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.
I'd rather _______ at home than go out with my friends this evening.
stay b) to stay c) staying
I can't help _______ when I watch a sad film.
to cry b) cry c) crying
Marcos _____ be good at English, but now he speaks it really well.
wasn't used to b) didn't use to c) didn't get used to
The police accused him ____ .
of shoplifting b) for shoplifting c) to shoplift
My neighbour went to _____for fraud.
a prison b) the prison c) prison
There were three _____ left on the plane.
luggage b) luggages c) pieces of luggage
Tim and Andy _____ play tennis very well.
either b) neither c) both
There _____ coffee left. I'll buy some later.
aren't any b) isn't any c) isn't no
_____ very helpful when I lost my passport.
The polices were b) The police were c) The police was
I _____ this morning, and the optician said I need new glasses
had tested my eyes b) tested my eyes c) had my eyes tested
If you need a taxi there's a _____ outside the department store.
stop b) rank c) lane
It takes a long time to drive through the city. There are so many traffic _____ .
blocks b) stops c) jams
I don't know what's _____ at work. Nobody knows what's happening.
picking up b) setting up c) going on
Harry's job is incredibly _____. He works such long hours.
stressing b) stressed c) stressful
A(n) _____ is someone who is doing a second course at university.
postgraduate b) undergraduate c) ex-graduate
I was very _____ when I found out what had happened.
annoyed b) annoy c) annoying
People who travel through time zones are often _____ .
jet-lagged b) sleepy c) awake
If you want to be a _____, you have to be well-dressed and comfortable on TV.
newsreader b) commentator c) photographer
Ben _____ with Karen for two years when he asked her to marry him.
had gone out b) had been going out c) has been going out
The government should do more to help _____ .
poor b) the poor c) the poor people
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