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Sarah: Hey, try this! It took me two hours to buy the cheesecake.

Justin: Why two hours? The store is only one block away from your place.

Sarah: I know! But the line was terribly long, and a man behind me was trying to cut in. So I took some time to “take care of” him.

Justin: You hit him?

Sarah: Please! I’m a friendly, sweet lady! I just talked to him, well, maybe a little loudly. And … I used some words that were a little strong. When I was “talking” to the man. I didn’t know I was off the line. So I had to wait all over again!

Justin: It was really hard work, huh?

Sarah: It WAS! So why don’t you try some?

Justin: Well, in fact, I’m a little sick of it. Rebecca bought one last Saturday. She found it too sweet, so she took only one bite. Guess who cleaned it up?

lady 淑女
1.
How did Sarah “take care of” the man behind her?
She shared the cheesecake with him.
She hit him hard.
She lent him money to buy a cheesecake.
She spoke angrily at him.
2.
What can we learn from the dialogue?
Sarah spent two hours getting to the store.
Justin had tried the cheesecake before.
Rebecca liked the cheesecake a lot.
Justin wanted to know where the store was.