Conversations Quiz 101 – Training 301

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The woman wants to cancel her booking and waive any cancellation fees, so answer B is correct.

(A) Although Coronavirus is mentioned, it is only to provide additional information concerning the reasons for cancellation.
(C) At first, she asks for reimbursement, not a voucher.
(D) She wants to cancel her booking and only agrees to postpone her stay after receiving the information about the hotel cancellation policy.

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The cancellation policy states that the cancellation fee can’t be waived, so answer D is correct.

(A) They inform her about the cancelation policy.
(B) They do not offer an additional stay, but they ask her to postpone the booked stay.
(C) They do not ask her to send any information.

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The supervisor is willing to keep the amount on the account, so answer C is correct.

(A) The supervisor agrees for the stay to be postponed.
(B) The hotel is not offering any discounts.
(D) The hotel offers the voucher to be used in their hotel.

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The woman states that she wants to give some information about the stay at the beginning of the conversation, so answer A is correct.

(B) Uber services are mentioned only to describe her friend’s transportation services.
(C) The woman gives information about Aerobus in order to help her guests get to the apartment, but she is not advertising their services.
(D) The woman wants their flight information only if they want to book a transportation service with her friend.

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The woman mentions a friend of hers that provides transport services, so answer C is correct.

(A) Taking an Uber is never mentioned.
(B) Taking a bus is mentioned after the client is not interested by the first option.
(D) Taking a subway is never mentioned

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The woman needs their flight number and arrival time t, so answer C is correct.

(A) She does not need any information about their departure for now..
(B) She does not need their names.
(D) She needs two pieces of information.

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He can’t find the email at the beginning of the conversation, so answer B is correct.

(A) No documents are mentioned.
(C) No letter is mentioned.
(D) No client information is discussed, new information needs to be sent to the client instead.

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The woman informs the man that he needs to contact the client about the changes and ask the project owner to approve the said changes, so answer A is correct.

(B) He does not need to answer the email as he is in direct communication with the email sender at that time.
(C) He needs to contact the client and the project owner, not the team, nor the developers.
(D) The project owner needs to sign off on changes.

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The woman sent the message yesterday, so answer C is correct.

(A) The message was sent yesterday.
(B) This afternoon is not mentioned in the conversation.
(D) The woman is calling now, but the message was sent earlier.

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The man informs the client of the decision of HR to have their employees work from home, so answer C is correct.

(A) The possibility of meeting on Zoom is mentioned by the man, not by the HR department.
(B) The client, not the HR department, talks about postponing a meeting.
(D) The HR department has no control over the recovery of its employees, even though no one probably wants anyone to get sick.

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The client asks to postpone the meeting for next week, so answer A is correct.

(B) She does not want to have the meeting online.
(C) She never mentions her office, nor scheduling such a meeting.
(D) She prefers to meet in person next week.

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He assures the client that his team will give her the best solutions, so answer C is correct.

(A) The office is closed and any meeting is impossible.
(B) He does not make any promises concerning the project.
(D) He wants to provide good customer service but it is not stated that it is his main point on which he will focus.

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He is calling from the university about a thesis defense, so answer C is correct.

(A) Thesis defense takes place at a university, not a manufacturing company.
(B) Thesis defense takes place at a university, not a hotel.
(D) Thesis defense takes place at a university, not a conference center.

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The defense will probably take place in G 360 room, but the man is not entirely sure, so answer B is correct. 

(A) The
Question is about the place, not the date.
(C) The man will not wait outside but inside.
(D) The man is unable to say that it will take place in that room for sure.

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Jury members were consulted, so answer D is correct.

(A) Jury members were consulted.
(B) Team members are not involved in a thesis defense.
(C) The woman is not consulted, she is simply given information concerning her thesis defense

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The freshman mentions a sense of community as one of the reasons for joining this fraternity, so answer C is correct.

(A) Greek life refers to university life in the US, not Greece.
(B) Volunteering is one of the actions taken by fraternities, but it is not the reason that the freshman wants to join.
(D) The fraternity member mentions boosting one’s resume, not the freshman

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You need to be a pledge before becoming a member, so answer C is correct.

(A) Volunteering is one of the activities members do.
(B) Group trip is mentioned as a possibility, not a requirement.
(D) Fundraising events are organized by the fraternity and its members.

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The service fee covers Chapter expenses, so answer C is correct. 

(A) Chapter expenses are covered by the service fee.
(B) Both fees have different purposes.
(D) Initiation fees serve a different purpose.

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Tom wants the meeting to be postponed from 3 to 4, so answer B is correct.

(A) The meeting is rescheduled, but it will take place.
(C) Tom will be present at the meeting.
(D) The meeting will take place an hour later.

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She needs to pick up her kids and drive them to their football practice, so answer D is correct.

(A) Her kids have football practice.
(B) She does not have another meeting, Tom has one.
(C) She has to pick them up, not drop them off.

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He will ask Tom and ask about how much time he needs for the meeting, so answer A is correct.

(B) Kelly will not be available at 5.
(C) Tom will present the details at the meeting, not over the phone.
(D) Tom has a video call, not the man calling Kelly.

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The man needs order confirmation, so answer B is correct.

(A) He does not need the list.
(C) He wants to send the crates, he does not need them personally.
(D) He wants to know the order, not the invoice, nor its amount.

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The man with the problem is calling from the warehouse, so answer A is correct.

(B) Loe & Jameson are the clients.
(C) The office does not take care of sending products, the

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She will call him back with the information needed, so answer D is correct.

(A) She will not go there, she will call the man in the warehouse.
(B) She will call the man, not the client.
(C) She will look at their current order, not the inventory.

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He wants her to find the manager to help them, so answer C is correct.

(A) He wants her to ask the manager to do that.
(B) He wants the person to repark the car after hearing the announcement made by the manager.
(D) He will park the car himself.

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He tells the woman that he will park next to the streetlamp, so answer B is correct. 

(A) The places near the store are taken.
(C) The woman will find the manager, not the man.
(D) He will not look for anyone, the woman will look for the manager.

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They are discussing the fact that someone parked in the spot reserved for people with disabilities, so answer D is correct.

(A) No store policy is discussed.
(B) There are some parking spots, for example, the one next to the streetlamp.
(C) Making announcements is discussed as a solution to someone parking in the handicapped spot

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The shop owner talks to the mayor about the high street and its problems, so answer C is correct. 

(A) The shop owner does not want that to happen.
(B) No investors are mentioned.
(D) The construction is being planned, not delayed.

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She claims that local entrepreneurs should be protected and she wants to look for a solution, so answer C is correct.

(A) No jobs are mentioned.
(B) The shop owner states the opposite and the mayor does not give her opinion.
(D) She is not discussing recession.

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The shop owner predicts that they will be forced to close within a few months, so answer D is correct.

(A) No renting of commercial space in the mall is mentioned.
(B) They will be forced to close, but not immediately.
(C) High rent prices are mentioned, not taxes.

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The woman noticed that dental insurance will not be covered by employee benefits, so answer C is correct.

(A) The company might have that problem in the future, not now.
(B) The woman does not say that, it is the statement made by the man.
(D) Employee benefits chosen at that time will not cover dental insurance.

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The woman says that in order to retain talent, the company should rethink their employee benefits, so answer A is correct.

(B) Such an argument is never made.
(C) She wants to sit in the meeting.
(D) Competing companies may hire some employees, but no takeover is mentioned.

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The woman was surprised to see the insurance didn’t cover dental costs and package 2 does, so answer B is correct.

(A) Package 1 is the actual package provided by the company.
(C) Package 3 offers more benefits but doesn’t cover dental care.
(D) One of those packages does cover dental care.

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They are looking for a conference hall available next month, so answer C is correct.

(A) They are looking for a conference hall for 58 people.
(B) They are looking for a conference hall for a 2-day seminar.
(D) They are looking for one conference hall, not three.

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They want to host their seminar next month, so answer B is correct.

(A) They know the exact day.
(C) On the 15th of March, not September.
(D) For 58 guests does not answer the
Question concerning the date.

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Jolanta is looking for a conference hall that can accomodate 58 guests on the 15th and 16th of March, so answer C is correct.

(A) It can only accommodate up to 30 people.
(B) It’s too small and won’t be available on the 16th of March.
(D) ‘Lincoln’ is the perfect conference hall!

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Jonathan is not in the meeting when the woman starts to speak, so answer B is correct.

(A) They do not go through any list.
(C) The man wants the confirmation from the product owner.
(D) The first phase is finished.

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The first phase is finished and they are entering the ‘development stage, so answer B is correct.

(A) They have finished this phase.
(C) There is no mention of this phase.
(D) They mention needing confirmation from the product owner but they are now in the development phase.

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Jonathan says so at the end of the conversation, so answer A is correct.

(B) Jonathan hopes to get the confirmation today, therefore this and not next week.
(C) Jonathan hopes to get the confirmation today but does not give any specific details.
(D) He does not have the confirmation.