Fadi： Are you ready then mate？

Harry： Guess so—ready as I’ll ever be. Johnny： Got the ring and everything？

Harry： Yep.

Fadi： 1）Blimey， you’re a brave boy！

Johnny： It’ll be your turn next， Fadi！

Fadi： I doubt it. Very much.

Johnny： Look， here she comes now！

Harry： Oh no！ She’s with all the others！

Fadi： You’ll have to get her alone.

（door’s opening）

Olivia/Sarah/Bindyu/Magda： Hi boys！ Hello there！

Fadi/Harry/Johnny： Oh， erm， Hi， hello. Olivia： What’s up？ What’s going on？

Harry： Oh， erm， nothing...

Olivia： Don’t believe you！

Johnny： （whispering） Olivia！ Pssst！ Harry’s going to pop the question！

Olivia： （whispering） Pop the what？

Johnny： The question—he’s going to ask Bindyu to marry him！

Olivia： I know what it means， stupid！ I’m just surprised?。?/p>

Johnny： Oh！

Fadi： Are you ready Harry？

Harry： I can’t do it！ I’m not gonna ask her now！ Not in the café！ I’m gonna wait for a quiet， romantic moment， when we’re alone together.

Fadi： Oh！ 2）Spoilsport！ We wanted to watch.

Olivia： So， Bindyu， did you know this was happening？

Bindyu： What？

Olivia： Oh， I’m sorry—I thought it was planned.

Bindyu： Thought what was planned？ What are you talking about？

Olivia： Oh dear， I think I’ve put my foot in it.

Magda： Huh？ Put your foot in what？

Olivia： Made a mistake， Magda.

Magda： Oh dear， why？

Harry： Oh no. I’ll have to do it now！（boys laugh）

Harry： Well， Bindyu， I’ve got something to ask you...

（door’s opening）

Carlos： Hello everyone！ I’ve got some big news！

Johnny： Can’t it wait？

Carlos： Er...erm...well...（3）decisively） No！ Finally I’m opening my own restuarant！

Harry： Great.

Carlos： So， what am I 4）interrrupting？

Bindyu： I don’t know yet.

Harry： Oh...er...erm...Bindyu， will you marry me？

Bindyu： Ahhh??！ I wasn’t expecting that！

Harry： You weren’t？ Oh， I thought you’d guessed.

Bindyu： No way.

Harry： Oh.

Olivia： So what’s the answer？

Fadi： Yeah， come on！

Bindyu： Oh...I...er...I’m...well...not...oh??！ Yes！?。?！

All： Hoooray！??！

Harry： Phew—you had me worried there.

Carlos： So， Sarah， seeing as I’ve got my own restaurant now， I was wondering—shall we give it another go？

Sarah： Oh！ Of course！ I’ve missed being with you—and now I’m so pleased you’ve got your own business.

Fadi： Yeah， I’ve got my own business too—“FindLondon” is doing really well！

Olivia： And me—my shoe shop！

Fadi： Perhaps we should go out some time.

Olivia： I think you’ve asked me that before！

（all laugh）

Exercises

Grammar

Choose the correct word or words in the sentences. 選詞填空。

1. A lot of money is/are ________ made.

2. The meal was cooked/cooking ________ by Carlos.

3. The wedding will be organise/organised________ by her family.

4. That book was/is ________ written in 1900.

5. They are known/know ________ for their generosity.

6. The temple has been build/built ________ in record time.

Vocabulary

Complete the expressions with the words in the box. 用所給的詞填空。

doubt worried news ready foot turn up

1. Your ________ next！

2. I ________ it！

3. What’s ________？

4. Are you ________？

5. I’ve got some big ________.

6. I’ve put my ________ in it.

7. You had me ________.

Answers

Grammar

1. is

2. cooked

3. organised

4. was

5. known

6. built

Vocabulary

1. turn

2. doubt

3. up

4. ready

5. news

6. foot

7. worried