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 <html><p><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1162_8275284bddf36aba58a741116f6c00ae.png" rel="image_show"><img width="530" height="364" id="1162" style="width: 107px; height: 77px;" alt="mer couple vieux retired beach walk" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1162_8275284bddf36aba58a741116f6c00ae.png"></a>&nbsp; <b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>When I heard they <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">were going to</span> retire to the coast, I was really happy for them. I knew they <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">wouldn't</span> regret it.</span></b></p><p><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/2805_2751502bb187a47a2f990155a1422f4c.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="1167" height="1609" id="2805" style="width: 103px; height: 93px;" alt="petit déjeuner croissant jus fruit cafe buffet breakfast juce coffee bread pain" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/2805_2751502bb187a47a2f990155a1422f4c.jpg"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>We went out early because we <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">were</span> meet<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> friends for breakfast at their hotel. We wanted to see them before they <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">left </span>for the airport. </strong></span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/184_30685cc7b6ef2014f86864c3a0079b32.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="480" height="359" id="184" style="width: 99px; height: 98px;" alt="concert, music musique" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/184_30685cc7b6ef2014f86864c3a0079b32.jpg"></a>&nbsp; <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>We knew the doors <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">opened </span>at 6.00 so we had to hurry to make sure we got a spot near the stage. </strong></span></span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/159_5eb6481f7bc913894006706f93d8e390.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="400" height="599" id="159" style="width: 87px; height: 125px;" alt="box woman present birthday surprise gift christmas noel cadeau" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/159_5eb6481f7bc913894006706f93d8e390.jpg"></a>&nbsp; <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>She was getting excited because it <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">was</span><span style="color: red;"> </span>her birthday the next day.<span style="color: red;"> </span></strong></span></span></span></p><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span style="color: red;"><p><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/535_25dda82d0400780cfee9036e36d17208.png" rel="image_show"><img width="117" height="164" id="535" style="width: 86px; height: 117px;" alt="tall building" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/535_25dda82d0400780cfee9036e36d17208.png"></a>&nbsp; <b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><font color="#000000">She couldn't have imagined that by the end of the year she'</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">d be </span><font color="#000000">work</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing </span><font color="#000000">for a big international company. Maybe later, she'</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">d</span><font color="#000000"> get a posting abroad.</font></span></b></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><font color="#000000"><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/575_989cdd4263c8f2e85bbcd2fb4fc8dfdc.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="445" height="269" id="575" style="width: 116px; height: 100px;" alt="Couple holiday map carte voyage " src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/575_989cdd4263c8f2e85bbcd2fb4fc8dfdc.jpg"></a>&nbsp; <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>They looked at their list and were pleased to see that by the end of the year, they <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">would have </span>visited every country in Europe. When they <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">got</span> to the last one, they'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">d do </span>something special to celebrate</strong></span></font></span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><font color="#000000"><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/137_a8209bf4a2e17ccbb12bdbe62ededf44.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="425" height="281" id="137" style="width: 133px; height: 111px;" alt="bored; clock time wait horloge attendre l" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/137_a8209bf4a2e17ccbb12bdbe62ededf44.jpg" heure'=""></a>&nbsp; <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>They realised that by 2 o'clock they'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">d have been waiting</span> for an hour.</strong></span></font></span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><font color="#000000"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1712_97f8040af48fad2a3e25c15de53c34d0.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="239" height="360" id="1712" style="width: 99px; height: 152px;" alt="rain umbrella pluie parapluie temps weather" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1712_97f8040af48fad2a3e25c15de53c34d0.jpg"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>There was no point putting the umbrella down just yet- it <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">was sure to </span>rain again. </strong></span></span></font></span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><font color="#000000"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/48_43a169fdf313129ea6969017722fd28a.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="177" height="253" id="48" style="width: 102px; height: 153px;" alt="woman, femme, scientist, scientifique microscope research recherche laboratory" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/48_43a169fdf313129ea6969017722fd28a.jpg"></a>&nbsp; <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>She felt that she <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">was on the verge of </span>an exciting discovery.</strong></span></span></font></p><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><p></p><p><br></p><font color="#000000"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><p><img width="284" height="422" id="92" style="width: 102px; height: 144px;" alt="roses flowers man offering giving bouquet fleurs gift cadeau" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/92_d3016460f5614176193c618c17dc7932.jpg">&nbsp; <b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>It seemed that he <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">meant to do </span>everything he could to impress her!</b></p><p></p><p></p></span><p></p></font></span></span></span></span><p></p></html> <html><p><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1162_8275284bddf36aba58a741116f6c00ae.png" rel="image_show"><img width="530" height="364" id="1162" style="width: 107px; height: 77px;" alt="mer couple vieux retired beach walk" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1162_8275284bddf36aba58a741116f6c00ae.png"></a>&nbsp; <b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>When I heard they <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">were going to</span> retire to the coast, I was really happy for them. I knew they <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">wouldn't</span> regret it.</span></b></p><p><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/2805_2751502bb187a47a2f990155a1422f4c.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="1167" height="1609" id="2805" style="width: 103px; height: 93px;" alt="petit déjeuner croissant jus fruit cafe buffet breakfast juce coffee bread pain" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/2805_2751502bb187a47a2f990155a1422f4c.jpg"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>We went out early because we <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">were</span> meet<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> friends for breakfast at their hotel. We wanted to see them before they <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">left </span>for the airport. </strong></span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/184_30685cc7b6ef2014f86864c3a0079b32.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="480" height="359" id="184" style="width: 99px; height: 98px;" alt="concert, music musique" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/184_30685cc7b6ef2014f86864c3a0079b32.jpg"></a>&nbsp; <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>We knew the doors <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">opened </span>at 6.00 so we had to hurry to make sure we got a spot near the stage. </strong></span></span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/159_5eb6481f7bc913894006706f93d8e390.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="400" height="599" id="159" style="width: 87px; height: 125px;" alt="box woman present birthday surprise gift christmas noel cadeau" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/159_5eb6481f7bc913894006706f93d8e390.jpg"></a>&nbsp; <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>She was getting excited because it <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">was</span><span style="color: red;"> </span>her birthday the next day.<span style="color: red;"> </span></strong></span></span></span></p><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span style="color: red;"><p><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/535_25dda82d0400780cfee9036e36d17208.png" rel="image_show"><img width="117" height="164" id="535" style="width: 86px; height: 117px;" alt="tall building" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/535_25dda82d0400780cfee9036e36d17208.png"></a>&nbsp; <b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><font color="#000000">She couldn't have imagined that by the end of the year she'</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">d be </span><font color="#000000">work</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing </span><font color="#000000">for a big international company. Maybe later, she'</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">d</span><font color="#000000"> get a posting abroad.</font></span></b></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><font color="#000000"><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/575_989cdd4263c8f2e85bbcd2fb4fc8dfdc.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="445" height="269" id="575" style="width: 116px; height: 100px;" alt="Couple holiday map carte voyage " src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/575_989cdd4263c8f2e85bbcd2fb4fc8dfdc.jpg"></a>&nbsp; <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>They looked at their list and were pleased to see that by the end of the year, they <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">would have </span>visited every country in Europe. When they <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">got</span> to the last one, they'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">d do </span>something special to celebrate</strong></span></font></span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><font color="#000000"><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/137_a8209bf4a2e17ccbb12bdbe62ededf44.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="425" height="281" id="137" style="width: 133px; height: 111px;" alt="bored; clock time wait horloge attendre l" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/137_a8209bf4a2e17ccbb12bdbe62ededf44.jpg" heure'=""></a>&nbsp; <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>They realised that by 2 o'clock they'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">d have been waiting</span> for an hour.</strong></span></font></span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><font color="#000000"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1712_97f8040af48fad2a3e25c15de53c34d0.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="239" height="360" id="1712" style="width: 99px; height: 152px;" alt="rain umbrella pluie parapluie temps weather" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1712_97f8040af48fad2a3e25c15de53c34d0.jpg"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>There was no point putting the umbrella down just yet- it <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">was sure to </span>rain again. </strong></span></span></font></span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><font color="#000000"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/48_43a169fdf313129ea6969017722fd28a.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="177" height="253" id="48" style="width: 102px; height: 153px;" alt="woman, femme, scientist, scientifique microscope research recherche laboratory" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/48_43a169fdf313129ea6969017722fd28a.jpg"></a>&nbsp; <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>She felt that she <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">was on the verge of </span>an exciting discovery.</strong></span></span></font></p><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><p></p><p><br></p><font color="#000000"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><p><img width="284" height="422" id="92" style="width: 102px; height: 144px;" alt="roses flowers man offering giving bouquet fleurs gift cadeau" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/92_d3016460f5614176193c618c17dc7932.jpg">&nbsp; <b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>It seemed that he <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">meant to do </span>everything he could to impress her!</b></p><p></p><p></p></span><p></p></font></span></span></span></span><p></p></html>
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