Write one word only in each gap. judith: hello, you're home early. how did the meeting go? аlex: awful! it all started to go wrong when the car broke down. i didn't want (example) to get my suit dirty so i gave up (1) to fix it after a few minutes. judith: so then what did you do? аlex: you know i hate (2) getting to a meeting on time so i took a taxi. judith: alex! that must have been really expensive! аlex: i didn't intend (3) go 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? аlex: yes, the driver didn't want (4) take me because he had another appointment but i persuaded (5) to. of course he made (6) pay the whole fare, and extra because he'd missed his appointment. judith: oh, alex. аlex: then at the office they said i couldn't give my presentation because i was late -i didn't (7) hem see i was annoyed, but i was! they were angry, too - they had hoped to (8) the 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!
