Use of English 03B

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 Don't tell me you are too busy to give me a hand with the cooking. You

________________ (play) computer games for the last two hours.

2 We are very proud of our son. He ________________ (break) the school high jump record again.

3 I'm totally exhausted! I ________________ (clean) the house all day but I still ________________ (not finish) the bathroom.

4 I'm afraid you won't be able to leave for home earlier today, Ms Brown. It's 5 o'clock and you ________________ (write) only half of the proposal so far.

5 Diane Porter is a well-known applied linguist. Recently she ________________ (do) research on the effects of students' age on second language learning.

B Underline the correct alternative in each sentence.

(2 points)

0 Do you ever talk to you/yourself?

1 No one can accuse them/themselves of something that they haven't done.

2 If we try not to get angry with ourselves/each other so quickly, we will probably solve our problems more easily.

3 I think George should look at him/himself critically and go on a diet to lose some weight.

4 My daughters are going to be vain. They are only six years old and already spend most of their time looking at themselves/each other in the mirror.

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

(3 points)

At the airport

A Good evening. Could I see your (0) ___passport___ , please?

B Here you are.

A Is this all your (1) ______________ ?

B Yes, just this suitcase and this bag.

A That's OK. Here is your (2) ______________ card. Go to (3) ______________ number two.

B Thank you.

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

(3 points)

0 passport a) jams

1 ticket b) jacket

2 overhead c) locker

3 information d) control

4 traffic e) collector

5 emergency f) exit

6 life g) desk

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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 boat or ship for transporting passengers and vehicles across an area of water.

2 We'll be sitting in the second _______________ from the front of the train.

3 A _______________ is a person who is walking in a street.

4 If you don't hurry up, we are going to _______________ our train.

5 My parents are Green Peace activists and they are involved in the campaign against air and water _______________.

6 Is this Marszalkowska Street or should I get _______________ at the next stop?

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