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Susan invited Joan to a concert at the United Nations building. Susan was a rich old lady. Joan was a young real estate agent. She had known Susan for a year. Joan was trying to help Susan rent out a run-down apartment she owned. It was on the Upper
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Walden wore a pink shirt to school. A classmate laughed at Walden. What's so funny? Walden asked. Simon said, What's so funny? You're wearing a pink shirt. That means you're gay. Everyone knows pink is a color for girls. Pink is for girls, blue is fo
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Its not what you know. It's who you know. Everyone knows that. Job hunters send out resumes. They reply to newspaper ads. They reply to Craigslist ads. They go to job fairs. They go online. But most of them don't get hired. If they knew the boss, the
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Scott walked into the almost empty office. One worker was typing at his computer. The worker smiled and said, How's it going? Scott didn't know the worker. He said Hi without smiling. He sat down at a nearby desk. His back was to the worker. Scott wa
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The commercials were blasting away. A commercial for whiter teeth. A commercial for a safer car. A commercial for headache relief. He turned off the volume. She said, What are you doing? Turn the volume back on. He said, These are stupid, boring comm
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He loves Superman. Superman is his hero. He tries to be just like Superman. He is 30 years old. He has loved Superman since he was six. He has read every Superman comic book at least twice. He knows everything about Superman. Ask him any question abo
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Chuck had finally found a job. It was only on Tuesdays and Thursdays. But it was a job. A temp agency had gotten him the job. The agency manager had said, Do exactly what they ask. No more, no less. Don't ask stupid questions. They don't want a rooki
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Randy was peeling the sticker off an apple. He asked, Where do these stickers come from? His dad said, You know about the tooth fairy, right? He leaves a dollar under the pillow when kids lose their baby teeth. Well, these stickers come from a fairy,
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He needed a job. He went online to the Moondollars website. There was a questionnaire for new hires. He decided to answer the questions. The questionnaire asked many similar questions. Do you like people? Do you like to be around people? Are you a fr
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There are no honest people anymore, Jesse told his wife. Everyone is after your money. They will lie and cheat just to get your money. His wife said it wasn't that bad. Most people are honest, she said. You just seem to attract the bad ones. Jesse we
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图片1 The value of water. I don't know if any of you are into photography or not, but it is becoming a passion of mine. I have a cheapo digital camera, but it serves me well. I find myself feeling lost without it. I try to take it with me wherever
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Bob said, Boy, does my wife complain. Yesterday, she complained that I didn't rinse my mouth thoroughly after brushing my teeth. She could still smell toothpaste on my breath. She hates the smell of mint. Bill said, My wife's like yours. Yesterday, s
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The subway car was crowded, but she managed to find a seat. An unkempt old man with a beard was sitting next to her. He was reading a newspaper. On the floor, between his feet, was a dirty-looking bag. Well, at least he doesn't smell, she thought. Th
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He was sitting on a crowded B train. He was wedged between two other passengers. He had no wiggle room. He felt his right leg tingling. It was going to sleep. He knew, if he just stood up before his stop, his leg would slowly wake up. But he remained
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He had a ground-floor, one-bedroom condo in lower Manhattan. The news about the coming hurricane was frightening. He asked his sister if he could stay in her studio apartment for a day or so. She welcomed him in. The hurricane was even worse than had
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She was on her way to work. It was a chilly, sunny morning. She waited for the crosswalk signal to turn white. She started walking across the street. She didn't see the car. The driver didn't see her in time. She flew through the air. She landed hard
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An Arizona woman tried to run over her husband after the presidential election. The husband told a reporter, She's crazy. She's a crazy Republican. All she talks about is politics. She didn't use to be like this. She used to be normal. Now she's turn
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Pete was telling Lionel about his company's latest product. Pete said, It's super-thin body armor. It sprays on. Or you can bathe in it. Just pour a small bottle of it into a bathtub of water. It's like a second skin, but you can't see it or feel it.
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Randy had received a robot for his last birthday. Hal had wheels and a cute face. He could talk. Randy adored Hal. He called Hal his baby brother. Hal could follow commands. If Randy said, Follow me, Hal followed him. Of course, Randy told Hal to fol
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Did you hear the news? Jane asked her husband. Justin asked, News about what? She said, The Hostess company is going bankrupt. He asked, Who or what is the Hostess company? She said, Only the most important company in the world. Have you ever heard o
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