5th and came back on August 25th. M: How about the course? W: The course was very good. The teachers were nice. They taught us to listen, speak, read and write in English, but it was mostly speaking. One interesting thing I found was that the American classes are different from our classes here because the students have a lot more freedom. You can sit anywhere you like in the classroom. You can ask the teachers questions at any time during the class, and you are welcome to share your ideas with the class. I really like this kind of class. What would the listener say?
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output: M: How interesting! Maybe our teacher should try that.
Please answer this: Read the below conversation. W: Hello, School of English Studies. M: Hello, I saw your advertisement in the newspaper. Can you give me some information, please? W: Yes, of course. What would you like to know? M: Well, first, how long are the courses? W: They are 6 or 9 months long and the next course begins next Monday. M: How many students will there be in the class? Not too many, I hope. W: Usually, there are 15. We find that a good number. M: OK. Now, I saw the price of the course in the newspaper, but will I have to pay for anything else? W: Only for the textbook, which costs twelve pounds ninety-nine. M: I see. When can I come and pay? W: Well, the school is open from 8 am to 7 pm Monday to Friday and on Saturdays from 9 am to 1 pm. What would the listener say?
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Answer: M: OK. I see. Well, thank you very much. Goodbye.
Problem: Read the below conversation. M: What do you think of Professor Potter's course, Jane? W: Not much. M: Why, what's wrong with it? W: Oh, I don't know. It's just that he overloads it with details. The course he gave on town planning last year, it was just the same-a load of details, which you could have got from a book anyway. There was no overall ... M: No general overview you mean? W: Yes. I suppose you could call it that. I couldn't see the town for the buildings. M: But you've got to have the details in this kind of subject. Anyway I think he's good. You take his first lecture for instance. I thought that was very interesting, and not at all over-detailed. W: Well, he starts off all right, but then he just piles on the details. M: Now you're exaggerating. W: Well, the way he dealt with the Western developments, that wasn't bad, I suppose. M: You seem to have got something. Perhaps Potter is a little disorganized, but I think he's good. W: Do you really think so? M: He does do most of his teaching to the postgraduates. He only does the one undergraduate course each year. After all, I think he tends to forget where he is. He starts off being nice and general and then tries to cram in a bit too much specialized information. What would the listener say?

A: W: The main thing I object to is the lack of direction.
Problem: Given the question: Read the below conversation. W: Discoveries is looking for a reporter to travel all over the world and write adventure articles. M: Oh, it's a good job, I think. W: So you are interested in working for Discoveries? M: That's right. write adventure articles, but I'm sure I could. I've written lots of articles for a newspaper. W: Oh? What newspaper have you written for? M: Well, so far I've sold articles to the chicago Star and a few other newspaper. W: Have you ever written an adventure article? M: No, but I have done some adventurous things to get information for my newspaper articles. W: Tell me about one of them. M: Well, I wanted to report on prisons, so I went to a store and stole something. Of course the police came, and I spent ten days in prison. It was horrible. When I got out, I wrote two articles about my experience there. When the police read the articles, they got upset and complained. Since then the prisons have really improved. What would the listener say?
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The answer is:
W: That certainly is interesting.
Problem: Read the below conversation. W: Where is Alex? What would the listener say?

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M: He is outside sunbathing.