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”.