3 The Reception Desk Lady
I . 1. Are you a student here?
2. No, I am not, but I'll soon be one. I came here to
register .
3. I work here. Do you need any help?
4. Yes, could you please tell me where to register?
5. You can register right here.
6. Should I fill out this form?
7. Yes, this is the registration form.
8. How much is the tuition?
9. It's five thousand N.T.
10. I can't afford to pay that much right now.
May I pay by installments?
11. Yes, you may, but you have to fill out another form.
12. How much is the first payment?
13. It's one thousand five hundred N.T .
14. Do you mind if I smoke here?
15. No, I don't.
16. When do you start work?
17. We start at nine o'clock in the morning, stop at noon
for lunch, and open again from two o'clock in the
afternoon until six o'clock in the evening.
18. Do you have anything to do after work?
19. No, I don't.
20. Would you like to go bowling?
21. No, I'm going to see a ballet performance.
II. 1. Hello, Rebecca, do you still remember me?
2. Yes, we met in the theater last Sunday.
3. You seem to have lost a lot of weight since then.
4. Yes, I have, because I have been on a diet and
exercising a lot.
5. There'll be a baseball game in the stadium this
afternoon. Would you like to see it?
6. No, I think baseball games are boring.
7. Is that because you have seen too many games played
in the diamond near your house?
8. Yes, that's the main reason.
9. Do you like volleyball?
10. Yes, I do, but I prefer soccer to volleyball.
11. Did you ever play soccer in high school?
12. Yes, I was on the school team. We were required to
practice four hours a day.
13. Did you often play other schools?
14. Yes, we often did.
15. Did you play well?
16. Yes, we almost always won the championship.
17. You must have had very good teamwork.
18. Yes, we did. Teamwork is the most important element
in winning.
III. 1. Did you go on a trip last week?
2. Yes, I went to Sun Moon Lake to sightsee.
3. Did you go with your family?
4. No, I went with my secretary.
5. Did you row boats?
6. Yes, we also fished there.
7. Did you take your fishing tackle along?
8. Yes, I did.
9. Did you have a lot of fun?
10. Yes, we did.
11. Did you stay there overnight?
12. Yes, we stayed in a guesthouse.
13. What did you do at night?
14. we played checkers and ate melon seeds and peanuts all
night.
15. You must have spent a lot of money.
16. No, I didn't spend a cent. The owner of the guesthouse
insisted that I not pay him.
17. Why was he so generous to you?
18. I dove to save a drowning boy while rowing and the boy
happened to be the son of the boss.
19. Did you put on a snorkel before you dove?
20. No, it was an emergency.
21. Did you get a reward?
22. The boss offered twenty thousand N.T. to thank me, but
I refused to accept it.
23. Why didn't you accept it?
24. I didn't want to be as greedy as you.
25. Did the boss do anything else to show his thanks?
26. Yes, he entertained me with a banquet.
27. Was the food delicious?
28. Yes, every dish was delicious, especially the fried
shrimps with cashews and chestnut chicken stew.
29. Did you drink?
30. Yes, I drank so much that I still had a hangover after
I arrived in Taipei.