11 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the present perfect simple. Dear Margaret, Thank you very much for your letter which I 1) ...received... (receive) last week. 1 2) (be) really happy to hear from you after all this time. I've got a lot

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Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the present perfect simple.

Dear Margaret,
Thank you very much for your letter which I 1) ...received... (receive) last week. 1 2)
(be) really happy to hear from you after all this time.

I've got a lot of news to tell you about myself. I
3)
(get) a new job nine months ago.
I work as a reporter for our local TV station now. I 4)
(have) many interesting experiences so far. When I first 5) (start) work, the manager 6) (ask) me to interview our old school headmaster. He 7) (be) so surprised to see me with a microphone in my hand!

Last month, a fire 8) (break out) in a big factory in the area. 19) (be) the only reporter who 10) (manage) to talk to the owner! That 11) (make) me feel very proud.

As you can see, I enjoy my job very much. I 12)
(meet) a lot of important people and I 13) (have) the opportunity to see lots of new places. I 14) (buy) a new car because my old one 15) (break down) a couple of weeks ago.

I have to go now because they 16) (just/inform) me that I have to fly by helicopter to Middleford. I have to talk to people whose homes were damaged by the storm which 17) (hit) the area last night. You see, I don't have a moment's rest! Keep in touch.