Problem: W: I'd like to, but we have visitors from Finland, perhaps next week. What was said before this conversation?

A: M: Why don't you come to our house for dinner some time next week?
Problem: Given the question: M: My family left Budapest in 1986 and settled in Canada where a lot of my friends' parents were highly successful businessmen. It seems so cool, so in high school, I started a web-designed company and learned a lot from that experience. W: How did you find the money for your present company then? M: We've raised 18 million dollars from about 50 people. We're finally making money. I own 6% of the company and all employees get their shares. W: By the way, what aspects of your life are green? M: I'm only mildly green. I do simple things and I'm a huge biker. I biked cross Canada. W: Do you think you have ever done anything wasteful? M: We're always doing something wrong, but then, that will allow us to learn and grow. When I first started out, we made all the products ourselves, but that was a mistake. Now we work with other companies. We provide the materials, the product development and the design. They make the products then. What was said before this conversation?
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The answer is:
W: Tom, as the manager of a company selling green products, you are now quite a successful businessman. When did you know you wanted to have your own company?
input question: Woman: Oh. Hello. You must be a new student. Did you find it OK? Man: Well, I got a bit lost because I asked a stranger. But I got it eventually. Woman: Oh, dear. Have you come far today. Man: Only from Brighton. I was staying with my brother. Woman: Oh, good. How did you get here? Man: My brother took me to the railway station. And I got on a bus at this end. Woman: Aha. Well, you'd better tell me your name so I can find your form. Man: It's Mark Burn. Woman: Burn, Burn. Ah, yes. Oh, you've changed since this photo. What happened to your beard and mustache? And not wearing glasses, either. Man: No, I thought I'd better look smarter. Woman: Here is the key to your room. It's 501. Man: Thanks. How do I get there? Woman: Go to the end of this corridor, turn left and it's the third door on the right. Man: Thank you. Oh, here's a meeting for new students. What time is that? Woman: Half past five in the Common Room on the ground floor at the other end of the corridor. Man: Thanks a lot. Good-bye. What was said before this conversation????
output answer: Man: Hello.
M: Yeah, I've got several calls just like yours. There must be a problem with the computing system. It should be straightened out in a couple of hours. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: W: Hello, Professor White, I got my grade in the mail this morning, but I think there might be a mistake in my mark.
Q: M: This is the fastest I've ever walked. What was said before this conversation?
A: W: Couldn't you walk any faster?
[Q]: W: Yes, Ido. M: What's your favorite Chinese food? W: Mm. It's hard to say. I like hot and sour soup a lot but I guess I like bean curd better. M: Do you eat Chinese food often? W: Once in a while. What was said before this conversation?
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[A]:
M: Do you like Chinese food?