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W: Excuse me. Do you know where I can find a café around here? (1)
M: There’s one right next to the museum down the block. They have wonderful coffee. There’s also one in the park about a mile away with an outside seating area. Text 2
W: How much do you pay every month for your phone bill?
M: It’s hard to say exactly. I share an unlimited call, text, and Internet plan with my family, but the taxes and extra fees are slightly different every month. (2) But it’s about $50, give or take a couple dollars. Text 3
M: Where did you find that hat? I’ve been looking for one just like it.
W: I bought it online. It’s perfect for the summer months because of its wide shape. I used to wear baseball hats until I realize they don’t protect your entire face from the sun. (3) Text 4
M: You’re looking a little stressed.
W: I have a million things to do, and all of them have to be finished within three hours. (4) Text 5
M: Can you pass the salt, please? This soup is good, but it is a little plain. (5)
W: I put so much salt in here when I was making it! Maybe it got watered down. Here, try putting in some pepper instead and tell me what you think. Text 6
W: Can I get these shoes, please?
M: Are you joking? Those shoes are six hundred dollars! W: But all the cool girls at school have them! (6)
M: Well, the answer is no. And you’d never be able to walk in shoes like that. Those heels must be around five inches tall.
W: High heels are super “in” right now. (6) Uncle Tim bought some for Samantha! I’ll do extra chores! Please? (7)
M: No way. Do you know how many chores you’d have to do to afford those? (7) Look at these over here. They’re sixty dollars and have a low heel, so you can walk in them without getting uncomfortable. Text 7
W: What are you reading?
M: It’s a new children’s book called Sail Away by Langston Hughes. W: Isn’t he a poet?
M: Yes. The book is a collection of his poems about the ocean. The artist Ashley Bryan created a bunch of pictures made out of paper to go with the poems, (8) and he’s ninety-two years old! W: Wow! How old is Langston Hughes? (9)
M: He’s not alive anymore. He died in 1967 when he was only sixty-five. (9) Ashley Bryan has done a lot of performances of Langston Hughes’s poems, and he wanted to provide artwork for a book of them. When he
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started out in 1962, he was the first African American to publish a children’s book as an author and artist. He was forty years old. Now, he’s won many awards and has more than twenty books out. Text 8
W: Hi, Mr. Smith.
M: Hi, Debra. I just dropped by to see how you’re getting along with your packing. Need any help? (10) W: No, everything’s OK. Thanks. But I’ve got a lot more things to take home than I’d thought. It’ll probably be a little overweight.
M: You know that as long as the two cases are less than 40 kg, that’s all right for flights to America. (11) You can have a handbag and a small backpack as carry-ons, too. W: Then that won’t be a problem.
M: Now, when did you say your flight leaves? (12) W: Let me see...at 10:30 a.m. (12)
M: I’ll come by and pick you up at 8:30 a.m. Then we can arrive early enough to check in without rushing. W: Thanks, Mr. Smith. You don’t have to bother, though. I can call a taxi.
M: Look, I don’t have anything scheduled for tomorrow morning, so it won’t be any trouble picking you up. W: Good old Mr. Smith: always so helpful! Text 9
M: Bonnie, I’m super nervous right now.
W: Why, what’s up? I thought you were flying down to L.A. today. Are you afraid of flying or something? M: No, I fly all the time. It’s just that I’m doing my biggest interview of my entire career tomorrow, (13) (15) and I don’t want to mess it up.
W: Come on, you’ve been at the magazine for more than a year. Your editor wouldn’t send you down there unless he had confidence in your abilities. Who is the interview with? (13) M: Quentin Tarantino.
W: Uh…what? Quentin Tarantino? The director? Are you serious? M: Yeah!
W: Oh, my God! I can’t believe this! Pulp Fiction is my favorite movie of all time, (14) and Kill Bill might be number two. And even my parents liked Jackie Brown. He’s, like, A-list famous! He might be the best director of the last twenty years.
M: Do you see now why I’m nervous?
W: Yes, I’d be scared out of my mind if I were you. But this will be good for your career. Hey, there is something that I still don’t understand. M: What? (16)
W: Why on earth did Quentin Tarantino agree to do an interview for your magazine, Trevor? M: What’s that supposed to mean? (16)
W: Um…never mind. (16) Good luck down there! Get a good night’s sleep tonight because Saturday will be the biggest day of your life! (15) Text 10
Hello, and welcome to the university library. This taped tour will introduce you to our library facilities and
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operating hours. First of all, the library’s collection of books, reference materials, and other resources are found on Level 1 to Level 4 of this building. Our humanities and map collections are on Level 1. On Level 2, you will find current magazines and journals, and our copy machines. (17) Our science and engineering sections can be found on Level 3. Finally, group study rooms, our microfilm collection and the multimedia center are located on Level 4.
Undergraduate students can check out up to five books for two weeks. Graduate students can check out fifteen books for two months. (18) Books can be renewed up to two times. There is a 50-cent-a-day late fee for overdue books, up to a maximum of $15. (19) Magazines and reference books cannot be checked out. The library is open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., (20) and on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. The library is closed on Sundays.
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