Complete the text with phrases from Exercise 1. Use the correct forms of the verbs.
My uncle has always done things differently. He 1 left school when he was 16 because he wanted to see other places. He spent the next twenty years 2 , working in restaurants and hotels in many different countries. When he was in his early forties, he decided to return to the UK. He went to university and 3 . He did really well, and when he finished, he 4 as a translator. Because he was good at his job, he 5 quite quickly and he was soon Head Translator. When he was 48, he met the love of his life and they decided to 6 and 7 . Now he’s 55, with three young children. He says he wants 8 soon. He wants to stop working and take the whole family around the world with him. I wouldn’t be surprised if he does.
