TASK 3. Open the brackets.

Because of a turn-over in our company a lot of the employees had to find another workplace last year. Some of them didn’t have an 1. (emergency fund / emergency finance), so the only option for them was to take a 2. (debt / loan) to survive after 3. (quit / quitting / quiting). My friend 4. (was / has been) unemployed for a few months and 5. (didn’t apply / hasn’t applied) for a job yet. He finds it difficult 6. (to meet / meeting / to meeting) the deadlines, schedule the meetings, solve plenty of problems. Therefore, he 7. (is being / is going to be) self-employed soon. Now, he’s concentrating on 8. (getting / to get / to getting) some soft skills to be able to work for himself, since it’s not easy. But I hope, it won’t 9. (wear him out / wearing him out), unlike the previous job did!