Use of English

Part 1. Complete the letters with an appropriate preposition.

1. There are many Harry Potter books _____ sale in the bookshop.

2. There are _____ least 400 students in this school.

3. There was a lot of traffic yesterday because _____ the rain.

4. Do you like _____ -to date mobile phones?

5. _____ first, I didnt like English.

6. _____ the end, I enjoyed the film.

7. I dont like Justin Bieber _____ all.

8. I thought that shopping online was time-consuming, _____ fact, it is fast.

Part 2. Put the verb in brackets in the past simple, past continuous or past perfect.

When I was in my late teens, my friend and I (9) ________ (decide) to go backpacking across

Europe. With the railcards that we (10) ________ (buy) a month earlier in our bags, we (11)

________ (say) goodbye to our parents and (12) ________ (go) to a train station. Then,

while we (13) ________ (wait) for the Paris train to arrive, I (14) ________ (look) in my

backpack to make sure that I (15) ________ (pack) my passport. Unfortunately, the bag (16)

________ (fall) from my hands onto the train tracks. That wasnt the worst thing, though,

because my clothes (17) ________ (fall out) of my bag and (18) ________ (lie) on the tracks

for everyone to see. That included my underwear!

Part 3. Complete the sentences by putting the verbs in brackets in the past simple, past

continuous or past perfect.

By the time Bruno Mars (19) ________ (write) his first song, Mozart (20) __________

(compose) many symphonies.

I (21) __________ (eat) all the cookies in the jar when my mother (22) ________ (arrive).

I (23) __________ (pass) my English exam because I (24) __________ (revise) for it the night

before.

Neil Amstrong (25) __________ (already/land) on the moon by the time I (26) ________

(be) born.

When Christopher Columbus (27) __________ (discover) America, the Vikings (28)

_________ (already/go) there many times before.

I (29) ________ (watch) TV when I (30) ________ (hear) a strange noise.

My friend (31) ________ (call) me last night when I (32) ________ (revise) for my exam.

She (33) _________ (not/pay) while the teacher (34 _________ (give) a lesson

[simultaneous activities].

A cat (35) ________ (run) through the piano keys while Mozart (36) _________ (play) the

piano [the first action interrupted the second one].

Part 4. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more

than three words.

36. That caf has better food than any other caf in the area.

That caf has _______________________________ food in the area.

37. When I started living there, my German improved.

My German improved as _______________________________ I started living

there.

38. I find game shows boring.

I get _______________________________ by game shows.

39. There are three screens at that cinema.

That cinema _______________________________ three screens.

40. I find speaking in a foreign language embarrassing.

I get _______________________________when speaking in a foreign language.

Use of English: Answer Sheet

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