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M:I had prepared dinner for eight people before Mary called and said that she and her husband could not make it.
W:That’s all right. I’m just going to tell you I have invited Tom and his girlfriend.
Q:What will be the situation at dinner?

W:It seems Paul doesn’t make any progress in science.
M:If Paul were my son, I’d just not worry about him. You are already giving him special help after school, you say, so I doubt he’ll fail the course.
Q:What does the man suggest the woman do?