Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. Leave one space between words. Don’t use...

Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. Leave one space between words. Don’t use any short forms!

Two years ago, I 1.______________ (hire) by an American bank. I 2.__________ (receive) a letter from the head of the bank. That 3.______________ (start), “Dear Nick, I 4.__________ (be pleased) quite that you 5. ___________ (decide) to join us”. That “quite” 6. ___________ (depress) me. Then I 7. __________

(discover) that in American English “quite” sometimes 8.___________ (mean) ”very ”, whereas in British English it 9.___________ (mean) “ fairly ”.

Answer 1

Two years ago, I 1. (was hired) by an American bank. I 2. (had received) a letter from the head of the bank. That 3. (started), “Dear Nick, I 4. (am quite pleased)  that you 5.  (have decided) to join us”. That “quite” 6.  (depressed) me. Then I 7. (discovered) that in American English “quite” sometimes 8. (means) ”very ”, whereas in British English it 9. (means) “fairly”.