SEMESTRIAL PAPER

I.Complete the sentences for situations in the present. Decide which tense you need to use.

1. Ms Smith (work) _______________________ as a sales representative for three years.

2. In her job, she (drive) _______________ around a lot to meet her customers all over the
country.

3. Today she (travel) _____________________ 500 km to meet a customer.

4. She (be/surely) ________________ tired now.

5. At the moment, Ms Smith (stand) ____________________ in her hotel room.

6. She (arrive/just) ________________________________.

7. But she (can/not) _________________ take a little nap now because she (must) __________
call her customer.

8. They (wait/probably) _________________________ for her phone call.

II.Use the verbs below in their correct form to complete the paragraph:

Run cut switch get hang call put

I tried to call him on his mobile several times, but he had 1)……………….. it off, so I tried his office.
His secretary told me to hold the line and she would try to 2) ………………… me through. I had been
3)……………….. on for about five minutes, when my card 4)………………. Out and I got
5)………………. Off. I went to a public phone box and tried again, but this time I just couldn’t
6)…………………… through to his company at all.

III. You ordered a gift for a friend from a mail order company. When it arrived it was late and you were
not happy with it. Write a letter to the company explaining why you are not happy with the gift and
asking for your money back.