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1. A: I love living here. The best thing is the choice of stores. There are some great bookstores around here, and I love just browsing for an hour or so to see what's on sale.

B: Yeah. That's nice.

A: We do need some better restaurants, though. There are too many fast food places. They should open a place that serves really good salads. I'd love that.

B: So would I.

2. A: The only thing I don't like about my city is the mail. Everything is too expensive there. They should have a few cheap stores, too.

B: What about downtown? Is there anything to do there?

A: Oh, sure. There are at least a dozen great places to eat downtown. There's Chinese food, sushi. Mexican food, and even a Greek place.

B: Oh, I love Greek food. Let's go there sometime.

3. A: I think the city council does a great job of keeping the streets clean. There isn't a lot of trash all over the place.

B: That is nice.

A: But we could use more green space. They should build a few more parks downtown with lots of trees.

B: That's a good idea.

4. A: This city is so boring at night. Nothing ever happens. I wish we had some fun places to go to.

B: Yeah, me, too.

A: On the other hand, I love that there's almost no crime. You can walk anywhere, even at night, and feel completely safe.

B: You're right about that.

5. A: The traffic in this city is pretty bad. During rush hour. it can take an hour to drive twenty miles. We need bigger highways.

B: What about the public transportation?

A: It's great, actually. The subway trains are clean and fast. and they run all the time. I just wish I lived near a station!

6. A: You know what I love about this town? It's such a healthy place to live There are so many trees, and the air quality is so good. I guess that's because there's not a lot of industry around here.

B: Yeah. You're probably right.

A: But, of course, no industry means no jobs. It can be very difficult to find work around here. The city should try to bring more businesses here.

B: I agree.