Use of English exam (1st Term) 2ºBach C1

GRAMMAR1. 1a. won1b. has been talking2. has changed3a. have been attending3b. didn't learn4. 've done5a. moved5b. haven't heard 2. Transformations. Use as many words as you need. 1. My father started washing his car at 8:30. SINCEMy father has been washing his car since 8:302. It's been ten years since my cat passed away. AGOMy cat passed away ten years ago3. He died 3 years ago. FORHe has been dead for 3 years4. Tom has been drinking milk since he was thirteen. WHENTom started drinking milk when he was thirteen5. She finished ironing the clothes a few minutes ago. JUSTShe has just finished ironing the clothes 3. Negative prefixes. Complete the sentences with the correct adjective using prefixes. 1. dishonest2. irresponsible3. illegal4. incapable5. impractical6. impossible7. unhappy8. illogical9. disobedient 4. Modifying comparisons. 1. (easily lot more)Paul is easily the happiest he has been in a long time.2. (as such much)This place isn’t quite as beautiful as we'd expected it to be.3. (far far great deal)Their holiday was by farthe best they had ever had.4. (one of the the lot of the)That woman is altogether thefriendliest people I've ever met.5. (by miles near)The exam was nowhere nearas difficult as I expected.6. (a few more little is slightly hotter than Seville in the summer.7. (considerably as)Morocco is considerably cheaper than I thought.8. (a lot more film was much better than we expected.9. (by far near like)The food was nothing likeas good as I had been told.10. (ever much far away)That restaurant is ever the best in town. 5. Transformations. Use 2-5 words. 1. His first novel was better than this one.GOODThis novel is not as good as the one he wrote.2. I hadn't expected it to take so long to get to the airport.LONGERIt took longer than Ihad expected to get to the airport.3. This is the happiest that John has ever been.HAPPIERJohn has never been happier thanhe is now.4. My brother earns half of what I earn.TWICEI earn twice as much asmy brother.5. This summer has been much cooler than last year.SOLast summer wasn't so cool as this year. VOCABULARY. Choose the correct alternative. 1. undertaking2. misfortune3. accomplishments4. overcome5. illegal 7. Complete the text with the correct form of the word given. a. uncomfortable b. bearablec. naturald. misunderstoode. logicallyf. effectiveg. underestimateh. disapprove 8. GRAMMAR: Find and CORRECT the mistakes in the sentences. 1. I've ever read2. much taller3. she's always been4. I've been trying5. simply the most 9. For each question, fill the space in the sentence using the base word given in bold at the end. The required word may be a noun, adverb, adjective or verb and it may be either positive (e.g. helpful) or negative (e.g. unhelpful). 1. The Age Of Enlightenment was one of great inventions and revolutionary discoveries. discover2. The judge was forced to acquit, saying the evidence was wholly inconclusive. conclude3. The celebration of the opening of the new bridge continued until nearly midnight. celebrate4. Harry Stevens is the man most often credited as being the creator of the hot dog. create5. Local planners admit they underestimated the number of tourists that would come for the festival. estimate6. That the Vikings had horns in their helmets is a common conception. concept7. Whatever conclusions are drawn from these results, you can't deny it was a groundbreaking experiment. conclude8. I agree with the sentiments so eloquently expressed in David's wonderful speech. eloquence