Use of English 4

Use of English 4
A Rewrite the sentences in the Passive beginning with the words given. Leave out the
doer of the action if not necessary. (6 points)
Example: The director has cancelled the meeting.

The meeting has been cancelled (by the director) .
1. Lawrence Ferlinghetii opened the oldest paperback book store in the United States
in 1953.
The oldest paperback book store in the United States ________________________
___________________________________________________________________
2. The police are interviewing him in connection with the armed robbery.
He_________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
3. More than a billion people all over the world speak English.
English_____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
4. They will officially announce their engagement tomorrow.
Their engagement_____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
5. Tom is not going to invite me to his party.
I___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
6. Our physical education teacher can make a good basketball player of every pupil.
Every
pupil________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
7. The UN General Assembly appoints the Secretary General.
The Secretary General_________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
8. Next week German-Americans will organise ‘Octoberfests’ with German cuisine and
music.
Octoberfests’ with German cuisine and music_______________________________
___________________________________________________________________
9. Nobody had informed them where they were supposed to stay.
They_______________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
10. My boyfriend Robert is going to introduce me to his parents.
I___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
11. The travel agency can’t confirm the exact time of our flight yet.
The exact time of our
flight_______________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
12. The policemen were interrogating the suspect for two hours.
The suspect__________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
B Rewrite the phrases using compound adjectives. (4 points)

Example: a journey of five weeks – ___________a five-week journey_____________
1. a composition of 200 words – ___________________________________________

2. a break that is fifteen minutes long – ______________________________________
3. a woman with dark hair – _________________________________________
4. a teacher who is thirty years old – _______________________________________
5. a lesson that is sixty minutes long – ______________________________________
6. a building of four storeys – ___________________________________________
7. a crew of nine men – ___________________________________________
8. a girl who is fifteen years old – ___________________________________________
C Complete the sentences using have or get with the verbs from the box. (3 points)
Example: She didn’t like her hair so she went to the hairdresser’s to _have it done___
redecorate, service, shorten, pierce, shorten, install
1. My car isn’t working very well. I’ll have to _________________________________

____________________________________________ .
2. Our new apartment is very nice and clean except for the kitchen. We are going to
___________________________________________________ .
3. I’m afraid this skirt is too long for you. You will need to ________________________
____________________________________________ .
4. I like your ears the way they are. Please, don’t ____________________________
_____________________________________________ .
5. We don’t have a telephone yet. I think we will _______________________________
___________________________________________ next week.
6. I’m afraid these jeans are a bad fit for you. You will need to ____________________
_____________________________________ .
D Complete the following sentences with the correct multi-part verb with turn.
(3 points)
xample: I am very disappointed that he didn’t ____turn up_____ at my party last night. We
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were all waiting for him.
1. It’s getting dark. _____________ the light, please.

2. When my sisters are in trouble, they always _____________ me for support and
comfort.
3. Please, _____________ the radio a bit. I’m trying to read and loud music disturbs
me.
4. The film was so violent that I had to _____________ . I couldn’t watch it any longer.
5. Please, _____________ the radio a bit. The programme is very interesting and I can
hardly hear anything.
6. I need to call a plumber. I can’t _____________ the tap and there is water all over
the floor.
E Complete the text below with one word in each gap.

(4 points)
My younger sister Barbara is obsessed with (0) _____mass_____ media. In the mornings
she listens to the radio all the time and in the evenings sits with her eyes glued to the TV
screen. Once she starts watching a programme, it’s extremely difficult to make her turn (1)
______________ to another channel. Apart from the radio and television, the (2)
______________ seems to be another of Barbara’s addictions. She is not very selective
though and reads both good
My elder brother Tom is a TV addict. He spends hours in front of a TV switching the (0)
_channels_ . He watches the news to be informed about (1) _________ affairs and (2)
_________ shows to test his knowledge and intelligence. He claims that every TV
programme has educational value. For Tom even a (3) _________ show, in which an
interviewer talks to a well-known personality, provides a lot of useful information. Well, I think
that he just loves gossip about the lives of (4) _________ like Ronaldo or Claudia Schiffer.
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Example: The director has cancelled the meeting.

B Rewrite the phrases using compound adjectives. (4 points)

1. a composition of 200 words – ___________________________________________

redecorate, service, shorten, pierce, shorten, install

1. My car isn’t working very well. I’ll have to _________________________________

1. It’s getting dark. _____________ the light, please.

E Complete the text below with one word in each gap.

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Example: The director has cancelled the meeting.

​B Rewrite the phrases using compound adjectives. ​(4 points)

1. a composition of 200 words – ___________________________________________

redecorate, service, shorten, pierce, shorten, install

1. My car isn’t working very well. I’ll have to _________________________________

1. It’s getting dark. _____________ the light, please.

E Complete the text below with one word in each gap.

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B Rewrite the phrases using compound adjectives. (4 points)