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(1) When Giorgio went back to Rome to get his cats, he found that
they were all very thin because they hadn’t been well looked after
they had already found good homes with his former neighbours
they didn’t want to get into their travelling baskets
they had all disappeared
(2) According to the newspaper stories, Giorgio’s daughter was living in
Australia
Afghanistan
Azerbaijan
Armenia
(3) When he moved in with the Rivas, Giorgio started getting up early because
he liked to cook breakfast for the family
he couldn’t sleep because of the noise from the nearby highway
he liked spending some time with Marlena before she went to work
he enjoyed going for walks in the fresh morning air
(4) Giorgio hadn’t had an operation on his eyes because
he couldn’t afford it
he was a bit frightened
his case was too serious to be helped by an operation
he was waiting until the cataracts became thicker
(5) Giorgio was pleased because the letter he got from the Rivas
was so long
was written by hand
was signed by everyone in the family
was accompanied by pictures of everyone in the family
(6) Giorgio decided he had to change his life when
he celebrated his seventy-ninth birthday
he began having difficulty climbing the stairs to his apartment
he realized he couldn’t read any more
he started talking to his cats
(7) The Rivas found out about Giorgio
when they saw a sign on a telephone pole near their house
when Marlena’s cousin came from Poland for a visit
when they were watching television at supper time
when Dagmara started training as a care giver for old people
(8) In the year before Giorgio came to live with the Rivas, Elio’s brother
had died
had moved to Canada
had had an operation
had lost his job