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M: Do you want to have a computer?

W: Oh, I would like to.

M: Well, if you can get high scores in your final examinations, I will buy you a new one.

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W: Not bad, but there’s room for improvement.

M: I’m sorry. I’ll improve.

W: Do better next time.

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W: Ken, what is your new excuse for being late.

M: I’m sorry, I missed the school bus.

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M: Wasn’t there once a bookstore here?

W: Yes. But it went out of business last year.

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M: What is Mr Brown going to do with that old house on Brook Road? Rent it or sell it?

W: I heard he’s thinking of making it into a restaurant, which is not a bad idea, because it’s still a good building.

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M: What time did you come home last night, Jane?

W: Oh, I don’t know. About half past twelve, I think.

M: Half past twelve? I didn’t hear you.

W: Well, I came in quietly. I didn’t want to wake you up.

M: You didn’t want to go to that wild party, did you?

W: Wild party, daddy? Er, no, you know I hate those parties. I went to a folk concert with Alice and Mary. It was so good, and there was one singer…

M: Why did you come back so late? The concert didn’t end until midnight, did it?

W: No, but we went to Mary’s place and had coffee. And then we started talking about politics. You know Mary’s boyfriend, he is the president of the Students’ Union.

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