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M: No problem, I will lend you.
W: You always help me, but then you charge me interest.
M: I have changed, I am not so greedy any more.
W: ⑾ I don’t think friends and money should mix.
M: What kind a friend do you think I am? You are short of money and I want to help you out.
W: Well, I am in a bind, and I could use some extra greenbacks.
M: ⑿ Great, here is 20 bucks, now, next week just give me the 30 back. plus ten dollars for interest.
W: What?
M: ⑿ Relax, I was just kidding.
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M: Hello.Excuse me.
W: Yes.Can I help you?
M: Do you remember me?I just had lunch here a half hour ago.
W: Of course I remember you.
M: I think I lost my wallet here.
W: Really?I didn’t see anything.
M: Has anyone sat at this table since we left?
W:(14)No. It’s been empty the whole time.
M: Hmm. I don’t know how it could have happened.
W: I remember,sir,that your friend took the bill.You didn’t pay for the lunch yourself,did you?
M: No.My friend did.
W: Then are you sure you took your wallet out of your pocket while you were here:
M: No,I’m not sure.But I usually take out my wallet when I sit down.It’s uncomfortable to sit on it.(15)So I usually put it next to me on the table.
W: Maybe you lost it before you came here.Or maybe you left it at home.
M: Hmm.(16)I’ll go home and check.Maybe you’re right.Maybe it’s at home.
W: I’m sorry we couldn’t find it,sir.
M:That’s all right.Thanks for your help.
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M: (17)A recent survey said many foreign students report feeling lonely or unwelcome in America.
Students from English-speaking countries and from northern and central Europe were more likely to be happy with their friendships.But thirty-eight percent of the international students said they had no close friends in the Unites States.
And half of the students from East Asia said they were unhappy with the number of American friends they had.(18)Thirty percent said they wished their friendships could be deeper and more meaningful.
The researcher said,”Students from East Asia have cultures that are different on many levels from the culture in the United States.But then there are also language problems,and maybe some social skills.”
(19) “The vast majority blames themselves,actually for not speaking the language well enough,not knowing the culture well enough. There were also some comments about the college environment,like many of them were in the natural sciences or worked in labs where they were surrounded by other East Asians.”
Half of the international students and sixty percent of the Americans said they related as well or better to the other group than to their own group.
The researcher says students who make friends from their host country return home happier with their experience. “International students who make friends with host nationals are, overall, more satisfied with their stay in the host country. They have better language skills, they have better academic performance and they have better attitudes toward the host country.”
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