Question: W: It's great. I really like it. M: How big is it? W: It's one big room, but it has a bathroom and a small kitchen, too. M: How far is it from the office. W: It's only about 10 minutes. M: 10 minutes by bus or by car? W: On foot. I walked to work this morning. I was 10 minutes early. M: You are lucky. I was 10 minutes late. W: What happened M: All the buses came late. W: What did Susan say? M: She was late too. W: What happened to her? M: She took the train, and it was late too. W: Well then you're really lucky after all. But what are you going to do tomorrow. M: I'll start 15 minutes earlier. What was said before this conversation?
Answer: M: Hi, Lily, how's your new flat?
[Q]: W: Yes. As soon as I left school, I... my studies as a nurse. I stopped asking my parents for money since I got financial support from the government. But I still stay with them a lot. M: You're staying ... very close to your parents? W: I am. They never forced me to do anything I didn't want to do. What about you? M: Well, I am also fond of my family. But I don't always get on very well with them. They try to control me too much. W: But they allowed you to come to study in England on your own. M: Yes, but, only after a lot of persuasion. Your parents treat you as an adult. Mine treat me as a child. What was said before this conversation?
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[A]: M: Are you quite independent of your parents now?
input: Please answer the following: W: OK. Well, first of all, you have to plug it into the power supply. M: Yeah, I see. W: Once you've done that... you don't need to switch anything on. M: How do you open it? W: Well, you have to press the little button that says eject. M: This one here? W: That's right. That's it. M: Like that? W: Yeah. After you've clone that, then you load the cassette. Make sure that you've got the right side of the tape facing you and not away from you. Then you should close the cassette flap. M: Like that? W: Yeah, that's right. And then you must remember to press the play button to set it to work. M: That one on the right? W: Yes, that's it. M: Like that? W: Right! It won't go clown unless you push hard. M: I know. Those old models are all like that. W: That's just what you must do. M: Yes. But how about this red thing here? W: That's the record switch. Be careful not to press it when you're playing, because if you do you'll wipe off whatever is on the tape. M: Oh, I see. So that's the record and this is the rewind. W: Exactly. If you want to rewind, then you have to press it down. M: And then stop it here. W: That's it. You've got it. What was said before this conversation?
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output: M: Um, Mary, could you cell me how to use this cassette recorder, please?
Please answer this: M: How she could be so calm in front of so many people is really beyond me! What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: W: Did you attend Alice's presentation last night? It was the first time for her to give a speech to a large audience.
Problem: W: I'm responsible for the editorials. What was said before this conversation?

A: M: Mary is in charge of the art and music section; and Charles, the ports page. What about you?
input: Please answer the following: W: She looks something like my colleague Lucy, but it can't be because Lucy is on holiday in France. What was said before this conversation?
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output:
M: Do you know the girl over there, who is talking with Dr Smith?