Test 3
Complete with the following words: air traffic controller, overtime, shift, deadlines, pay rise, salary, wage, job, work, desk, employees, colleagues, found out, invented. Two words are odd.
The company has got 200 ____________.
Sally finally got a _________ as a waitress.
Ally has to travel a lot. She is not for a _______ job.
My mum as an accountant has to meet tough _________.
Jane has worked _____ every day this week, as it is the busiest time of year in the advertising company.
I thanked all my ________ for helping me to deal with all the tasks at this difficult time.
Since then, more modern new fuels have been __________
You didn't tell me you got a _________. Now you earn enough money to pay all the bills.
Fred Kleinman ____________ who Sam really was
The __________________ at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport fell asleep on duty.
When you called me, I was doing a night ______ at the old-age home.
Nobody knows how much the manager earns a month. But his _____ is not bigger than CEO’s.
Complete with the necessary preposition.
We can see that it’s hard to work _____ pressure.
Looking at these photos brings _____ so many happy memories.
My son has started a great career ____ advertising.
Dan was brought _______ in the countryside by his grandparents.
Tom is ____ charge ____ the project.
My job brings ____ 2000 euros a month.
____ the beginning ___ the month I’m going to have a holiday.
He entered the University ____ the age ____ 17.
She passed out and the doctor had to bring her _____.
Columbia Pictures are bringing ____ a new film now.
Fill in the gaps with Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous
Peter was Sally's best friend. She ________(know) him all her life.
The children were wet because they _________(play) football in the rain.
We were very hungry because we _______(not / eat).
I was delighted when I found my keys. I ______(look) for them for hours.
She was exhausted because she _______ (work) since eight o'clock that morning.
Choose the right variant.
She looked tired. She … (planted/was planting/had been planting) flowers all morning.
I … (was playing/played/had played) volleyball when the ball hit my head.
His clothes were dirty because he … (finished/had finished/was finished) painting the walls.
When I was five my parents … (were buying/bought/had been buying) a piano for me.
Kim … (was dancing/danced/had danced) when her husband opened the door.
He … (cut/was cutting/had been cutting) the grass for an hour when suddenly the lawn-mower broke down.
First I … (had taken off/took off/was taking off) my coat, then I went to the bathroom.
She forgot everything she … (had studied/was studying/studied) at a driving school.
Complete with verb in the right tense: Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous
to take
Greg didn’t answer the phone because he … a shower.
I couldn’t find my umbrella, but then I remembered that my sister … it to school.
Frank … the candle and walked downstairs.
We … the exam for 2 hours when a policeman entered the room.
to wash
I saw Sam in the kitchen. He … his hands.
They … their windows last spring.
By the time I came home Jane … already the dishes.
His wife … the mushrooms since the early morning, so he decided to help her.
to do
By midnight he … all the work.
I … my homework when you phoned.
Dad … that crossword since morning.
She … her hair and left for work.
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