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12. A: Have you ever heard the news that the twelve countries of European Union have accepted the euro as their currency? I do think this is a big process for the European Union. B: But I also heard that the Britain has decided not to accept the euro. The leader of UK said that UK won’t accept the euro before the economy becomes better. A: But he also said that it was mainly due to the cause that retail outlets in UK are short of money and don’t have extra currency to change in euro. B: Mm… I don’t think this is a good excuse. If the retail outlets in a developing country such as UK are short of money, then other countries should be in the same situation. I do think there is another real important reason. A: So, What is it? B: Self-respect in their mind. The UK was once the overlord of the world and its currency – Pound was also the world-currency in the past. But it loot its status since the world-War Ⅱ, so did the status of pound. So if UK accept the euro, the pound would disappear and become the part of history. A: Oh, I see. Though the days of the “sun never sets Empire” has disappeared, people in UK still try to keep the status of UK in their own mind. B: Yeah, but in the fact, the UK is only some small island, in the sea nowadays. 11. A: I heard that there is a new wonderful film in the cinemas today, would you like to go to watch it with me? B: Er… well, if I were you, I would rather se it at home. A: Why? Watching films in cinema would be much more exciting! B: Yeah, but it would be much more expensive, too. A: All right. It seems that fewer and fewer people go to cinemas nowadays. B: Maybe, the recent data shows that nearly half of the profits from the cinemas are not made by box office but the popcorn and soft-drink. A: What? It’s that true? No wonder the popcorn in the cinema is more expensive than that in other places--Because people like eating popcorn in the cinema. B: But the visual effects of movies are better indeed nowadays, especially for the 3