ESCUELA NACIONAL DE MARINA MERCANTE “ALMIRANTE MIGUEL GRAU”

DEPARTAMENTO ACADEMICO DE INGLES

USE OF ENGLISH TEST

Name:

I.SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION. (25 marks)

FILL IN THE MISSING PART OF THE SENTENCE USING THE WORD IN BOLD TYPE, WITHOUT
CHANGING THE MEANING OF THE FIRST SENTENCE. USE TWO TO FIVE WORDS.

Example :

0.Your house needs to be decorated.

have You ………………………………………decorated.

You need to have your house decorated.

1. It looks as if she has been crying for hours.

seems She……………………………………………………………………………….for hours.

2. He didn’t make any mistakes.

avoided He…………………………………………………………………………………mistakes.

3. We haven’t been to the beach for weeks.

since It’s weeks ……………………………………………………………………the beach.

4. I don’t want to lend him any money.

rather I ………………………………………………………………………………….him any money.

5. I’m sure they didn’t plan this.

have They…………………………………………………………………………this.

6. There aren’t any cakes left.

no There……………………………………………………………………..left.

7. Is it possible that he will win the race?

likely Is ……………………………………………………………………………..the race ?

8. It was such an exciting film that we saw it twice.

so The ……………………………………………………………………………we saw it twice.

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9. He didn’t run fast enough to catch the bus.

too He …………………………………………………………………………….to catch the bus.

10. We must try not to lose contact with each other.

keep We must try …………………………………………………………..each other.

11. She described her new flat to us.

what She told us…………………………………………………………….like.

12. I advise you not to go out in this hailstorm.

better You ………………………………………………………………………..out in this hailstorm.

13. He hasn’t once offered to pay the bill.

once Not ………………………………………………………………………..to pay the bill.

14. Shall I carry your shopping for you ?

like Would ……………………………………………………………………your shopping for you?

15. She has never before heard such beautiful music.

has Never before ……………………………………………………….such beautiful music.

16. He didn’t find mending the puncture easy.

difficulty He …………………………………………………………………………the puncture.

17. The furniture was so shabby that the house looked a mess.

such It ……………………………………………………………….the house looked a mess.

18. I can’t finish the job if you don´t stop speaking to me.

unless I can’t finish the job ……………………………………………………………………to me.

19. They said that he was responsible for the accident.

blame They said that ……………………………………………………………………….the accident.

20. It will be better for you to stay the night.

off You’ll ………………………………………………………………………………..the night.

21. Winning the lottery changed her life in many ways.

brought Winning the lottery …………………………………………….changes in her life.

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22. I think it may snow.

if It looks ……………………………………………………………………………snow.

23. She has booked tickets because she doesn’t want to miss the play.

not She has booked tickets so ……………………………………………this play.

24. The athlete didn’t succeed in breaking the world high jump record.

vain The athlete tried……………………………………………………the world high jump record.

25. He appears to be fighting with that man over there.

as It looks………………………………………………………………….with that man over there.

II. TEXT COMPLETION (15 MARKS)

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each
space.

An Ordinary Person

Michael was a (0) …VERY…….ordinary person. He lived with his parents (1) …………..he married his
wife Claire. He always (2) ………………..in a suit to go to the office and every summer they would (3 )
…………………..two weeks in Majorca. He was polite (4) ……………not over-friendly.

It (5) ………………as a bit of a shock to the neighbours when ( 6)…………….morning Claire came
running out of their ground floor flat in her dressing gown crying and in a very distressed state.
The problem was that Michael had (7) ……………….. to work on Friday morning and had not come
home (8) …………… two days. The neighbours comforted her with tea and sympathy and (9) ………..
the police. Michael was listed (10) ……………a missing person at the police station. Many people
simply go missing and are never heard (11) …………..again.

Claire never stopped talking about (12)………….a good husband he had been to her and his friends
often spoke about (13) ……………..kind and helpful he was.

A (14)……………weeks later Michael was seen on a beach in the south of France with another
woman. It was later (15)…………..out that Michael had wives in several cities in Europe.

0 VERY 8
1 9
2 10
3 11
4 12
5 13
6 14
7 15
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III. WORD FORMATION (10 marks)

READ THE TEXT BELOW. USE THE WORD GIVEN IN CAPITALS AT THE END OF EACH LINE TO FORM A
WORD THAT FITS IN THE SPACE IN THE SAME LINE.

FINDING A JOB

After my (0) MARRIAGE two years ago I moved down to Kent where MARRY
my new husband had a good job as a(1)………………………… manager for a local SELL
company that produces (2)…………………………… materials. I had to leave my job PACK
in London and thought I would find another one (3) ……………………………….but it IMMEDIATE
turned out to be a (4)………………………………slow process. I must have written at DISAPPOINT
least forty letters of (5)................................ before I even got invited to go for APPLY
an interview. I was beginning to feel quite (6)………………………………. when I still DEPRESS
hadn’t found anything (7)……………………………..after three months. In the end I SUIT
took a temporary post as (8) ……………………………in a local hotel. I’m still there RECEPTION
and I love it. Everyone who works there is very (9)…………………………………. and FRIEND
the work is so varied that no one could ever complain of (10)……………………….. BORE

0 MARRIAGE
1 6
2 7
3 8
4 9
5 10

RESULTS Nº %
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
TEXT COMPLETION
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