he dragged his legs towards the exit.

　　During the whole holiday, he was always thinking whether to buy a new pair. After all, in deep winter, he could not do without gloves. Finally poor George decided to buy another pair of leather gloves. With the last ray of hope, he stepped into the store again. No sooner had he opened the door than the cashier told him there was indeed one such pair as he lost. after examining them carefully, he was wild with joy, expressing sincere gratitude and saying to himself that a good action was never lost.

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(Text 1)

M: I can't hear a thing over the music. We can't even talk. Let's go somewhere else for dinner.

W: But Dennis, the food will be here any minute. Why don't we just ask the waiter to turn down the music?

(Text 2)

W: All the time I was at school I wanted to be a nurse, but my mother worked in a shop and said it wasn't good to be on your feet all day.

M: Then what's your job now?

W: I'm doing what I always wanted to do.

(Text 3)

W: Excuse me. Mr. Smith.

M: What's the matter? I don't want to be disturbed while I'm talking to Mr. Black.

W: But you have a meeting scheduled with the engineer.

M: Call him, please, and put off our meeting.

(Text 4)

M: Isn't this your usual stop?

W: Yes, but today I'm going to the library.

M: Oh, then you should get off at the next stop and walk to Clifton Street.

(Text 5)

W: You must be crazy to be jumping out of the plane at your age.

M: Everyone said so. I was very excited at first. I thought it would really feel flying. In the end it was actually a bit disappointing.

(Text 6)

W: I wonder why The Sunflower went out of business. It got a great review in Dining Magazine and every time I ate there, there was a big crowd.

M: It's not closed forever. There was a fire in the kitchen last month, but they plan to reopen as soon as the damage is repaired.

W: I'm glad to hear that. It was one of the best spots in town. It was so clean; the workers were so friendly, and the food was great!

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W: There are many candidates for this promotion. In my opinion, Mr. Bannister has proven himself to the company, but he doesn't have much experience.

M: I agree with you, Amelia, but we shouldn't overlook Ms. Templeton. She really helped us a lot with