1 I’ve gone / I went to university when I was nineteen and

2 I qualified / I’ve qualified as an engineer about four years later. Now I live here in Pennsylvania with my wife and children, but we

3 haven’t lived / didn’t live here very long.

4 I’ve worked / I worked in six other places and last year

5 I’ve spent / I spent three months working overseas. But now I think we’ll stay in Pennsylvania.

6 It’s been / It was good for us living here. At first some of the local people

7 haven’t been / weren’t friendly because they were worried about the local environment, but the natural gas industry

8 has created / created new jobs and

9 has improved / improved the local economy, so things are better now.

1 . I went

2 . I qualified

3 . haven't lived

4 . i've worked

5 .I spent

6 . It was

7 . weren't friendly

8 . has created

9 . has improved