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Text1 M: Did you go to the
theatre last Saturday?
W: Yes, I saw“The Tea House”. The acting was excellent.
Text2 W: Has your father
ever been to New York?
M: Yes. He went
there last summer.
Text3 W: Do you think
that every language has a spoken form?
M: Certainly I
do, but not every language has a written form.
Text4 M: Those oranges look
nice. How much are they?
W: They are
sixty cents a pound.
Text5 W: What does Billy
need ten dollars for?
M: He wants to
buy a few pencils and some paper.
Text6 W: Did you pack
your bag, Steve?
M: I'm going to
do it now.
W: How long will
you be away?
M: I won't get
back until Saturday evening or Sunday morning. I have a lot of business in Los Angeles.
W: Do you need
to stay that long?
M: I don't want
to, but I have to. I have a lot of meetings on my schedule.
W: You know,
you'll miss Peter' s birthday party.
M: Oh! I forgot
about that! What time is the party?
W: Two o'clock
Saturday afternoon.
M: Well, I'll
try to get back Saturday morning.
W: That will
make Peter very happy.
Text7 W: When do you
take your winter holidays?
M:I usually take
it during the second or third week of January.
W: Do you like
to ski?
M: Yes, I love
to go skiing.
W: Where do you
go?
M:I go to a
hotel in the mountains.
W: Is it far
from here?
M: It's about a
hundred miles away.
W: Does it get
cold?
M: Oh, yes! It
gets very cold. It snows a lot.
W: Do you go alone?
M: A couple of
my friends usually go with me. Do you want to come along some weekend?
W: No, not me. I
don't like cold weather.
M:I really like
it. I love snow!
Text8 W: How's you new
office?
M: Oh, it's
great! I really like it.
W: Is there
enough space for everyone?
M: Yes, there's
plenty of space. We aren't crowded at all now.
W: Do you have a
large office?
M:I have two
offices.
W: Two offices!
Why do you need two offices?
M: There's one
for the mail and another for the supplies.
W: Is there any
place to eat in the building?
M: There's a
cafeteria on the second floor.
W: Is it
expensive?
M: No, it isn't
expensive. The prices are very low.
W: Is there a
bank in the building?
M: Yes, there's
a bank on the ground floor.
W: What about
parking?
M: There's a
garage in the basement, but I'm going to take the subway to work now. The
subway station is very convenient.
Text9 M: Hi, would you like
some help?
W: Well, I'm
looking for something I saw at a friend's house a few days ago. He said he
bought it here. It's a long sofa with a yellow silk cover, about two and a half
meters long.
M: You're in the
right store. But all of them were sold out last Sunday.
W: Oh, what a
pity! Are you going to be getting more to sell?
M: We are
ordering them now. But I have to tell you that the price has gone up.
W:I don't mind.
Just my luck. You know I really like it.
M: In the past
they were $62 each, but the new ones will be 3 dollars more. They will be sent
here next Thursday, exactly one week from today.
W: Okay, I'll be
back next weekend.
Text10
After a rather difficult case, Sherlock Holmes and his good friend
Dr. Watson decided to take a camping trip. Once finishing a fine meal and a
bottle of wine they decided to turn in for the night. A few hours before
daybreak, Holmes woke up his friend and said, “Watson, Look up and tell me what you can see and think of. ”Watson did so and said, “What does this suggest to you, good
friend?” The doctor
thought for a moment and said,“I can think of many things, Holmes…from a scientific standpoint, the millions of stars visible suggest there are ten fold
planets moving around those stars. ”“Go on,”said Holmes.
Watson thought a moment more and continued, “From a religious standpoint, I can see that from a
weather-reporter's standpoint, from a clear sky, I think that tomorrow will be
quite sunny. So tell me Holmes, what do you think by this wonderous
sight?”Holmes
replied, “Watson, how
foolish you are! Someone stole our tent!”
