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    Exercise "Verbs in the past simple", created by anonyme (a free exercise to learn English):
    Results of the 846 people who have taken this test:
    Average mark: 48.5 / 100 Share


    Latest member with a 100/100 (perfect mark): marjolaine91 / FRANCE, on Monday 20 July - 06:53:
    "thank you very much "


    They got a perfect mark


    Stats (741 candidates)
    Question 1 passed: 40.9 %
    A businessman * (want) to interview applicants for the position of divisional manager.

    Question 2 passed: 34.5 %
    There * (be) several strong candidates, so he decided to devise a simple test to select the most suitable person for the job.

    Question 3 passed: 42.9 %
    He * (ask) each applicant the simle question, 'What is two and two?'

    Question 4 passed: 40.6 %
    The first applicant * (be) a journalist.

    Question 5 passed: 31.8 %
    He lit a cigarette, * (think) for a moment and then said '22'.

    Question 6 passed: 39.3 %
    The second applicant * (have) a degree in engineering.

    Question 7 passed: 38.6 %
    He * (take) out his calculator, press a few buttons and showed the answer to be between 3.999 and 4.001.

    Question 8 passed: 42 %
    The next applicant * (work) as a corporate lawyer.

    Question 9 passed: 35.9 %
    He stated that two and two * (can) only be four, and provided it by referring to the wellknown case of Gates v Monopolies Commission.

    Question 10 passed: 40.6 %
    The last applicant * (turn) out to be an accountant.

    Question 11 passed: 39.7 %
    The businessman again * (put) his question, 'What is two and two?'

    Question 12 passed: 38.5 %
    The accountant * (get) up from his chair, went over to the door, closed it, then came back and sat down.

    Question 13 passed: 39.3 %
    Finally, he leaned across the desk and * (whisper) in a low voice, 'How much do you want it to be?'


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