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W: I hardly ever go shopping by car now. The shopping center is within walking distance.
M: Well, you are lucky. The nearest store I can go to is about two miles away.
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W: Do you know what Mary's hobbies are?
M: I don't know, but she likes nothing better than talking on the telephone with her friends.
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W: I'm going to see if I can persuade Jim to give up doing such a silly thing.
M: I doubt that will do any good. His mind is already made up.
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M: What are you working for?
W: I'm writing a story for the high school newspaper. It's an article on us students' feelings about graduation.
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W: What's that building with the flags?
M: That's the United Nations building.
W: I should have recognized it. I've seen pictures of it.
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M: So, when do you usually do housework, shopping and things like that?
W: Hmm, on Mondays I usually clean the house from seven to eight in the morning.
M: How about the shopping?
W: I usually do that on Saturdays.
M: You seem pretty busy with school, work and housework! Do you have time for anything else?
W: Yeah. Sure! I swim and play basketball on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, and I usually go out to see a movie with friends on Friday nights.
M: And how about Sundays?
W: I sleep all day.
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M: Hello.?
W: Hello, I'd like to speak to Mr. Rich.
M: This is Rich speaking.
W: Oh, this is Jane Black. My living room window was broken this afternoon. Can you repair it?
M: Sure, I will come over tomorrow afternoon. Is that OK?
W: Could you come now?
M: OK, I'll come over and take a look in a little while.
W: You charge about ＄ 100, don't you?
M: Usually, if it's a small window. Say, didn't I repair a window for you a few weeks ago?
W: Yes, you did.
M: Oh, your children broke the window again? Did they play ball in the house?
W: Well, no. I told them not to do that again. This time I broke it. I was practicing volleyball.
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W: Hello! May I speak to John, please?
M: This is John speaking.
W: This is Kate. I'm calling to find out if you will be free this Saturday evening.
M: Not as far as I know. But why do you ask?
W: It's my mother's birthday on Sunday, but I haven't got a present for her. Would you like to help me choose something for her?
M: I'd love to. Have you got any idea where we should go?
W: What about Zhong Yong Department Store? They are holding spring sales there.
M: Really? All right. Let's go there. I need a T-shirt myself.
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W: Hi, Jack! You went to a concert last night, didn't you?
M: Yes, I should have gone with my sister. But she had a date.
W: How did you like the concert?
M: Wonderful, indeed. Many famous singers both from home and abroad sang at the concert. It was called "Saving the Children".
W: What does it mean?
M: The concert was held to collect money for poor children in Africa. Many children are homeless and they don't have enough food.
W: That's quite true, but I think it is necessary for the government to do something about the problem.
M: I agree with you. But it's also important to make all people pay attention to it.
W: That's it.
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Last Saturday, I went to the Raindrops concert at the Sky Palace with my friends. It was great! They started with their old songs and did a great job on Why, Why, Why? Everyone knew the song, so everybody stood up at the beginning and we didn't sit down until it was finished. And many people were dancing and jumping up and down. There was so much energy! The band was full of energy, too. They played for two hours. They didn't do my favourite song, Alone, and that was kind of disappointing. I really liked that song because it made me calm when I was alone. They closed with More than a Heart and we all just stood there quietly when the song was finished. I wished the concert could last forever. It is the greatest concert I've ever seen.