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Conversation 1

A : Jack! You've really done it this time.

B : What？ What happened？

A : I told you to get this consignment out last week . We can't very well run a light bulb conference without any light bulbs ， can we ？ What am I going to do with you？

B : Please ， give me one more chance . I'll never let it happen again . I'm very sorry.

A : Well ， I guess I could give you one more chance ， but this is the last time . In the meantime ， I hear that Tom who normally does night shift is taking three weeks' vacation ， Can you think of anyone who B : would be willing to work nights while he is gone？

A : Um ， me ？

B : Bingo !

Conversation 2

A : Hello， Bobby ，It seems that I can't arrive at your home by 12 o'clock.

B : What happened？ We're all expecting you ， Hans ， Dick ， Archie...

A : I'm so sorry ， I've been held up by the damn traffic jam for half an hour . I'd have arrived but for that.

B : I see. Where are you now， Li？

A : Thirty meters ahead is the Waterloo Bridge .

B : It's not far away from home， It's -let me see – about 20minutes'walk ， Can you walk here？

A : I've thought of that ， but what can I do with my car？ If only I had taken a taxi!

B : That's too bad ， But don't worry. We'll put off dinner till one o'clock.

A : I'm so terribly sorry to keep you waiting.

B : It doesn't matter. Bye.

A : Bye.

Conversation 3

A : Hi.

B : Hi， May， Hi ， Ken I hate to bring this up， but that new stereo ，system you got ...

A : Yeah？

B : You were playing it very late last night.

A : Yeah？

B : It kept me awake.

A : Oh， I'm sorry.

B : It kept me awake a couple of hours.

A : I'm so sorry， I .. I didn't realize it was that loud.

B : It was that loud， and it was pretty late， and check with Mary if you don't believe me.

A : It's true. It was a bit loud.

B : I'm very sorry. I didn't realize it. I promise I'll keep it down in the future.

A : Oh， it's no problem . It's OK. You know ， it only happened once.

B : I am glad we've straightened everything out.

Conversation 4

A : We can't wait any longer...

B : (Rushing in )I'm terribly sorry to be so late. I had an article...

A : You'll knock yourself out the way you've worked . Why don't you slow down？

B : I can't afford to.

A : All right . Now that everybody's here. Shall we be getting started ？Miss Lin ， are you ready？

B : Yes ， thanks . Before I start， I'd like to thank Professor Smith for all his help in giving me unlimited access to his research materials.

A : Excuse me， Miss Lin . Would you mind speaking up ， please？ I can't hear you very well.

B : Sorry ， I'll try to speak louder.

Conversation 5

A : You shouldn't have told her the truth. What can we do now？

B : I'm sorry， It's all my fault.

A : You are always like this . I've told you many times not to tell her .

B : Sorry ， I had no intention.

A : It's too late to say sorry no . Oh ， what am I going to do？

B : I know I was an idiot ， But if there is anything I can do to make up ， Please do tell me.

Conversation 6

A : Why， Tom？ It's five to six already and you are still writing here .

B : So what ？Are we going anywhere？

A : Yes ， have you forgotten？ We have arranged to go to Mary's to watch some videos tonight .

B : Oh ， I'm sorry I forgot all about it . Well， can I take a rain check ？

A : What's the matter with you？ You are the one that persuaded all of us to go there.

B : I'm terribly sorry ， Rose .But I have to finish this paper by tomorrow or professor Martin will kill me.

Conversation 7

A : Excuse me for being late ， Jack . I was held up by traffic.

B : That's all right ， Mary ， Come in and join us.

A : Jack ， I don't know how to say this ， but I dropped the birthday cake on my way here and bought another one ， I'm so sorry.

B : Oh ， You should have been more careful. That cake was my design. I've told Tom about it.

A : I'm sorry to have given you so much trouble. I'll explain to him.

Conversation 8

A : Jane， would you listen to me for a moment？ I've come to apologize for my rudeness yesterday . Would you forgive me？

B : Well ， it's not all your fault. I shouldn't have given you so much pressure.

A : No， it's all my fault. I'm so sorry.

B : Never mind. I know you were very upset then. I'm sorry I shouted at you.

A : It doesn't matter. I know you wanted to help me.