Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. leave one space between words. don’t use any short forms! two years ago, i (hire) by an american bank. i (receive) a letter from the head of the bank. that (start), “dear nick, i (be pleased) quite that you 5. (decide) to join us”. that “quite” 6. (depress) me. then i 7. (discover) that in american english “quite” sometimes (mean) ”very ”, whereas in british english it (mean) “ fairly ”.

Two years ago, I 1. (was hired) by an American bank. I 2. (had received) a letter from the head of the bank. That 3. (started), “Dear Nick, I 4. (am quite pleased)  that you 5.  (have decided) to join us”. That “quite” 6.  (depressed) me. Then I 7. (discovered) that in American English “quite” sometimes 8. (means) ”very ”, whereas in British English it 9. (means) “fairly”.