Question

Complete each blank with the appropriate form of a verb from the box.          

be     *     say     *     find     *     reply     *     work     *     focus     *     admire     *     increase

I still remember getting my first part-time job, as a craftsman in a pottery village, when I was fifteen. On my very first day, I met a boy of my age. He seemed (13) ……………………cold and reserved, and didn’t look up from his pottery when I came in. He just kept (14) ……………………very hard. He didn’t even bother (15) ……………………when I said hello to him.

Despite (16) ……………………him for his skill at making pottery, I found it unpleasant to work with such a quiet man. I tried (17) ……………………out why he didn’t want to talk, but he refused (18) ……………………anything except when it was related to work. I finally learned that it was not because he didn't like me, but because the boss expected us (19) ……………………on the job. The boss also promised (20) ……………………his salary if he could produce some beautiful pottery items. In spite of the short time that we worked together, I will never forget him.

 

Answer 1

I still remember getting my first part-time job, as a craftsman in a pottery village, when I was fifteen. On my very first day, I met a boy of my age. He seemed (13) ……to be………………cold and reserved, and didn’t look up from his pottery when I came in. He just kept (14) ………working……………very hard. He didn’t even bother (15) …………to reply…………when I said hello to him.

Despite (16) ………admiring……………him for his skill at making pottery, I found it unpleasant to work with such a quiet man. I tried (17) ……to find/ finding………………out why he didn’t want to talk, but he refused (18) ………to say……………anything except when it was related to work. I finally learned that it was not because he didn't like me, but because the boss expected us (19) ………to focus……………on the job. The boss also promised (20) ………inscrease……………his salary if he could produce some beautiful pottery items. In spite of the short time that we worked together, I will never forget him