English 7 · Unit 8: In the news · Cambridge Global English Stage 7
8.8 Autobiography
17 questions · e.g. My mother got in ____ with an old school friend.
Questions
1. My mother got in ____ with an old school friend.
Check2. …that she had once been very ____ to…
Check3. …and discovered that her friend had a daughter my ____.
Check4. After not seeing each ____ for 25 years…
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6. And I was asked to come ____.
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8. What were Mum's friend and her daughter going to have in ____ with me?
Check9. Why should I ____ go and meet someone who wasn't my friend?
Check10. …who didn't ____ go to the same school as me?
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12. …and I didn't like to spoil her ____.
Check- My dad was contacted through social media by a cousin he hadn't seen for 30 years.
- He discovered that this cousin – Ken – didn't live far away.
- Dad quickly arranged for the two families to meet.
- I was so excited the night before the meeting that I couldn't sleep.
14. What happened after the cousin contacted Dad?
- I spent the whole night imagining conversations.
- He discovered that this cousin – Ken – didn't live far away and had a son my age.
- When Dad told me about them I asked him to arrange a meeting.
- Dad quickly arranged for the two families to meet.
15. What happened after Dad found out about Ken?
- I spent the whole night imagining conversations.
- I was so excited that I couldn't sleep.
- Dad quickly arranged for the two families to meet.
- When Dad told me about them I asked him to arrange a meeting as soon as possible.
16. What happened after the writer asked for a meeting?
- He discovered that Ken didn't live far away.
- I spent the whole night imagining conversations.
- I was so excited that I couldn't sleep.
- Dad quickly arranged for the two families to meet.
17. What is the last sentence?
- Dad quickly arranged for the two families to meet.
- I was so excited the night before the meeting that I couldn't sleep.
- When Dad told me about them…
- I spent the whole night imagining conversations with my new relatives.