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Report of a business trip to Japan

Read the text below and complete the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the Simple Past form.

Last week Peter Thompson (travel) _________________ to Tokyo on business. He (visit) ___________________ our main ink supplier, Osaka Inc., and he also (have) __________________________- contact with two new possible suppliers there. Mr. Thompson (arrive) ___________________ in Tokyo on Wednesday 28, May at 9.00 am. His plane (not/arrive) ________________ on time since it was delayed because of a storm. Mr Fujimoto (go) _______________________ to pick him up at the airport. After that, they (make) ________________________ a tour of Osaka Inc.s company. Mr Thompson (meet) _______________________ the Marketing Director and the Sales Director. He (be) _____________________________ also introduced to the Production Manager. Mr Fujimoto (invite) _______________________ Mr Thompson to have dinner at his house in the evening. Mr Thompson (take) ______________________________ great pleasure in accepting Mr Fujimoto's invitation. Mr Fujimotos wife and two daughters (greet) ___________________ Mr Thompson very agreeably as he arrived. They________________(eat) a very typical Japanese meal but they (not/talk) ___________________ about business during the meal, they just (chat) ____________________________ about their families and their countries.

Answer the following questions about the text. 1. When did Mr Thompson travel to Tokyo? 2. Who did he visit there? 3. How many other contacts did he make? 4. What day did Mr Thompson arrive in Tokyo? 5. Did he arrive on June 28th? 6. What time did he arrive there? 7. Why did he arrive later than expected? 8. Who was at the airport to pick him up? 9. What did he do after leaving the airport? 10. Who did he meet at the company? 11. Where did Mr Fujimoto invite Mr Thompson? 12. How many daughters did Mr Fujimoto have? 13. What did they eat at Fujimotos house? 14. Did they talk about business during the meal? 15. What did they talk about?

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