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D. Music or Money?
Fill in the missing words to complete the dialogue.
Mr. Davies: Why aren't you doing your homework?
Martin: I'll do it later, Dad. I must get these chords right first. Our group's
.
Mr. Davies: Oh, is it? You'll be
, will you?
Martin: We hope so. The man from 'Dream Discs'
. So I'd better play well.
Mr. Davies: You'd better get on with your homework! You can
Saturday.
Martin: Oh, Dad. You don't understand at all. This concert could
.
Mr. Davies: It certainly could! You've got
. Important ones. If you don't
, you won't
.
Martin: I don't need a certificate
. And I don't want
either.
Mr. Davies: Oh, don't you? Whose boring old job paid for
? And for
?
Martin: Yours, I know. But I'd rather be
.
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Mr. Davies is talking to his son Martin. Mr. Davies: (quietly) Why aren't you doing your homework? Martin: I'll do it later, Dad. I must get these chords right first. Our group's playing in a concert on Saturday. Mr. Davies: (laughs) Oh, is it? You'll be making records next, will you? Martin: We hope so. The man from 'Dream Discs' is coming to the concert. So I'd better play well. Mr. Davies: You'd better get on with your homework! You can practise all day Saturday. Martin: Oh, Dad. You don't understand at all. This concert could change my life. Mr. Davies: It certainly could! You've got exams next month. Important ones. If you don't get a good c ertificate, you won't get a decent job. Martin: (rudely) I don't need a certificate to play the guitar. And I don't want a boring old job in a bank either. Mr. Davies: (angrily) Oh, don't you? Whose boring old job paid for this house? And for that guitar? Martin: (sighs) Yours, I know. But I'd rather be happy than rich.