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XIV. A. Read the text and fill in the gaps. Use the verbs in brackets in a correct past form.
Email friends can help you enjoy your day at work, but don't expect too much from them as many email friends prefer to stay online only.
One woman I (1) ……(speak) to recently, Patricia, (2) ……(meet) a new colleague, Howard, at a conference. They (3) ……(get) on really well and on Monday morning when Patricia (4) ……(get) to work there (5) ……(be) an email from Howard in her inbox. She (6) ……(reply) and they (7) ……(start) an email relationship. They (8) ……(find) that they (9) ……(have) a lot in common. They (10) …… (share) memories, and (11) ……(talk) about their workmates. Sometimes they (12) ……(swap) more than twelve emails a day, only stopping if one of them (13) ……(have) a meeting. Patricia (14) ……(look) forward to receiving Howard's emails when she (15) ……(arrive) at work.
After a few weeks, however, Patricia (16) ……(ask) Howard if he (17) ……(want) to meet up after work, but he always (18) ……(find) an excuse not to. Then she (19) ……(receive) a really strange mail from him explaining how he didn't want to have a relationship and how he had decided to stop emailing her. That was the end of the story, and she never (20) ……(hear) from him again.
You see, an email relationship takes a lot less energy and organising than a face-to-face relationship. So a lot of people who don't really want the responsibility of a relationship will try email friends instead. It's easier and, if you have an argument, you can always just shut down your computer!
B. Read the text again and choose the correct answers.
1 Email friends are good for
A going out with after work. B spending time while you are at work.
2 Patricia and Howard.
A were old friends. B met at a conference.
3 They talked about
A their colleagues. B their problems.
4 They usually wrote
A lots of emails every day. B one or two emails a day.
5 Patricia asked Howard to
A meet her after work. B stop emailing her.
6 Howard
A wanted to go to the cinema with Patricia. B didn't want to meet her in person.
7 Email relationships use
A more energy than face-to-face relationships.
B less energy than face-to-face relationships.
8 The advantage of an email relationship is that if you have an argument, you can
A switch off your computer. B meet for a coffee.
XV. Read the text and decide which answer A or B best fit each space.
When my cousin (1)…… engaged last year, nobody in our family was surprised. He met his fiancee, Sarah, (2)…… he was on holiday in Greece. They soon (3)…… in love.
They considered getting married straightway but in the end the decided to be (4)…… and wait for a year. They (5)…… a few rows during that time, but nothing very serious. Then finally, last Saturday, they (6)…… married.
We all went to the wedding and later, to the (7)……, which was in a big hotel. It was great (8)…… We (9)…… a big dinner and then the best man (10)…… a speech and (11)…… lots of jokes. (12)……, we danced and sang until the early hours of the morning. I’m sure my cousin and his wife will be really happy together.
1. A went B got
2. A while B as
3. A felt B fell
4. A sensitive B sensible
5. A had B made
6. A got B became
7. A reception B ceremony
8. A funny B fun
9. A ate B had
10. A told B gave
11. A did B made
12. Afterwards B after