WORKSHEET WORKSHEET 1. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect simple or continuous. Dear Connie, I hope you are enjoying yourself at university. I'm sure you 1. __________ (study) hard. Everything is fine here at home. Billy 2. __________ (just/receive) his school report. It was bad, as usual. He 3. __________ (decide) to leave school next year and find a job. Fiona 4. __________ (go) to the gym every day for the past weeks. She 5. __________ (try) to get in shape for the summer. She 6. __________ (already/plan) her holiday in the sun. Your father 7. __________ (sell) the old car and he 8. __________ (buy) a new one. It's lovely - much nicer than the old one. Anyway, write soon. Love, Mum 1. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect simple or continuous. Dear Connie, I hope you are enjoying yourself at university. I'm sure you 1. __________ (study) hard. Everything is fine here at home. Billy 2. __________ (just/receive) his school report. It was bad, as usual. He 3. __________ (decide) to leave school next year and find a job. Fiona 4. __________ (go) to the gym every day for the past weeks. She 5. __________ (try) to get in shape for the summer. She 6. __________ (already/plan) her holiday in the sun. Your father 7. __________ (sell) the old car and he 8. __________ (buy) a new one. It's lovely - much nicer than the old one. Anyway, write soon. Love, Mum 2. Fill in the correct word derived from the words in bold. Astronauts have to be physically and mentally ready for the stress and strain of a space mission. To prepare them, astronauts are given 1. __________ INTENSE training, which includes years of classroom study on 2. __________ VARY technical subjects, and working in a model spaceship where they can practise 3. __________ COMPLICATE flight operations and become used to all the 4. __________ EQUIP on board. Apart from high 5. __________ INTELLIGENT, good qualifications and an excellent level of fitness, astronauts must have a strong character. They also have to be very 6. __________ COURAGE in order to accept the high risks involved. Astronauts also have to face other, more ordinary problems in space. What can be very 7. __________ ANNOY is the limited variety of food, but the greatest challenge is getting along with other members of their team as they often come from different countries, with different backgrounds and habits. Therefore, they must be very 8. __________ PATIENCE with each other, since the lack of privacy can become 9. __________ IRRITATE. All in all, it seems that being an astronaut is one of the most 10. __________ CHALLENGE jobs in the world. 2. Fill in the correct word derived from the words in bold. Astronauts have to be physically and mentally ready for the stress and strain of a space mission. To prepare them, astronauts are given 1. __________ INTENSE training, which includes years of classroom study on 2. __________ VARY technical subjects, and working in a model spaceship where they can practise 3. __________ COMPLICATE flight operations and become used to all the 4. __________ EQUIP on board. Apart from high 5. __________ INTELLIGENT, good qualifications and an excellent level of fitness, astronauts must have a strong character. They also have to be very 6. __________ COURAGE in order to accept the high risks involved. Astronauts also have to face other, more ordinary problems in space. What can be very 7. __________ ANNOY is the limited variety of food, but the greatest challenge is getting along with other members of their team as they often come from different countries, with different backgrounds and habits. Therefore, they must be very 8. __________ PATIENCE with each other, since the lack of privacy can become 9. __________ IRRITATE. All in all, it seems that being an astronaut is one of the most 10. __________ CHALLENGE jobs in the world.
