My elder sister Ann (A9) ... very good at languages. By the time she (A10) ... school she (A11) ... a good command of three foreign languages - German, French and Italian. After finishing school she went to Spain where she (A12) ... Spanish and Portuguese at a language college for three years before she (A13) ... as a professional interpreter. With her excellent knowledge of so many languages she (A14) ... a good job at the United Nations.

Ann (A15) ... from Spanish into French and from Portuguese into English over the last two years. She likes her job very much. Ann has two main aims for her future career. She hopes she (A16) ... a substantial promotion at the UN by next year and by the time she (A17) ... 35, she (A18) ... two oriental languages: Chinese and Japanese.

 

A9.

1) always was

2) had always been

3) has always been

4) always is

A10.

1) had been left

2) has left

3) was leaving

4) left

A11.

1) has had

2) was had

3) had had

4) had been had

A12.

1) was studying

2) was studied

3) has been studying

4) had been studying

A13.

1) qualified

2) was qualifying

3) had been qualified

4) has qualified

A14.

1) was offered

2) offered

3) was offering

4) has offered

A15.

1) is translating

2) was translating

3) has been translating

4) had translated

A16.

1) will have given

2) will be giving

3) will give

4) will have been given

A17.

1) turns

2) turned

3) was turned

4) will turn

A18.

1) studies

2) will have studied

3) has studied

4) will be studying