2 Complete the text with phrases from Exercise 1.
Use the correct forms of the verbs.
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My uncle has always done things differently. He
" left school when he was 16 because he wanted to see
other places. He spent the next twenty years
working in restaurants and hotels in many
different countries. When he was in his early forties, he
decided to return to the UK. He went to university and
He did really well, and when he finished, he
as a translator. Because he was good at his
job, he 5
quite quickly and he was soon Head
Translator. When he was 48, he met the love of his life
and they decided to
Now he's 55, with three young children. He says he wants
soon. He wants to stop working and take
the whole family around the world with him. I wouldn't be
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and 7
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surprised if he does.​