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Exercises
17.1
Fill the gaps in the questions with words from A opposite, then complete the answers.
forward
1 What did Ryan Archer put
to his bank manager? He presented a
.
2 What is special about the computers his
makes? They are
-
.
3 When did he
his business? A
.
4 What did he
out two years later? An
of computers.
5 How many computers does his firm
now? About
a
.
6 What was Ryan Archer’s
from the start? Personal service and
.
7 Why didn’t he do any
research? He felt there were enough
customers.
8 Why was he not sure if the machines would
? There was a
at the time.
9 Was it all worth the
? Yes. His firm’s
were soon full.
10
forward, what are his plans? He’s planning a new range of computers, which will
next year.