Listening to verbs

A silly mistake When I [blank_start]got[blank_end] home to my apartment last night, I [blank_start]took[blank_end] out my key to open the door as usual. As always, I [blank_start]put[blank_end] in the lock, but the door didn’t open. I [blank_start]tried[blank_end] my key again and again with no luck. So I knocked on the door for my wife to let me in. Finally the door [blank_start]opened[blank_end], but I didn’t see my wife on the other side. I [blank_start]saw[blank_end] a stranger. I had been trying to get into the wrong apartment! I quickly apologized and [blank_start]went[blank_end] to my own. I felt very stupid about what I’d done.

1. My boss [blank_start]has[blank_end] unreasonable expectations. 2. This [blank_start]is[blank_end] not an easy situation to deal with. 3. I [blank_start]feel[blank_end] uneasy about this situation. 4. This [blank_start]is[blank_end] a difficult situation. 5. My boss has [blank_start]made[blank_end] an unreasonable request. 6. My speaker [blank_start]presented[blank_end] a complicated problem. 7. The speaker presented complicated [blank_start]problems[blank_end]. 8. The presentation [blank_start]was[blank_end] uncomplicated.

1. I don’t really [blank_start]like[blank_end] much salt on my food. 2. I [blank_start]have[blank_end] a long plane ride ahead of me. 3. Mr. Hong arrived in Canada only a few days ago. He’s never studied English. I [blank_start]think[blank_end] he knows how to say “hello,” but I haven’t heard him [blank_start]say[blank_end] any other English words. 4. Talk to Mr. Hong’s daughter. She studied English in school before they emigrated. If you speak slowly, she’ll understand you, and you [blank_start]can[blank_end] have a conversation with her. 5. Linda is in Mexico, but she can’t speak Spanish. She can’t [blank_start]find[blank_end] a job. She’s almost out of money. 6. Billy has loving parents and grandparents. He’s healthy and happy. He [blank_start]has[blank_end] cousins and friends to play with. He’s a lucky little boy. 7. Mr. Perez doesn’t [blank_start]know[blank_end] how to be a good boss. He [blank_start]has[blank_end] a bad temper and yells at people all the time about nothing.