F: How much longer is the garlic bread going to take! The noodles are almost ready to serve. ,M: I began to bake it a minute ago, so it'll still be a while. How about the salad? ,F: It still needs to be prepared.
(A) M: Really? It still needs to be prepared? But the noodles are almost ready to serve! (B) M: I am really sorry, I did not catch that. Would you slow down, please? (C) M: So, you mean the salad is almost ready to serve. But the noodles are not ready although I began to bake it two minutes ago. (D) M: So, the salad is almost ready to serve but the noodles are  not almost ready to serve?
A