Use of English

1. Read the blog post about the student exchange. Some words are missing from the text. Choose the best answer for each gap. Only one answer is correct. My exchange blogTwo years ago, I went on an exchange program to Italy and it turned _1_ to be the best year of my life. I _2_ a lot about Italy when I was at primary school because I was fascinated with gladiators and ancient Rome, so I was really excited _3_ that I had qualified for the program. Of course, it wasn't easy. It _4_ me one year of studying before I _5_ the exam that demonstrated that my Italian was good enough.Finally, I was on my way. At first I wasn't sure I'd _6_ with the new people there – everyone was talking loudly and laughing all the time and I'm a rather reserved person. But they were all really nice and warm and soon I _7_ a lot of friends. I'm still _8_ touch with them today and I have learned a _9_ about myself, too. 1. up in out off 2. have read used to read had been reading was reading 3. learning learned to be learned to learn 4. was taking had taken had to take used to take 5. passed made created liked 6. get away match with fit in join up 7. was to make made have made used to make 8. in to at by 9. much many plenty lot 2. Read the article about sleeping in class. Some words are missing from the text. Choose the correct word to fill in the gaps. There are two extra words you don't need.anyone would try and used myself like or sitting on to love as everyone Have you ever fallen asleep in class? It's a horrible feeling, you are sitting in your maths or history lesson, the classroom is hot and there's no air and your eyes start to close. Then, your head droops and you jump awake, only for the whole process to start again. I used to fall asleep every Wednesday afternoon in geography lessons. Every week my teacher would turn off the lights, draw the blinds and show us a film about weather systems or something. Every week, I used to try different ways of staying awake. I would pinch myself on the arm. roll my head or draw little pictures. But nothing used to work and no more than ten minutes into the program, I would be sleeping like a baby in a cot. The thing is, I didn't want to. I didn't use to find geography boring. In fact, I used to love it. But I couldn't help it. The worst time was when suddenly I was aware that the light was on, the film had stopped and everyone was laughing. Apparently, I’d not only been sleeping, I'd be snoring loudly, too. Múlt idő 3. Past Perfect or Past Simple? 1. I had worked(work) for the company for three months before I realised(realise) my neighbour also worked there.2. As soon as George had finished(finish) the race, he drank(drink) 3 glasses of water.3. Everything was (be) white because it had snowed (snow) all night.4. My parents were (be) really happy when I qualified (qualify) because they had always wanted(always me to be a doctor.5. She was (be) exhausted when she got out of the pool because she had swum (swim) 3 kilometers.6. We had only sat (only down when the waitress came(come) to take our order.7. I could tell from their faces that they had argued(argue) about something.8. Our dinner wasn’t (be) ready because I had forgotten (forget) to switch the oven on.9. By the time the doctor arrived (arrive), the baby had been(be) born.10. After John had finished(finish) his dinner he went(go) straight to bed. 4. Complete the following story using Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect. This happened (happen) about five years ago. I was coming (come) back home from Turkey where I had been (be) on holiday with some friends who had rented (rent) a bungalow in the mountains not for from Ankara, the capital.Anyway, we were sitting (sit) in the plane and had just taken (just / take) off when there was (be) a loud bang from the right hand side of the plane and I could see a lot of smoke coming from one of the engines. Of course, everyone started (start) looking around but the plane carried (carry) on flying normally. And then a few minutes later the pilot came (come) on to the PA and said there was a problem with one of the engines and we’d have to return to the airport.I felt pretty nervous, I can tell you, but I tried (try) to concentrate on my book, and about ten minutes later we landed (land) without any problems. We had (have) to wait for about an hour and then we got back on the plane. Actually, it was a different plane and I was pretty relieved that it was.