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M: Where did you get that hat? I want one just like it.

 

W: At a store called Hat World downtown, but it was the last one. Try going online to see if you can order directly from the company.

 

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M: Hi, Sarah. I have a surprise for you.

 

W: What is it? Flowers? A new computer? A diamond ring?

 

M: No. It’s something you’ve wanted for a long time — a small cat.

 

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M: Christmas is coming soon. Have you done any Christmas shopping yet for your family?

 

W: Yes, I have! I’ve bought a watch for my father and two books for my sister, though I haven’t decided yet what to buy for my mother — probably some jewels.

 

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W: How much is it?

 

M: That’ll be $375. Cash or credit card? We also accept checks.

 

W: I’ll pay by card. I don’t carry that much cash with me.

 

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M: Lucy, you’ve been sitting in front of the computer for hours.

 

W: Well, it’s raining. There’s nothing to do in such weather but surf the Internet.

 

M: Lucy, are you sure that’s not just an excuse? The sun has been out for an hour.

 

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W: Hello, Mary Jones is speaking.

 

M: Hello. This is Jack Stewart. Is David Bowie there?

 

W: No, I’m sorry. He has just left the office.

 

M: When will he be back?

 

W: Not till Thursday. Can I take a message?

 

M: Yes, thanks. This is Jack Stewart here. I want to talk to him about a training course he is interested in. It will start on July 12, not on July 22 as originally planned.

 

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W: The weekend is almost here. Let’s do something together.

 

M: Yes, let’s ... How about going camping?

 

W: It’s a bit cold for camping, don’t you think?

 

M: All right. Let’s go hiking instead.

 

W: Hmm, I don’t have energy to do that. Every time I get back from hiking, I need several days to rest. How about going to the museum?

 

M: Well, it doesn’t sound very exciting, but I’ll go. Then afterwards, let’s go out for dinner at a nearby restaurant.

 

W: Why don’t we eat at home instead? I went shopping this morning and there’s a lot of food in the fridge.

 

M: Sounds good.

 

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M: Doesn’t that cloud look like a bear?

 

W: No, it looks like a dog to me. That one over there looks like a bear.

 

M: No, it doesn’t. That one looks like a cat.

 

W: The sun is setting. Let’s leave, so we can make it to my mom’s on time for dinner.

 

M: Okay. Where’s the car?

 

W: We parked it on the other side of that mountain.

 

M: No, I think we parked it behind this hill.

 

W: Oh, I see it! It’s straight ahead by that tree.

 

M: Oh, good. We need to stop and buy some flowers. Your mom loves fresh flowers.

 

W: Sure. I need to stop to get gas first, though.

 

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M: Excuse me. I wonder if you could help me.

 

W: What can I do for you?

 

M: Well, I’ve been working on a paper these days. I found a few books I need at the main library, but I was told that the library here at the graduate school has even more information.

 

W: Yes. We have a large number of journals. We also have quite a few newspapers and videos.

 

M: I think some journals are enough. How can I find out which journals you have?

 

W: I can give you a list of all of them. But if you want to search by author or by subject, you can use one of the computers over there in the corner. You can also search for all outside books just by typing your request into the computer.

 

M: You mean I can get books from other universities?

 

W: Not only from other universities, but from almost any public or private library in the United States. The only problem is that outside books cannot be checked out.

 

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OK, now before you go I want to tell you about some special lectures this month. Dr. Gupta will give a lecture on study skills in room 173 on the 12th. That’s Tuesday. I suggest that all new students attend this lecture. Also, on the 23rd, we have a guest speaker. Mr.Collins from Cambridge University will be here to talk about life and culture in the UK. That should be of interest to everyone so I suggest you all go to the Lecture Hall for that and on the 26th you can hear Professor Price from Moscow State University give a talk titled The Future of Computer Languages.That should be a very interesting talk for any Computer Science students, and that is in the Science Center. I’ll put full details of these events and some others on the Student Noticeboard.