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TelephoneCallsA:Hello,thankyouforcallingBradfordandSons.ThisisTracyspeaking,HowmayIhelpyou?B:Hello.Iwouldliketospeaktoyourdirectorofhumanresources,Ms.Jenkins,Please.A:Justamoment.I'llchecktoseeifsheisatherdesk.MayItellherwhoiscalling?B:ThisisBillBurtonfromMilfordInsurance,I'mcallinginregardstoourmeetingnextTuesday.A:Thankyou,Mr.Burton.Canyoupleaseholdforamoment?I’llchecktoseeifsheisavailable.B:Noproblem.A:I'msorry.Ms.Jenkinsisawayfromherdesk.Shehasalreadyleftforlunch.Wouldyouliketoleaveamessageforher?B:Yes,pleasehaveherreturnmycallwhenshereturnstotheoffice.It'sbestifshecangetintouchwithmebefore3pmtoday,shecanreachmeatmyofficenumber,635-8799.A:I'msorry.Ididn'tquitecatchthat,couldyoupleaserepeatthenumber?B:Noproblem,myofficenumberis635-8799.Tellhertoaskforextension31.A:I'msorry,Mr.Burton,justtoconfirm,yournameisspelledB-U-R-T-O-N,isthatcorrect?B:Yes,andIrepresentMilfordInsurance.A:IwillmakesureMs.Jenkinsreceivesyourmessageandreturnsyourcallbefore3pmthisafternoon.B:Thankyouverymuch.MemosA:Ihavebeenwaitinghereintheconferenceroomfortenminutesalready,whattimeisthemeetingstart?Whereisanyoneanyway?B:Didn'tyouhearaboutthat,ourmeetingwaspostponeduntilFriday.A:Whythemeetingwaspostponed?Noonetoldmeanythingaboutit.B:Didyougetthememo?A:Whatmemo?Theyhaven’tanymemothiswholeweek,Icheckmyinboxeveryday.AndIhaven’tseenanything.B:Thememowentout3daysago.Itshouldhavemadetoyourinbox,butmaybelostinallcollectorsonyourdesk.A:YouknowhowthingsgetpilotaboutmydeskwhenI'mbusy.IknowsometimesIdomanypleasethings,ButIalwaysreadallthememosgoaround;theygodirectlytomyinbox.Areyousureweresendtowholeoffice?B:Itshouldhavegotaroundtoeverybody,theyalsopostacopyofthememointhebreakroom.Don'tyoueverlookatmessagespostonthebulletinboard?A:I'musuallytoobusytotakeabunchofcoffeebreakbythewatercooler,Anyway,I'msurethememonevergettomyinbox,I'llhavetotalkoursecretaryaboutit.B.That'sright,Youwillneverknowwhatyourmissingoutofitifyoudon'treadthememos.PlacinganOrderA:MayIhelpyou?B:Yes,Iwouldliketoplaceanorderfortonercartridges.Wehaveastandingagreementwithyourcompany,sowewillneedthesameamountaslasttime.A:Letmekeyinyourinformationintomycomputer.Iwillpullupourrecordsforyou.Doyouhaveanordernumber?Whatnameistheorderlistedunder?B:ItshouldbeunderLeslieSmith.Thenumberis184796A:Yes,Mr.Smith.Ihaveanorderforthreecasesofcartridges,itthatwhatyouwouldliketorefill?B:Yes.A:Istherethecorrectbillingaddress?B:No,pleasepostthebillto124HildrodLane,MiltonCounty,98830.A:Iwillsendyouaninvoiceinthenextfewdays.YourordershouldbedeliveredbeforetheendofthedayonMonday.B:Thankyou.TheworkinglunchA:Excuseme,Don?Ihatetobotheryou,butIneedyourhelponsomething.DoyouhavetimetobriefmeontheMartinaccounttoday?B:Oh,that'sright.Youaresupposedtodeliverabriefonthataccounttomorrow.IknowtherearesomethingsIneedtosharewithyouaboutthat.But,gosh,Idon'tknow....Thingsarereallybusyformetoday,theonlytimeIcanmanagetosqueezeoutmightbeoverlunchbreak....A:Ihatetomakeyouworkthroughyourlunchbreakwithhowbusyyouare....B:It'sokay....I'vealreadyhadseveraldaysinarowworkingthroughlunch....A:Howaboutthis....Wecanmakeitaworkinglunchthisafternoon,andI'llordersomeChinesefoodfordelivery.It'llbemytreat.B:Youdon'thavetodothat....A:Iinsist.Ireallyappreciateyoutakingtimetoworkwithmein.Whatisyourfavoritefastfood?I'llcatertoyourtaste.B:ActuallyIdolikeChinese....Let'smakeitadateforChopSueyandtheMartinaccountatabout12:30.Doesthatsoundgood?A:Great.I'llbringthefood.HotelSituationsF:Hello,welcometoPrisestarhotel.HowmayIdoforyou?M:Hi,yes,Ihaveareservation.Mysecretarycalledandbookedaroomacoupleofweeksago,thereservationshouldbeforadoublebed,nonesmokingroom.F:Andwhatnameofreservationmadeunder?M:ItshouldbeunderSteveJohnF:Mmm,letmesee,itseemsthereisnoJohnlistedaroomfortonight,isthereanyothernamethatyoureservationlistunder？M:No,hereistheconfirmationnumber,wouldthathelp?Itis898007,Ihadtheroombookedwithvisacoldcard.F:Ah,yes,hereitis,youhaveastandarddoubleroom,nonsmokingonthe3rdfloor,Ijustneedtoseethecreditcardyoubookedtheroomwithifyoudon’tmind.M:Sure,hereitis.woulditbepossibletocheckoutandpaythebillinthemorning,also,whattimeisbrackserved?F:Thereisacontinentforbreakfastfrom6:00amto10:00am.Alsoyoucanpayyourbillinthemorning,butwerequirea20%departitoffront,butIcanjustkeeparecordofyourcreditonfile.Ok,I’vegotyouonsetupifyoucouldjustsignhere,andinashowhere,hereisyourroomkey,anythingelseIcandoforyou?M:Yes,couldyoucallmeataxiplease?FriendsA:whatkindofqualitiesdoyoulookforinyourfriends?B:Ilikepeoplewhoareopenandfriendly.Thosepeopleareusuallymoreactiveandfuntobewith.Ilikespendingtimewithmyfriends.Wegotobarstogetherorplaysportstogether.A:Idon’tliketomakefriendswithpeoplewhoaren’thonest.Honestyisveryimportanttome.B:Ithinkit’simportanttomostpeople.Theproblemisthatyoucanusuallyonlyfindoutifsomeoneishonestbygettingtoknowthem.A;youcanfindoutfromtheirfriends.B:ifyouknowanyoftheirfriends.Youcan’trelyonyourfriendstointroducepeopletoyouallthetime.Youhavetogooutandmakethefirstmovesometimes.Ialsolikefunnypeople.A:oh,Idon’t.theydon’tseemtotakeanythingseriously.Youneverknowwhentheyarejokingandwhentheyarebeingserious.B:sometimesitcanbehardtotell,butifyouknowthepersonfairlywell,youcanusuallyseefromtheirexpressionwhattheyarereallythinking.A:itseemsthatwegenerallylikedifferentkindsofpeople.Howisitthatwearesuchgoodfriends?B;maybepeopledon’tliketohavefriendsthatareallsame.Mostpeoplelikealittlevarietyintheirlives-includingavarietyofcharacteristicsintheirfriends.PartyA:thatwasagreatparty.Thanksforsayingbehindtohelpmeclearup.B;itcertainlywasagreatparty.It’sapitythataglassandaplategotbrokenandsomeonespilledadrinkoverthere.A:Iexpectedthatsomethingmightgetbroken.Thatdoesn’tbotherme.Thatspilleddrinkwon’tleaveastain,willit?B:Idoubtit,I‘lldealwithitrightaway.Luckilyitwasn’taglassofredwine,I’lljustgetabowlofwaterandacloth.A:I’mgoingtoputalltherubbishintothisbigplasticbag.B:afterwards,wecandothewashinguptogether.Everythingwillbefinishedwithinanhour.Yourfriendkeithisreallyfunny.Ilikedhismagictricks.A;yes,he’sverygood..isn’the?Hetoldsomefunnystoriestoo.B:Amandatoldsomeveryfunnyjokes.Atthebeginningoftheparty,shewasbeingveryserious.A;Ithinkthatshehadalittertoomuchofthepunch.B:whatdidyouputinthatpunch?Ittastedgreat,butwasquitestrong.A:that’smylittlesecret.DidyoulikethesnacksandIprepared?B:verymuch.Thebirthdaycakewasdelicious,wasn’tit?Emilytoldmethatsheandkarenmadeitthemselves.A:thatcaketastedsogood!Itdisappearedwithinminutes,soIthinkeveryonelikeditalot.How’sthatstain?B:allcleanedup.Areyoureadytostartonthewashingup:Rentinganapartmenta:we'dliketorentaflatneartheuniversity.b:areyoulookingforsomewherefortwopeople?a:yes,weare.obviously,we'dlikesomethingascheapaspossible.We’veheardthatthereareplacesfor80to100poundsamonth.b:yes,thereareseveralplaceavailableinthatpricerangeneartheuniversity.doyouhaveanyotherrequirements?a:netreally,no.we'dpreferablyliketoliveinaquietstreet.b:howmanyroomsdoyouneedintheflat?a:we'llneedtwobedrooms.thekitchenanddiningroomcanbeseperateorcombined.b:ok.i'vegotalistofplacethatfityourrequirements.let'sjustgothroughthem.thefirstonthelistcosts80poundsamonth,butit'sonanoisystreetandit'salittlefarfromtheuniverstiy.a:howfarawayisitfromthecampus?b:it'sabouttwomilesaway.thatmightbealittlefartowalk.here'sonethat'sabouthalfamilefromthecampus.thecostis100poundsamonthandit'sonasmallstreet,justoffamainstreet.a:thatsoundsideal.canwegotohavealookatit?we'dliketoseeitbeforemakingafinaldecision.b:ofcourse.i'mnotverybusyatthemoment.ifyoucanwaitforabout15or20minutes.icantakeyouthere.a:thankyou.thatwouldbegreat.ShoppingA:doyoudoalotofshoppingonline?B:notreally.Ilikelookingontheinternetatwhat’savailable,butIusuallyprefertoactuallyseeandtouchwhatI’mbuyingbeforeIpayforit.Sometimes,I’lllookatsomethinginashop,butlaterbuyitonlineifit’scheaper.Youdon’tlikebuyingthingsonline,doyou?A:yes.I’malittleworriedaboutsecurity.Youneverwho’stryingtofindoutyourcodesandpasswords.Aren’tyouworryaboutthat?B:notreally.Iknowthatithappens,butifyoubuyfromreputablecompanieswithsecurewebsites,youshouldbeok.EventhoughtIuseonlineshoppingfacilities,Idon’tthinkit’sthebestwaytoshop.A:I’msurprisedtohearyousaythat.Ithoughtyoulovedanythingtechnological.B:Ido.I’mabigfanofusingnewtechnology,butIdon’twanttositinfrontofacomputerscreenallday.Ithinkpeopleneedtogetoutandinteractwithotherpeople.A:so,howaboutcomingtothedepartmentstorewithme?Iwanttoseeifthereareanynewsummerclothesonsaleyet.B:sure.I’dlovetojoinyou.Canwestopbythecomputerstore?Ijustwanttoseeiftheyhavesomething.A:sure.Whileyou’reinthecomputerstore.Iwillvisitthebookstoreopposite.Iliketobrowsethroughtheirbooksiftheyhaveanythinginteresting.B:ok.I’vefinishedonline.Let’sgo.I’lljustgetsomemoneyandmycreditcard.A;thanksforremindingme.Ihadforgottentogetmine.AskingfordirectionsA:ok,I’vegotanup-to-daymap.Let’schecktheroutefromheretotheairport.B:wherearewe?Oh,hereweare.SowedrivetotheA120andturnleft.A:no,weturnright.Rememberthatwearecomingfromthisdirection.B:ohyes!Sorry!ThenwedrivetotheM11motorway.A;howfaristhat?B:it’sonlysevenmiles.Weturnlefttojointhemotorwayanddrivesouth.A:accordingtothemap,wegetofftheM11atthesecondjunctionandjointheM25.that’sthemotorwaythatgoesaroundtheedgeofLondon.B:that’sanother15miles,sothat’s22milestotalsofar.A:thenwedrivewestontheM25.wemustbecarefultoturnintherightdirection!B:thenwedriveontheM25.itturnssouth.Whenwereachexit15,weturnleftandgowestalongtheM4.A:thenwetakethefirstHeathrowAirport.What’sthetotaldistance?B:thejourneyaroundtheM25is33milesandthen3extramilestogettotheairport.Sohowmanymilesisthattogether?A:22milestotheM25,33milesontheM25,and3afterthat.That’satotalof58miles,isn’tit?B:itshouldn’ttakeusverylongtocoverthatdistance.Rememberthatwecangoquitefastonthemotorway.A:wecanonlygofastonthemotorwaysifthereisn’tmuchtraffic.Ithinkweshouldallowourselvesplentyoftimetogetthere.BeingearlyismuchbetterthanbeinglateBeginnerA:IwouldliketowatchtheOscarsontvtonight.Howaboutyou?B;yes,Iˉdloveto.it’sinterestingtoseewhoisconsideredthebestintheirfieldandwhichfilmarethoughttobeparticularlygood.A:Ilikewatchingitforthefashion.Iliketoseewhattheladiesarewearing.Ofcourse,themennearlyalwaysjustwearthetraditionaltuxedo.B:sometimesthemenwearflamboyantcolours.Whichfilmsdoyouthinkwillwinawardsthisyear?A;Iˉmreallynotsure.Usuallyjustoneortwofilmslooksettosweeptheawardsceremony,butthisyearthereareseveralcontenders.B:you’reright.Thisyearshouldbemuchmoreexcitingthanusual.What’syoufavouriteawardcategory?A:youmightthinkthisstrange,butIlikethecategoryfor¨bestforeignlanguagefilm’.B:it’snicetoseeforeignlanguagefilmsmakingalittleimpactonHollywood.Ilikethe¨bestactorandactress〃.fansandtheiridolsA:you’reabigfanofandylau,aren’tyou?B:yes,I’vebeengotallhisalbumsandmostofhisfilmsondvd.Iadorehim.He’smyidol.A:howcomeyoudon’thaveallofhisfilmsondvd?B:someofhisearlyfilmsarehardtofindnowadays,especiallytheoneswhereheonlyplayedabitpart.A:Isee.I’msureyou’llfindthemoneday.Iseeyoualsohaveseveralposterofhim.B;yes.Thesepostersarenew.Iboughtthemlastweekandputthemuponmybedroomwallsyesterday.A:areyouamemberofhisfanclub?B:Iwas,butthenIdiscoveredyoucanfindouteverythingforfreeontheinternet,soI’mnotamembernow.A:didyouseetheinterviewwithandylauincosmopolitanmagazinelastmonth?B:ofcourseIboughttwocopies.A:twocopies?Onetokeepandonetocutthepicturesoutof,right?chattingonlineA:what’sup?B:notmuch.ItsfrezzinginBeijing.A:ushouldcometoBangkok.We’vegotlovelyweatherhere.B:great!Ryinvitingme?A:laughingoutloud.B:berightback.A:whererugoing?B;bathroom.A;ok.I’mgoingtogotobathroomtoo.Talktoyoulater.Note:whenpeoplechatonline,theyoftenshortenwords.Useabbreviations,uselowercaseletters,andrarelyusepunctuationmarks,especiallyapostrophemarks.computersA:hi!Isthatthenewlaptopyoubroughtlastweek?Itlooksverynice.B;yes,itis.Thanks.I’mjustsurfingontheinternet.A;here?Inthiscafe?Howcanyoudothat?B;thiscafeoffersawirelessinternetconnection.ThatmeansIcangetonthenetforfreewhileI’mhere.Ofcourse,Ihavetobuyacupofcoffee!A:that’sgreat.Canyoudoitanywhere?B;no.youcanonlydoitwhenthecafeoffersawirelessconnection.Thereareonlyabout10or12placesthatofferitinthiscity.A:so,whatprogramsdoyouhaveonyourlaptop?B:I’vegotalltheusualonesforwordprocessingandthenIhaveafewforcreatingandeditingphotographs.A:Iknowyouarekeenonphotography.It’sveryusefulforyoutobeabletodownloadphotosfromyourdigitalcamera.Thenyouattachthepicturefilestoemailsandsendthemtoanyone,anywhere,atanytime!B:it’swonderful,isn’tit?WouldyouliketoseesomephotosthatIlookrecently?theinternetandemail:howoftendoyouusetheinternet?B;Iuseitalmosteveryday,butIusuallyonlyuseittocheckmyemail.Idon’toftensurfthenet.Youusetheinternetalot,don’tyou?A:yes.Iuseittofindproductsandcomponentsatthelowestpriceformycomputer.Itcanbefrustratingwhentheconnectionispoor.B:so,you’reonlineeighthoursaday.A:yes,Ilikethejobthough.Sometimes,Ihelpotherpeopleintheofficeifthey’rehavingtroubleonline.B;howusefuldoyouthinktheinternetisasasourceofinformation?A;Ithinkit’sfairlyuseful,buttherearetwobigproblems.First,alotoftheinformationyoufindonlineisfalse.Second,whenyoubuysomethingonline,youdon’tseeituntilyouactuallygetit.B;howdoyousolvethewebsiteproblemswhenyou’rebuyingsomethingonline?A:whatIdoisfindthewebsiteofshops.Thensomeonefromourcompanyvisitstheshopandbuyswhenthey’reseenthattheproductsaregenuineandsuitable.advertisinga:howcouldweadvertiseourcelebrationstomarkthecentenaryofthefoundingoftheuniversity?B;I’msurewecouldgetoneortwotvcompaniestocomein.perhapsthepresidentcouldinvitethemanddoaninterview.A:that’sagoodidea.Wecouldputupsomepostersinandaroundthecampuswithalistofevents.Itwouldbequitecheaptodoonthecampus.B:itwillbeexpensivetodooutsidethecampus.Perhapswecouldarrangeforsomesponsorship.A:wecouldcontactalumniwhoworkforlarge,well-knowcompanies.Theymightbeabletoarrangecheapadvertisinginexchangeforsomefreetickets.B;goodthinking!Weshouldalsoprintsomeleafletsforstudentstodistribute.A:weshouldputsomeinformationaboutitonthehomepageofouruniversitywebsite.Whenpeoplevisitthewebsite,they’llseetheinformation.B:wecouldtakeoutsomeadvertisementstolocalnewspapers.Icheckedthepricesandtheyarereasonable.A;ok.Let’sgettoworkonouradvertisingcampaign.newspapera:doyoubuythatnewspapereveryday?B:yes,Ido.Ifinditveryinformative.Italwayshasplentyofarticlesfromcorrespondentsallovertheworldandthebusinesssectionisveryusefultoo.A:isthereaSundayeditionofthatnewspaper?B;yes.Thereis.ithasseveralsections,soit’squitearead!ItusuallytakesmeafewhourstoreaditonSundaymorning.A:whatsectiondoesithave?B:letmesee.There’sthenewssection,theentertainmentsection,sports,business,andworldaffairs.A;what’sinthatsection?B:worldaffairs?Theylookatthemostimportantstoriesinmoredetail.Ifinditfascinating.Doyoubuyadailypaper?A;Ibuyanationalnewspapersometimes,buyInearlyalwaysbuyalocaleveningnewspaper.Ifindthelocalnewsmoreinterestingthannationalorinternationalnews.MagazineA;doyouoftenbuymagazines?B:Ibuyacomputermagazineeverymonth.Itkeepsmeup-todatewithallthelatestdevelopments.A;whydon’tyoufindtheinformationontheinternetinstead?B:sometimesittakestoolongtofindtheexactinformationyouarelookingfor.Besides,Iliketoreadamagazineinacoffeebarsometimes.A:doyouhaveanonlineeditionofthatmagazine?B:yes,theydo.Butyoucanonlyaccessallthearticlesifyouhaveasubscription.A;doyouhaveasubscription?B;yes,Ido.Themagazinearrivesbypostatthebeginningofeachmonth.Doyoueverybuymagazines?A:Ionlybuythemiftheylookparticularlyinteresting.Idon’tbuyanyregularly.booksa:whatareyoureading?B:oh,it’sthelatestnovelbyrayblune.It’sasic-fithriller.A;Ithoughtheusuallywrotehorrorbooks.B:hedoes.He’sgoodatthisgenretoo.It’sacaptivatingread.A;we’regoingtothebookshop.Wouldyouliketojoinus?B;yes,Iwould.Ineedtobuyatextbookformycourseand,asyouknow,Ilovebrowsingthroughthelatestpaperbacks.A:metoo.Ineedsomethingtoreadontheflighttonewyork.Icanneversleeponplanes.Sarahwantstopickupsomechildren’sbooksforherdaughter.B:Iwanttolookatnelsonmandela’sautobiography.A:thisissuretobeaworthwhileread.countriesA:whichcountrieshaveyoubeento?B:I’vebeentomostofthecountriesinEurope,severalcountriesinAsia-china,Korea,andThailand-andtotheunitedstatesandCanada.A;IthoughtyouhadbeentoAustraliatoo.B:no,butI’mplanningonvisitingAustraliaandnewZealandsoon.I’veheardthattheyarebeautifulcountries.Whichisthemostbeautifulcountryyou’vebeento?A;IthinkI‘dsayNorway.Ithasmanypicturesquefjords,waterfalls,andmountains.B:isn’titreallycoldthere?A;well,thenorthofNorwayisalmostalwayscold,butfurthersouthitcanbefairlywarminsummer.It’sawetcountry,sothere’ssnowalmosteverywhereinwinter.B;I’vebeentootherScandinaviancountries,butnottoNorway.PerhapsIshouldgoanddosomewintersportsthere.citiesA:isyourcityahistoricalplace?B:notrally.200yearsago,itwasjustasmallinsignificantvillage.A;howdiditgrowintosuchalargeplace?B:largedepositsofcoalwerefoundnearlyandsomanyindustrieslocatedthemselveshere.Thevillagequicklygrewintoakeyindustrialcentre.A:asthecitygrew,itmusthaveabsorbedmanyvillagenearby.B;yes,itdid.Thenamesofthosevillagesurviveasthenamesofpartsofthecity.A;Isee.Arethereanybuildingmorethan200yearsoldinyourcity?B;oh,yes.Severalofthebuildingsfromthevillagesstillsurvive.Manyofthemwereinnsfortravelersandtodaysurviveaspubs.Therewasacastlenearonevillage,soourcityhasacastletoo.A;really?Soyourcitydoeshavesomeoldhistoryafterall.ThecountrysideA:I’dlovetohavemyownfarm.B:itwouldbeveryhardwork.Areyousure?A:Iwouldn’tmindgettingupearlymorningandthephysicalworkwouldmakemefitandhealthy.B:runningafarmwouldbetotallydifferenttoyoucurrentjob.A:that’sonereasonI’dliketotryit.I’dreallyliketogetawayfromworking9to5inanoffice.B;you’dneedalotoftrainingbeforebecomingafarmer.It’snotsomethingyoucanjustwalkinto.A:myuncleownsafarmandI’vespentsometimeworkingwithhim.Ilovebeinginthecountrysidewithfarmanimalsandgreenfields.B;well,Iˉdcertainlycomeandvisityou.Itwouldbegreattotakeaworkingholidayonafarm.I’dlovetogetawayfromhustleandbustleofthecityforawhile.wara:areyouwatchinganothernewsreportaboutthewar?B:yes.Thetwosidesdeclaredashortceasefirebutitbrokedownearliertoday.Severalmilitarytargetweredestroyedbybombing.Manycivilianswereamongthedeadandwounded.A:howdidthiswarstart?B:boutsideclaimasmallareaofterritory.Bothsidestriedtobuildborderfencesandbeganattackingeachother.A:politiciansfrombothsidessoundincreasinglybelligerent.Neithersidewantstocompromise.B:reliefagenciesreportthatmanyciviliansareindesperateneedoffoodandshelter.SeveralEuropeancountrieshaveagreedtosendaid,butareafraidthattheirplaneswillbeshotdown.A:whatdoyouthinkwillhappen?B:bothcountriesareverypoor.Soontheywillrunoutofmoneytofinancethewar.Then,perhaps,theywillnegotiate.Thethingistofindtherealproblemforthewarandsolvethat.A;itwouldbemuchsimplerandcheaperiftheynegotiatedfirst.religionA:doyoubelieveingod?B:notatall.I’managnostic.Goyou?A;I’mnotsure.Whydon’tyoubelievethereisagod?B;Ithinkeverythinghasascientificexplanationratherthanatheologicalone.A:Ibasicallybelieveinscienceovertheology.Imean,Ibelieveinevolutionforexample.However,therearemanythingsthatsciencehasn’texplainedyet.B;I’msurethatsciencewillexplaineverythingeventually.Ithinkthatthestrangestthingaboutreligionisthatsomanyreligionspeopleactinwaysthattheirreligionclaimsarewrong.A:forexample?B;religionspreachtolerance,butmanywarsarecausedbyintolerantreligiousfanatics.A;yes.Suchpeopledon’tappeartobeactinginaccordancewiththeirreligiousbeliefs.politicsA:haveyoueverybelongedtoapoliticalparty?B:no,Ihaven’t,butIthoughtaboutjoiningthegreenparty.A:really?Iknowyouareveryconcernedabouttheenvironment.Youwereamemberofthepressuregroupgreenpeace,weren’tyou?B:yes.Iwas.ButIdidn’thaveenoughtimetodevotetoit.A:thegreenpartyhavenochanceofwinninganelection.Theotherpartiesaretoobigandpopular.B;you’reright.Butsmallerpoliticalandpressuregroupscanofteninfluencelargepoliticalparties.Anymemberofparliamentcanproposelegislationandpartiesandpressuregroupscanraiseawarenessofissues.A:mostpeoplearenotverypoliticallyaware.Theyoftendon’tunderstandtheissuesfully.B:that’strue.Butit’salittlestrangebecausethemediaoftenreportsonpoliticalevents.Youcanreadabouttheminnewspaperorhearthemontv.socialproblemsA:istherealotofcrimeinyourcity?B:there’ssome,butIdon’tthinkit’sabigproblem.Alotofitispettycrime,burglaryandcartheft.There’sverylittlemajorcrime.A:it’sthesameinmycity.Wealsohavealotofdrugaddicts.Alotofthecrimeiscommittedbydrugaddict