W: Sorry, sir. I can't sell you a ticket. Our computer is down. M: If your computer is down, just write me a ticket. W: Sorry, I can't. The computer is the only one allowed doing so. M: Hmm... Then what do all you people do? W: We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not. M: So when it goes down, you go down with it W: That's very good, sir. M: How long will the computer be down? W: Sorry, I've got no idea. Sometimes it's down for 10 minutes; sometimes for two hours. There's no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it's down, it won't answer us. M: Well, let's forget the computer. Is there any other airline flying to New York within the next few hours? W: I wouldn't know. Only the computer knows. It just can't tell me. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: M: Excuse me, Is there an airline flying to New York this afternoon?
Q: W: Not really...I'm sorry our holiday is over. We had a great time, didn't we? M: Mmm...it was OK. The weather wasn't as good as I'd hoped. It started to get cloudy in the last two days. I remember the forecast was for bright sunshine the whole week! W: Well,most of the week was like that. We only had a little rain,right? M: Yeah...The food in the hotel was delicious,but it was priced too high. Next time,we should stay at a cheap hotel. W: Yeah,but the waiters were very helpful,I must say. When I asked for black tea,they sent some up to our room in a while. M: Mmm...that's true. W: But I don't know why the air conditioner didn't work. It was so hot! M: It didn't help when we opened the windows,either. It didn't cool the room down at all. W: Well,that was the only thing that didn't work properly. M: Right,well,it happens sometimes. W: So...what should we do for our next holiday then? We can go somewhere else - Asia or Europe? M: Well,I would rather we go to Africa again. What was said before this conversation?
A: M: Phew! Home at last! I'm glad to be back, aren't you?
Question: W: I don't mind flying. What I don't like is not being able to keep an eye on my luggage. Whenever the man at the airport hakes my luggage, I never expect to see again. M: There is always a chance it will fly to Paris while you fly to Rome. Has anything like that ever happened to you? W: No, but it has happened to other people. Just the other day. I heard about a Japanese woman who lost her suitcase. It was a true story. She was on one of those five-day tours around Europe. M: Where did her suitcase get lost? W: I don't think she ever find out. When she arrived in Europe, her suitcase wasn't there. She had to travel through four countries in the same clothes. M: I suppose she bought another toothbrush at least. Couldn't she buy another dress? W: No, she had spent all her money on the tickets for the tour. Besides, she never had time to shop. Every time they reached another airport, she had spent her time in the luggage room looking for her suitcase. M: What a way to spend the vacation! What was said before this conversation?
Answer: M: How do you feel about flying?
[Q]: W: Oh, I've changed my mind. M: What? W: I think flying will be more comfortable. What was said before this conversation?
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[A]: M: I hear you are going to drive to New York this weekend.
input: Please answer the following: M: Why don't we have a surprise party, Maggie? W: That's a good idea. We could go to the Holiday Inn Hotel. M: That's too expensive. Maybe we can ask Carrie to make a cake. W: Yeah, let's do that. Perhaps we could just give the party in the office and put up some balloons. M: That's great. I think we should also buy a really big card, a huge card, and we should get everybody to sign it. W: Shall we have some music? M: I was thinking exactly that myself. But ... What was said before this conversation?
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output: W: Did you hear Jakie's going to work in another department? We need to have a really good party so that we can send her off really well. So, what shall we do?
M: I think you're right, they said on the radio last night that a storm was coming in from the mountains and the morning paper forecast heavy rain. What was said before this conversation?
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W: There must be a thunderstorm in some place because the picture isn't very sharp and the sound isn't very clear.