matura reading 2

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matura B Match each message and its meaning I won’t come back to say goodbye, so please drive safely and have a nice trip. Take care. He promised to return with the book tonight so I’ll give you a ring when he gets home. I’ll call you. I can’t tell you how terrible I feel about the whole thing with Jack but please understand, I just couldn’t call you. I know I should have. I’m sorry. What have you decided about Eugene’s promise? Let me know right away. I’ll be by the phone so don’t keep me waiting. Call me. I called you to tell you how much I miss you and need you here so make my wish come true and don’t stay away any longer. Come back. Read the text below.For questions 11-15, write one or two words, or a number. Professional QueuerThe economic crisis has created two big problems; unemployment and long queues in publicoffices. Well, one Italian man of Greek origin, decided to kill two birds with one stone by coming upwith a solution for both problems at once. He became a professional queuer.Dimitri Rosi was born in Salerno, in the south of Italy, after his mother had moved there from herhome town in Greece. They spoke Greek at home so he had problems getting rid of his foreignaccent when he came to school. He lived in Salerno until 25, and as a chemistry graduate hemoved to Milan and he has lived there ever since. After years of working as a researcher, he lost hisjob two years ago at the age of 40.After sending numerous unsuccessful applications he came up with an original self-employmentidea: he offered people to stand in queues instead of them at the post office, bank or governmentoffices. He charges 10 € an hour and so far, business is booming. “I’ve had calls from other townswhere I could make up to 12 € per hour. If all goes well, I’ll start an agency”, he said in an interview.“Not only that, I plan to get a degree in marketing, and besides my native Greek, I also speakEnglish and Italian and I plan to sell my idea abroad”, he added enthusiastically.0 Nationality: _Italian_11 Age: 4212 Previous job: researcher13 Degree in: chemistry14 Fee per hour: 10 euros15 Town of residence: Milan