Use of English 1

Use of English 1
A Underline the correct alternative in each sentence.
(5 points)
Example: I feel /am feeling that I understand the process very well.
1. I’d prefer to make/making an appointment now.

2. I don’t think/am not thinking you should invite him to your wedding.
3. She’d love to help/helping you but she is very busy at the moment.
4. I can’t stand to wait/waiting for latecomers.
5. My brother hates to wear/wearing formal clothes.
6. You look/are looking absolutely terrific today!
7. He enjoys to listen/listening to classical music.
8. I’d quite like to take part/taking part in a motor race.
9. I’ll talk to you later, I have/am having breakfast now.
10. I’d prefer to stay/staying at home tonight.
11. All candidates for this job have/are having more than five years’ experience in
teaching biology.
12. I hate to get up/getting up very early on Mondays.
B Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple, the Present Continuous or the
Present Perfect.
(5 points)
Example: We regularly ___meet___ (meet) to play the guitar together.
1. I __________ (visit) three natural history museums so far.

2. We __________ (move) to a bigger flat. Could you help us transport our furniture?
3. I can’t make a cake because Tom __________ (forget) to buy eggs.
4. You shouldn’t wear this old-fashioned hat, you __________ (need) a new one.
5. The crime rate in New York __________ (go down) in the past ten years.
6. Professor Brown is an expert on Greek philosophy. At the moment he __________
(write) an article on the life of Socrates.
7. It __________ (not snow) here a lot at this time of year.
8. It’s so good to meet you here! We __________ (not see) each other for months.
9. You lied to me yesterday so now I __________ (not believe) you any more!
10. We __________ (redecorate) our house now, so we won’t have enough money to go
on holiday abroad.
11. I __________ (be) interested in Roman architecture since the 1970s.
12. Shakira is a very popular Colombian singer. She __________ (record) many
interesting songs.
13. Anthony has a real gift for languages. He __________ (speak) Italian, Swedish and
Hebrew.
14. Could you call me back later? I __________ (watch) a very interesting documentary.
C Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.
(5 points)
Example: He is a __successful__ (success) writer.
1. He talked about his friend’s accident with great __________ (sad).

2. Bad grades at school have a __________ (disaster) effect on her motivation.
3. My sister is a very __________ (ambition) student. She always wants to be the best.
4. My grandfather got a medal for his __________ (brave) during World War II.
5. Ana has great __________ (difficult) in understanding her Italian friend.
6. I was __________ (desperation) to see her for the last time.
7. After the __________ (dead) of their parents they went to live with their uncle.
8. Small children are usually afraid of __________ (dark).
9. After the expedition their biggest problem was __________ (exhausted).
10. Jimmy looked at me __________ (sad) and started to cry.
D Read the text below and use one word to fit each space.
(5 points)
Last year Barbara, one of my best friends, wanted to go on a one-man boat (0)
_ down the Amazon. The trip was planned for about two weeks. She set (1)
__expedition_
__________ all the equipment and started buying food. But two days before the big day she
gave the whole idea up. She just couldn’t (2) __________ through with it and backed (3)
__________ at the last minute. I guess she was afraid of loneliness. I don’t like travelling on
my own either, so I invited Barbara to go on a trip with me. We went to Brazil and (4)
__________ its huge rainforest for two months. Next year we are planning to (5)
__________ Popocatepetl, a famous volcano in Mexico.
I am a good mixer, so I tend to (0) ___make_ __ friends quite easily and have a lot of people
around. Many of them are very interesting, but nobody really compares with Alice. She is
fifty-three years old and still very active. She can’t (1) __________ leading a boring life and
(2) __________ up a new activity every year. She has already tried diving and bungee (3)
__________ and now she is very much (4) __________ car racing. But one of her greatest
dreams is to get into The Guinness Book of Records for spending the longest time on a (5)
__________ island. I seriously doubt if she will ever succeed because she is a very sociable
person and needs people to live.
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A Underline the correct alternative in each sentence.

1. I’d prefer to make/making an appointment now.

Example: We regularly _meet_ (meet) to play the guitar together.

1. I __________ (visit) three natural history museums so far.

Example: He is a successful (success) writer.

1. He talked about his friend’s accident with great __________ (sad).

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A Underline the correct alternative in each sentence.

1. I’d prefer to make/making an appointment now.

Example: We regularly ___​meet___​ (meet) to play the guitar together.

1. I __________ (visit) three natural history museums so far.

Example: He is a __​successful​__ (success) writer.

1. He talked about his friend’s accident with great __________ (sad).

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Example: We regularly _meet_ (meet) to play the guitar together.

Example: He is a successful (success) writer.