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Hi, Peter.

As you are interested in the free bike system in our city, I’d like to tell you what I’ve learned about it.

I was told that foreigners working in our city can also apply for the renting card.You only need a copy of your passport and a photo to be used on the card.The application office is open from 8 am to 5 pm.You can get it a week after you apply for it.The card is valid for three years, and with it, you can rent a bike in the city and drop it off at a different station.So you can pick up a bike and return it at another station.

By the way, you can apply for a renting card at the Town Hall east of our city.As there are many people applying for the card, and application forms are limited, it would be wise if you get there as early as possible.

I do hope the information above will be of some help to you.Good luck!

Yours,

Li Hua

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M: I really enjoyed that TV program about whales last night.Did you get home in time to see it ?

W: Oh, yes.But I wish I could have stayed awake long enough to see the whole thing.

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W: What do you think of the football game we watched last night?

M: It is no better than the one we are watching now.

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W: What kind of movie do you want to see?

M: I want to see a funny movie.

W: That sounds great.I am in the right mood for a funny movie.

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M: I think salary is the most important factor in choosing a job.

W: I don’t think so.Personally, I’d put interest in the first place.

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W: Excuse me, is this seat taken?

M: No, I don’t think so.

W: Mind if I sit down?

M: No, go ahead.

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W: Morning! How are you today? You don’t look very well.

M: I’m not.I have a sore throat, and I cough, especially at night.So I can’t sleep very well.

W: Oh! Have you got a temperature?

M: Yeah, I’ve got a fever.

W: Um, I think you’ve got the flu.I suggest you take a day off and go back home to have a good rest.

M: Sounds great.But I have to prepare my speech for the conference.You know, it’s only five days from now.And yesterday they asked me for the summary.

W: Did you go to the clinic?

M: I had no time for it and there’s no way until I finish the summary.

W: Take your time and take good care of yourself.

M: Sure.Thank you.

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W: Welcome to our hotel, sir.

M: OK, my best friend helped me book the hotel and he thinks highly of your hotel.

W: Thanks a lot.Please give me your name card, OK?

M: Here you are.

W: Mr.Lee from Beijing, right.Your room was booked last week.

M: Right, which room should I stay?

W: OK, sir.Your room is 523, and how long would you stay?

W: Four days.I’ll be checking out on Saturday.

W: And how would you pay?

M: By credit card.Would you like to show me the way?

W: Yes, please, and here is your key, sir.

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M: I can’t believe it! I only got a B on my project.

W: Why are you complaining? That’s not a bad grade.

M: I worked on it for weeks.I spent hours in the library checking on things.I really thought I’d done a good job.I even gave up last week’s concert.

W: Well, getting a B is good.I just don’t see why you’re so upset.

M: But Ames didn’t spend half as much time on his project and he still got an A.

W: Ames always gets good grades on his projects.If you are truly dissatisfied, why don’t you speak to the teacher to find out why you only got a B?

M: I’m really not in the mood to speak to that teacher.

W: Maybe your grade can be changed.If that can’t be done, you can find out what was weak about it and try to improve on those points in your next project.

M: I suppose that’s the best thing to do.

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W: Hi, George, what have you been doing lately? I haven’t seen you around much.Where have you been?

M: Oh I was playing the piano for a group of Germany.I just got back.

W: It must be exciting playing the piano and traveling all the time.

M: Well, playing the piano is great, but the traveling is no fun.Living out with the suitcase all the time.I have just been to my manager and he has offered me a job: playing on the coast for the summer.

W: At a sea sight town?

M: Yes, but I don’t think I am going to take it.

W: Why not? Not enough money?

M: No, it’s not bad.The money is good.About two hundred dollars a week.It’s just that we will be working in the hotel playing for the tourists.And they just want a same old music over and over to dance too.And I get so bored.It’s not like playing the music.It’s like being a machine.

W: I wouldn’t mind being a machine for that money.

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It was 2:05 in the afternoon.When I entered the classroom, I was surprised to see a video camera.Our class teacher was operating the camera, and my classmates were all talking among themselves slowly.Most of us had never been in front of a video camera before, so we were quite nervous.As for myself, I had once faced one at home; my uncle was shooting when we were celebrating my sister’s birthday.But this was completely different.We had to talk about our articles as if we were reading news on TV.The funny things was that every time I tried to face the camera and talk about my article, I forgot the article and couldn’t resist looking down at it.It was a completely different experience for me.I just didn’t like it.