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Conversation 1

Kate ：So, what did you think of the movie?

Mark ：It was good but I thought it was too long.

Kate ：Yes, me too.

Kate ：Hey, where’s my bike? I don’t believe it! It’s gone!

Mark ：It was next to mine, you chained it up!

Kate ：Someone’s stolen it! Oh, how could they!

Mark ：Oh, Kate!

Kate ：How could someone have done this! The creep[讨厌的人]!

Mark ：It’s a really mean thing to do, steal a bike.

Kate ：It was a mountain bike and it cost a fortune [It costs me a large amount of money] – I don’t have the money to buy another one.

Mark ：Listen, I’ll go down the street and see if I can see anyone with it. Why don’t you go into that shop and see if they’ve seen anything suspicious? I’ll be back in a minute.

Kate ：OK.

… 

Kate ：Well?

Mark ：No luck. What did they say in the shop?

Kate ：I asked the shopkeeper if she’d seen anything –

Mark ：And?

Kate ：She said she hadn’t. I guess it was a long shot[an attempt that is not likely to be successful but is worth trying;没什么把握的尝试]. She advised me to report it to the police. But according to her, bikes get stolen all the time around here.

Mark ：Listen, let’s get back so you can report it.

Kate ：I’ve got no bike. I’m just so upset!

Mark ：It’s not far to college. Come on!

Answers

2 Answers

1 It was good but too long.

2 It was a mountain bike and cost a fortune.

3 He will go down the street to see if he can see anyone with it, while Kate goes to ask the shopkeeper if she has seen anything suspicious. 

4 She hadn't seen anything suspicious.

5 She advised Kate to report it to the police.

6 Bikes get stolen all the time around here.

7 They should go back to the college and report it.