b Complete the story with the past simple or past continuous of the verbs in brackets. W ME JONES HR BLOGS SMITH 4 5 ARRIVALS hen Alex Jones' arrived at JFK International airpe she 2 (look) around but she 3 (not see) anybody there to meet her. A lot of people (hold) cards with names on them, but they (not wait) for her. She 6 (not kno what to do, but it? (be) a beautiful, sunny day she 8 (decide) to go to the hotel on her own, She 9 (go) outside and 10 (look) for a taxi. A lot of people a (wait) so she 12 (catch) the airport bus into New York. The bus 13 (stop) i Manhattan, quite near her hotel, and she 14 (get) off. (walk) into the hotel and 16 (give) her name, Alexandra Jones, (talk) to the hotel receptionist when suddenly a man (run) up to her. He 19 (carry) a card which 20 (say) 'Mr Jones 'Ms Jones? I'm terribly sorry! I 21 (wait) for you at the airport but I 22 (be) a man! "That's OK, 24 (say) Alex. 'It happens to me all the time!' She 15 She 17 18 (think) you 23

When Alex Jones arrived at JFK International airport, she looked around but she didn't see anybody there to meet her. A lot of people were holding cards with names on them, but they weren't waiting for her. She didn't know what to do, but since it was a beautiful, sunny day, she decided to go to the hotel on her own. She went outside and looked for a taxi, but there were a lot of people waiting, so she caught the airport bus into New York. The bus stopped in Manhattan, quite near her hotel, and she got off. As she was walking into the hotel and giving her name, Alexandra Jones, she was talking to the hotel receptionist when suddenly a man ran up to her. He was carrying a card which said 'Mr Jones'. "Ms Jones?" he asked. "I'm terribly sorry! I was waiting for you at the airport, but I was looking for a man!" "That's OK," said Alex. "It happens to me all the time!" She was thinking that you should always double-check the name on the card to avoid confusion.