Question

I.3 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense according to meaning. Write your answers on the Answer sheet. 
Karen Cookson (1. always be) interested in the sea. When she was ten her mother (2. buy) her an aquarium and she (3. have) collections of
tropical fish ever since then. For the last twenty years, she (4. live) in a big house in Auckland where she has an aquarium. Last year, she (5.open)
the aquarium to the public. Thousands of people (6. already visit) her collection which includes several sharks which (7. swim) around looking
dangerous. ‘People (8. not understand) sharks’ , she says. ’I (9. never have) any problems with my sharks because I know how to behave.
Sharks only attack humans in certain situations. Once a great white shark (10. try) to attack me but I (11. hit) it on the nose with my camera.

Answer 1

Karen Cookson was interested in the sea. When she was ten her mother buy  her an aquarium and she has  collections of
tropical fish ever since then. For the last twenty years, she lived  in a big house in Auckland where she has an aquarium. Last year, she has open 
the aquarium to the public. Thousands of people has visited her collection which includes several sharks which was swimming around looking
dangerous. ‘People don't understand sharks’ , she says. ’I don't have any problems with my sharks because I know how to behave.
Sharks only attack humans in certain situations. Once a great white shark tryed to attack me but I hit it on the nose with my camera.