Question

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Task 4. Complete the following sentences by supplying a suitable form of the verb given.

1. It …. (be) ages since Concorde was taken out of use.
2. The air crew are exhausted. They ……. (fly) all week.
3. The mechanic ………… (listen) to the engineer for the past ten minutes but I am sure he ….. (not understand) a single word.
4. I wish I ………………. (win) the lottery but I was not so lucky as I ….. (expected).
5. He has to work about 80 hours a week, so he is very busy. But if he ….. (have) any spare time, he …….. (take up) a sport like gliding.
6. The business executive ….. (leave) the office earlier today.
7. Give me the flight plan! If I …… (see) the First Officer, I ….. (hand) it to him.
8. They told me that they ……. (get) in touch as soon as they (return) from the mission.
9. Did you know that the accountant …….. (be) fired because he ….. (lose) some important financial papers?
10. By the end of next week, the whole overhaul work on the two Boeings ….. (finish) in the hangars we …. (use) now.
11. I was informed that she ------ (go) to London soon.
12. John ….. always ….(know) that his boss …. (tell) lies about his educational background for a long time.
13. The CEO ……… (go) to Oxford University before he …. (join) the company.
14. Yesterday we ….. (taxi) along runway 18R when a flock of birds suddenly (strike) the nacelle.
15. This is the first time British Airways ….. (buy) this type of heavy aircraft.
16. Who ….. (make) all the pre-flight checks this week?
17. The pilot …. (have) to perform a go-around because he ….. (miss) the threshold twice.
18. These measurements …. (be) completely wrong! Someone must …… (make) a serious error.
19. While the plane …… (cruise) smoothly, the flight attendants …. (serve) brunch for the passengers.
20. Tomorrow this aircraft …. ( fly) to Australia for the first time.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. being

2.flew

3.listening

4.won

5.expect

6.left

7.saw, handed

8.get, returned

9.being, lost

10. finished, used

11. went

12.knew, told

13. went ,joined

14.taxi

15. bought

16.made

17.had , missed

18. being, made

19cruised, serves

20.flew