[Q]: Given the question "What is wrong with the carpet in the living room?" and the answer "It is soiled in several places.", write a conversation that might have happened.
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[A]: Dave: Hi Randall. [ Hi ] Come on in.Randall: Uh, yeah, I stopped by to see if you were still looking for a roommate to share your house.Dave: Yeap. I sure am. Ever since I cut back on my working hours to go to school, I've been really strapped for cash.Randall: Oh.Dave: Hey, let me show you the place. Uh, here's the living room.Randall: Oh. It looks like you could use a new carpet ... and those stains?Dave: Well. I've had a few problems with some former roommates. I know it needs to be cleaned, but I just don't have the money to do it right now.Randall: Oh. And what about the kitchen?Dave: Right this way. Look. It's completely furnished with all the latest appliances, except ...Randall: What?Dave: Well, the refrigerator door is broken ... a little bit ... and it won't shut all the way. It needs fixing, but don't worry. I've just improvised by pushing a box against it to keep it shut.Randall: Hmm. Great.Dave: Ah. It isn't that bad.Randall: Well how about the bathroom?Dave: Well ...Randall: No, no. Don't tell me. The toilet is clogged or the sink has a few leaks.Dave: No, those work fine, but, uh, the tile in the shower needs to be replaced, and the window needs fixing.Randall: Let me see. The tile ... what? The window? Where's the window pane?Dave: Well, that's another slight problem. I've put up a piece of cardboard to keep out the [ Hmmm ] rain and snow, and if it gets a little cold, you can always turn up the heat. Well, you used to until the central heating went out. [Oh boy.]Randall: Hey, I think I've seen enough. I can't believe you've survived under these conditions.Dave: So what do you think? You really can't beat a place like this for $450 a month. So it has a few problems, but we can fix those.Randall: Uh, no thank you. I think I've seen enough.


[Q]: Given the question "What did Betty finally buy?" and the answer "A skirt.", write a conversation that might have happened.
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[A]: M: Well, Betty, how was your shopping trip with Susan this afternoon?W: Don't ask me.M: What do you mean? Did something go wrong?W: Susan thought I had said I would meet her at the Department Store at 2:30 when I really said 2 o'clock. Then she thought I had said the main entrance in the front when I really said the east entrance.M: Well, did you ever get together?W: Yes, but it's a wonder that we did. I had given up waiting and had gone inside to the women's clothing department. She had done the same thing. We met by accident. By that time it was 3 o'clock.M: Did you get what you wanted? I remember you said you wanted to get a sweater.W: No, a blouse. But by that time, the ones on sales were all gone. So I settled for a skirt.


[Q]: Given the question "Why did the woman come home so soon?" and the answer "She had school work to do.", write a conversation that might have happened.
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[A]: M: Hey, Karen, it looks like you've got some sun this weekend.W: Yeah, I guess so. I spent the weekend at the beach.M: Oh, yeah, that's great. Where did you stay?W: Some friends of my parents' live out there and they invited me for as long as I wanted to stay.M: So what are you doing back here already?W: Oh, 1 have a paper to work on, and I just couldn't do any serious studying at the beach.M: I don't blame you. So what did you do out there? I mean besides lying out in the sun.W: I ran slowly up and down the beach, and 1 played some volleyball. You know I never realized how hard it is to run on sand. I couldn't even get through a whole game before I had to sit down.M: Did you go swimming?W: I wanted to, but they said the water isn't warm enough for that until a couple of months from now.M: It all sounds nice. I wish I could get away to the beach like that.


[Q]: Given the question "What do you guess they'll do?" and the answer "find out the assignment.", write a conversation that might have happened.
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W: Hey, John! Were you in the literature class yesterday?M: No. I couldn't make it. Weren't you there. either?W: No. I wasn't. I was hoping you could tell me the reading assignment.