W: Oh, a lot of stuff. Chinese watercolor paintings, New Year pictures, and a lot of paper-cuts!

M: Looks like you bought the whole market!

W: Yeah, I really wanted to. I love all those arts and crafts, especially the paper-cuts. (10)

M: Yeah, the paper-cuts are all hand-made. Let's see the ones you bought. Hum, you've got a fish, a dog, and a tiger. (11) All animals?

W: I love animals! Besides, aren't Chinese paper-cuts usually of animals?

M: Yeah. But there are other themes, like plants, babies, and legendary figures.

W: Then I'll probably buy some more tomorrow! Hey, Johnson, are you able to make paper-cuts?

M: Are you kidding? Paper-cuts are for old women to make!

W: Don't be ridiculous. Yesterday, I saw a man making paper-cuts at the market. (12)

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M: How've you been the past two weeks?

W: Pretty busy. On Friday I'll fly to Berlin for a one-week holiday. (13) I'm going for the Berlin International Film Festival.

M: Really? I thought that was in May. (14)

W: No, that's the Cannes Film Festival you're thinking of. (14) The Venice Film Festival is in September, and the Berlin Festival is always in February and lasts for ten days. I've been going for the past five years because I love watching international films.

M: Oh, but couldn't you just watch them online later?

W: Well, it's great being at the festival because the whole city gets excited. (15) There are many movie stars and directors around, and a lot of special events related to the films, too.

M: Hmm, sounds fun. But is the Berlin Festival better than the other festivals?

W: Well, it's easier for normal people to get tickets in Berlin. At Cannes and Venice, there are fewer tickets to go around, and it's more for rich people. (16) The Berlin Festival is much friendlier...

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　　John wanted to send his mother an expensive present on her birthday this year. He liked to show her how rich he was. He advertised in the newspaper, (17) "Wanted - the best present for the woman who has everything."

　　And a week before his mother's birthday, a man came to his office, carrying a cage with a large bird. The man said, "This bird can speak ten languages and sing any pop song. (18) There is no other bird like it in the world." "I will listen to it," John said, "If what you said is true, I will buy the bird from you." John asked the bird to speak to him in French and tell him a joke in Japanese. (19) The bird did well. John was very happy. He bought it with 100,000 dollars. Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.

　　The day after his mother's birthday, John phoned her. "Well, mother," he said, "is the bird wonderful?" "Oh, it was delicious, dear," she said. (20)

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