and for the past two years he (a)   (share) a flat in Wan Chai.

He originally (a)   (come) here on holiday

but (a)   (decide) to stay on when he heard that it was easy to find a job as a teacher.

He (a)   (work) for three different schools over the years

and (a)   (just/start) to work for his fourth employer.

He likes Hong Kong because of its convenient location in Asia which (a)   (allow) him to visit a lot of countries in the region.

To date he (a)   (be) to China, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia.

He (a)   (not/be) to Macau as he says he’s not interested in gambling.

He likes the food in this part of the world and (a)   (try) a lot of dishes

a lot of dishes that he (a)   (not/hear) of

before he (a)   (come) here.

While on holiday in China a couple of years ago he even (a)   (try) dog, which he describes as ‘quite tasty’.

He (a)   (not/sample) monkeys’ brains yet, but says he’ll give anything a try...once.

He says that living in a city like Hong Kong is very different to the small town in England where he (a)   (bring up)

and (a)   (give) him a broader outlook on life.

He (a)   (never / have) to learn a foreign language before

before he (a)   (come) here.

Nor (a)   (meet) many people from Asia.

He still finds communication with local people difficult at times and he (a)   (be) lazy about learning Chinese.

However, he (a)   (at last / enroll) for a course in spoken Cantonese

for a course in spoken Cantonese which (a)   (start) next week.