Question

Exercise 7. Fill in with Past Simple or Past Perfect. The biggest event in Tom’s life (happen) by chance. He (be) 22 and he (just/leave) college. He (get) his degree and he was looking for a job. He (want) to be a journalist but he (know) he (not/have) enough experience. You see, as a student, he (spend0 most of his time in the university theatre. He (write) to all the newspapers, but he (not/receive) any replies. Then one day the phone (ring). It was a woman who (offer) him a job as an actor. She (see) him in a play at the university and (enjoy) the performance. He (take) the job and since then he’s been very successful. Last night he (discover) he (win) an award for his performance in the play.

Answer 1

The biggest event in Tom’s life (happened) by chance. He (was) 22 and he (had just/left) college. He (had got) his degree and he was looking for a job. He (wanted) to be a journalist but he (knew) he (did not/have) enough experience. You see, as a student, he (spent most of his time in the university theatre. He (had written) to all the newspapers, but he (did not/receive) any replies. Then one day the phone (rang). It was a woman who (offered) him a job as an actor. She (had seen) him in a play at the university and (enjoyed) the performance. He (took) the job and since then he’s been very successful. Last night he (discovered) he (had won) an award for his performance in the play.

Answer 2

The biggest event in Tom's life happened by chance. He was 22 and he had just left college. He had gotten his degree and he was looking for a job. He wanted to be a journalist but he knew he didn't have enough experience. You see, as a student, he had spent most of his time in the university theatre. He had written to all the newspapers, but he hadn't received any replies. Then one day the phone rang. It was a woman who offered him a job as an actor. She had seen him in a play at the university and had enjoyed the performance. He took the job and since then he has been very successful. Last night he discovered he had won an award for his performance in the play.