In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man".

Q: M: Welcome. Last month big leap in new job, some 300, 000 plus, is a huge increase over what the country has seen in the past 6 months when the average growth has been just 75, 000 new jobs a month. For a closer look at what's happening, we turn to Lisa Lynch, an economics professor at Tofts University. Lisa Lynch, when you look at these numbers, do you think job creation is on the rise? W: It certainly is. It was a great report. It indicates that the job market, broadly speaking, has turned the corner after 3 very long, lean years. I think we are going to see improvement. It's not only the March gain. It was gain in January and February. They were both revised higher, and moreover, the job gains were very broadly-based across many industries. It was a very positive report. M: What do you see in the numbers? Who's getting the new jobs? W: As I mentioned, when we looked at the numbers, "we are seeing employment across the board in all sectors, with one important exception, and that's in manufacturing. Well, we do not have any job loss in manufacturing sector for the first time in 44 months. We did not see pick up in the manufacturing sector, but we saw restaurant and hotel workers being added on. We saw workers in supermarket being added on. Part of that reflects the settlement of the grocery stores strike out California. We saw workers in the health care sector and hospitals being added on. We saw business services adding employees. So in general, with the very important exception of manufacturing, we are seeing job growth across all of these different types of occupations., Question: What happened to the U. S. job market? (A) There was a huge increase in new jobs lately. (B) About 75, 000 new jobs were created last month. (C) Some 300, 000 new workers were employed last year.

A: (A) There was a huge increase in new jobs lately.
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Q: Phone Recording: Hello and thank you for calling computer technical support. Caller: Uh, yes, I have a problem ... Phone Recording: Your call is important to us, and we will answer your call in the order that it was received. You are number 47 in the queue. Your approximate waiting time is 47 minutes. Technical support: Jason, speaking. How can I help you? Caller: Oh, I'm saved. I thought I was going to have to wait all day. Technical support: Okay, what's the problem? Caller: Yeah, well, I bought one of your laptop computers about three weeks ago, but it just isn't running right. Technical support: Okay, well, sorry to say, but your computer is no longer under warranty. [What?!] It ran out yesterday. Caller: What? A three-week warranty? [Yeah, great isn't it.]. Ah!!! Technical support: Okay, okay, what seems to be the problem? Caller: Well, first of all, the thing always freezes [Yeah.] and has crashed a zillion times ... [Always.] Technical support: Uh, sir ... Caller: ... and I think the computer's infected with spyware and the big banana trojan virus ... [That's normal.] That's my biggest ... that's normal? ... That's my biggest concern. Technical support: Oh, oh, uh, sir ... Caller: ... and plus there was a ton of preinstalled, third-party programs that just clutter the computer, and I'm at wit's end trying to get this thing to work. Technical support: Sir. I have to put you on hold. Caller: What? Technical support: It's going to take us a minute or so to diagnose the problem. [Huh?!] I'm going to transfer you to our ONE technician. Caller: One ... one!? But ... Phone Recording: Thank you for waiting. Your call is important to us. You are number 84 in the queue. You approximate waiting time is 2 hours, 17 minutes or whenever we get around to answering your call. [ End of call and continuation of computer advertisement ... ] Caller and Narrator: Does this experience sound familiar? Then, do what I did. If your computer is holding your hostage and you can't get the service you deserve, then call Turbo Command, creators of the safest and most reliable computers and operating system on the planet. Listen, while the competition is spending all of their time trying to imitate our computer's performance and features, our company is innovating the computer industry. So, why buy a computer that hiccups every time you turn it on when you can be the owner of the sleekest and friendliest machine ever. Call us today or visit our Website for more information, and let us introduce you to the ultimate computer experience., Question: What is the issue with the computer warranty? (A) The warranty has expired since he bought the computer. (B) The warranty isn't valid because didn't register the computer. (C) The warranty doesn't cover software issues and problems.

A: (A) The warranty has expired since he bought the computer.
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Q: W: Stan, you've already finished your essay? I've been working on mine for two weeks, and I'll need another week before it's finished. M: I know, Jenny, it's a huge project - researching. thinking of an argument and then finding details that show the argument is true. W: That part only took me one week. But writing and rewriting,and then deleting and writing again ...that's killing me! M: That part didn't bother me. W: What's your secret? M: I write an outline: a basic plan of what I'm going to say. And then I fill it in with topics for each paragraph. After that,I put notes about what details to include. W: That sounds hard. M: It's easier than you think, and when it's time to write, everything goes really smoothly. I have an outline from last semester that I could show you, if you're interested., Question: What does Stan think Jenny should do? (A) Borrow his outline. (B) Use her outline from last semester. (C) Make a plan before writing.

A:
(C) Make a plan before writing.
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