Question

My elder sister Ann (A9) ... very good at languages. By the time she (A10) ... school she (A11) ... a good command of three foreign languages - German, French and Italian. After finishing school she went to Spain where she (A12) ... Spanish and Portuguese at a language college for three years before she (A13)... as a professional interpreter. With her excellent knowledge of so many languages she (A14)... a good job at the United Nations.Ann (A15)... from Spanish into French and from Portuguese into English over the last two years. She likes her job very much. Ann has two main aims for her future career. She hopes she (A16)... a substantial promotion at the UN by next year and by the time she (A17) ... 35, she (A18)... two oriental languages: Chinese and Japanese.A9.1) always was2) had always been3) has always been4) always isA10.1) had been left2) has left3) was leaving4) leftA11.1) has had2) was had3) had had4) had been hadA12.1) was studying2) was studied3) has been studying4) had been studyingA13.1) qualified2) was qualifying3) had been qualified4) has qualifiedA14.1) was offered2) offered3) was offering4) has offeredA15.1) is translating2) was translating3) has been translating4) had translatedA16.1) will have given2) will be giving3) will give4) will have been givenA17.1) turns2) turned3) was turned4) will turnA18.1) studies2) will have studied3) has studied4) will be studying

Answer 1

a9:    4) always is

a10:  4) left 

a11:  1)has had

a12;  3) has been studying

a13:  1) qualified

a14:  1) was offered

a15:  3)has been translating

a16:  3) will give

a17:  4) will turn

a18:  4) will be studying