Question

For questions 1-10, read the text below. Circle the correct word or phrase to complete the text. There is an example at the beginning (1). LITERARY AGENTS Everybody reads best-sellers. We (1) know)/ have known the names of famous writers like J. K. Rowling, John Grisham and Agatha Cristie. We (2) had read / have read their life stories. J. K. Rowling (3) was working / worked as an English teacher and Grisham (4) used to be / had been a lawyer. Then thanks to lots of talent and even more good luck they (5) sell/ sold books, became very famous and very rich. But most writers (6) haven't become / don't become famous on their own. They need help. They need a literary agent. So what does a literary agent do? They represent authors and help them to find a publisher and get a book deal. Then when the author (7) become / becomes successful, the agent negotiates a better contract, so the writer gets richer. The literary agent usually (8) has got / gets 15% of the writer's money, so the agent gets richer too. If that seems a lot of money, remember that it is very difficult to get published without the help of a literary agent. Many publishing companies only read a manuscript if an agent (9) had sent / has sent it to them. Many agents (10) have received / receive more than fifty manuscripts a week so they need to be able to realise that a manuscript is a potential best-seller.​

Answer 1

know

have read

was working

used to be

sell

haven't become

becomes

gets

has sent

receive

Answer 2

1. know
2. have read
3. worked
4. used to be
5. sold
6. don't become
7. becomes
8. gets
9. has sent
10. receive