October 22th

When I set off for work this morning, my car broke down, so I ended up taking the bus. As soon as I got off, I bumped into an old schoolmate, Mark. While we were talking, he brought up something I had already found out from some mutual friends- that he had come into some money and had set up his own business. He told me that there was a lot to sort out, and offered to take me on, but I turned him down straight away. When I clocked in, my boss had a go at me, telling me off in front of everyone. When I got over the initial shock, I told her I’d make up for being late , but it turned out that she had blown up over a deal that had fallen through, after a client of mine had pulled out of a contract. She told me that I wouldn’t get away with it, that I’d let everybody down, and just went on and on….Eventually I ran out of patience and answered back– I said I was not going to put up with it anymore, and if she wanted to lay me off, she should go ahead. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I stormed out, phoned Mark’s secretary, who put me through to him. I told Mark I’d like to take him up on his offer. So, in the end, everything  worked out perfectly

1. Read the text below 

Today, I got up at seven, had breakfast and went to the gym to work out. In the afternoon, I decided to go out with my friends and my parents - we really enjoyed ourselves at the mall. After that, I returned home, took a shower, ate something and played videogames. In the evening, I remembered that I had to drop by the supermarket and buy a few things. Now, I'm going to bed because I'm very sleepy. I have two tests tomorrow and I don't want to mess up. See you!

2. Answer - 

A. What does "got up" mean?
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B. What does "work out" mean?
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C. What does "go out" mean?
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D. What does "drop by" mean?
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E. What does "mess up" mean?

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