B：It's sunny and bright. Dole and I just came back from the sight-seeing. We spent two days on the beach. Then we went downtown, doing some shopping and visiting the museums and places like that, and things we haven't see there.

C：Oh, great!

B：We had a very very good time… Mom, is Dad in?

C：No, he went out to the club and won't be back until late afternoon… What time are you going to come back?

B：Probably early next week. But I'm not sure.

C：Ok, take care of yourself.

B：Well, Mom, say Hi to every body. Say love to Daddy. Bye.

C：Have a nice stay, bye.

Dialongue B

(A：Operator B：Mr. Ma)

A：Operator.

B：Hello. I'd like to make a call to Australia.

A：You can call direct if you like.

B：Oh, can I?

A：Yes, please.

B：Could you please tell me the international prefix and the country code for Australia?

A：Yes, The code for Australia is 61 and then dial the city code and the number. Start with the international code which is 00.

B：What time do the special rates apply?

A：Between six in the evening and eight in the morning，sir．

B：I wonder if I can charge this call to my hotel room．

A：Certainly．Tell me the room number and your name，please？

B：This is Mr．Ma in room 215．

A：OK，Mr．Ma．I'll tell the front desk clerk the charge after-wards．

B：Thanks very much for your help．

A：You're welcome．Bye．

B：Bye．

Dialogue C

(A：Operator B：Ron Smith C：Marilyn Peters)

A：Long Distance．May I help you？

B：Yes．I'd like to place an overseas call to London．Can I dial di-rect？

A：No，sir．I'm afraid not．

B：Oh，I see．How about the charges？