Complete the extract from a radio interview with Pat, a truck driver. Use the Present Perfect forms of the verbs in brackets.

Presenter: Welcome back. Pat Pratt is a long-distance truck driver. She lives in London but she drives thousands of miles every month all over Europe. Welcome to the show, Pat.

Pat: Thanks, Terri.

Presenter: How long 1 have you been (you/be) a truck driver?

Pat: For almost four years now but I only started driving long distances when I joined the company I work for now.

That was about a year ago. Before that I just drove vans and trucks around London and the south east.

Presenter: 2 (you/always/want) to be a truck driver?

Pat: No, when I left school, I worked part-time in an o€ce as a secretary for a few months. The money was OK

and I got on well with my boss but I soon realised it wasn’t the career for me. It was really dull working

inside all the time. I wanted to be free. I 3 (always/love) driving, so I became a truck driver.

Presenter: How many countries 4 (you/drive) in?

Pat: I don’t know, really. I 5 (never/count) but I think I 6 (be) in almost every country in Europe.

Presenter: What’s the longest journey you 7 (ever/make)?

Pat: Last month I drove 2,200 miles from London to Murmansk in the north of Russia …

Presenter: Murmansk? That’s in the Arctic Circle, isn’t it?

Pat: That’s right. And from there I went to Ankara in Turkey – that’s three thousand miles – and then back to London,

another two thousand miles. That’s over 7,000 miles in total!

Presenter: Wow! What’s the worst thing about your job?

Pat: It can be very lonely sometimes. You don’t have any co-workers to talk to. But fortunately, I’m crazy about

music, so when I feel lonely, I just play some music and sing to myself.

Presenter: Do you ever feel afraid?

Pat: Yes. It can be dangerous sometimes but I can live with that.

Presenter: 8 (you/ever/have) any accidents?

Pat: Yes, of course. There are so many crazy drivers around! But so far, I 9 (be) lucky. I 10

(not have) any serious accidents. I’m a very careful driver and I really take care of my truck.

Presenter: What are the working conditions like?

Pat: Not great. The hours are long, it’s physically hard and truckers don’t earn a lot of money. I 11

(not have) a pay rise for a long time. It used to be better but there’s a lot of competition now, so the working

hours are longer and the pay’s not as good as it was.

Presenter: What do you most enjoy about your job?

Pat: It’s great to wake up in the morning, look out of the window and see something new. And I enjoy meeting

people, trying new food and speaking different languages too. But above all, I love travelling on the open

road listening to my favourite songs. I’m going to France tomorrow. Do you want to come?

Presenter: What? Me?

Pat: Yeah, why not?

Presenter: Oh, I don’t know, it’s very nice of you but …