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Use of English 05A
A Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form with will, may/might, be going to, the
Present Continuous or the Present Simple to express future events.
(7 points)
0 I don’t need your help. I think I __will manage__ (manage) myself.
1 Hurry up! Our bus _____________ (leave) in twenty minutes!
2 I know! We _____________ (buy) a mobile phone for her birthday present. What do you
think?
3 Watch out! You _____________ (fall) down the stairs!
4 I’m afraid I can’t help you with the move tomorrow. I _____________ (have) my final
exams at school.
5 I’m sure several more countries _____________ (join) the European Union within the next
three years.
6 I’m not preparing chilli con queso for our dinner because some guests _____________ (not
like) spicy food.
7 I’ve decided not to go to Peru with them. I _____________ (spend) two weeks at the
seaside instead.
B Choose the best alternative from the three provided. Circle the correct answer.
(6 points)
1 The government should take some measures to improve the situation of ______
unemployed.
a) –
b) an
c) the
2 Sue has visited Belgium many times but she has never been to ______ Netherlands.
a) –
b) a
c) the
3 During his trip to China, Tom was attacked by ______ alligator.
a) –
b) an
c) the
4 ______ Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the word.
a) –
b) A
c) The
5 The most important river in Poland is ______ Vistula flowing northwards through Cracow
and Warsaw.
a) –
b) a
c) the
6 No wonder you failed your zoology test if you included ______ whale in a group of fish.
a) –
b) a
c) the
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C Complete the sentences with one word in each gap.
(4 points)
0 I fell asleep in the middle of the film – it was so ____boring____ !
1 Don’t throw _____________ these papers, please. I might need them later.
2 At £19.99 the dress was fantastic _____________ for money.
3 Everybody passed the exam easily. It was a piece of _____________ .
4 Would you like to _____________ these jeans on? The changing rooms are over there.
D Match the words from two columns to form compound words.
(3 points)
0 luxurious
1 masculine
2 flat
3 five-star
4 compact
5 birthday
6 bargain
a) scent
b) greetings
c) prices
d) suites
e) shape
f) screen
g) restaurant
0
d
2
Total
1
3
4
5
6
20
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