[Q]: M: Yeah, in fact, I read in a health magazine that you should drink two cups of lemon tea every day to fight stress. W: Lemon tea? M: That's right. Lemon tea makes you feel more relaxed. And also, you should eat low stress foods like apples and grapes. W: Sounds very strange, I guess hamburgers and French fries cause stress, right? M: Yep. Hamburgers are high stress food. W: Well, I guess I need to change my diet. What was said before this conversation?
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[A]: W: I feel terrible. I really need to relax. Do you know any good ways to fight stress?

[Q]: W: Just tell me the number and I'll try it for you. What was said before this conversation?
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[A]: M: Operator, I've been trying to make a phone call for nearly 10 minutes and I just can't get through.

[Q]: W: I'm going to teach English to some immigrants in the university's community service program. M: That sounds interesting. Don't you need to speak a foreign language for a job like that? W: No, you don't. You just have to present the language simply and give the students a chance to practice speaking. M: Come to think of it, that's the way I was taught to speak Chinese. But speaking didn't help me learn to read and write Chinese. W: My students won't want to read and write English, at lease not now. They are more interested in speaking. M: You sound very knowledgeable about all this. How do you know so much? W: I took a Teaching English as a Second Language course last year when you were in China. I've also talked with the experienced teachers quite a lot. I think I would like to be an ESL teacher when I graduate. What was said before this conversation?
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[A]: M: Well, Jenny, the school year is almost over. We just have two more weeks before exams. What do you plan to do this summer?

[Q]: W: An old Japanese film. I wonder if I'm going to spend all my next year there, I'd better start familiarizing myself with the culture. M: You mean you are accepted into the program? W: Yes. M: That's wonderful. You must be excited. W: Excited and nervous. You know I owe a lot to Professor Mercheno. He wrote a letter of recommendation for me and he bought me a set of practice tapes and a book which goes with them. Just so I can work on my basic conversation skills. M: How much Japanese can you understand? W: Not a lot at present. But I signed up for intensive Japanese this semester. M: I Wish I were as talented as you are in foreign languages. I'd like to study abroad. W: Then why don't you? The university has lots of overseas programs that don't require mastery of a foreign language. The tuition is about the same. You just have to be the kind of person who is receptive to new ways of looking at things and willing to adjust to a different kind of life style. M: I had assumed that all programs require you to know a foreign language. I might check into this. W: You won't regret it. What was said before this conversation?
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[A]:
M: Say, Rason, what are you watching?