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GRAMMAR BOOK

EXERCISE 1 Fill in the blanks with “Simple Present” or “Present Continuous” forms of the
verbs in parentheses.

A.
Georgia Anderson is an ordinary shop assistant at a shop selling antiques in Times Street. In her routines, she
1) ____________________ (wake up) at about 7 in the morning. She 2) ____________________ (have) a quick
shower and 3) ____________________ (wear) her casual dress.

After breakfast she 4) ____________________ (leave) home and 5) ____________________ (take)
the bus to go to the shop. When the clock 6) ____________________ (strike) eight, she is at work. She 7)
____________________ (be) always punctual. She has never ever been late so far.

In daytime, she 8) ____________________ (meet) lots of customers who are usually rich and distinguished
people. She 9) ____________________ (try) to help their shopping there by identifying their demands. However, this
is not an easy work to do because sometimes she 10) ____________________ (face) difficulties in understanding the
demands of customers. She explains, “I 11) __________________ (greet) the customers when they enter our shop and I
12) ____________________ (ask) some questions to find out what he or she 13) ____________________ (request).
I 14) ____________________ (guide) them according to their replies. But you 15) ____________________ (know)
this is not always the case! Sometimes the customer himself or herself 16) ____________________ (not / know)
what he or she wants, either. So, he or she 17) ____________________ (have) difficulty in explaining it to me. And,
of course, I can’t catch on what they want, so we get kind of tense. Anyway, I am, most of the time, successful to
get what they 18) ____________________ (demand) and how I can help them.”

She 19) ____________________ (have) lunch time at 12. She 20) ____________________ (prefer) to bring
her lunch from home because it is more economical for her. Of course, she 21) ____________________ (go out)
for lunch when she wants to spend some time with her friends. Her routine 22) ____________________ (start) at
1 in the afternoon again. The shop usually 23) ____________________ (become) crowded at 6 in the evening.
People 24) ____________________ (visit) the shop and sometimes 25) ____________________ (buy) something.
Therefore, she can’t leave there till 8. After this time, she 26) ____________________ (come) home and 27)
____________________ (have) dinner as usual. She just 28) ____________________ (lie) on the sofa and 29)
____________________ (watch) the programs. At 12 at night, she can’t resist it and 30) ____________________
(go) to bed only to start a new routine the next day.
However, this week is quite extraordinary and unusual for her. She 31) ____________________ (participate)
in the talk show program by Larry King on CNN. She has been invited to the program because it has been found
that the antique vase she sold last week belongs to the ancient period, though the exact time is not known
yet. She is thinking about the situation: whenever she 32) ____________________ (think) about it, she 33)
____________________ (get) more and more excited.
Now, she is in California for the show. She 34) ____________________ (stay) at the Hilton Hotel and her
room 35) ____________________ (overlook) California. When she 36) ____________________ (think) about
this chance, she can’t believe that she is there. She 37) ____________________ (meet) new people working
for CNN. They are so kind and helpful to her. With them, she 38) ____________________ (enjoy) herself, 39)
____________________ (go around) the studio while they 40) ____________________ (explain) the things. She
is extremely happy.

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