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Advanced English Test :Use of English
A-Paraphrase the following sentences
1-You might get lost so carry a compass with you .
In case ……………………………………………………………………………………………
2-Please,re-read the notes before completing the quiz.
Don´t …………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3-She collected more money because she worked extra time .
If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4-´You´ve broken the window, Tom .´
She accused …………………………………………………………………………………………
5-I´m nervous because I´m so overworked .
I wish …………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6-He prefers the cinema to the theatre
He´d rather ……………………………………………………………………………………….
7-I´m sure you didn´t pass your driving test
You can´t ………………………………………………………………………………………………
8-How long is it since he left ?
When ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
9-I advise you to study .
You´d ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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10-Although she lived in a small house , she had to pay a lot of bills .
In spite …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
11- I couldn´t buy the book because it was expensive .
The book ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
12 – She began to teach ten years ago .
She ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
13-It isn´t necessary for you to bring it .
You ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
14-If there is even the slightes sign of danger, return at once .
Should ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
15-There must be something alive .
There can´t be ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
16- Her expression hadn´t changed either
Neither …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
17-You needn´t have cooked all that food .
It wasn´t …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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B-Verbal Cloze
Fill in the blanks with a verbal construction containing at least one verb to
complete the meaning of the whole passage .
Work- get – spend- change –want – need- go on play – mind- make – go
– tell- go -
Our neighbours are an elderly couple , who ………………………………………..hard all
their lives .They live simply and quietly , ………………………………………….up and going
to bed early every day . When the annual Summer Festival arrives , they
………………………………………………a week with the wife´s sister , and the rest of the
time repainting and decorating their home . It is the same every year , so
none of the paintwork in the house is more than two years old .
Last year , for the first time , their routine , …………………………For one thing ,
the wife´s sister was in hospital . For another , they had talked it over and
decided they ……………………………………………a holiday like everyone else .
They ………………………a caravan camp at the seaside . But the caravan was dirty
, they said, and the people in neighbouring caravans …………………………….their
radios loudly most of the night . The next day was cold and wet . Although
they didn´t mind the rain , they …………………………the wind , which
……………………..the caravan shake and rock like a boat .
That night there was a storm . two caravans ……………………..into the sea. Their
caravan was safe but neither of them had any sleep.
So they ………………………………..their bags again , and next morning , they were at
the station , waiting for the first train home.
Now if you ask them about holidays , they ……………………….you, ´We don´t like
holidays . We ( not ) ………………………………….on holiday again !´
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C-Complete the essay below , choosing appropriate connecting words
and phrases from the alternatives given .
It is much better to go to a foreign country by yourself than on a
package tour ………………………………………………….., most people would agree
with this statement . Travelling abroad by yourself has an immediate
appeal because it suggests freedom to go where you like and choose
what you want to do ………………………………………….., package tours suggest
cheap holidays in the sun where people try to make you have a good
time even when you don´t feel like it ………………………………you are not only
taken everywhere by a guide who organizes everything , but you are told
what time to get up and how long you can spend over lunch……………………….
………………, most people who go abroad go on package tours . Why do they
do this ?
……………………………………………….wemust take into account the age and
interests of the people who are travelling . Young people are not so
interested in comfort ………………………..they enjoy the challenge of finding
their own way , meeting the people in the country and learning the
language .Older people , ………………………..havemore luggage , and prefer to
have an experienced person with them who speaks the local language
and solves all their problems …………………………………………………………making
friends among the local population , they tend to look for companionship
among people of the same background on the coach . the principal
advantage of package tours for people who go to the Mediterranean
Islands is cost and speed ……………………., people who go on them are not
very interested in the place , all they want to do is to get as much sun
as possible in the time available . The reason ………………………..such
holidays are cheap is that there are so many of them .
……………………………, I would like to find out what other countries are
really like , and get to know people , but I would rather travel with a
friend than go by myself ………………….if Idid not know the language . It is
not much fun being alone in a foreign country with no one to talk to .
…………………………………….If I went to a big country a long way away , like the
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USA or Mexico ,………………………..the first time , it wiuld be helpful to have
a guide , and so I would probably go on a package tour………………………..even
then I would prefer to have a friend with me , rather than go alone .
Actually, but, also, although, in conclusion, also, on the contrary,
instead of, besides, because, for me , above all, but, at least ,
although, at first sight, in consequence , as well, in spite, in
principal, apart from that , on the one hand, rather than, however,
for, in person, over all, however, personally, however, in fact, in
contrast , to make matters worse , nevertheless, to begin with , as
well, on the other hand , while, nevertheless, why, personally,
specially, while, to a certain extent , in spite
Each paragraph is constructed around a different contrast . what is it , in
each case ? Give each paragraph a heading .
