I. Read the following text and put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. 10 points
Four years ago, I 1. _______(work) for a low-key company. My career 2._______ (evolve) since then.
I now manage a team of six people. This job is highly stressful and I never 3._______(take) any
stress management courses so comfort food seems to be the easiest solution for me. Ice
cream 4. (become) my helper and comforter. Before leaving my office today, I told myself
that I 5 (stop) by this supermarket on my way home. So here I am. The shop 6. (look)
eerily empty. There are only three people in the queue - we all 7._______(wait) for the cashier for
almost twenty minutes. She is nowhere 8.______(see) but I do not leave. It is just a matter of
patience. Who knows? Perhaps this is the last time I 9. (be) able to buy something today.
How I wish I 10. (not eat) all the ice cream in the freezer last night...