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Use of English 01-02A

A Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
(5 points)

0 She __likes___ (like) cooking very much.

1 He can’t talk to you right now. He __________ (have) a bath.
2 I usually __________ (have) lunch at about 2 o’clock.
3 Her parents __________ (not believe) in God.
4 Tom is a well-known author but he __________ (not write) anything at the moment.
5 They don’t want to help me now. They __________ (watch) TV.

B Use verbs from the box in the Present Perfect to complete the sentences.
(4 points)

drink, win, feed, not clean, lose

0 They are very happy about the lottery. They _have won a lot of money______________ .
1 There is no more juice left. Someone ______________________________.
2 The bathroom is still dirty. We ______________________________.
3 She can’t find her passport. I’m afraid she ______________________________.
4 The cats are not hungry any more. I ______________________________.

C Use the prepositions from the box to complete the text.

(2 points)

for, from, at, of, in

My brother Tom is very different (0) __from_ me. He loves learning mathematics and physics
and I am very bad (1) __________ them. I prefer studying English and French because I think
languages are necessary (2) __________ travelling. They are also useful (3) __________
communicating on the Internet. My brother doesn’t study any foreign language because he
says he is tired (4) __________ learning new words and grammar.

D Write the words from the box under the correct verbs.
(3 points)

the housework, plans, a noise, jogging, a lot of exercise, the beds

GO:
______________________________________________
DO:
______________________________________________
MAKE:
______________________________________________

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E Complete the sentences with the appropriate words. The first letter of each word is
given.
(6 points)

1 Somebody who is satisfied or happy about something is p_______________ .

2 A house with only one storey is called a b_______________ .
3 Before we have a meal my children always help me and l_______________ the table.
4 I keep all my clothes in this w_______________ .
5 I’m sorry to hear that you didn’t p_______________ your driving test.
6 A person who is unhappy and thinks about problems all the time is w_______________ .

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