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M: Jerry quit his job as a reporter. Now he's a popular video blogger on a famous social media app. His success speaks for itself. 

W: Yeah. I've watched all his videos where he presents the beauty of rural China.His story was reported in the press and on television. 

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W: I saw Larry last night. He was looking very wet.

M: But it wasn't raining last night.

W: Well, he didn't see the hotel swimming pool and walked direct in with his clothes on. 

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W: I won't have anything to wear on Monday unless I pick up my clothes at the dry cleaner's.

M: Then you'd better hurry. It closes at noon on Sundays. 

W: Oh! I should have gone there on Saturday. 

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M: The New Year's Day was supposed to be a relaxing one.

W: With so many things to do, it didn't seem to be relaxing at all. 

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W: How did yesterday's online video conference go?

M: It was a bit of a disaster; my computer suddenly crashed. Luckily, I continued on my brother's. 

W: Why not use your smartphone?

M: The screen is too small for that.

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M: Do you know the dancer in the picture?

W: Yes. She is Bethany.

M: What happened to her left arm? Did she have a car accident?

W: No. Years ago the stage equipment fell down while she was practicing dancing. But she didn't let the misfortune stop her from becoming a professional dancer. She decided she would get back on the stage. After only 3 months, she was dancing again. 

M: She's really impressive.

W: Yes. Her strong will has inspired many people. 

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M: Sorry, I'm late again.

W: Do you still have a passion for boxing? That's the third time this month. 

M: I know, but I have a lot of schoolwork on. 

W: Why do you come here, Michael? 

M: Because I want to be an extraordinary boxer, like the Olympic champions. 

W: Do you think they achieved success by chance? They turned up and trained hard. Success is not about winning a medal. It's about all the work you put in ahead of time.

M: I'm sorry. I will try hardest to be on time in the future.

W: If you're late again, I'll have to drop you from the team as you are wasting my time. 

M: I'm sorry.

W: Right, go warm up. 

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W: Ladies and gentlemen, good evening, you are listening to At the Movies! I'm Nicole Reeves. 

M: And I'm Anthony Hale. Good evening! 

W: Tonight we're going to look at the new 007 film. Well, I really liked this new actor! He's the most suitable one that's ever had the role. 

M: I agree, a perfect action movie star. 

W: Yeah, and his acting was so unbelievably natural. 

M: What did you think of the story?

W: It was the standard movie with the usual bad character — nothing new.

M: Well, I have to say that I thought the story was unusually good. What did you think about the music? 

W: Well, it really added to the action scenes. But unfortunately the special effects were a weakness in the film for me: Again, it's just the same old stuff. 

M: Hmm. Well, that's all from us tonight. See you tomorrow and we'll talk about a best-selling novel. 

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W: I have been on hold for half an hour trying to find out where my delivery is!

M: I apologize, Mrs. Smith. This is not the level of service we usually offer.

W: Then what is the problem? It's a present for my little Tommy. It's his birthday tomorrow.I picked some dog food for him. Why haven't I received his present yet? 

M: We had to use a delivery service instead of our own drivers.

W: Why?

M: I shouldn't really say.

W: I demand an explanation, or I want to speak to your boss.

M: Our drivers all eat from the same restaurant at lunch. They all have got food poisoning. 

W: Well, I'm sorry to hear that. I hope they are OK.

M: Me, too. Because you are such a regular customer, I would like to return your money in full for the item.

W: I guess that would be acceptable. Hold on; there's someone at my door.

M: Hello, Mrs. Smith?

W: That was your driver. It arrived! Thank you so much.

M: I'm glad it all worked out fine. We would still like to offer you money back, for the length of the call. 

W: Thank you. That would be lovely.

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M: Do you know today is National Puzzle Day? It's celebrated on January 29th every year, which is the perfect day to do some brain exercises. I'm sure all age groups across the world have worked on puzzles on the back of a magazine or on dictionary websites. Puzzles come in different forms and kinds, like crosswords. Puzzles help in keeping our brains working and developing interpersonal communication. So it makes perfect sense to celebrate National Puzzle Day. National Puzzle Day was established by Jodi Jill in 2002 to share her love for puzzles with everyone. Jodi Jill is a professional puzzle maker. She has been involved in the development of lesson plans for classrooms to improve students' powers of observation. On this day, you can invite your friends to figure out interesting puzzles. You can even make new friends. If you are bored with solving problems, why not create your own puzzles? Arthur Wynne, a journalist from Liverpool, created the modern crossword puzzle. His first puzzle appeared in the New York World on December 21st, 1913.