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Latest post Wed, Mar 5 2008 3:38 PM by Avangi. 2 replies.
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Anonymous  +  485301 Wed, 05 Mar 08 02:04 PM

can anybody help me to solve this question? The answer for this question is "b" but it seems to me that the ' d' is also a possible answer. can anybody explain why 'd' can't be the right choice?

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M: So, how's it going with studying for the exam?

W: Awful. Ecology really gives me a headache.

M: Make sure you do your best not to have a make-up test again.

W__

a) I'd like to make it up.

b) Thanks for your concern.

c) There's no way around it.

d) That's what I really need at this moment.

Marius Hancu  +  485312 Wed, 05 Mar 08 03:37 PM
d) could be acceptable only as a sarcastic answer, but then you'd need to change it a bit, in order to make clear it's said in a sarcastic way:

 That's what I'd really need at this moment!

 

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Avangi  +  485313 Wed, 05 Mar 08 03:38 PM

Do you read it as, "That's what I really need at this moment  -  your telling me to do my best."

I'm not sure what was in the test writer's mind, but we would usually read this as a sarcastic remark, meaning, "Of all the things you could say right now, this is really the least helpful.

Answer b) is such a cliche it's sometimes taken that way too, but it's more often just an unemotional "thank you."

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