1. Alexander B traveled to the USA on business
2.Because he had to register his tecket and fill in a declaration form
3.The flight lasted 12 hours
4.He met his former co-worker, Yuri Ivlev
5.Becaude Alexandr was very pressed for time
6.He had an appointment with the director of the American trade company
7.Because they discussed a lot of business problems, shared some new ideas and signed a contract
8. He learned that Yuri had signed a long –term contract and was going to stay there for a year
9.He returned to Russia in high spirits, because the trip had been very successful.