M4 Gateway Unit 2 Test

After I (1) ……………………… breakfast I cycled to school.

• had have

• having had

• had had

I (2) ……………………… about 15 minutes early.

• arrived

• arriving

• arrives

I definitely hadn’t been looking forward to going to school that Tuesday because the headteacher (3) ……………………… me to see him at 9.30.

• had ask

• was asking

• had asked

This was unusual. I knew I was late with some homework so I felt quite worried. I (4) ……………………… outside his office for ten minutes before I knocked on his door because I knew he liked punctuality. Surprisingly, he smiled when I went in.

• had been sitting

• have been sitting

• has been sitting

He obviously knew that I was nervous and that I

(5) ……………………… for the right moment. And our meeting wasn't about homework but about a competition I had won!

• have been waiting

• had been waiting

• waiting

I got my first part-time job (6) ……………………… I was 16 and it was the most boring job you can imagine.

• when

• would

• where

I worked on the checkout at my local supermarket for four hours every Saturday morning. I (7) ……………………… get up at 7.30.

• using

• use to

• used to

Then, after a quick breakfast, my dad (8) ……………………… give me a lift into town. Sometimes it was busy and the time passed quickly, but at other times it was so slow!

• would

• should

• could

The manager was (9) ……………………… coming round to check that we were being polite to the customers and not taking time off.

• never

• used to

• always

When I (10) ……………………… been there for about six months, I left and got a job in a clothes shop. That was much more interesting.

• had

• have

• was having