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M: How long does it take you to go to work?
W: Well, it's 15 minutes' walk from my house to the railway station, and it takes another 30 minutes to get to my office.
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W: Excuse me, please. Could you tell me the way to the post office?
M: Go for 5 blocks down the street and turn right. The post office is on the right, opposite a bank.
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W:Which is your favorite TV channel?
M: I like to watch the sports channel most, but sometimes I also watch discovery, history and some news channels.
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M: Was there anything valuable in the missing bag, madam?
W: Yes, my purse and my keys. Luckily I was using my mobile phone at the time.
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W: I'd like this textbook, but the cover is damaged. Do you have any other copies?
M: If that's the only copy on the shelf, I'll give you a discount.
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W: Excuse me, can you help me?
M: Yes.
W: I have a ticket to New York. How can I take the plane?
M: You have to go to the ticket counter. Follow this passage to the end, turn left and go two hundred yards. You'll see a sign that says "Check in". Then look for the airline you want.
W: Go down this hall to the end. Then go left?
M: That's right. Here, I'll draw you a map. Sometimes it's confusing.
W: Thank you.
M: My pleasure.
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M: Hello, Connie.It's Jack Booker.
W: Oh, hi, Jack.
M: Listen, some of us are planning to meet this Friday. Do you and Jim want to join us?
W: What are you going to do?
M: We haven't made up our minds yet. Have you seen the new opera Aida?
W: No. Opera tickets cost a fortune.
M: I know, but Aida is supposed to be terrific.
W: We'd really like to see it, but the tickets might be too expensive for us. I'll call you back and let you know our decision.
M: OK. Bye.
W: Bye.
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M: I want to rent a small western-style apartment.
W: How many rooms, sir?
M: A living room, a bedroom, a kitchen and a bathroom.
W: How much do you want to pay?
M: About＄4,000.
W: When do you want it, sir?
M: Right away, please.
W: I'm sorry. I don't have an apartment available now. I may have one next week. Shall I put your name on my list?
M: Yes, please.
W: I will call you, sir.
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W: Hmm... Here's one picture of a crowd of people moving. I think that's pretty stressful.
M: Well, I don't think it's so bad. But I do think that going to the dentist is stressful.
W: Oh, so do I! It's stressful because you have no control.
M: That's right. Look at this one. This poor boy is having an exam. I think exams are the most stressful. Sometimes you just can't think of anything to write.
W: Yes, I agree with you. What about these people here?
M: Mm... I'm not sure. They seem to be in a hurry, don't they? I think being late is stressful.
W: That's true. It can be terrible, especially when you're late for something important.
M: Like an interview. Look at this picture here. There is someone in an interview. Do you think interviews are stressful?
W: No. I think they're quite exciting, like challenges.?
M: Oh, I hate interviews.
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   There was a big garden near Carlton's house, and it had a lot of fruit trees in it. One day Carlton saw some beautiful apples on one of them. He went home and got a ladder, put it against the high wall of the garden and climbed up. Then he pulled the ladder up, put it down on the other side, and climbed down into the garden. Just then a gardener came round the corner and saw him. "What are you doing there?" he shouted. Carlton thought quickly and then said, "I'm selling my ladder." "Selling your ladder? In somebody else's garden? Do you think I believe such a stupid story?" said the gardener and came towards Carlton with a stick. "It's my ladder," said Carlton, "and I can sell it where I like. You needn't buy it if you don't want to." And he took his ladder and climbed over the wall.