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M:We have to find a parking space. Let’s drive around the block one more time. Did you say the restaurant has no off-street parking at all?

W:None,I checked it.Look,there is a space.

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M:You have to go now, Judy, or you’ll miss your flight. It’s an hour’s drive to the airport.

W:I’m leaving. Don’t forget to water my flowers. Just a minute, where is my ticket, Dad?

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M: Laura, what’s in the mailbox?

W: It’s a thank-you note from our neighbor. They thank us for visiting them last week when the baby was born. They also invite us to have dinner next Friday.

M:Are they back home now?

W:Should be.

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W:Good afternoon,Paper Museum.

M: Hello, could you tell me your opening hours for Saturday?

W:Yeah, we’re open from 10:00 in the morning to 5:00 in the afternoon.

M:Thanks.

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M:Excuse me. Where is the hotel gym, please?

W:It’s on the top floor. You can take the lift over there.

M:Do I have to pay extra?

W:No,sir.You just need to take your room key with you.

 

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W:(6)Mr.Wilson, students from Class 2 want to visit the history museum. (7)Will it be all right if I take them there this weekend?

M:How about their revision test? Are they through with it?

W:Yes,they are.

M: In that case, you can go ahead. (7)Try to finish it within one day so that the students still have a whole day to rest on Sunday.

W:All right,I’ll manage.

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M: Hi, Linda. Fancy seeing you here. How long have you been shopping?

W: Almost an hour. I have a lot to buy. (8)My daughter Melissa’s birthday is coming. I’m trying to get her a good gift, but I don’t know what to choose. She seems to have everything she loves.

M:(8)(9)Yeah,the same as Clara. (9)We’ve already had bags of toys she’s no longer playing with. So this year, we didn’t buy her material things. We gave her an experience gift.

W:What’s that?

M:A city pass, with which she can visit 12 different attractions, including the National History Museum, the Science Museum, the zoo and more.

W:How much is it?

M: (10)50 dollars per person for a year-long pass. I bought three for the whole family.

W:So you can have a different outing every month for the entire year? What a great idea!

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M:Helen,busy doing anything?

W:Oh, Kevin. I’m preparing a presentation for the city library. (11)It’s about a girl named Tracy Woods.

M:(11)What’s special about her?

W: It was an amazing story. (11)She brought specially trained dogs to special education schools and helped children to build confidence. She believes that dogs can help children in ways we can’t. Dogs don’t judge and they don’t care who you are or what you look like.

M: But putting dogs into a school? (12)Aren’t they going to mess up the school?

W: Don’t worry. All the dogs are assessed and trained properly. There are now forty dogs working with children aged from six to eighteen.

M: I hope the children love them.

W: Of course they do. I’ve got some pictures. (13)I’ll show them at my presentation tomorrow morning.

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M: Emily, (14) thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to answer a few questions.

W: It’s my pleasure.

M: People say you’re doing unpaid work in the new season of My Fair Lady.Is this what the show business has become?

W: No, not really. All of my acting in the new season is unpaid, but the crew is paid. (15) This is to raise money for the postproduction of the show.

M: (16)I notice you’ve tried many different kinds of things: film, TV, and even theater.

W: (16)Yeah, that’ s how I was trained at university. I work on anything that excites me.M: Tell us about the six months you recently spent at the workshop of the film center.

W:(17) It was an unbelievable experience — teaching young actors and actresses and working with some great acting artists. It was also great to work in various labs, such as directors, writers and so on. (17)It’s very helpful for making you a really well-rounded and active member of the film and television industry.

M: Thank you very much, Emily. We look forward to your new season.

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W: Hi, everyone. (18)This is the monthly meeting of our club. We’ve been fortunate to have got good advice from some famous athletes on how to improve our skills and build up our body. Today, we’ll hear something different. We’re honored to have Emma Wilson here. Emma is a health expert and lecturer from UBC, the University of British Columbia. Emma worked for a football team in Manchester,(19)then for a very successful rugby team in Dublin, and finally ended up working here in Vancouver.(20） Emma says it’s challenging to be a health expert, because people can be easily influenced by advertisements that lack scientific support. Also, people aren’ t willing to change their views about food and nutrition as there is so much confusing information online.It’s really important to hear what experts say and that’s why we’ve invited Emma here. She isn’t going to tell us about everything we should eat, but she will teach us to make better choices. Let’s welcome Emma Wilson.