use+of+english+key


 * USE OF ENGLISH. KEY**


 * 1) **Complete the sentences with the suitable word: preposition, verb, pronoun, adjective...**

  1. We would have called you if we **HAD**  known you were in.  2. I can't put **UP**  with this noise anymore. I'm going to complain.  3. Wait **A**  minute. I'll see if I've got his address.  4. He failed his exam, **WHICH**  was a real surprise.  5. There have been many **MORE** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> refugees crossing the border during the last two days. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 6. Manchester United won the game in <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**SPITE** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> of the fact that they played with only 9 players. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 7. This product should <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**BE** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> consumed within 3 days. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 8. It was <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**SO** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> cold today we decided to stay at home. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 9. They left it until the very <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**LAST** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> moment before telling everyone they were going to get married. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 10. I'm working very long hours at the moment to try and pay <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**OFF** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> some of my debts.


 * 1) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**Choose the correct option.**

<span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 1. Tom's not here now. He's <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**been/ gone** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> home. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 2 Sofia has <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**been / gone** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> to Britain many times. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 3 I have lived here <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**for/since** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">1998. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 4 He's worked in the same hospital <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**for/since** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 25 years. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 5 We haven't seen each other <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**for/since** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> a long time. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 6 My mother's been ill <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**for/since** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> Tuesday evening. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 7 You won't believe this but I've <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> **just/yet** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">seen a ghost. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 8 You phoned at the right time. I've <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**just/yet** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">finished my homework! <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 9 Sorry you can't speak to Stefi. She's <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**yet/already** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> left. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 10 I've <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**just/already** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> told you three times, don't do that!. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 11 I haven't told my mother <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**already/yet** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> about us getting married...  <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 12 My wife has <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**been/gone** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> back to live with her mother.


 * 1) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition.**


 * 1) <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> John fell  <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**OFF** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> his bike and broke his arm.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> Yesterday I went  <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**TO** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> Milan for an interview.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> Go  <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**OVER** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> the bridge and you'll see the station on the left.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 4. The doctor told me to go  <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**TO** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> bed.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> This train will stop  <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**AT** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> Taunton and Reading.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> If you go  <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**OUT OF** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> the school and turn left, it's on the right.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> What sort of music do you listen  <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**TO** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> ?
 * 8) <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">After school, Peter went home.
 * 9) <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> The school is  <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**BETWEEN** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> the cinema and the record shop.
 * 10) <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> Put the wine  <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**ON** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> the table and sit down.


 * 1) <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">** Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentences correctly. **

<span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 1. I am interested <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**in** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> modern jazz  <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**.** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">2 The students are bored <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**with** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">studying English. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">3 My son's frightened <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**of** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> dogs. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">4 If you're tired <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**of** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> London, you're tired of life. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">5 His parents are very proud <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> **of** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">his success. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">6 The furniture is made <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**of** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> solid wood. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">7 A good way to relax is to listen <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> **to** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> music. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">8 This equipment is used <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**for** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">manufacturing paper. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">9 The United Kingdom is composed <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**of** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> four countries. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">10 Divide the cake <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**into** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> four pieces, please. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">11 We discussed <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">politics for hours. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">12 I have to tell you I am in love <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**with** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">you.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">*** More prepositions...**

<span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 1 In April I'm going <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**TO** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> Paris. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">2 This train arrives <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**IN** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> Milan at 21:36. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">3 The teacher came <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**INTO** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> class ten minutes late today. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">4 John fell <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**OUT OF** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> a tree and broke his arm. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">5 To buy a drink in an English pub, go <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**UP TO** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> the bar. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">6 Put your books and notes <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**AWAY** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">. We're going to do a test! <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">7 It's a long way <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**FROM** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> Europe to China. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">8 Can you put your arm <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**THROUGH** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> the window and open the door? <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">9 Go <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**OVER** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> the bridge and turn left at the church. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">10 Our next trip will be <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**TO** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> the United States. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">11 While I was in New York I visited ______-_______ Fifth Avenue. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">12 We didn't get _______ - _________ home until very late.


 * 1) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**Now it's time for verbal forms. Try to complete the blanks with the suitable one:**

<span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 1. This is the first time I <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**HAVE DONE** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> this exam. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 2. When I left home this morning it <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**WAS RAINING** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 3. By the time you arrived at the party, all of the interesting people <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**HAD GONE** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> home! <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 4. Tomorrow I think it <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**WILL RAIN** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 5. John didn’t like his job at all and so decided <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**TO RESIGN** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 6. I saw your mother while I <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**WAS WALKING** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> to work <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 7. I <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**HAVE BEEN TRYING** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> to understand this grammar for hours, but I just can’t! <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 8. Your final exam <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**MIGHT** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> be difficult, but I'm sure you'll pass! <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 9. I couldn’t come to the party because I <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**HAD TO DO** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> my homework. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 10. You <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**COULDN'T HAVE CHOSEN** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> a better person for the job. She was perfect! <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 11. In Britain you <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**DON'T HAVE TO** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> do military service. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 12. We’ve been friends for a long time. We <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**HAVE KNOWN** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> each other since we were young. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 13. If the trainers <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**WERE** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> better, the players would learn more. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 14. Why <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**WEREN'T THE STUDENTS TOLD** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> that the exam format had been changed? <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 15. As part of the preparations for this year’s World Cup, a new stadium <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**IS BEING BUILT**


 * 1) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**Now, some rephrasings... Rewrite the sentences again keeping the original meaning.**

<span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">1. My parents paid for all the presents. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**All the presents WERE PAID BY MY PARENTS.** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">2. Someone has brought these books to Mrs White. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**Mrs White HAS BEEN BROUGHT THESE BOOKS.** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">3. People say that politicians earn a lot of money. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**It is said THAT POLITICIANS EARN A LOT OF MONEY.** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">4. He doesn't want to read any more today. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**He is tired OF READING TODAY** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">5. I met a beautiful girl this morning. She asked me to give you this letter. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**The beautiful girl I MET THIS MORNING ASKED ME TO GIVE YOU THIS LETTER** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">6. It was so early that we coulfn't go into the museum. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**It was too EARLY TO GO INTO THE MUSEUM** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">7. On seeing the costume I realised it was Mark in disguise. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**When I SAW THE COSTUME I REALISED IT WAS MARK IN DISGUISE.** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">8. What a pity I didn't accept her invitation. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**I wish I HAD ACCEPTED HER INVITATION** 9. “<span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> Why didn't you come to the party yesterday?”, Jane asked Peter. <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> J <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**ane asked PETER WHY HE HADN'T COME TO THE PARTY THE DAY BEFORE** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> 10. You ought to go to the doctor's.   <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**You'd BETTER GO TO THE DOCTOR'S**


 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**Make questions for which the underlined words may be the answer.**

<span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> **HOW HAS MY BROTHER-IN-LAW JUST COME?** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> **WHAT IS MARCOS STUDYING?** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> **WHO LIKES CYCLING BETTER THAN STUDYING?** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">**WHAT DID THE FAMILY PREPARE A MEAL FOR?** <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> **WHO DOES JAVIER TAKE TO THE RACES EVERY WEEKEND?**
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> My brother-in-law has just come  <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">__ by plane __ <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> Marcos is studying  <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">__ Naval Engineering. __
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">__ Frank __ <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> likes cycling better than studying.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> The family prepared a meal  <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">__ to celebrate the success __ <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> Javier takes  <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;">__ his daughter __ <span style="font-family: Bitstream Charter,serif;"> to the races every weekend.

**GOOD LUCK IN YOUR SELECTIVIDAD EXAMS!!!** **I'M SURE YOU'LL PASS THEM SUCCESSFULLY!!!!**