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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.
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F: Mike, come here, please. ,M: I'm coming, mom. It looks like you're very busy. Is someone coming this afternoon? ,F: Yes, some of my friends are coming over this afternoon. There's still so much to get ready. ,M: Is there anything I can do to help you? ,F: Sure, I still need to get some drinks. I'd like to have coffee, water, fruit juice and some cola. ,M: I'll go and buy some fruit juice and cola and then I'll make some coffee. ,F: Do you know how to make coffee? ,M: Yes, aunt Joan taught Mary and me when we visited her last week. So I can make very nice coffee now. ,F: That's great, Mike. Don't forget to buy some sugar ,M: OK. By the way, when will your friends come? It's already 5:00 o'clock now. ,F: They'll arrive in an hour.
(A) M: Great, so they will arrive at 5:00 and we still have plenty of time to prepare. (B) M: I'm sorry, I didn't catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly? (C) M: I hope we can get everything ready at 6:00 to welcome your friends then. (D) M: Relax, we still have 2 more hours to prepare as your friends will come at 7:00.
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C

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F: The countryside was wonderful. I like the fresh morning air. ,M: Yeah. As for the village we went to yesterday, there was so much fog around. I think it was a good place for an adventure film.
(A) F: Just a minute! I do not quite follow what you are saying, would you mind repeating that? (B) F: I hope our trip is perfect. There was not so much fog around the village. (C) F: You are right. What a wonderful trip. I love the fresh morning air. (D) F: Yes. I prefer this photo about the village where there was not so much fog.
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C

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M: I'd like this letter to go by EMS. What's the rate? ,F: $7.65 for up to 2 pounds. ,M: Thank you. I hear the EMS is the next day service. Is that true? ,F: Well, it's true within America, but now you are in Beijing. The letter has to go through customs and get registered there. Anyway, it's faster and safer than ordinary mail. ,M: Then how long will it take to get to New York? ,F: It depends. Usually 3 to 5 days. ,M: I see. How much does that come to? ,F: That'll be $15.30.
(A) M: I don' mind EMS is slower than others since $7.65 is a good price. (B) M: $15.30 is acceptable since it will arrive New York the next day. (C) M: I am really sorry, I did not catch that. Would you slow down, please? (D) M: I can't believe I have to pay $50.30 only for a letter to Beijing.
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C