Use of English 03A

A Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous. (6 points)

0 I __haven't seen__ (not see) you for ages!

1 Tom, you have a black eye, and you, Robert, a cut lip. Let me guess … You _______________ (fight) again!

2 I'm afraid I won't finish my project on time. It's Monday today and I _______________ (write) only five pages so far.

3 Our guest today is Frank Parker, a well-known left-wing politician. Recently he _______________ (campaign) for a reduction in defence spending.

4 The Greens don't feel like going to Japan with us. They _______________ (visit) it twice and claim there is nothing interesting to see there.

5 With her fiancé on a business trip Mary must feel very lonely. She _______________ (call) us every day this week.

6 John is trying to buy a new apartment but he _______________ (not have) any interesting offers yet.

B Underline the correct alternative in each sentence.

(2 points)

0 Do you ever talk to you/yourself?

1 Don't forget to take a cream. You should always protect yourselves/each other against the sun.

2 Mark and John are allowed to come back home very late. Their parents have always trusted them/themselves.

3 It's not a close friendship but we like ourselves/each other very much.

4 In my opinion she should start thinking of her/herself instead of doing everything for Henry and the kids.

C Read the dialogue below and use one word to fit each space.

(3 points)

At the train station

A Can I (0) _____help_____ you?

B Yes, I'd like a (1) _____________ to Rome, please.

A (2) _____________ or return?

B Return, please.

A Here you are.

B Thank you. Which (3) _____________ does it depart from?

A Number three.

B Thank you very much.

D Match the words from two columns to form compound words.

(3 points)

0 passport a) card

1 lorry b) tray

2 food c) belt

3 boarding d) control

4 air e) attendant

5 seat f) pollution

6 flight g) driver

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E Complete the sentences with the appropriate words. Use only one word in each gap.

(6 points)

0 The __underground__ is a railway system in which electric trains travel mainly below the ground.

1 A ______________ is a vehicle that can travel across land and water by producing a current of air under itself.

2 All the chairs are taken but you can use this table as a ______________ .

3 May I ______________ a suggestion? Let's postpone the meeting until Tuesday.

4 The pilot has just announced that we are going to take ______________ in ten minutes.

5 A ______________ is a person who has to travel a long distance regularly between home and place of work.

6 There are delays on our main motorway because of ______________ . I don't understand why they have decided to repair the road in the middle of the day.

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