a-    Praising herself as a designer:

b-    Pitying herself for being a mother:

c-     Complaining about her husband:

2.  Pick out details from the text showing that the following statements are false.

a- The writer hesitated a lot when Nigel asked her to marry him.(paragraph1)

She said "yes" at once 

b- Before marrying Nigel the writer was not successful as a designer.(paragraph2)

I was lucky enough to have had instant success as a design  "ou bien"  I was able to start selling him my collection  "ou bien tout la phrase"  I was lucky ..... 

c- The write expected her career to be over after marriage.(paragraph2)

I thought that after i was married I would be able to my career "ou bien" I would be able to continue my career.

3. Tick (*) the right alternative.

  a-     “What I wanted to do”(paragraph4) means:

- I wanted to stay at home and look after Nigel

- I wanted to continue with my career as a designer.

- I wanted to leave Nigel because he was an obstacle to my success.

  b-      “Having been a regular face at the trendiest parties”(paragraph5) means:

- I used to go the trendiest parties on a regular basis.

- I used to see new faces at the parties I went to.

 - I used to face going to those parties.

   c-    “Nigel feeling competitive about my success”(paragraph5) means:

- The was no competition between Nigel and myself.

- Nigel believed he should be more successful than me.

                       - Nigel didn’t object to my being successful.

4. Put the following adjectives in the right boxes to describe Nigel and the writer. 

5.  Find in the text words having nearly the same meaning as the following :

a-      immediate (paragraph 2) instant

b-     famous people (paragraph3) celebrities

6.  What do the underlined words in the text refer to?

a-     him (paragraph2) refers to a buyer ( from harrods )

b-        it (paragraph 3) refers to Nigel's point of view " ou bien " her husband's point of view