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An English-speaking friend of yours has written to you to ask you how your studies are going. Write an email to this friend. In your email, tell your friend how you are preparing for the exam tell him/her how you feel about it tell him your expectations

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Dear John, I got your letter and am happy to hear that you are performing well in your study. I am writing
this
 mail in reply to yours, to let you know that I am feeling a bit nervous about my study as I have my final semester examination next week. I would like to share with you that
this
time
, I didn't prepare myself in advance for exams. Every
time
, I got top grades in my academics.
However
,
this
time
, I am running short of
time
 because I participated in state level Karate championship for which I had a match
last
 week. Anyway, I got notes for all the subjects from one classmate and I covered almost subjects except "Business Management" and "Micro Economy". I personally took classes from the faculty of
this
 subject. Though they explained difficult lessons in an easy way and
also
 provided some tips and tricks for
last
 minutes preparation, I am unsure about these two subjects. Despite my trying my level best to cover the significant courses, I feel so nervous
this
time
. Hoping for the best that exam papers will be easy and
I
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that I
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can manage my score. Please wish me luck!
This
time
, I highly need it. See you soon. Yours Faithfully, Jenny Jafier.
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