NARRATOR：

Listen to a conversation between two students.

FEMALE STUDENT：

Hey, Frank. How's it going?

MALE STUDENT：

Well...I just found out my roommate Jim is moving out of our off-campus apartment into a bigger place with a whole bunch of friends next semester.

FEMALE STUDENT：

Oh, really?

MALE STUDENT：

Yeah.

FEMALE STUDENT：

Does this mean you'll be living by yourself next semester?

MALE STUDENT：

Yeah. But that's OK, 'cause I really wanted to live alone next semester anyway-

I have to concentrate on my senior project for the history department.

I have a lot to write and I don't want any distractions.

The only major problem though is how I'll be getting to campus.

FEMALE STUDENT：

Oh, yeah?

MALE STUDENT：

See, the apartment's a little far from campus.

And Jim has a car, and he gives me rides to and from campus every day.

But I can't afford a car now.

FEMALE STUDENT：

So have you thought about taking public transportation-uh... the bus-to campus?

MALE STUDENT：

Yeah, I have. The thing is that there's no bus going directly to the campus from that part of town. I'd have to change buses a couple of times on the way.

FEMALE STUDENT：

I see... and that could take a lot of time.

MALE STUDENT：

Right.

FEMALE STUDENT：

Hmm. Well, maybe you should move back into a dormitory on campus.

Request a single room. There's lots of them.

MALE STUDENT：

Yeah, I thought about that.

You know, I could live alone and get my work done. But

I don't know...I would miss my apartment.

FEMALE STUDENT：

I know, but you've gotta make some choice.