There
4 Choose the correct answers.
(7 points)
are two extra words that you don’t need. (6 points)
‘I don’t understand,’ he said.
charge clock in full-time manager
He said that he doesn’t / didn’t understand.
overtime permanent promoted retired
1 ‘I arrived late at work yesterday,’ Lucy said.
worker
Lucy said that she has arrived / had arrived
late at work the day before / that day.
I have a full-time job and I work about 45 hours
2 ‘We’ve never sacked anyone,’ she said.
a week. I don’t have to 1____________, I can
She said that they have / they had never
arrive any time between 8-9 a.m. It’s
sacked anyone.
a 2____________ job, not a temporary one, and
3 ‘I’ll come in early tomorrow,’ he said.
I quite enjoy it. I never work 3____________,
He said that he came / would come early
because I don’t really want to work any extra
the next day / that day.
hours. Last year I was 4____________ so I was
4 ‘Have you finished?’ Sally asked.
pleased – now I’m the office 5____________ and
Sally asked if had I finished / I had finished.
I tell the other staff what to do. I’m in
5 ‘Do it immediately!’ he said to me.
6____________ of twenty other staff!
He said / told me to do it / do it immediately.
2 Complete the missing words. The first letter of each 6 ‘When in April did you start working?’ she asked
word is given.
(6 points)
She asked when / if in April I had started /
had I started working.
Many people lose their jobs through laziness.
7 ‘After I arrived, the manager asked to see me,’
1 Mike and Jerry often p_________ t_________
John told us.
and don’t come to school.
John told us that after he arrived / had arrived 2 I’m going to e_________ at university later this
the manager had asked to see him / me.
year.
8 ‘I can’t believe you’re here!’ she said to me.
3 A Do you think it’s a good idea to d_________
She said she couldn’t / can’t believe I was
out of school?
there / here.
B I think you should stay and finish.
4 I need to t_________ some time off work.
5 Complete the reported speech sentences. Use the
I hope my w_________ don’t mind that I will
correct reporting verb from the box.
(7 points)
leave them with so much work to do.
add agree ask ask explain promise
5 I don’t e_________ much money for my job,
tell threaten
but I love it.
‘You need to press this button,’ Tim said.
3 Complete the missing words. The lines show you how
many letters to use.
(4 points)
Tim explained that I needed to press that button.
1 ‘Yes, you’re right. I’ve never seen this man
I’ve got a t e m p o r a r y job for the summer
before,’ George said.
holidays.
George _______________________ man before.
1 Are there any career _ p _ _ _ t _ _ _ t _ _ s in
2 ‘Pay us more or we won’t come to work!’ they
your job?
said to him.
2 How do you earn your _ _ v _ n _? What’s your
They ___________________________ pay them.
job?
3 ‘Please can you help Jack?’ she said to me.
3 John is a very _ n _ x p _ _ _ _ n _ _ _
She ____________________________ help Jack.
employee, this is his first job.
4 ‘Don’t move,’ the police officer said to the
4 I’m going to apply for a new _ _ s _ t _ o _ in
prisoner.
the office. I hope I get it!
The officer _________________________ move.
5 They work in a _ _ c t _ r _ that makes cars.
5 ‘I will do it soon,’ Matt said.
6 How many people does your _ _ m _ _ n _
Matt ______________________________ it soon.
employ?
6 ‘Have you finished?’ Mr Brown said to me.
7 My dad thinks health and _ _ f _ t _
Mr Brown ________________________________
regulations at his company are too strict.
finished.
8 What do you want to achieve in life? What’s
7 ‘What’s more, I finished the report last week,’
your biggest _ _ b _ t _ o _?
I said. I __________________________________
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