Question

grammar - in - context
for most people, a job means they get up at 7:00 am and drive to work by 8:30 or 9:00 am. later, they (1)____ lunch at noon, and then they start work again (2)__ 1:00 pm. finally, they finish work at about 5:00 pm and then go home and have dinner with (3)__ family. that kind of job is okay for most people, but my job (4)__ special and i love it! im a commercial airline pilot. that means i (5)__ drive to work, i fly! in fact, i fly to many different destinations in the world and i have friends in many countries. usually, i (6)__ between countries in asia, north america and south america. its not surprising, then, that my best friend lives in japan and we stay in touch by facebook and e - mail - or when im (7)__ tokyo, he always (8)__ me to have dinner with him and his family. in fact, my favorite food is sushi. another good friend of mine - gustavo - lives in brasília. thats the capital city of brazil. gustavo and i love to watch football games together when i visit. (9)__ my job perfect? no, its not. because i fly across many different time zones, i sometimes go to bed at 2:00 am. at other times, i go to bed at 2:00 pm. that kind of schedule (10)__ easy. in addition, my job often separates me from my wife and two children. they live in new york and often i am many thousands of miles away. sometimes i miss them very much. however, i think i have (11)__ job. and my kids think its great that i (12)____ \hello\ in eighteen different languages:
i hao,\ \anyoung haseyo,\ \konnichiwa,\ \bonjour.\
1.
(a) having
(b) have
(c) had
(d) has
2.
(a) in
(b) to
(c) on
(d) at
3.
(a) their
(b) there
(c) theyre
(d) they
4.
(a) is
(b) are
(c) does
(d) has
5.
(a) no
(b) not
(c) isnt
(d) dont
6.
(a) flying
(b) fly
(c) flies
(d) flew
7.
(a) in
(b) at
(c) on
(d) to
8.
(a) is inviting
(b) inviting
(c) invites
(d) invite
9.
(a) has
(b) do
(c) is
(d) does
10.
(a) doesnt
(b) dont
(c) isnt
(d) not
11.
(a) exciting
(b) an exciting
(c) excited
(d) an excited
12.
(a) says
(b) am saying
(c) say
(d) can say

Explanation:

1. For question (1): The sentence is in simple present tense. The subject "they" is plural, so the verb should be "have".
2. For question (2): "from...to..." is a fixed phrase. "from 8:30 to 1:00 pm" means from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm.
3. For question (3): "their" is a possessive pronoun. "their family" means the family of "they".
4. For question (4): The subject "my job" is singular. The sentence structure is "subject + be + adjective". So it should be "is".
5. For question (5): The sentence is in simple present tense. The subject "I" is first - person singular. "don't" is used for negative in simple present tense. "I don't drive to work" means I don't go to work by driving.
6. For question (6): The sentence is in simple present tense. The subject "I" is first - person singular. The verb should be "fly".
7. For question (7): "in + city" is a common usage. "in Tokyo" means in the city of Tokyo.
8. For question (8): The sentence is in simple present tense. The subject "he" is third - person singular. The verb should be "invites". "invite sb. to do sth." is a fixed phrase.
9. For question (9): The sentence is a general question. The subject "my job" is singular. The verb "be" should be "is".
10. For question (10): The subject "that kind of schedule" is singular. The sentence is in simple present tense. The negative form of "be" is "isn't".
11. For question (11): "exciting" is used to describe things. "an exciting job" means a job that is full of excitement.
12. For question (12): "can" is a modal verb. "can + verb原形" means be able to do sth. "I can say 'Hello'..." means I have the ability to say "Hello" in different languages.

Answer:

1. B. have
2. B. to
3. A. their
4. A. is
5. D. don't
6. B. fly
7. A. in
8. C. invites
9. C. Is
10. C. isn't
11. B. an exciting
12. D. can say