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Everything's a hassle, he thought. The smallest thing is a hassle. Taking the cap off the toothpaste tube is a hassle. Squeezing the toothpaste tube is a hassle. Putting the toothpaste on the toothbrush is a hassle. Brushing his teeth is a hassle. Li
The USPS phone menu voice answered. Jean said, Representative. A male representative said hello. The mailman didn't redeliver my package today, Jean said. What is the tracking number for your package? he asked. Jean told him the number. I can't find
This was his first visit to the corner library. He walked over to the library information desk. The woman behind the information desk was reading a magazine. He stood in front of her. She continued reading the magazine. He cleared his throat. She loo
It was a big apartment building. The building was in a big city. Delivery people left packages at the front desk. The front desk held the packages for apartment tenants. Mr. Smith was expecting a package. He stopped at the front desk. Had his package
Neal's front yard was full of leaves. He went outside and raked the leaves. His cell phone rang. He answered it. Then he continued raking. He raked the leaves into three plastic bags. The recycling truck came by an hour later. The driver threw the ba
He gave her a hug. She pulled away. Stop bothering me, she said. I'm not 'bothering?you, he said. I'm giving you a hug. I'm showing affection. You're bothering me, she said. I'm trying to make dinner. You're in the way. Do you want me to drop somethi
He called the cable TV company. My screen goes black, he said. Every five minutes my screen goes black. Sir, does it go completely black? the representative asked. No, he said. Big white letters say Please Wait. Oh, that's good, she said. If you don'
His wife asked him to buy a cigarette. Excuse me? he asked. Since when do you smoke? She said it was for the Chinese New Year. Her dead grandfather used to smoke. The cigarette was for grandpa. He went to the newsstand. He asked how much a pack of ci
It was noon on Wednesday. That's not fair. That's not right, Mel told Irene. He parked his car every night. He parked his car on the street. Look. The pole is in fresh cement, he said. The cement is still wet. It was a new parking sign. It said, No P
She loved MM candy. She went to the MM store in New York City. The store has three floors. Each floor has many MM items. There are MM coffee cups. There are MM pillows. There are MM T-shirts. She bought an MM snack container. She bought a pound of re
The phone rang. How's New York? Wally asked. I love it, Eugene said. Have you found a job? Wally asked. Of course I haven't found a job, Eugene said. I only got here a month ago. You'd better hurry up, said Wally. Your savings will run out before you
Word Search is a fun word puzzle. People learning English can play. People teaching English can play. Each puzzle is for one player. The player searches for hidden words. The hidden words are on a grid. The grid contains 100 squares or more. Each squ
It's a painting of a seaside. The main colors are blue, white, and brown. The sky is light blue. A white cloud covers half the light blue sky. Two white birds fly through the air. The bottom half of the painting is white sand and brown shrubs. At the
He opened the envelope. It contained junk mail. The junk mail was an ad. It was an ad for hospital insurance. Did he want extra hospital insurance? He didn't have any hospital insurance. Did he want extra money to help pay hospital bills? Yes, he tho
He entered the drugstore. He took the down escalator. He couldn't find what he wanted. He got on the up escalator. Seconds later, something grabbed his pants cuff. He pulled his cuff free. What was that, he wondered. He turned around to look. He saw
He walked into the drugstore. Where are the eyedrops, he wondered. He looked at the drugstore signs. Signs were hanging above each aisle. He read sign after sign. He finally saw the eyedrops sign. He walked to the eyedrops section. He looked on the t
It was Sunday in New York City. He needed some cash. He walked to the bank on the corner. Next to the bank were six indoor ATMs. A woman was using one of the ATMs. He pulled on the glass door. The door was locked. He pulled again. How did she get in