Question 22
MediumOriginal questionAman: I'm taking the window seat.
Riya: You had it last time.
Aman: Last time was a different train.
Riya: Last time was the same train, going the other way. That's the only .
Aman: Then I'll take it for half the .
Riya: Which half?
Aman: The first half.
Riya: The first half is the station and the . The second half is the river and the hills. You know that.
Aman: Fine. The second half.
Riya: The second half starts at night, you'll be asleep, and I'll be looking at nothing.
Aman: So what do you want?
Riya: I want it from here to the river. Then you can have it.
Aman: That's the good part!
Riya: I know. I had the good part of nothing last time.
Aman: (laughs) All right. But I'm keeping the chips.
Riya: You were always keeping the chips.
Why does Riya reject Aman's offer of "the first half"?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
She says "The first half is the station and the factories. The second half is the river and the hills."
Taking the first half would mean the boring view, so the offer is not really fair.
Worth noting
She does not ask for the whole journey; she asks for the part with the view.
- Concept
- Inferring why a speaker rejects an offer
- Typical timeTypical
- 45 s
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