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M: Did you notice whether the No. 7 bus has gone by?  try to use my artistic skills in some way. I don’t

              W: Not while I was standing here. I’m waiting for the   know where to begin.
                 No. 7 myself.                                  W:    You should try one of the advertising companies
              M: Good. Hot today, isn’t it?                        downtown. They’re always looking for people with

              W: Oh, yes, it is. I wish that it would rain and cool off.  talent.
              M: Me too. This is unusual for March. I don’t remember   M: Good idea! Hey, it sounds like we’re all set to try
                 it’s ever been so hot in March before.            for our summer jobs.
              W: You were born in Florida then?                 W: We sure are! That test was a great help.
              M: No.   I was born in New York. I moved here last   M: Yeah.   But it’s time for dinner. Let’s get something

                 year. I didn’t know it would be so hot here. I should   to eat.
                 have gone to California.                       W: OK.

              Text 7(114 词)大学生活                                 Text 9(153 词)送书
              W: Was there anything that particularly surprised you   W: What are you doing with these books?
                 when you arrived at Grammar College?           M: Giving them away.
              M: Yeah. The buildings are very modern.   What    W: Why? I thought you loved them.

                 impressed me most is that the teaching staff are all   M: I do, but I can’t take them all with me.   My
                 highly qualified. It rains as much as it always did at   apartment in Chicago will be smaller than this place.
                 home, though!                                  W: Are you keeping any?

              W: And what’s it like, studying chemistry?        M: Yeah, I’ll ship one box to my new apartment. But I’m
              M: People told me that it would be very stressful.   It   giving away the ones by the door. You should see if
                 hasn’t been too bad, though. I’ve really enjoyed the   you want any of them.
                 challenge.                                     W: OK. Maybe I’ll take a few ... Oh, The Lord of the

              W: Do you have a part-time job?                      Rings. I’ve always wanted to read this. I’ll take it.
              M: Yes. I used to work in a library. It was quite tiring,   M: It’s a good book.   I’d also recommend Harry
                 especially when I’d been in the lab all day.   I’m a   Potter to you.
                 waiter in a café now, and it keeps me relaxed!  W: No, thanks. I’ve already read it.  How about this

              Text 8(164 词)适宜暑假工                                   novel by Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the
              W: I did that job test and it gave me two different   Sea? Is it any good?
                 possibilities. I can either try to find a job in a   M: Yeah. Here, you should take The Sun Also Rises, too.

                 restaurant as a hostess or go to a retirement home  It’s his most famous one.
                 as a volunteer. I don’t see the connection.    W: OK, I’ll take both.
              M:    The first thing I think about is that you have good   Text 10(170 词)毕业典礼筹备

                 interpersonal skills and like people.          M: Quiet, please. May I have all your attention?   We
              W: Yeah, I guess so.                                 need to get this meeting started because we have
              M: Which job do you prefer?                          a lot to do before graduation. Thank you all for
              W: Well, working at a retirement home is something I’d   electing me as your chairman and I will do my best

                 like.                                             to make sure we have a great graduation ceremony.
              M: Then you should try for that. My results said I should   I just need your help to get everything running


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