[originaltext]M: Look at those colorful birds over there. I think you can teach

M: Look at those colorful birds over there. I think you can teach them to talk.
W: Yes, but look at the price tag on them. Frankly, I’d rather have a hamster for two fifty.
Q: Where did this conversation take place?

M: I was sorry to hear about Bill’s being fired. I know he was sick a lot and that he usually got to work late.
W: Oh, it wasn’t that. Bill made a big error in last month’s accounting.
Q: What was the reason Bill lost his job?