4.1.1 Visiting a Friend 1

Christina is on a two-week vacation.

This is the first vacation she has had for a long time.

The last vacation she took was more than two years ago.

Now she is visiting a friend in San Francisco.

Her friend and her husband are living near the center of the city.

He works for a start-up company in Silicon Valley.

While he is working, she works part-time at a department store.

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Christina hasn't seen her friend for a long time.

The last time they saw each other was three years ago.

At that time, they were both working at a department store.

Then Christina quit her job and started her own business.

She designs women's clothing.

She has two employees now and her company is slowly growing.

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Christina has come to San Francisco by herself .

Her husband didn't come because he has to work.

He tried to start a company two years ago, but it didn't work out.

His company failed after only a few months.

So now he's working at another company and saving money.

Once he saves enough money, he plans to start another company.

He doesn't want to give up.

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This is the second time Christina has been to San Francisco.

The first time was when she was a high school student.

That was more than 10 years ago.

During that trip she was only in San Francisco for a few days.

After that she went to Los Angeles and New York.

This time she and her friend plan to relax and have fun.

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