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!
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