USE OF ENGLISH TEST 1   ERROR CORRECTION Read the following text and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct and some have an extra word that should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (P) in the space provided. If there is a word that should not be there, write the word in the space provided at the end of the line. There are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00). A Dutch Schoolgirl’s Experience We do live in a small town called Millingen, on the river 0. __do___ Rhine. The flood waters are rising quickly at the moment: the 00.___P__ water is right up to the top of the dykes which ought protect 1. _______ the town, and our house is in great danger of being flooded. 2. _______ Everything now must depends on the dykes and whether they 3. _______ hold. I was at school on Monday when we were told we have had 4. _______ to evacuate our homes. At about one o’clock we went home to 5. _______ pack everything we could, and carry what we could not to take 6. _______ with us upstairs into the attic of our house. We were meant to 7. _______ leave by on midnight, but there was so much to do that we 8. _______ stayed until at 5am. The gas had been disconnected so it was 9. _______ very cold. During the water kept on rising and in the end we 10. ______ were forced to go. As we had left we saw soldiers checking the 11. ______ houses to see if anybody was still in them yet. Some old 12. ______ people refused to leave. I do not never know if they are still 13. ______ there or not. Now we are waiting to see what it happens to the 14. ______ Dykes. Will I go back and find what our house has been ruined? 15. ______

USE OF ENGLISH TEST 2 OPEN CLOZE Write a word that suits the context in the numbered blanks. Write only one word in each blank. There is an example at the beginning (0). The Dragon Boat Festival The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival attracts teams (0)__of__ rowers from around the world. The origin of Dragon Boat racing dates back to (1)_____ fourth century BC. At (2)_____ time there was a minister called Qu Yuan. Although he (3)_____ much loved by the people, the King dismissed him (4)_____ his high position. Some people believed that unfriendly government officials had had a part in (5)_____.   Unhappy and lonely, he wandered (6)_____ the countryside writing poems about (7)_____ love of the country and its people. Finally, unable to put (8)_____ with life any more, he committed suicide by drowning (9)_____ in the Mi Lo River.  It (10)_____ said that (11)_____ local fishermen raced out in their boats, they did (12)_____ manage to save him. So, to prevent his body from (13)_____ eaten by fish, they beat the surface of the water with their oars and threw rice in the river.  (14)_____ Hong Kong today, the death of Qu Yuan is celebrated (15)_____ year in the Dragon Boat Festival. The scene of the fishermen racing out to save Qu Yuan is repeated in the form of Dragon Boat races.   USE OF ENGLISH TEST 3 REWRITE   Rewrite the following sentences using the word given, so that the second sentence has a similar meaning to the first one. Write between two to five words. Do not change the word in bold. Contracted forms (isn’t, haven’t, don’t etc.) count as one word. No credit will be given to words with spelling mistakes. There is an example (0) at the beginning.   Example:  At the office, everyone can speak at least three languages.  (is) At the office, everyone IS ABLE TO SPEAK at least three languages. They believe the criminal has had plastic surgery. (believed) The criminal ______________________________ plastic surgery.   The garage is servicing my car on Monday. (serviced) I’m ______________________________________ on Monday.   I’d prefer us to go to the cinema. (we) I’d ______________________________________ to the cinema.   He has probably spent all the money he won. (likely) He ______________________________________ spent all the money he won.   We were given the directions by Paul. (who) It ________________________________________ the directions.   The job was too badly paid, so she didn’t accept it. (down) She ______________________________________ it was too badly paid.   I took my overcoat but it was not necessary. (taken) I _________________________________________ my overcoat.   I received the present from this lady. (whom) She’s the ___________________________________ the present.   He broke his arm, so he has to stay at home. (would) If he hadn’t broken his arm, _____________________ at home.   “You must wear that blouse”, he said. (insisted) He __________________________________________ that blouse.   USE OF ENGLISH TEST 4 WORD BUILDING   Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some lines to form a word which fits in the space on the same line. Write your answers in the table below. There is an example at the beginning (0). No credit will be given to words with spelling mistakes.     Interactive TV   Britain’s armchair television (0)__critics___ no longer have to suffer TV (1)_______ they don’t like thanks to the world’s first interactive comedy show, Cosmic Comedy Interactive.   Devised by Videotron, the TV show follows the traditional mix of stand-up and satiric wit, with an extraordinary (2)_______ bonus. Instead of sitting through the worst performers, the (3)_______ at home can choose to ‘zap’ with their remote control any of the would-be stars and bring on a new one. Videotron’s set-top box (4)_______ you to switch between any one of four channels creating the (5)_______ of (6)_______.   Videotron says that interactive versions of Eurosport’s Winter Olympics (7)_______ and interactive programmes in general attract far bigger audiences than ‘linear’ shows. It claims that the number of (8)_______ of cable (9)_______ after trying the new interactive product is (10)_______ reduced. 0. 1.       2. 3.   4. 5. 6.     7.   8. 9. 10. CRITICISM COMEDY       ADD VIEW   ABLE IMPRESS INTERACTIVE     COVER   CANCEL SUBSCRIBE DRAMA

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