1 , Two years ago, Gordon was working as a cook, but he dreamed of opening his own restaurant with his friend Polly. The only problem was they didn’t have enough money., 2, Polly studied business, so she worked out how much money they needed to borrow and wrote a business plan. She read the plan ..., 3, ... to Gordon. He didn’t know very much about business, but he thought it sounded good. The next day he and Polly went to the bank. They explained their idea ..., 4, ... to Mr Smith, the manager, and showed him their plan. They thought the interview was going well; however, Mr Smith refused to lend the money ..., 5, ... to them. He said that there were already a lot of places to eat in the town. He was worried that they wouldn’t be able to pay the money back ..., 6, ... to the bank. But Polly and Gordon didn’t give up. Polly said to Gordon, ‘If Mr Smith tries your food, he might let us borrow the money. Let’s ask him and his wife ..., 7, ... to dinner on Saturday evening. What is the most amazing dish you can cook?’ Gordon thought carefully and described his favourite fish dish ..., 8, ... to Polly. She knew that he was a great cook and that this was their last chance to get the money, so she wrote an email ..., 9, ... to Mr Smith, and invited him and his wife to dinner that Saturday evening. Gordon cooked the fish perfectly. Mr and Mrs Smith loved it. Mrs Smith even asked Gordon to give the recipe ..., 10, ... to her. But Gordon said it was a secret. He might tell her the ingredients if Mr Smith.

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