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W: You must be very excited about your future trip to Africa. When is it that you are leaving?
M: (3)In just a week, and there are still a few things I need to do before I go.
W: Like what?
M: (1) Like renewing my passport, going to the travel agency to buy my plane ticket and figuring out what to do with my apartment while I am gone.
W: You are not going to give up, are you?
M: No way. I’ll never find another apartment around here. But I don’t like the idea of paying three months’ rent on an empty apartment, either.
W: I don’t blame you. Perhaps you could rent it to others.
M: Yes, but to whom?
W: Mmn, let me see. Oh, I know just a person. An old colleague of mine, Jim Thomas, is (2) coming here to do some research this summer, from June to August.
M: That is exactly when I’ll be away; it sounds great, (3) as long as the landlord agrees.
W: Tell you what. I’ll be calling Jim this week anyway, so I’ll mention it to him then.
M: Well, thanks. Let me know what happens. (3) That extra money will really come in handy.