[originaltext]M: Where have you been? I was just about to give up on you.F: So

M: Where have you been? I was just about to give up on you.
F: Sorry, my bus was delayed. But I’m glad you were patient. It would have been hard for us to find another time to meet this week.
Q: What does the woman mean?

M: Do you think you can lend me that novel when you are finished with it? I’ve been looking all over for a copy, but apparently it sold out at all the bookstores.
W: Oh, it’s not mine. It belongs to Alice. But I’ll see what she says.
Q:  What will the woman probably do?