Question

Exercise 7. Fill in with Past Simple or Past Perfect. The biggest event in Tom’s life (happen) by chance. He (be) 22 and he (just/leave) college. He (get) his degree and he was looking for a job. He (want) to be a journalist but he (know) he (not/have) enough experience. You see, as a student, he (spend0 most of his time in the university theatre. He (write) to all the newspapers, but he (not/receive) any replies. Then one day the phone (ring). It was a woman who (offer) him a job as an actor. She (see) him in a play at the university and (enjoy) the performance. He (take) the job and since then he’s been very successful. Last night he (discover) he (win) an award for his performance in the play.

Answer 1

The biggest event in Tom’s life (happened) by chance. He (was) 22 and he (had just/left) college. He (had got) his degree and he was looking for a job. He (wanted) to be a journalist but he (knew) he (did not/have) enough experience. You see, as a student, he (spent most of his time in the university theatre. He (had written) to all the newspapers, but he (did not/receive) any replies. Then one day the phone (rang). It was a woman who (offered) him a job as an actor. She (had seen) him in a play at the university and (enjoyed) the performance. He (took) the job and since then he’s been very successful. Last night he (discovered) he (had won) an award for his performance in the play.