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Progress test 3 15.1 Grammar Complete this paragraph with the past simple of the verbs in the box. Sir Tom Farmer (1) ________ school when he (2) ________ 15 and (3) ________ a job with a local tyre firm. At 20 he (4) ________ Goodyear as a salesman. At 24 he (5) ________ his own business. He (6) ________ this four years later and (7) ________ to the USA. But at 31 he (8) ________ back to the UK to start a motor vehicle business called Kwik-Fit. The business now has almost 2,000 centers in the UK and mainland Europe and a turnover of ￡515 million. 15.2 Grammar Here are the answers to some questions. What are the questions? 1 A: When _______________________________________? B: I joined the company six years ago. 2 A: What __________________________________________? B: I was an office assistant. 3 A: Which _________________________________________? B: They worked in After-sales. 4 A: How long ______________________________________? B: She worked in that department for eighteen months. 5 A: ______________________________________________? B: Yes, we have some rooms free. 6 A: _____________________________________________? B: No, we don’t have any T-shirts in stock. 15.3 Grammar Complete the sentences with the correct comparative or superlative form of the adjective in (brackets). 1 A typewriter is ________ (cheap) than a computer. 2 IBM is the ________ (big) computer company in America. 3 A notebook computer is ____________ (expensive) than a desktop one. 4 I think a desktop computer is ________ (good) than a notebook one. 5 In my opinion, a telephone is the ____________ (important) piece of office equipment. 6 The ________ (fast) way to contact a client is by phone. 15.4 Grammar Complete these sentences with some or any. 1 A: Is there (1) ________ paper in the photocopier? B: No, there isn’t (2) ________. 2 We need (3) ________ pens and pencils, and we don’t have (4) ________ scissors? 3 A: I’m going to Paris tomorrow, but there aren’t (5) ________