USE OF ENGLISH
Read the sentences below. For questions 1-20 decide which answer (a, b or c) fits best each gap. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Society should look after ________ .
a) the elderly b) an elderly c) the elderlies
All my clothes are old and ________! I need some new ones to look more elegant.
a) scruffy b) patterned c) tight
When her grandfather died, she ________some money.
a) inherited b) achieved c) invested
He made a few notes to ________ himself of what he wanted to say.
a) remember b) remind c) realize
I took ________of the good weather to paint the shed.
a) notice b) place c) advantage
Someone who attacks people in public places and steals their money, jewellery is called
a) a mugger b) a thief c) a burglar
I'm sorry I'm late. __________a long time?
a) Are you waiting b) Were you waiting c) Have you been waiting
I __________the report by 10 this evening.
a) will be finished b) will have finished c) will be finishing
I'm a bit__________ . Was that her husband or her son she was with?
a) confused b) confusing c) exhausted
If you mix yellow and blue, you __________green.
a) get b) got c) would get
I don't know anybody here. I wish I __________more people.
a) had known b) knew c) know
If I had driven more carefully, I __________the car.
a) would have crashed b) wouldn't crash c) wouldn't have crashed
This area of Liverpool is poor and __________. The buildings are in bad condition.
a) vibrant b) industrial c) run down
__________ of the fact that he is rich, he never lends money.
a) In spite b) Despite c) Although
Sally went to Leeds University, __________ Marion.
a) so did b) so went c) so goes
They go to __________church every Sunday.
a) the b) a c) no article
This place looks empty. I've never seen __________ people here before!
a) so many b) so few c) so little
That man, __________ name was Bill Morrison, stole my purse.
a) which b) whose c) who
You could __________ leave __________wait and go for a ride with us. It's up to you.
a) either/or b) neither/nor c) both/or
Sorry, I can't give you __________advice.
a) many b) any c) an