2. write one word only in each gap. some words can be used more than one time. try; not; to; start; let; him; me judith hello, you're home early. how did the meeting go? alex awful! it all started to go wrong when the car broke down. i didn't want (0) my suit dirty so i gave up ( fix it after a few minutes.. judith so then what did you do? alex you know i hate ( to a meeting on time so i took a taxi. judith alex! that must have been really expensive! alex i didn't intend ( all the way by taxi - just to the station as i knew there was a train at about nine o'clock. but there was an accident on the way, and i missed the train anyway. judith so you went all the way by taxi? alex yes, the driver didn't want ( me because he had another appointment, but i persuaded (. of course he made ( pay the whole fare, and extra because he'd missed his appointment. judith oh, alex. alex then at the office they said i couldn't give my presentation because i was late -i didn't ( see i was annoyed, but i was! they were angry, too - they had hoped to ( meeting on time so that they could finish by lunchtime, and they had waited for me for over an hour. it was a completely wasted day. judith and a really expensive one!
1 trying
2 not
3 to
4 to
5 him
6 me
7 want
8 start