Exercise 1: Complete the blanks in the passage. Use the correct simple present form of the verbs in the box. (There are more verbs than needed and you will have to use some verbs more than once).

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
   am      are      catch      fish      give up      go      is      realise      say      worry   
Fishing (1) my favourite sport. I often (2) for hours without catching anything. But this does not (3) me. Some fishermen (4) unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they (5) old boots and rubbish. I (6) even less lucky. I never (7) anything – not even old boots. After having spent whole morning on the river, I always (8) home with an empty bag. “ You must (9) fishing!”, my friends (10) “It’s a waste of time”. But they don’t (11) that I (12) not really interested in fishing. I’m only interested in sitting in a boat, doing nothing at all.