complete the text with the past simple or past perfect firm of the verbs in brackets.
Emma (1) ...(not go) abroad before she went on a school exchange to France. In fact, she (2).. (not spend) more than a weekend away from home before. At first, she was a bit nervous. Before she (3) .. (go), her parents had told her to phone as often as she wanted. But then she wasn't homesick at all, and she (4).. (have ) a great time. The only bad thing was when they had snails for dinner. She (5) ... (never eat) snails before!