W:Ienjoygoingthroughsecond-handbookstoresdon'tyouDavid?It'sinterestingtosee35.peopleusedto36.(enjoy)reading.Didyouseethisoldbookofchildren'sstories?M:Someofthesebooksaren'tsooldJenny.See?Thismystery37.

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W: I enjoy going through second-hand bookstores don't you David? It's interesting to see 35.  people used to 36.  (enjoy) reading. Did you see this old book of children's stories?

M: Some of these books aren't so old Jenny. See? This mystery 37.    (publish) only six years ago. It 38.      (cost) 75 cents. You can't beat that!

W: Hey! Look at this!

M ： What? Are you getting interested in the 19th century poetry all of 39.   sudden?

W: No. Look! Someone gave this book as a present and wrote a note 40.   the inside of the front cover. It's dated 1893. Maybe it's worth something.

M: Everything on that shelf is worth 50 cents.

W; 41.     if this is a signature of someone who is well known it might bring a lot more. I hear William Shakespeare's signature is worth about a million dollars.

M: Oh I can 42.    (hard) read what that one says. Who wrote it?

W: The name looks like Harold Dobson. Wasn't he a politician or something? I'm going to buy this book and see 43.    I can find a name like that in the library.

M: Good luck! Your poetry book may make you rich but I'll bet my 75-cent mystery is a 44.     (good) buy.

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