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topic: Buying tickets 2 (plane, train, bus)

Choose the correct, most natural-sounding response according to the context of the conversation:

YOU: Hello. _____________ two tickets to Boston, please, for the 5:00 PM bus.
  Would I purchase
  Could I give
  Could I get

CLERK: Sure. That'll be $100.

YOU: Oh, I thought these tickets were _____________?
  low
  on sale
  so expensive

CLERK: They are, but only when you book two weeks in advance.

YOU: OK, no problem... I'll take them. How much ____________ they were?
  did you pay
  did you sell
  did you say

CLERK: $100. You did want one-way tickets, not round-trip, right?

YOU: That's right. Can I pay by ______________?
  credit card
  credit
  a credit

CLERK: No, I'm sorry, we only accept cash.

YOU: OK, could you tell me where the nearest ________________ ( = cash machine) is?
  VIP
  ATM
  KLM

CLERK: There's one in the bank across the street from here.

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