A young man went to a car showroom. He examined an expensive car carefully and wanted to buy it. "How much does this car cost?" he asked. "One thousand two hundred and eighteen pounds," the

Before flying to the continent on business, a man driving in his Rolls-Royce stopped at a bank in the center of London. He entered and applied for a credit of 5,000 pounds in cash. A clerk of the

The best way to use a credit card is to not use it at all, really, unless you are already a responsible spender. If you live from paycheck to paycheck like a lot of people do and have trouble paying b

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W: Your room is facing to the garden. It’s very quiet. I hope you will like it. M: Yes, we will. The room looks very nice. W: Mr. Anderson, here is the light switch, the wardrobe, and the mini-bar.

I decided to switch banks recently, and after looking at my options, I went for Mar Vista National Bank. I drove over to the bank, parked next to the drive-through teller lanes, and walked inside. I m

I recently signed up for a new ISP for my office, using DSL. I managed to get the modem and the router configured properly, but now my email won't work. I dug out the manual that came with the modem a

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Woman: Excuse me. I’d like to send this letter to the United States. Can you tell me the [[postage]]? Man: I’ll have to weigh the letter. It’s [[overweight]]. You’ll have to [[pay extra]]. Woman:

The local branch of my bank is located just a few blocks from where I live. It's very convenient, since it has four ATMs open 24/7. Today I had to go in to make a deposit, but since I wanted to cash a

I read in the local paper that a new public library had just opened two weeks ago in my neighborhood. I wanted to check it out. But first, I called the library to check the hours of operation. The lib

Child Protective Services is a group that tries to help kids. They are often called CPS for short. They visit families that might not be taking good care of their children. Sometimes it is better to

Being a parent is hard work. There are many things to think about. There are many things that can go wrong. Sometimes it is too much to handle. There is now a crisis nursery where parents can get hel

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Hotel Clerk: Hello. Sunnyside Inn. May I help you? Man: Yes, I'd like to reserve a room for two on the 21st of March. Hotel Clerk: Okay. Let me check our computer here for a moment. The 21st of Ma

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“What’s the usual tip?” A man asked when, Jason, a college boy who delivered his pizza. “Well,” Jason replied, “This is my first delivery, but the other guys said that if I got a quarter out of you,

Mike went into a restaurant and ordered a soup. The waiter served him as soon as possible. Just as the waiter went away, Mike yelled, “Excuse me, I can’t drink this soup!” On hearing about this, the

When my wife and I showed up at a very popular restaurant, it was crowded. My wife went up to the hostess and asked, “Will it be long?” The hostess, ignoring her, kept writing in her book. My wi

After my business conference ended for the day, I headed back to my hotel. The reception and the elevators were packed. I went up to the front desk clerk. “Can you direct me to the stairs? It’ll pro