Time expressions for biography writing

Quiz

I ____________ in a small village in the south of England.
1. borned
2. was born
3. had been born
I was very happy _______________ and had lots of friends.
1. for my childhood
2. as a child
3. in childhood
________________ I was free to play every day in the big garden of our house.
1. Up to the age of five
2. To my five years old
3. Before my five years old
When I was five I _________________ the village school.
1. attended
2. went to
3. studied at
_________________________ most villages had a small school, usually with one classroom and one teacher.
1. At that moment
2. In those days
3. These days
__________________ eleven, I went to the secondary school in the town.
1. In my
2. At the age of
3. When I was
It was a large school with over 800 pupils - all boys. I hated it ______________.
1. on the beginning
2. at first
3. for a start
However, ______________ I made new friends and became more interested in the subjects I was taught.
1. as time went on
2. in time
3. time flies
It was _______________ that I became interested in photography and joined the school's Photographic Club.
1. during this period
2. at that moment
3. just in itme
I loved taking photos and have been a keen amateur photographer _________________ .
1. ever since
2. up till now
3. continuing still
When I left school, I decided to ____________ a gap year and go travelling.
1. do
2. take
3. go
__________ we were travelling in India, I met Joanna, who I was later to marry.
1. While
2. During
3. As
We came back to England ______________ .
1. nine months later
2. after nine months
3. in nine months
I _______________ at London University to study Geography.
1. got a place
2. further my study
3. attained a study
____________ graduating, I decided I wanted to teach.
1. On
2. At
3. When
So I did a one-year post-graduate course to ____________ as a teacher.
1. train
2. study
3. learn
____________________ I have been teaching geography at a secodary school in England.
1. These few years
2. For the past three years
3. Since three years
Joanna and I _________________ .
1. are now married
2. married
3. have married
We don't have any children ___________________ .
1. at the moment
2. to date
3. ever since
So we're going travelling again _______________ .
1. in six months' time
2. after six months
3. six months later
We've been saving money ______________________ .
1. for the past year
2. one year ago
3. since one year
And _____________ we reckon we've saved enough to keep us going for a year.
1. so far
2. to date
3. ever since
Joanna __________________ a journalist after graduating in English, so she'll be able to earn some money from free-lance writing as we go.
1. trained as
2. studied for
3. qualified as
_____________ we've got no plans to settle down and have a family.
1. at the moment
2. at present
3. currently
I suppose we might have kids __________________, but right now we're enjoying our freedom.
1. some day
2. sometimes
3. any day