W：Good morning．May I help you?

W：Good morning．May I help you?

M：Yes．I want to know about the bus service between here and Detroit．I came here last week by train, but I like to try different ways of traveling．

W：Well, I'll try to help you．Here is our timetable．

M：Thank you．It shows that there are eight buses a day that leave Cleveland to Detroit．

W：And the service is cheaper than the train, l

M：Oh, yes．Why is that?

W：The bus trip takes a little longer than the train trip, and we do not have a dining car．

M：Is there a restroom?

W：Yes, we do have a restroom．And the bus is air-conditioned．The trip should be comfortable．

M：How long is the trip?

W：We have express buses that take a little more than three hours．And we have buses that stop at several cities along the way．They're cheaper, but they take more than four hours．

M：Can I use my return ticket for the train to pay for my bus ticket?

W：No, you will have to take that ticket to the train station．They will give you your money back, and then you can buy a bus ticket from here．

M：I see．Thanks for your help．

W：You're welcome．

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W：Hello Tim．Are you going in for the bike riding competition next week?

M：Sure I am! Can't you see that I'm preparing for it? I'm doing two hours of bike riding a day．

W：Wow! That sounds serious! Although I'm not taking part in the competition I run every day．And I eat a well-balanced diet．

M：Good．I've been eating healthily too and also stopped smoking．I found that I didn't have so much energy when I

smoked．I want to win so I decided to stop it．

W：Well done．That musrve been hard．I know because I stopped smoking last year．It was bad for a time but afteiwards I

felt much better．Much fitter too! I'm sure you did the right thing．

M：I hope so．I sometimes feel quite nervous but I've stuck with it and not smoked for a week．

W：That should help you when you actually get to the competition．Do you do other exercise as well as riding your bike?

M：Well, no．

W：I recommend you run as well．It helps build up your leg muscles and that will help you when you cyde up hills．That can be very tiring, you know!

M：Yes, that's a good idea．Thanks．I hope that my healthy diet, the extra running and my riding practice should help me win．

W：I hope so too．Good luck to you!