instruction:
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:
F: Welcome to the parent teacher conference. So what is your child's name? ,M: Megan Jones. ,F: Let's see, um, she missed the last couple of days has she been sick? ,M: No, she's been having some problems with the other kids in your class. ,F: Well, you know, junior high school is the difficult time, but she just needs to speak up a little more in class.
(A) M: I am afraid I did not quite catch what you were saying. Please repeat it. (B) M: I agree with you. I'll encourage her to take some pictures and talk less in class. (C) M: All right. I'd like to encourage her to speak a little more in class. (D) M: All right. I won't encourage her to speak a little more in class.
answer:
C

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F: Was John nervous while facing the interviewers? ,M: I have never seen such a confident person. He even made some jokes.
(A) F: I am sorry. You spoke so rapidly that I did not catch the meaning of what you said. Could you repeat that? (B) F: He is confident that he can do well in the exam. (C) F: Tom is outgoing. He always makes lots of new friends. (D) F: He is very confident in daily life I hope he can pass the interview.
answer:
D

question:
M: Hi Anna, I haven't seen you in the library for a long time.
(A) F: Yes. I haven't been in the library very often lately. (B) F: I'm sorry, I didn't understand. Could you repeat a little louder, please? (C) F: Yes. We often meet in the library lately. (D) F: Yes. I always go to the library now so I seldom go to the classroom for the lecture.
answer:
A