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Conversation1W:TheonlythingIcandoatnightistolieinbedandread,preferablywhilealsoeatingasnack.Ineverhavetimeforexercising.M:Don’tthinkit’sworthexercisingonlyifyoucanrunfivemilesorifyoucanbikeforanhour.Evengoingfora10-minutewalkisworthwhile.Q:Whatadvicedoesthemangivetothewoman?Conversation2W:Hi,Mark,I’vegainedquitesomeweightrecently.So,howcanIeathealthilyatsocialevents?M:Well,drinkafullglassofwaterbeforeyougo.Focusmainlyonfreshfruitandvegetablesorbreadwithwholegrains.Thesewillhelpyoustayfeelingfull.Q:Whatcanweknowaboutthewoman?Conversation3W:IheardthatinSouthAfricasmokingisbannedinallenclosedpublicspaces.M:Yes,that’sright.Butpubsandbarswithseparate,enclosedsmokingroomsareexcludedfromtheban,andmostrestaurantsprovidesmokingsections,eitherindoorareaswithgoodaircirculationoroutdooropenareas.Q:WhatcanwelearnaboutthesmokingrulesinSouthAfrica?Conversation4M:So,yourresearchshowsthatevenwhenchildrenarenotdirecttargetsofviolenceinthehome,theycanbeharmedbywitnessingitsoccurrence?W:Yes,that’sright.Forexample,theycansufferimmediateandpermanentphysicalharm.Theycanalsoexperienceshort-andlong-termemotionalandbehavioralproblems.Q:Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?Conversation5W:Skippingbreakfastiscommonamongpeoplewhoaretryingtoloseweight,butitdoesn’tseemtobeasuccessfulstrategy.M:No,itisn’t.Whileanybreakfastmaybebetterthannobreakfast,ahealthybreakfastcanbesomethingsimplelikeahard-boiledegg,apieceof100percentwholegraintoastalongwithacupof100percentfruitjuice.Q:Whatisrecommendedforahealthybreakfast?LongconversationM:Iloveworkingout!W:Ugh!You’resweatingalloverthefloor…M:Ijustranfivemiles!AfriendtoldmeaboutthisgreatparkonJeffersonStreet.Iloveexploringnewparks!W:Itryrunningatthegymthreedaysaweek,butit’ssoboringlookingattheTVmonitororthewallinfrontofmeforanhour.M:Youshouldrunoutside!Beinginnature,enjoyingthebeautifulflowersandthetrees,Ifeelmymindrelaxandthestressjustfallsaway.W:Itisniceoutside.Mymomlovest’aichiandanearbyt’aichigroupmeetseverymorningat6.I’vetriedgoing,butit’stooearlyformetogetoutofbed…M:T’aichiisreallygood.Youneedsomekindofexercise.It’sunhealthyforyoutositinfrontofyourcomputerallday,everyday!W:Well,Irecentlyspendmyweekendsawayfrommycomputer.M:Ohreally?Andwhathaveyoudonerecentlythatdidn’tinvolveacomputerorTVscreen?W:Pandas!IjustwenttotheSanDiegoZoowithmysisteronSaturday!TheyhaveoneofthebestpandaexhibitsintheUS.ThemotherpandaisfromWolong,China,andhadhadsixbabypandasby2012sincearrivingattheSanDiegoZooinSeptemberof1996.M:Oh,Ibetbabypandasareamazing!Hey!Maybeyoushouldgetazoomembershipandgojogginginthezoo!W:Azoomembership!Nowthat’sagreatidea!IlovetheSanDiegoZoo.It’snearmyhouse,IcangetgoodexerciseandIcanwatchthebabypandasgrowup!Passage1Haveyoueverfeltyoudon’thaveenoughhoursintheday?Orthatyou’dgiveanythingforawholedaytocatchupwithyourself?Well,herearesomeideasthatworkforme.Firstofall,makeato-dolisteverydayandsetclearpriorities.Thetrickhereisn’tmakingthelist;that’stheeasypart.Thetrickismakingthepriorities.Ilookatmylistandputastarnexttoanythingthatisreallyurgent.ThenIputthenumber“2”nexttoanythingthatwilljusttakeacoupleofminutes.IactuallydothesequicktasksbeforeIgetonwiththeurgentones;it’sabitlikeclearingoffthetopofyourdeskbeforesittingdowntowritethatimportantletter.Second,knowwhenisthemostproductivetimeofdayforyouanddoyourworkorstudythen.OneoftheshockingdiscoveriesImadeaboutmyselfisthatifIgetupat5.,Icandoaday’sworkandevenfitbreakfastinbeforehalfpastnine.Ofcourse,ifyouareanearlybird,itcanbedifficulttoaccomplishtasksthatinvolvephoning“nightowls”,butthat’swhatemail’sfor!Finally,donotletyourinboxrunyourlife.IjustrealizedrecentlyhowfrequentlyIinterruptedmyrealworktocheckmyinboxandrespondtothemosttrivialofemails.So,nowIonlyopenitwhenabsolutelynecessaryandthissavesmehours.Ifyourworkdependsonyoubeingconstantlyaccessiblebyemail,thenyoucan’tdothis;butbehonestandaskyourself,“AmIanemailaddict?”Withthesesimple,practicaltechniques,youwillbecomemoreefficient,lessstressedandbeabletowinsome“me-time”foryourself.ShortconversationsConversation1W:Sothisisyourlastyearincollege.Haveyoueverthoughtaboutwhatyou’dliketodoaftergraduation?M:Well,Ireallydon’tknow.Thejobmarketseemstobeimproving,soImaylookforajobsomewhere.ButIamalsointerestedinapplyingforgraduateschool.Q:Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?Conversation2M:DoyourememberLindawemetawhileagoatSusan’sbirthdayparty?W:Linda?Doyoumeantheladywhoyousaidwasanurseinthecommunityhospitalbeforeherretirement?Yeah,Iremember.Shelooksveryyoungforherage.Q:WhatdoesthewomanthinkofLinda?Conversation3M:IwishIcouldretiretomorrow.ThenIwouldnotneedtoworryaboutwork.W:Idon’tlookforwardtoretirement.I’mafraidofgettingold–mybodywillslowdown,andmychildrenwillbeaway.Idreadlosingindependenceandlivinginloneliness.Q:Whatmakesthewomanafraidofgettingold?Conversation4W:Iconsidermyearly20stobetheprimetimeofmylife.Howaboutyou?M:Icouldn’tagreewithyoumore.That’snodoubtthegoldenperiod.Youareyoungandenergetic.Youarefreetopursueyourpassion.Thebestthingisthatyouhaveawealthofopportunitiestoexplore.Q:Whatdoesthemanlikebestaboutbeinginhisearly20s