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W: Very nice blouses. How much are they?
M: Twenty dollars each. And one dollar off if you buy two.
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W: What a day! Nothing seems to be going right.
M: Take it easy, Susan. Everything will turn out okay in the end.
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W: Don't forget to phone home. Just let me know you've arrived safely.
M: I won't forget. Goodbye then.
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W: Are you sure you can manage without your car this afternoon, Mike?
M: I have an interview tomorrow morning, so I have to sit down and do some preparations. In fact, you can also use it tomorrow morning if you want to.
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W: Hi. You look tired today.
M: Yes, I stayed up last night. I was reading an interesting book and forgot the time.
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W: Excuse me, do you live in London?
M: Yes, I do. I live in Hampstead.
W: Hampstead? I live in Hampstead too. London is a funny place. I don't know my next-door neighbor.
M: I live on Pond Street.
W: That's funny! I live on Pond Street too.
M: I live at No. 24 Pond Street.
W: I live at No. 23! You are my next-door neighbor!
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W: Tell me, Jack. Do you surf the Internet much?
M: Well, to tell the truth, I don't really have time to surf the Internet. I suppose I log on a couple of times a week, for maybe about two or three hours.
W: So, what do you do on the Internet when you log on?
M: Well, I have to deal with a few e-mails. I get about two or three e-mails a week. Actually I prefer writing real letters, with pen and paper.
W: Yeah, I'm the same way. Anything else you do on the Internet?
M: Well, sometimes I look up the information I need for my job.
W: Well, I got it. Thanks for talking with me, Jack.
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W: Bob? It's me, Barbara. Am I ringing at a bad time?
M: No, no, that's all right. Is it anything important?
W: No, not really. Some American friends are here for a few days and they want to go for a meal this evening. I think maybe you'd like to come.
M: I'm afraid I can't. I've got a bad headache.
W: Oh, have you? I'm sorry. Why don't you take a couple of aspirins and lie down for a bit? You'll be all right in half an hour.
M: Yes, I know, but it's not just the headache. I'm afraid I really ought to do my washing this evening and I've got to write home to my parents.
W: All right. Some other time then. Well, have a nice evening, Bob.
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W: Good morning! Have a seat.
M: Good morning! Thank you.
W: I have your letter here. Your name is Robert Martin, right?
M: That's right.
W: And you hope to work here next month?
M: Yes, madam, if I can.
W: Fine. You finished high school a year ago. Why didn't you go to college that year?
M: Well, I have a sister in college now, and there will be another one next year. So, I have to make a little money for us.
W: Good！It seems that you are a good young man. By the way, what's your best lesson in high school?
M: Physics. I really enjoy it.
W: That's fine. Have you discussed this with your parents?
M: Oh, sure. My parents said I should decide it myself.
W: OK, you can work here, but you'd better go to college if you have a chance. Good luck, young man!
M: Thank you, madam! Goodbye.
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When you take a walk in any of the cities in the West, you often see a lot of people walking with dogs. But the reason why people keep a dog has changed. In the old days, people used to train dogs to protect themselves against the attacks by other beasts. And later they came to realize that the dog was not only useful for protection but willing to obey their master. For example, when people used dogs for hunting, the dogs would not eat without permission what they caught. But now some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery, but the most important reason is for companionship. For a child, a dog can be his best friend; for a young couple, a dog is their child when they have no children; for old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up.