Use of English 09B

A Report the following questions. Use the beginnings provided.

(7 points)

0 `How good is your English?'

He asked me ____how good my English was____ .

1 `How many students were there in your secondary school?'

She was interested to know _____________________________________________________

__________________________________________ .

2 `Are you going to accuse him of stealing your car?'

My sister asked me ___________________________________________________________

__________________________________________ .

3 `Will you manage to meet the deadline?'

The managing director wanted to know ___________________________________________

__________________________________________ .

4 `Why do you lose patience so quickly?'

My maths teacher wondered ____________________________________________________

__________________________________________ .

5 `Can you speak French at the same level as English?'

The interviewer asked him _____________________________________________________

__________________________________________ .

6 `Have you ever been overcharged in a restaurant?'

My friend wondered __________________________________________________________

__________________________________________ .

7 `How long was she doing the housework?'

They asked me ______________________________________________________________

__________________________________________ .

B Rewrite the sentences as one sentence using the linking words in brackets.

(5 points)

0 I yelled back at you. I had a terrible day at work. (because)

___I yelled back at you because I had a terrible day at work___ .

1 Tom began to whistle cheerfully. He wanted to attract Susan's attention. (in order to)

__________________________________________________________________________ .

2 She read the message. She burst into tears. (as soon as)

__________________________________________________________________________ .

3 I failed my entrance exams. It didn't really get me down. (even though)

__________________________________________________________________________ .

4 His injury was very serious. He decided to take part in the match. (despite)

__________________________________________________________________________ .

5 I will never talk to her again. She will apologise to me first. (unless)

__________________________________________________________________________ .

C Rewrite the sentences replacing the underlined words with the correct multi-part verb formed from one of the verbs given in the box.

(3 points)

hurry look hang pick

0 If you don't like this idea, I will try to find another solution.

_If you don't like this idea, I will look for another solution_ .

1 On my way home I need to collect Mary from kindergarten.

__________________________________________________________________________ .

2 Wait a second, I will get a pen to write the address down.

__________________________________________________________________________ .

3 Walk faster, boys! I don't want to miss our last bus.

__________________________________________________________________________ .

1 Can you stop the car and leave me at the corner, please?

__________________________________________________________________________ .

D Complete the sentences with the appropriate adjectives. The first letter of each adjective is given.

(5 points)

0 A ___busy___ person has many things to do all the busy time.

1 Barbara's job is much worse than Ann's and she has always been deeply e__________ of her sister's success.

2 I'm afraid you'll have to come to the meeting. Attendance is o__________ .

3 The food you eat is d__________ in vitamin C. You should eat more citrus fruits.

4 Her movements are so g__________ . I bet she will become a ballet dancer in the future.

5 Barbara's c__________ job is much more demanding than the previous one.

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