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Fruit Vendor: Wait! Don't go just yet. These bananas are pretty cheap--only 35NT for this bunch. Robert: Now that's more like it! Bananas have lots of potassium, too! Fruit Vendor: They're also good for your digestion! Would you like some kiwis, too?

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Rese / Botswana speaker I think.. all people learn, because they give you the opportunity to evaluate how much you know and how far you've gone with whatever it is that you're learning, and they give you a chance to also see how close you are with yo

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I hate tests. Who was it who decided that tests are a good way to test your knowledge? Probably someone who liked putting students through pain. Tests are so unfair. People who are good at remembering lots of things for a short time are good at tests

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Although our cell was large, we obviously had used up most of the oxygen it contained. 虽然牢房还算宽大，但很明白，我们已经消耗掉了里面大部分氧气。 In essence, over an hour's time a single human being consumes all the ox