Question

Put the verbs into the correct verb form: 1. In the UK today the number of women in work _______________ (reach) nearly 50 % of the working population. 2. In the 1950s and early 1960s, very few women _______________ (go) out to work. 3. In those days, husbands often _______________ (not / let) their wives get jobs. 4. Today the situation _______________ (change) a lot. 5. In the 1970s, new laws _______________ (make) employers offer men and women equal pay and working conditions. 6. Several changes in the present law _______________ (give) women better conditions than ever before. 7. However, women’s average salaries at the moment _______________ (not / rise) to the average level of men’s salaries. 8. This is partly because the biggest increase in work for women in the last 20 years _______________ (be) in part-time jobs. 9. It’s also because most of today’s women _______________ (not / climb) to higher levels of management. 10. Recently, companies that employ a lot of women _______________ (have) to become more family friendly – they _______________ (introduce) flexi time and teleworking.

Answer 1

1)reached/has reached
2)went/have gone
3)didn't let/haven't let 
4)changed/has changed
5)made/have made
6)gave/have given 
7)didn't rise/haven't risen 
8)was/has been
9)didn't climb/haven't climbed

Answer 2

1. In the UK today the number of women in work reaches nearly 50% of the working population. 2. In the 1950s and early 1960s, very few women went out to work. 3. In those days, husbands often did not let their wives get jobs. 4. Today the situation has changed a lot. 5. In the 1970s, new laws were made to make employers offer men and women equal pay and working conditions. 6. Several changes in the present law have given women better conditions than ever before. 7. However, women's average salaries at the moment are not rising to the average level of men's salaries. 8. This is partly because the biggest increase in work for women in the last 20 years has been in part-time jobs. 9. It's also because most of today's women do not climb to higher levels of management. 10. Recently, companies that employ a lot of women have had to become more family-friendly – they have introduced flexi time and teleworking.