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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:
M: Hi Marina, I'm sorry to keep you waiting. I bought a map in the bookstore. ,F: Oh, we don't need a map at all. I'll be your tour guide. I'm familiar with every corner of the city. Chinatown, Broadway, Central Park, the Natural History Museum.
(A) M: I'm sorry, I didn't understand. Could you repeat a little louder, please? (B) M: I guess your hometown is in England, am i right? (C) M: No wonder you are so unfamiliar with America? (D) M: You really embody the typical American character.
answer:
D

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F: How can you be shouting at your grandpa? You can't be so rude! ,M: No, I don't want to be rude to him, but I had to shout so that he could hear me. My grandpa has something wrong with his ears. He doesn't hear well. ,F: I'm sorry. I misunderstood you. Your grandpa looks kind. ,M: Yes, he is kind to everybody in our small town. So we all respect him.
(A) F: I didn't hear you. Please could you tell me again? (B) F: Of course. Everybody will respect someone who is kind to other people. (C) F: Though your grandpa looks fierce, he earns respect by helping others. (D) F: He's respected for being the oldest man in town, so you never shout at him.
answer:
B

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F: Well, you must be happy, Nathan you're almost ready to go to Chicago for your practice. We're sure going to miss you around here. ,M: I'll miss you too, mom. But yeah, I'm excited about my summer. And don't be too sad. I'll be back in a few months, in time for the first day of school. By winter break, you'll hardly remember I was even gone. ,F: So how do you think you'll do in the big city? Are you worried about working for a big newspaper like the Chicago Tribune? ,M: Not really. I'm not afraid of hard work and I know how to organize my day. I think I'll do a good job. ,F: But doing for practice isn't just for the company to profit, is it? It's also for you to get experience. Do you even know what you'll be doing? ,M: I'm not worried about that. I've got a lot of natural curiosity. And I'm very social, I'm sure I'll learn from all the other people there. ,F: What if they stick you in some backroom by yourself just copying papers or taking out the trash? ,M: I don't think that will happen. They asked for someone who was good at editing, organizing computer files and keeping track of deadlines. And I already know who I'll be working with, one of their regular writers.
(A) F: It's boring that your only job is copying papers. Are you sure you are going there? (B) F: You'll be working alone and organize all the files. That's hard, isn't it, darling? (C) F: I'm sorry, I didn't understand. Could you repeat a little louder, please? (D) F: If your main work is keeping the trash cleared up as you said, it's meaningless, dad.
answer:
C