Question

Clever Answer Susan was seventeen years old. She left school and went to a college for a year to learn typirShe A__B__ two exams and got good marks. The fact was that shewith her parents.she started looking for work. Many people needed typists at that time, so she D a few jobs. Suschose one of them. So on Monday morning she hurried to the office and spoke to the manager, I wto work here, but I expect you E_me how much money you will pay me».«The money is not really big>, the manager answered, «you may get thirty pounds now, and thpounds after three months». Susan didn't think for a long time and replied, “Well, if you don't mthen I'll start working in three months' time».A 1) must 2) had 3) could 4) hasB 1) take 2) took 3) to take 4) takesC 1) is still 2) was still living 3) still lives 4) still has livedD 1) was offered 2) is offered 3) offered 4) has offeredE 1) inform 2) informed 3) informing 4) to inform​

Answer 1

A2 B3 C2 D1 E4

Susan was seventeen years old. She left school and went to a college for a year to learn typing. She 2)had 3)to take two exams and got good marks. The fact was that she 2)was still living with her parents. So she started looking for work. Many people needed typists at that time, so she 1)was offered a few jobs. Susan chose one of them. So on Monday morning she hurried to the office and spoke to the manager, «I want to work here, but I expect you 4)to inform me how much money you will pay me». «The money is not really big», the manager answered, «you may get thirty pounds now, and thirty pounds after three months». Susan didn't think for a long time and replied, «Well, if you don't mind, then I’ll start working in three months' time».

Answer 2

A clever answer to the given question could be:

A) 2) had B) 1) take C) 3) still lives D) 3) offered E) 4) to inform

Explanation: The story is written in the past tense, so we need to use the past tense form of the verbs. Here's the breakdown of each answer choice:

A) "had" is the past tense of "have" and fits the sentence structure. B) "take" is the base form of the verb and should be used in the past tense to maintain consistency. C) "still lives" is the correct form to indicate that Susan was still living with her parents at that time. D) "offered" is the past tense form of the verb "offer" and matches the context of the sentence. E) "to inform" is the correct infinitive form to indicate the action of the manager asking Susan about her salary expectations.

So the clever answer would be: 2) had, 1) take, 3) still lives, 3) offered, 4) to inform.