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One
day Mary was busy working in her office in London {#blank#}1{#/blank#} she received an
E-mail from her friend Joan .In Joan's e-mail, she persuaded Mary {#blank#}2{#/blank#}
(look) for a flat in London for her. As she had {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (little) money at her
command than before, the flat had to be cheap, but it had to be modern, with
elevators, gas lines. It had to be in the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (east) part of London, with
petrol and subway stations nearby. Though Mary found {#blank#}5{#/blank#} difficult to find
such a flat, she still went from one block to another, looking for a flat
{#blank#}6{#/blank#} would meet Joan's requirements. Having tried too many times, Mary met
her boss and politely asked him {#blank#}7{#/blank#} advice. It was the first time that she
{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (talk) with his boss about her personal problems. It happened that the
boss just had such a flat for rent, so they quickly reached {#blank#}9{#/blank#} agreement.
But to her surprise, when she e-mailed Joan, telling her the good news, Joan
said that she had changed {#blank#}10{#/blank#} mind—she was not returning to London.