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05.04.2021 06:09

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Complete with the Present Perfect Simple, the Present Perfect Progressive or the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.
(1)________ you __________(ever/hear) of anyone getting paid to stay in bed for up to two months? Too good to be true? Well, it is! A team of space scientists (2)_________ (want) to investigate the changes that take place in the human body during long space journeys so they (3)__________ (start) carrying out a series of experiments a few months ago. They (4)_________ (put) advertisements in several newspapers for volunteers who were willing to spend 60 days in bed. They were expected to eat, drink, watch TV and even have a shower while lying down! Dr Vladimir Tursunov, one of the scientists that (5) __________(be) involved in the project since it (6)__________ (start), said: ‘Thousands of people (7)___________ (apply) when they (8) ____________(see) the advertisement in the paper. It (9) __________(be) really difficult to decide which ten would be the most suitable. The participants (10) _____________(already/be) exhausted because of all the intense medical examinations. Now, however, they have all the time in the world to relax...’ . Alfred, one of the participants in the programme, (11)_______________ (lie) in bed for 32 days. ‘At first I (12)______________ (find) it hard, but now I (13)_____________ (become) quite used to it. Plus, the money is really good; how many people do you know who earn €4500 in just two months’? Sometimes it pays to sleep on the job!