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M: The game will soon begin.

W: I can't wait to watch the game. This is the first time that I've been to a football game here. I always watch football on TV at home.

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M: If I were you, I'd just walk to work. It would take you about 20 minutes. Riding a bike is a good choice, too.

W: I agree.But this week my husband is away on business, so I have to drive my kids to school before I go to work. I'm pressed for time, you know.

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W: The TV has broken down again, so I have to call the repairman.

M: The one repairing it last month? I don't think so. He charged us a lot. I took a course online so maybe I can do it myself this time.

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M: This wine tastes a bit strange.

W: It was made from fruit.

M: From fruit? I thought wine should be made from rice.

W:Well, this is a special wine. I made it myself.

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W: Hello, may I speak to Doctor Li, please?

M: Sorry, he's having a meeting. Would you like to leave him any message?

W: Yes, please. He asked me to give a lecture next week and I'd like to discuss some details with him.

M: OK. I'll tell him about it after the meeting and you can call him again later.

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W: We will have a meeting tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Is that OK?

M: Yes, that will be fine.

W: We're going to go over last quarter's sales figures. In the meeting, our manager Mr. Green will ask Frank to make some suggestions on how to improve the profit.

M: That will be interesting. Will Alan attend?

W: No, he's going to fly to Los Angeles.

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M: We should stop swimming and go back home.

W: Why? I'm having fun! And the water feels perfect.

M: There is a storm coming. It's dangerous to stay in the pool.

W: The third storm in one week! Why do we always have bad weather during our holiday?

M: Come on! The rain will start in a few minutes. Look at the sky! It's cloudy. It's almost black!

W: You're right. Let's go.

M: OK. If we leave now, we will get back in time to close the windows.

W: You left them open?

M: The cool wind was nice. We left so quickly that I forgot to close them.

W: Quick! Let's get in the car and drive back!

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M: I'm going white-water boating this weekend, Mary. And one of my buddies, Phil — you know Phil, don't you?

W: Uh-huh.

M: Well, Phil can't go because he hurt his back while playing soccer, so there's room for one more. You want to go with us?

W: Are you kidding? I've never gone white-water boating.

M: Aw, come on! There's a mini-course being given by the Explorers Club on Wednesday night this week. Take it and you'll be ready to go with us.

W: No way! I'll never learn enough in two hours to go on a white-water boating trip!

M: Sure you can! The instructor is great. I know of lots of people who've done it.

W: Well, it's probably not such a good idea, but how much does it cost?

M: Well, the trip will cost you $ 150 with everything, including food and equipment. The course is only $ 20.

W: That's not too bad. I'll think about it.

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M: Hi Nancy! You look worried. What's wrong?

W: Well Daniel, have you ever felt nervous on stage?

M: Sure. Do you remember that play I was in a few years ago? I knew my lines, but I was terrified

to recite them in front of an audience. As soon as I saw the crowd of people down there, my heart beat so fast that I was unable to say a single word.

W: That's how I feel just thinking about the spelling competition next week.

M: I didn't know you made it to the finals.

W: I'm worried I'll get nervous and freeze on stage. I might forget how to spell everything, even my own name. I don't know what to do.

M: Nancy, I know that you're not going to forget how to spell your name. I'll help you get through this. I'll go to the school hall with you to practice. Then I'll teach you an exercise my baseball coach taught me. Believe me. It works.

W: I feel much better now. Thanks, Daniel.

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M: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I'm pleased to meet all of you here because you are my special guests. Welcome to the museum of our company.My name is Brown. I am the general manager of the company. As you all know, we mainly make computers in our company. We also make some other products. But we are quite interested in education. That's why we have founded this museum. We hope children can learn how computers have been developed, how they are made and how they are used in industry, agriculture, scientific research, and many other areas. Children can try the computers.They can push buttons and listen to stories about computers, and they can enjoy video shows. I know you are all teachers, and you know what school children really need. So I hope you can give me some advice after you have looked around. I want my museum to be the best when it opens to all school children. This is Mr. Tom Silver, my assistant. He will tell you more about our museum. I'll be with you again in one hour and a half. Enjoy yourselves.See you later!