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_Dear Jessica,
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_How are you? How are your holidays in Crete? 1) _____ (YOU / STILL / STAY) there for another week? _
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_Remember I told you that I would spend a month at my grandparents’ in Cadlington. So I’ve already been here for a month. _
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_As you 2) _____ (KNOW) it is a small place with nothing much to do. Every morning a rooster 3) _____ (WAKE) me up at 6 am. It 4) _____ (CROW) so loud and repeatedly that I cannot sleep, which 5) _____ (ANNOY) me all the time! _
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_After getting up and having breakfast, I have some duties to do. I usually 6) _____ (HELP) my granny to water her plants in the garden, but today I 7) _____ (STAY) at home because it 8) _____ (RAIN) heavily. _
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_Though everybody 9) _____ (BE) inside, I can see our neighbour Jamila in the back garden. She 10) _____ (TRY) to hastily get all her laundry off the line. Probably she forgot to check the weather forecast before hanging the wet clothes out. It’s fun to watch her running round and shouting at her little kids who 11) _____ (WANT) to give her a hand. _
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_Another thing that’s been uplifting me is that my uncle John whom I haven’t seen for ages has just come to visit us. He 12) _____ (BE) very cheerful today. He 13) _____ (MAKE) jokes all the time and has even told a funny story from the trip to the States. John 14) _____ (WORK) at a foreign company, so he 15) _____ (TRAVEL) a lot and has a lot to tell. I 16) _____ (ALWAYS / ENJOY) to talk to him as he 17) _____ (AMUSE) me and I 18) _____ (GET) to know more about other counties. But it’s sad that he 19) _____ (LEAVE) tomorrow. His train 20) _____ (DEPART) at 5 in the morning, and somehow I have to get up to say “Good bye” to him.  _
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_Yesterday I saw a very nice film. It’s called “Carol,” and if you haven’t seen it, I 21) _____ (RECOMMEND) you to watch it as I know you like romantic stories. This one is about an unhappy, divorcing woman who 22) _____ (FALL) instantly in love with department store assistant who 23) _____ (SELL) a toy train as a Christmas present for her daughter. I 24) _____ (NOT / GO) to tell you the rest not to spoil your experience. _
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_Also I 25) _____ (READ) a lot, mostly the books for school, preparing me for the next year’s final exams. Besides watching the films and studying, my friends Josie, Tina and I 26) _____ (GO) for a swim in the lake near by or just 27) _____ (RIDE) bikes around the village trying to visit some interesting sights we’ve never been before. This weekend we 28) _____ (EXPLORE) Roley, a village in the north, 15 miles away from Cadlington, which has a huge park with a spectacular Gothic church. We 29) _____ (THINK) of leaving early in the morning so we can __come __back for dinner. _
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_Well, I guess this is where I have to finish for now. I 30) _____ (MISS) you so much and I 31) _____ (DIE) to see you soon. Write back to tell me about your holiday. _
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_Love, _
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_Pauline_
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_PS: I'll text you when 32) I _____ (GET) a new phone.
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