W: No, I don’t have the keys. Can I pick them up from your office tomorrow? (9)
M: My office isn’t open on Fridays, (9) but I can bring them to you this weekend. Do you have all the copies of these important papers?
W: Yes. I have a question. Do you sell houses in Springfield, too? My friend wants to sell his house and I’d love to recommend you. (8) (10) M: Yes, I do. Thanks for the recommendation! (10) Text 8
W: Sam, I think it’s time for you to get a summer job. When I was your age, I started working at the pool.
M: Mom, I really don’t have time to work this summer. I am going to go to summer school and I need to practice skateboarding. (12) Also, I want to go to the lake with Jeremy.
W: Well, how are you going to pay to go to the lake? You are getting too old for us to give you money. You’re not a young kid anymore! Also, college is very expensive these days. You should start saving money now — college is only three years away! (11)
M: OK, I’ll apply for some jobs this weekend. Can you help me fill out job applications? (13) W: Yes, I will help you. You should get an application from the supermarket on Walnut Street. Ms. Jacobs told me they are hiring students this summer. Text 9
M: What time do you usually get up in the morning? W: I sleep in every morning, sometimes until 11 or 12.
M: Are you serious? I get up at 5 every morning to go to the gym, and then I get to work around 7. (15)
W: Well, I work from home, so I can set my own hours. I usually work until midnight or 1 in the morning, and then I like to sleep in. (14)
M: I like to be in bed around 9 or 10 at night so I can get enough sleep. Our schedules are very different! You’re lucky that you get to set your own schedule, but I could never sleep that late. I’m definitely a morning person.
W: And I’m definitely a night person. Waking up early is so terrible. M: Maybe we should switch schedules for a week! (16) W: No way! I would never want your schedule.
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M: Very funny... What are you doing today?
W: Well, it’s Saturday, so I was thinking of taking a hike. Would you like to come? (17) M: Sure. (17) Can we go to see a movie afterwards?
W: I don’t really like movies, actually. Can we do something else?
M: Sure, but I have to work tomorrow, even though it’s Sunday, so I do need to be home around 9. Text 10
Uber is an international transportation company. Its main office is in San Francisco, California, in the United States. Uber created an app for cell phones that lets customers request a private car. Uber works in a unique way. When a customer requests a car, a car will come pick them up very quickly. The drivers of these cars have maps on their cell phones that show them where people are requesting to be picked up. (18) In major cities, it will often take less than three minutes to be picked up by an Uber driver. Uber is similar to a taxi service. However, Uber drivers aren’t taxi drivers and they can use their own cars. Most Uber drivers have more than one job. (19) In many countries, taxi drivers have been angry at Uber because they think the service is not safe and it is against the law. Also, when there are many people requesting an Uber car at the same time, the price goes up. Many people think this is unfair. Travis Kalanick is the founder of Uber. He has said that one day, Uber cars will be self-driving. In other words, Uber cars will be driven by computers, not people. (20) The company has started working with scientists from Carnegie Mellon University to develop this technology.
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