Bobbi Brown is a very busy man. He is 60 years old and he has thirteen (1)……………. . He is a postman, a policeman, a fireman, a (2)………………, a school bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, a barman and an undertaker. Also, he and his wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel. Bobbi lives and works (3)……………the island of Gigha in the west of Scotland. Only one hundred and twenty people live on Gigha but in summer this number will be doubled because of tourists who (4)…………. by boat every day. Every day Bobbi gets up at 6.00 and (5)…………….. breakfast for the hotel guests. At 8.00 he drives the (6)……………. children to school. At 9.00 he collects the post (7) ……………the boat and delivers it to all the houses on the island. He also delivers the beer to the island’s only pub. Then he helps Margaret in the (8)………………… . He (9)………………: “Margaret likes being busy, too. We never have holidays and we don’t like watching television. In the evenings Margaret makes supper and I do the accounts. At 10.00 we have a (10)………………..of wine and then we go to bed. Perhaps our life isn’t very exciting, but we like it”. 1, A. workB. jobsC. tasksD. duties 2, A. driver taxiB. driving taxiC. taxi driverD. drives taxi 3, A. fromB. inC. atD. on 4, A. comeB. comesC. comingD. is coming 5, A. doesB. makesC. hasD. gets 6, A islandsB. islands’C. island’sD. island 7, A. toB. inC. onD. from 8, A. homeB. shopC. islandD. boat 9, A. tellsB. speaksC. saysD. answers 10, A. canB. bottleC. tubeD. glass |
Ex 1 : Choose the best answer A , B , C or D to complete the sentences
10 . Mr . Brown is very rich . He ...........work hand for a living
A Mustn't B shouldn't C can't D doesn't have to
11 . Tom has just got a new job . He .....................be very pleased.
A might B must c should D will
12 Tom panted his room black . It looks dark and dreary . He .............have chosen another colour.
A should B must C could d may