A: Huang Hai, why do you look so tired and worried today?
B: I got up very early this morning as my family has moved to a new building. The new flat (套间) is much 
   1.           than the old one.
A: Congratulations! You've moved to a new flat!
B: Thanks. But it's about ten kilometres from my new house to the school. It takes me a longer time to go to
    school. The population of Guangzhou is 2.            very fast, you see. But there is not enough space for us
    to build new buildings in the city centre. Most of the new buildings have to be built in the places 3.            
    away from the city centre.
A: I quite 4.            with you. And people spend more money and more time on their way to work.
B: What's more, the traffic will be heavier and the air will be 5.             because there are more and more buses
    and cars. So the population problem may be one of the serious problems of the world today.

A: Huang Xumei, I'm glad you can come for our Thanksgiving (感恩节) dinner.
B: Thanks for 1.             me, Helen. Why do you call it dinner when we are eating at noon?
A: Because it's a big 2.             We call it dinner when we have a lot to eat.
B: Is that a chicken? It's so big!
A: No, it's a turkey (火鸡). It's 3.              bigger than a chicken.
B: Why do Americans and Canadians celebrate (庆祝)Thanksgiving?
A: It's 4.             your Mid-autumn Festival. In China, families get together and enjoy looking at the bright,
    round 5.             In America and Canada, families get together to celebrate the harvest (收获).
B: So we each have an autumn festival. Something is the same in China, America and Canada.

A: Bill, I've been asked to dinner tonight. What time should I arrive for that? 　　
B: Did they tell you 1              ? 　　
A: Yes, they said the dinner would begin at seven. 　　
B: Then 2               before 7:00. But make sure you are not much earlier than the time. 　　
A: Why? 　　
B: That's just what it is here. Maybe they are still 3               the dinner. 　　
A: 4              ? 　　
B: For the first time, you can bring a small present. You don't want to show to everyone
    5               rich you are, do you? 　　
A: No, 6               . Thank you for your help. 　　
B: That's all right. 7                at the party.

A: Hi, Li Yan! Have you ever been 1.             the local library before?
B: You mean the one near the Dragon Tower?
A: That's the one.
B: I go to the English Comer in the library every Saturday. A lot of English lovers practice spoken English
    together. Why 2.              you join us?
A: Sounds great! Could you tell me how to got there?
B: The No. 7 bus will take you right there.
A: How 3.              is it?
B: It's about twenty minutes' ride.
A: 4.              is the nearest bus stop?
B: Walk along the street, and take the first turning on the left. It's opposite the post office. You can't 5.           it.
A: Thanks a lot.
B: You're welcome.