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(Text1)W:Howareyoudoing,Ted?M:Alotbetter.Ishouldbegettingoutsoon.Ionlybrokemyarmandscrapedupmyheadabit.Thanksforcomingtovisitme.(Text2)W:HaveyouboughtanewiPadagain?YouareturningmyapartmentintoaniPadmuseum!M:Butit’snotmyfault.Applekeepsupdatingitsproducts.IpromiseI’llstopbuyingiPadsifApplestopsproducingnewproducts.(Text3)M:CanyoutakemetoSeventhStreetandMichiganAvenue?W:Sure.Whyareyouleavingsoearly?Didn’tyouliketheparty?M:Thepartyisgreat.ButLisaiswaitingforme,andI’dreallyprefertospendsometimewithher.(Text4)M:Well,Lucy,whydoyoulookunhappy?Wereyoulateagain?W:No.Mr.Scottjustgavemeascolding.M:Whathappened?W:Ibookedthewrongflightforhim.Youknowhim—he’snotalwaystheeasiestbosstoworkfor.(Text5)M:Hi,Daisy,whatshallwedotonight?W:Howaboutgoingouttoarestauranttoeat?M:Well,I’dreallyrathernot.Restaurantsaresonoisy.Whynotgooutforamovie?Iheardthatthere’safascinatingmovieshowingrightnow.W:That’sagoodidea.Text6M:Ireallycannotstandthisheat.Howabouthavingsomeicecream?W:No,thanks.Mike,don’tyouthinkyoushouldkeepawayfromfoodlikeicecream?M:Whatdoyoumean?W:Don’tyouthinkyou’realittleoverweight?M:You’reright.I’lljustbuyabottleofwaterinstead.Jenny,howdoyoustayfit?W:Ioftenplaybaseballwithmyfriends.Ialsoplaytennisandping-pongalot.M:Evenondaysliketoday?W:Yes,butnotinthesunofcourse.Thesedays,it’susuallycoolatdusk,soweusuallygotoplaybaseballintheparkthen.(Text7)W:Hey,John.Ididn’tknowyouwerecomingtothisschool.M:Yeah,whatacoincidence!It’sgoodtoseeyou.Sowhereareyougoingnow?W:I’mgoingtotheregistrationbuildingtoseeifIcandroponeofmyclasses.M:Don’tyoulikeit?W:It’saboringclass,andIamgettingnothingoutofit.Mostofthestudentsinthatclasscannothelpfallingasleepinclass.Sowhereareyouoffto?M:Ifinishedclassfortoday,soIamgoingskatingwithsomeofmyclassmates.They’rewaitingformeatthesouthgate.W:Ilikeskating,too.MayIjoinyounexttime?M:Sure.I’llgiveyouacallthenexttimewegoskating.Text8M:Hello!CanIspeaktoSusanBrown?W:ThisisSusan.MayIaskwhoiscalling?M:ThisisRamSmithfromAccelComputers.Youhavebeenshort-listedforthefirstroundofinterviews.Ineedtogetsomemoreinformationfromyou.W:Oh,sure,Mr.Smith.Pleasegoahead.M:IseeherethatyoucompletedyourMBAwithhighhonors.Whydidyouapplyforthisjob?W:AccelComputersisoneofthebestprovidersofcomputereducation.Ibelieveitisthebestplaceformetostartacareer.M:Isee.Butwithyoureducationbackground,youcaneasilyfindajobinabettercompanyabroad.Howlongdoyouplantoworkwithus?W:ActuallyI’mnotinterestedinworkingabroad.Myparentsarequiteoldnow,andIdon’twanttomovefarawayfromthem.Iwanttospendmoretimewiththem.M:Isee—that’sgood.Whencouldyoubereadyforwork?W:Anytimenextweek.M:Great.Iwillgetbacktoyouinacoupleofdaysbye-mail.W:OK,sir,andthankyouforyourtime.(Text9)W:Steve.Isthatyou?Ialmostdidn’trecognizeyou.Lookatyou!M:Iknow.Ihaveputontwentypoundsinthepastyear.It’shardtobelieve,right?W:Well,yeah.Whatdidyoudotogainsomuchweightwithinayear?M:Well,TinaandIbrokeuponeyearago.SheusedtocookformeandwhatIatewasveryhealthy.Butsincesheleftme,I’vebeeneatingjunkfoodallthetime.Ialsostoppedgoingtothegym.W:I’msosorrytohearthat.WhydidyoubreakupwithTina?M:Itwasmyfault.Ihungouttoomuchwithmyotherfriends,gotdrunkinbars,thingslikethat.Iwasstupid.Ishouldhavespentmoretimewithherinstead.Ireallybrokeherheart.Sohowhaveyoubeen?Oh,lookatthatring.You’remarried?W:Yes,inMay.WehadtheweddinginBritain.I’msogladI’vefoundPeter.M:You’relucky.W:Steve,whydon’tyoupullyourselftogether?Ifyoutry,I’msureyoucanwinTinaback.Ithinkyoushouldstartbylosingsomeweight.Youcan’tshowupinfrontofherlookinglikethat.M:Iknow.I’llgotothegymandstartworkingout.(Text10)WAmeliaEarhartwasapioneerforwomenpilots.Sheboughtherfirstplanein1922.InMayof1932,shebecamethefirstwomantoflyacrosstheAtlanticOceanallbyherself.Thetriptook14hours,56minutes,andsetanewworldrecord.OnJuly2,1937,EarhartsetouttoflyaroundtheworldwithherpartnerFrederickNoonan.However,theydisappearedontheirwaytoHowlandIsland,asmallislandinthePacificOcean.TheU.S.Navysearchedforthem,buttheywereneverfound.Butnow,ateamofhistorians,scientistsandrescuersareplanningtosearchforthewreckageofthegreatfemalepilot’splane.Theywanttosearchforitinthewatersoffafar-awayislandinthewesternPacificOcean.Theythinktheplane’swreckagemaybefoundinthedeepwatersnearby.Sowhydotheaircraftrecoverygroupwanttosearchforthewreckageoftheplaneagain?That’sbecausetheyhavetakenanewlookatanoldphotooftheisland.Theythinktheirnewdiscoverycanhelpleadtothespotwheretheplanecrashed.