Use of English Level 1

2 Choose the correct answer. Pay attention to the words in bold. (4 points)
1. When people hitchhike, they wait for a ride / get on a bus / go hiking.
2. You often find signposts in a hotel room / on a trail / at a restaurant.
3. Exotic creatures often come from countries like England and Ireland / France and
Germany /
Brazil and Costa Rica.
4. A shark / turtle / dolphin hasn’t got a fin.
5. You don’t find hotels / tents / toilets at campsites.
6. Susan was angry / worried / happy because she succeeded in her biology test.
7. A duck / whale / rabbit has got a beak.
8. You can overcome a weapon / problem / party.

4 Complete the phrases in bold in the sentences below. (3 points)

1. I’m going camping next week, so I’m going to buy a .................SLEEPING............................... bag.
4. You need to plan your ................ROUTE................................ carefully so you won’t enter dangerous
areas.
6. We wanted to travel to the old castle, but we couldn’t find a .................TRAIL............................... there.

5 Complete the words in the sentences below. (5 points)

6. People usually put their things in a bACKPACK............................................... when they go hiking.

2 Choose the correct answer. Pay attention to the words in bold. (4 points)
1. When people hitchhike, they wait for a ride / get on a bus / go hiking.
2. You often find signposts in a hotel room / on a trail / at a restaurant.
5. You don’t find hotels / tents / toilets at campsites.
6. Susan was angry / worried / happy because she succeeded in her biology test.

4 Complete the phrases in bold in the sentences below. (3 points)

1. I’m going camping next week, so I’m going to buy a .................SLEEPING............................... bag.
3. When it got dark, we .......................BUILT......................... a campfire and sat around it to get warm.
5. Can you please help .........................PUT....................... up this tent?
6. We wanted to travel to the old castle, but we couldn’t find a .................TRAIL............................... there

5 Complete the words in the sentences below. (5 points)

6. People usually put their things in a bACKPACK............................................... when they go hiking.
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7Complete the sentences with the correct verbs in brackets. Use the Past Continuous. (3 points)
1. The birds ...............WERE SINGING................................................... all morning. (sing / shout)
2. At around 4.00 yesterday afternoon, the tour guide ......WAS DRIVING............................................................ his
jeep. (drive / sail)
3. While the schoolchildren ........................................WERE SEARCHING.......................... for insects, the teacher
was watching them.
(play / search)
4. Annie’s dog .............................WASN’T SLEEPING..................................... on her bed five minutes ago. (not sink /
not sleep)
5. The dolphins ........................WERE SWIMMING.......................................... near the beach at 9.00 this morning.
(swim / share)
6. ....................WERE............................ you ........................WATCHING........................ when the gorilla climbed over the
wall? (watch / see)

8 Match A to B. Then complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or
Past Continuous.
(5 points)
A
1. The bus driver .............HAD..................................................... (have) an accident
2. We ...........................WERE CLIMBING....................................... (climb) the mountain
3. While the children ....WERE DOING.............................................................. (do) their project,
4. While the tourists ........WERE SAILING.......................................................... (sail) down the river,
5. A bear ...............................CAME................................... (come) to the campsite
B
.5.... a. while we ...............WERE SLEEPING................................................... (sleep).
..1... b. while he .............WAS DRIVING..................................................... (drive) down the mountain.
.....3 c. the headteacher .....................ENTERED............................................. (enter) the classroom.
..2... d. when the earthquake ............HAPPENED...................................................... (happen).
...4.. e. their boat .................BEGAN................................................. (begin) to sink

10 Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the Present Perfect Simple. (3 points)
see ■ know ■ not have ■ stop ■ not buy ■ be
1. Suzie ..............HAS.................................. never ...............BEEN................................. to the Kruger Park safari in South
Africa.
2. How long ............HAVE.................................... you ...................KNOW............................. about this beautiful hiking trail?
3. Why ..............................HAVE.................. you ...................STOPEED.......................... going camping with us?
4. Eddie and Jane ..............HAVEN’T...............BOUGHT..................................... enough drinks.
5. Jenny’s horse ....................HASN’T HAD.............................................. a rest all day.
6. .......................HAVE......................... you already ...................SEEN............................. my holiday pictures?
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6 Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the Past Simple. (3 points)
ride ■ not take ■ open ■ learn ■ fly ■ not sleep
1. Last year, Alan’s class .......LEARNED......................................... about different types of sharks.
2. We ................DIDIN’T LTAKE................................ our sleeping bags because we were staying at a hotel.
3. ...........................DID..................... the zookeeper .....................OPEN........................... the lion’s cage?
4. The birds .............FLEW................................... thousands of kilometres to reach warmer climates.
5. On our holiday in Egypt, we .............RODE................................... on camels.
6. I .......................DIDN’T SLEEP......................... at all last night because of the noise.

7 Complete the sentences with the correct verbs in brackets. Use the Past Continuous. (3 points)
1. The birds ...............WERE SINGING................................................... all morning. (sing / shout)
2. At around 4.00 yesterday afternoon, the tour guide ......WAS DRIVING............................................................ his
jeep. (drive / sail)
3. While the schoolchildren ........................................WERE SEARCHING.......................... for insects, the teacher
was watching them.
(play / search)
4. Annie’s dog .............................WASN’T SLEEPING..................................... on her bed five minutes ago. (not sink /
not sleep)
5. The dolphins ........................WERE SWIMMING.......................................... near the beach at 9.00 this morning.
(swim / share)
6. ....................WERE............................ you ........................WATCHING........................ when the gorilla climbed over the
wall? (watch / see)

8 Match A to B. Then complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or
Past Continuous.
(5 points)
A
5. A bear ...............................CAME................................... (come) to the campsite
B
.5.... a. while we ...............WERE SLEEPING................................................... (sleep).
..1... b. while he .............WAS DRIVING..................................................... (drive) down the mountain.
.....3 c. the headteacher .....................ENTERED............................................. (enter) the classroom.
..2... d. when the earthquake ............HAPPENED...................................................... (happen).
...4.. e. their boat .................BEGAN................................................. (begin) to sink.
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10 Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the Present Perfect Simple. (3 points)
see ■ know ■ not have ■ stop ■ not buy ■ be
1. Suzie ..............HAS.................................. never ...............BEEN................................. to the Kruger Park safari in South
Africa.
2. How long ............HAVE.................................... you ...................KNOW............................. about this beautiful hiking trail?
3. Why ..............................HAVE.................. you ...................STOPEED.......................... going camping with us?
4. Eddie and Jane ..............HAVEN’T...............BOUGHT..................................... enough drinks.
5. Jenny’s horse ....................HASN’T HAD.............................................. a rest all day.
6. .......................HAVE......................... you already ...................SEEN............................. my holiday pictures?

7 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Continuous. (3 points)
1. ..........................WERE...................... Cheryl’s dogs ..............RUNNING.................................. (run) round the park
yesterday afternoon?
2. While Elaine ................................WAS HAVING.................................. (have) a shower, she noticed an insect on
the wall.
3. ...............WAS................................. that cat ...............WALKING................................. (walk) in the garden two minutes
ago?
4. While Nicholas .............................WAS MAKING..................................... (make) posters about his lost dog, his
sisters were looking for it.
5. Carl ............WAS TAKING OUT...................................................... (take out) the rubbish when a cat jumped out of
the bin.
6. You ...........WERE N’T LISTENING....................................................... (not listen) when I told you what happened to
me.

8 Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous. (8 points)
1.
Bill Clark owns a terrier called Max. One day, while Bill ........WAS
2.
DRIVING.......................................................... (drive) his car, another vehicle
.........................HIT......................................... (hit) it.
But Bill 3. ..........WASN’T TRAVELING........................................................ (not travel) alone. His
4.
dog, Max, was with him. The terrier was scared, and he immediately
......................................RAN............................ (run) into a forest nearby. Bill searched for
Max for many weeks, but he 5. .................................DIDN’T FIND................................. (not
find) him. Then, one day, while Bill 6. .......................................WAS SITTING...........................
(sit) in his garden, Max 7. .............RETURNED..................................................... (return). He
was very thin, but amazingly, he 8. ...................................DIDN’T HAVE...............................
(not have) any injuries.
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10 Complete the mini-dialogues with the correct verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple.
There are
more verbs than you need. (4 points)
1. A: How long 1. ...................HAVE............................. you ....................BEEN............................ a zookeeper?
B: I 2. ....................HAVE WORKED.............................................. as a zookeeper for four years. (become / work /
be / study)
2. A: 3. ............................HAVE.................... you ..................FEED.............................. the elephants yet?
B: Yes. They 4. ................................................ just ................................................ their food. (feed / give / receive /
keep)
3. A: 5. ....................HAVE............................ you and your family ever .............VISITED................................... New York?
B: No, we 6. .....................HAVE........................... never .................TRAVELLED............................... in the US. (travel /
finish / enjoy / visit)
4. A: 7. ...................................HAVE............. you already .....................PACKED........................... your bag?
B: No! I 8. .......................HAVE......................... even ..........................CHOSEN...................... what clothes to take yet!
(pack / take / not choose / put)

11Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple. (8
points)
1.
...............HAVE................................. you ever .....................BEEN........................... (be) to a
beautiful beach with white sand and blue water? In Thailand, there is
a perfect beach called Maya Bay. In 2000, filmmakers 2.
....................USED.............................................. (use) it in the famous film The Beach
with the actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
3.
Soon after the release of the film, tourists from all over the world
...................BEGAN............................................... (begin) to visit the beach. Over 5,000
visitors arrived at the beach every day. The beach 4.
.........................................BECAME......................... (become) polluted and dirty, and over
50% of its coral 5. ..............................DIED.................................... (die). As a result, in
2018, the authorities closed the beach. They 6. .....................DIDN’T
LET............................................. (not let) tourists visit Maya Bay any more.

Luckily, the situation 7. ...............HAS IMPROVED...................................................

(improve) recently. Now, tourists can visit the beach again, and
people 8. ........HAVE........................................ even .................SEEN............................... (see)
sharks return to the bay for the first time in years.
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Use of English Level 1