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Dialogue:

Year of the tiger

dialogue 1

Jingjing: Mark, how's your______ going so far?

Mark: Just the way______.　________.

Jingjing: You're lucky to ________.　Lots of people ______ and have straight _____ weeks ________.

Mark: I know.　I'm still_______ at home.

Jingjing: If we're _______, I want to know whether you know about Chinese_______ for ______.

Mark: I know those _______.

Jingjing: People eat those to ________.　What about fried ______, or ______ cookies?

Mark: I like _____, but have no idea about their ______.

Jingjing: Those peanuts are about______, while walnut cookies________.

Mark: I'll have to _______ next time I _______.　Say, I was wondering: why do _____ have_______ around Chinese New Year?

Jingjing: You mean kumquat ______?　Those _______.

Mark: Well, I'll have to _______ and buy one or two of those.　Is there anything _______ I should know about this_______?

Jingjing: You remember_______ we talked about _______?

Mark: The one _______?　Yeah, I was always_______ some of the other _______ didn't _______.

Jingjing: After the _______ rat, and the _______ ox, the tiger_______ because even though it was ______, it ________, confident that it was ________.

Mark: That gave those other two animals _______ enough to________?

Jingjing: That's________.　So, the two most_______ of a tiger _______ are ________.

Mark: And _______, tigers can be ________.　Is that right?

Jingjing: Next time, I'll tell you more about_______.

Mark: I'll _______ in another hour, then.

dialogue 2

Jingjing: Mark, are you ready to________ about tiger_______?

Mark: I sure am.　Besides _______ and confidence, ________?

Jingjing: The other _______ I'd say are _______.

Mark: I've heard that people _______ are also very _______.　Am I _______?

Jingjing: You are.　Tigers are so _______.

Mark: Are there any _______?

Jingjing: There are a few: _______—kinda like we mentioned.　Oh, also tigers can be ________.

Mark: Wow, I think it'd be_______ to have a tiger as a boss—if they_______ for all of those personality ____.

Jingjing: If you miss a ______, or _______, then you could expect _______.　On the other hand, tiger bosses _______ how to _____ people, and________.

Mark: Hmm, I guess I'll have to_______ all my different bosses______.

Jingjing: Good luck with that, Mark.　Anyway, this year is_______—for tiger babies—as it's ______.

Mark: Oh, yeah?　How do ________?

Jingjing: Well, _______, for one, means that people________.

Mark: That sounds like _______ for those other_______.

Jingjing: Parents _______.

Mark: Thanks for_______, Jingjing.　See you next time.

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