Please answer this: W: Hi! Well, I talked with my teachers before I left about the work I would miss. Besides, my aunt in Denver made me study a lot there.  M: I thought she was your rich aunt.  W: Not very. But she didn't have any children to raise, so she does have some money, even though she was a teacher.  M: How was the holiday?  W: Cold, at least three of the days I went. And I saw so many people on the mountain on Washington's Birthday.  M: The beaches here were full on Washington's Birthday, too. It really was warm here, so lots of people went swimming.  W: Well, we should have stayed home that day. There were so many people. We took the train over to the mountain, so at least we didn't have to drive. It is a good thing we did-there were so many cars and buses, and no place to park anywhere.  M: Just like the beaches here.  What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: M: Hey, Mary! You have really been gone a long time. How did you do that?
Problem: W: Yes, the power indicator was on, and it was running, but somehow the sound didn't come through.  What was said before this conversation?

A: M: Did you check the power plug and press the play button?
Problem: Given the question: W: OK. You want to watch the space film at 7 o'clock, don't you?  M: No, we can't. We're going to grandma's after dinner.  W: Oh, yes, that's right.  What was said before this conversation?
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M: Look what's on tomorrow, mother. That's the program you like about animals. It's before dinner. Let's watch it together.
input question: W: Certainly not. I'm a machine operator working in the assembly workshop.  M: Oh, are you? Then you have a six-day week, don't you?  W: Yes. And we work eight hours a day, but this includes a one -hour break.  M: What about the huge machines used in your factory? I know you make heavy machines yourselves. But I wonder if you also use machines imported from abroad.  W: Most of them are made in China, some even by our factory. Only a few were bought from other countries.  M: But I see the machines turned out here are quite modem and efficient.  W: Following the national policy of self - reliance and hard - working struggle, we've tried our best in the past few years to improve our equipment. However, there is still a lot more to do.  M: Now the question about yourself. I hope you don't mind it. How much do you earn each month?  W: My monthly wage is 3,500 RMB, not including the extra pay of about 500 for extra work I put in.  M: That sounds reasonable indeed. I'm very interested in worker's welfare here. What other benefits do you workers get, I wonder?  W: Like other factories in China, our factory offers free medical service for workers.  What was said before this conversation????
output answer: M: Do you mind telling me about your work in the factory?
W: Great. I'm doing a report on the rainforest. Maybe I can get some new information to add to it.  What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: M: I hear the guy who is going to deliver the lecture this weekend spend a year living in the rainforest.
Q: M: Yes. I thought it was quite interesting, but I don't quite understand the column entitled change. Can you explain what it means?  W: Well, I think it means the change from the year before. I am not a mathematician, but I assume the rise from 70p to 90p is a rise of 25 percent.  M: Oh yes, I see. And the inflation rate is there for comparison.  W: Yes. Why do you think the rise in pocket money is often higher than inflation?  M: I am sorry I've no idea. Perhaps parents in Britain are too generous.  W: Perhaps they are. But it looks as if children were not better off in 2001 than they were in 2002. That's strange, isn't it? And they seem to have been better off in 2003 than they are now. I wonder why that is.  M: Yes, I don't understand that at all.  W: Anyway, if you had children, how much pocket money would you give them?  M: I don't know. I think I'll probably give them 2 pounds a week.  W: Would you? And what would you expect them to do with it?  M: Well, out of that, they have to buy some small personal things, but I wouldn't expect them to save to buy their own socks, for example.  W: Yes. By the way, do most children in your country get pocket money?  M: Yeah, they do.  What was said before this conversation?
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W: Now you've seen this table of figures about the pocket money children in Britain get?