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Cambridge English Readers
Level 3
Series editor: Philip Prowse

Just Good Friends
Penny Hancock

CAMBRIDGE
UNIVERSITY PRESS

P U B L I S H E D BY T H E PRESS SYNDICATE OF T H E UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

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Contents

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

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© Cambridge University Press 1999
First published 1999
Third printing 2001
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no reproduction of any part may take place without
the written permission of Cambridge University Press.

Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press, Cambridge
Illustrations by Mike Dodd
Typeset in 12/15pt Adobe Garamond [CE]
ISBN 0 521 77533 7

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
C hapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15

In Camden Town
In Genoa
A good friend
I don't trust Stephany
In a village by the sea
The two couples meet
A difficult dinner
A long way from the truth
On Bianca Beach
In love with two people
The perfect holiday
A bad argument
An unwanted invitation
Back in the bar
Lovers or friends?

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Characters

Chapter 1

Stephany: a language teacher, lives in London.
Max: an architect, lives in London.
Carlo: a friend of Stephany's, lives in Genoa, Italy.
Ruth: Carlo's wife, lives in Genoa, Italy.
Luigi: a waiter.
Carlo's parents.

'I know where we can go on holiday!' said Stephany. She
was lying on the sitting room floor of her London flat.
There were newspapersand holiday magazines all over the
floor.
All the hotels Stephany liked were too expensive. And
she didn't want to spend her holiday in a cheap hotel with a
lot of other English people.
Max came out of the kitchen with a plate of sushi and a
bottle of cold Chardonnay wine. He knew this was the
kind of food and drink Stephany enjoyed. Stephany looked
up ill the tall handsome man. His goodlooks made her
heart jump.
The first time she saw Max, she thought he was a cold,
Unfriendly person. She could not believe that a person
could be so good-looking and nice as well.
But now Stephany knew that Max was just shy, not
unfrendly. He also thought about other people and tried
help them when it was possible. Stephany thought he
was perfect man.
He sat down beside Stephany and touchedher black
hair.
'Show me,' he said, nodding his head at the pictures of
white beaches in the magazines.

In Camden Town

'No,' said Stephany. 'This place isn't in the magazines.
I don't know why I didn't think of it before!'
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'Where is it? Tell me!' said Max. He was pouring the
wine into two tall glasses.
'Carlo's flat!' said Stephany with a big smile. She took
her wine and bitinto the sushi.
'Sushi! My favourite! I love Japanese food,' she said.
'When did you get this?'
'I went into the supermarket on Camden Road on the
way here,' said Max. 'I knew you would be pleased. Now
tell me more. Who's Carlo, and where is his flat?'
'Carlo's a good friend. I taught him English five years
ago when he was in London. He has a flat in a beautiful
village on the Ligurian Seain Italy, near Genoa. He said I
can stay in it. I've been there a couple of times. It's perfect.
You'll love it!'
'Slow down,' said Max. 'If it was five years ago, do you
think he still wants you to stay in his flat?'
'Oh, yes, I'm sure. Carlo's a very kind person. He doesn't
live in the flat now, it's empty most of the year. He only
uses it for weekends sometimes.'
'Well . . .' Max...