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fm siltmg in my bedroom and wrtog Bite. I‘ve ,usl gol back from my trio tothe USA wrth Dan. i ve been on Ols ol trias abroafl bsfcre, bul I ve neser been on one ike Ihls!
I asked Dan lo go wlth me tecause he s usually a very soclaWe person and I thooght he would be a gacd travetlmg compamoo. Sut he was compfetely dflerent w hen we were traveling When we were Yisibng cines, he didn t wam to do any o* the thngs I wanled to do. I thoogh: he was really lazy. And he was mean toc. he never wanted to pay his share. Wnfte we were trasallng aroano. he borrcwed tats ofmooey from me and I haven't nad il back yer.Atso, he s usualy a very confident person, ou he wasn t Ike thai on Jie tnp When we arnved In a new place, he was atwajs nervoos thai scmeone wouki rob us. He thought eveiyone n the streel was a mugger! Of oourse, ncching happened. And he was so inconsderate! I lock a backpadr bu he took an enonrous sutcase. He often sad it was tco beavy tor him and I nad to cany C He ddn t care thai it was hard for me. I got angry wilh nim guite often but when I aa, he got upset and loid me thai I was beng unkmd to nim.
So t wasn t eractly an engryabte tnp. Srce we got badc i haven t seen Dan and he nasnl contacted me >«. But f ve already staned pannng my ned tnp - to Scandnaoa I ha-«en t booked anyinrig yet. but rve already ceoded one mng - fm going on my own1
Question 1 Tick (✓) the correct box.
1 What does the wiiter say about Dan‘s behauiour? a □ He was aniused by it.
b □ Dan was sorry about it.
< □ He was surprised by il.
Questions 2-10 Write Tfue ot Folie. U the iext dofMi t say, write ?.
2 The writer is talking about something thai
happened a shori linie ago._
3 The writer rarety goes abroad._
A The writer has known Dan for a long linie.
5 Dan wasn't inieresied in doing much during ihe
trip._
6 Dan has paid the writer the money he borrowed
from him._
7 Dan became ner vous afier someone mugged them.
8 Dan's suitcase wasn't really heavy._
9 Dan said tliat tlie wriier was insensitive._
10 The writer usually iravels alone._
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2 Write about soineone you like/dislike. Include:
• a deser iption of the person‘s behavioui and personality. using the correct present tense and f:equency words and phrases
• tliings he/she has done, using the present pei fect
• a deser iption of something the person did in the past, using the past simple and the past continuous
Include appropnate vocabulary for describing
character and behaviour.
Maik
3 (ęirci^the correct answers.
1 _this kind of Computer before?
A Are you evei using B Have you ever used C Do you ever use
2 _the nieamng of this word?
A Know you B Ate you knowing C Do you know
3 My friends_to ludy.
A liave nevei been B have never gone C haven't neuer been
A The concert is next week._my ticket.
A lVe got already B I‘ve already gai C l've got yet
5 He did a lot of sightseeing_his trip.
A white B during C when
6 The company he works for is very_
A unefficient B inefficient C disefficient
7 My friends_to tliat restaurant.
A go often B are often going C often go
S When we_honie, it was very late.
A got to B got at C got
9 When I arrived. she_on the phone.
A was talking B talked C was talk
10 Could you tell me when_?
A the film starts B does the film start C starts the film
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