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in the beginning of the text, could you not say, 'Je travaillais pour une organisation internationale'?  it goes on say 'développions' rather than 'nous avons dévelopé...

"l'hombre de grands arbres"  was my answer and it was wrong because I had omitted the "s" from des.  Can anyone explain why in this case one should keept the "s" on des?

I struggled with this translation.  Part of it is not having sufficient vocabulary to do it (mostly because of not having been exposed to much of it in previous work) and part of it is not knowing exactly what the expected answers might be.  I have come to dread these exercises (I much prefer the dictees) and feel really quite inadequate at the end of each.  Should I drop back a level and work on B1 rather than B2 exercises or should I just say to  **** with it all and be content with the (inadequate) level of proficiency I've acquired?  I am feeling very discouraged!!

Hello again - some more queries. Looking especially for nuances in meaning/usage:
1. Why "bienvenue" and not "bienvenu"?
2.  Instead of "j'aimerais annuler une commande" would it be acceptable to say "je voudrais annuler une commande"?
3.  instead of "j'ai passé ma commande" would it be acceptable to say "j'ai placé ma commande"?
4.  "j'attendrais patiemment votre prochaine livraison."  Is   "j'attendrais patiemment pour votre prochaine livraison" ever correct?

Thanks in advance. Love your work!

Best wishes
Ian