Choose A,B or C:

 

1. ‘……………………………….. this week?’ ‘No, she’s on holiday.’

A Is Susan working B Does Susan work C Does work Susan

2. I don’t understand this sentence. What ………………………………..?

A does mean this word B does this word mean C means this word

3. John ………….,…………………… tennis once or twice a week.

A is playing usually B is usually playing C usually plays D plays usually

How……………………………….. now? Better than before?

A you are feeling B do you feel C are you feeling

5. It was a boring weekend. ……………………………….. anything.

A I didn’t B I don’t do C I didn’t do

6. Tom ……………………………….. his hand when he was cooking the dinner.

A burnt B was burning C has burnt

7. Jim is away on holiday. He ……………………………….. to Spain.

A is gone B has gone C has been

8. Everything is going well. We ………………………………. any problems so far.

A didn’t have B don’t have C haven’t had

9. Linda has lost her passport again. It’s the second time this «»»»»»».»»,.»»»»»»»»,.

A has happened B happens C happened

• You’re out of breath. ………………………………………………………?

A Are you running B Have you run C Have you been running

• Where’s the book I gave you? What ……………………………….. with it?

A have you done B have you been doing C are you doing

• We’re good friends. We ……………………………….. each other for a long time.

A know B have known C have been knowing D knew

• Sally has been working here ………………………….. .

A for six months B since six months C six months ago

• It’s two years ……………………………….. Joe.

A that I don’t see B that I haven’t seen C since I didn’t see D since I saw

• ………………………………. out after lunch and they’ve just come back.

A went B have gone C are gone

• The Chinese ……………………………….. printing.

A invented B have invented C had invented

• Ian ………….:…………………… in Scotland for ten years. Now he lives in London.

A lived B has lived C has been living ~

• The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because
• He ……………………………….. before.

A hasn’t flown B didn’t fly C hadn’t flown D wasn’t flying

• ……………………………….. a car when they were living in London?

A Had they B Did they have’ C Were they having D Have they had

• I ……………………………….. television a lot but I don’t any more.

A was watching B was used to watch C used to watch

• ……………………………….. tomorrow, so we can go out somewhere.

A I’m not working B I don’t work C I won’t work

That bag looks heavy. — ……………………….. you with it.

A I’m helping B I help C I’ll help

• I think the weather ……………………………….. be nice later.

A will B shall C is going to

‘Ann is in hospital.’ ‘Yes, I know. ……………………………….. her tomorrow.’

A I visit B I’m going to visit C I’ll visit

• We’re late. The film ……………………………….. by the time we get to the cinema.

A will already start B will be already started C will already have started

• Don’t worry……………………………….. late tonight.

A if I am B when I am C when I’ll be D if I’ll be

• The fire spread through the building quickly but everybody…………………………………

A was able to escape B managed to escape C could escape

• ‘Do you think it’s going to rain?’ ‘…………………………………’

A I hope not B I don’t hope C I don’t hope so

• ‘You don’t know where Karen is, ………………………………..?’ ‘Sorry, I’ve no idea.’

A don’t you B do you C is she

 

2. Read the text, match the words with their definition and answer questions to the text:

 

Working Week

 

One of the world’s most successful business leaders, Elon Musk, has said that people need to work from around 80 to over 100 hours per week to «change the world». Mr Musk knows what he is talking about because he has his finger in many pies. He is the founder, CEO and lead designer of SpaceX; the co-founder and CEO of the car company Tesla; and the co-founder of PayPal. He works very hard on many projects that have changed and could change our lives. He said he is a workaholic but he loves what he does. He talked about working hard in an interview with the technology news website Recode. He said: «There are way easier places to work, but nobody ever changed the world on 40 hours a week.»

 

It is not just Mr Musk who works hard. Workers at his companies also put in very long hours. Musk said «everyone» at Tesla has worked 100 hours per week at times this year. He said this was necessary to make sure the Tesla Model 3 car could survive. He said: «There wasn’t some other way to do this.» Musk acknowledged that some Tesla employees were unhappy with working so hard. He said some workers called the hours «excessive,» while others said they prefer to work 70 or more hours per week. Musk said the «pain level» of working hard increases above 80 hours a week, but he didn’t say what the pain was. The average CEO of a multi-billion-dollar company works around 70 hours a week.

 

Vocabulary:

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1.	Successful E	a.	An idea or program that is carefully planned and designed to achieve a particular aim.
2.	finger in many pies C	b.	A person who starts a company, institution or other organisation.
3.	Founder B	c.	Doing lots of different things or projects at the same time.
4.	Lead N	d.	A conversation between a journalist or radio or television presenter and a famous or interesting person.
5.	Projects A	e.	Doing very well in an aim or purpose.
6.	Workaholic G	f.	Most important; main.
7.	Interview D	g.	A person who cannot stop working hard and long hours.

    

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8.	Necessary F	h.	Manage to keep going in difficult situations.
9.	Survive H	i.	A chief executive officer, the highest person in a company who has to make all the big decisions.
10.	Acknowledged K	j.	More than is necessary, normal, or desirable.
11.	Employees M	k.	Accepted something as being true.
12.	Excessive J	l.	Like one thing or person better than another or others.
13.	Prefer L	m.	A person employed for wages or salary.
14.	CEO I	n.	Required to be done; needed.

 

Comprehension Questions:

1. What kind of leader did the article say Elon Musk was? He was the most successful business leaders.
2. What did the article say Mr Musk had his finger in? He had his finger in many pies.
3. What company is Mr Musk the founder, CEO and lead designer of? He is the founder, CEO and lead designer of SpaceX; the co-founder and CEO of the car company Tesla; and the co-founder of PayPal.
4. What word did the article use to describe Mr Musk working a lot? He was a workaholic.
5. What is the name of the website that interviewed Mr Musk? It was technology news website Recode.
6. How many hours have workers at Tesla worked at times this year? He has worked 100 hours per week at times this year.
7. What car did Mr Musk want to make sure of the survival of? He said this was necessary to make sure the Tesla Model 3 car could survive.
8. What did some Tesla workers say they preferred? Some Tesla employees were unhappy with working so hard.
9. When did Mr Musk say the «pain level» increases? Musk said the «pain level» of working hard increases above 80 hours a week, but he didn’t say what the pain was

• How long does the average CEO of a multi-billion-dollar company work? The average CEO of a multi-billion-dollar company works around 70 hours a week.