*Question*
Read the following conversation and answer the question.  W: What time is your class, Jake?  M: Noon. I've only got fifteen minutes to get there.  W: I can drive you. My next class isn't until a quarter after three.  Question: What time is it now?   - At 3:15 p.m.  - At 2:45 p.m.  - At 11:45 a.m.
**Answer**
At 11:45 a.m.

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Read the following conversation and answer the question.  M: How do you like Professor Bachman's course on the History of Philosophy? He is a distinguished scholar on that subject.  W: He is a great teacher. But I'm having a hard time with the reading list. I feel I can't ever finish it.  Question: What problem does the woman have with the course?   - She doesn't like the way the professor lectures.  - She's having a hard time following the professor's lectures.  - She's having difficulty with the heavy reading assignments.
**Answer**
She's having difficulty with the heavy reading assignments.

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Read the following conversation and answer the question.  W: Why weren't you at the German class last night, Tom? Have you given up?  M: Well, no...I came back late yesterday and found John sleeping in the chair. He'd been writing a report all day long and he was too tired to go out again, so we gave the lesson a miss.  W: You've missed quite a lot of lessons lately, haven't you? Are you losing interest?  M: Yes, I'm afraid so. Neither John nor I have a gift for language. People just laugh at us when we attempt to speak German. How did you and Jane pick it up so quickly and easily? You've hardly been in Germany a month.  W: It was neither quick nor easy. We'd both studied the language before we came, and we only needed to revise it.  M: Anyway, all our friends here speak English very well, so we don't really need to learn German.  Question: Why didn't the man come to the class last night?   - He came back late and his friend was tired.  - He had given it up.  - He had been writing reports all day long.
**Answer**
He came back late and his friend was tired.

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Read the following conversation and answer the question.  Receptionist: English Language Center. How may I help you?  Caller: Yes. I'm calling to find out more information about your program. For example, what kind of courses do you offer?  Receptionist: Well, first of all, the purpose of our program is to provide language learning opportunities to this area's community [Uh-hum], whether a student's goal is to master basic functional language skills, let's say, for his or her job, or to study intensively to enter a US college or university.  Caller: Okay. I'm calling for a friend who is interested in attending a US university.  Receptionist: And that's the kind of, uh, instruction that we provide, from basic communication courses to content-based classes such as computer literacy, intercultural communication, and business English.  Caller: Great. What are your application deadlines for the next semester?  Receptionist: Well, we ask applicants to apply no later than two months before the semester begins. [Uh-hum] This gives us time to process the application and issue the student's I-20.  Caller: An I-20?  Receptionist: Oh, an I-20 is a form that indicates that we are giving permission for the student to study in our program, and then the student takes this form to the US embassy in his or her country to apply for the F-1 student visa.  Caller: Alright. What is the tuition for a full-time student?  Receptionist: It's two thousand thirty dollars.  Caller: And how does one apply?  Receptionist: Well, we can send you an application and you can mail it back to us, or you can fill out our application that's online at our Web site.  Caller: And are there other materials I would need to send in addition to the application form?  Receptionist: Uh, yes. You would need to send in a $35 non-refundable application fee [Uh-huh], a sponsorship form indicating who will be responsible financially for the student while studying in our program, and a bank statement showing that you or your sponsor has sufficient funds to cover tuition expenses and living costs for the entire year of...  Question: Which was NOT mentioned as part of the purpose of the English Language Center?   - to help international students prepare to enter institutions of higher learning  - to teach students how to use English in their daily lives and at work  - to provide work opportunities for graduating students in the community
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Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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to provide work opportunities for graduating students in the community