UNIT 7 SECTION 1 (C) Use of English B2 for all exams

 

Use of English B2 for all exams UNIT 7 SECTION 1 (C)

 

Words with Prepositions A Complete the blanks with prepositions. Adjectives   Nouns Verbs ashamed ________ jealous ________ an example ________ believe  ________ busy ________ mean  ________sb an exception  ________ comment ________ conscious ________ relevant ________ an opinion  ________ contrast ________ friendly ________ short ________ a question  ________ decide ________ good  ________sth (=competent) useful  ________sb a reaction  ________ dedicate sth  ________sb good  ________sb (=kind) useful  ________sth   introduce sb  ________sb/sth good  ________sb/sth (=beneficial)     mean ________       relate ________       think ________ B Read the following sentences and complete them with prepositions. 1 Walter is very good___________ the high jump. 2 Why are you always so mean ___________ Sarah? 3 My friend Giles introduced me ___________ the fascinating world of classical music. 4 The travel book will be useful___________ our trip to Paris at the end of the month. 5 What exactly do you mean___________ saying I'm arrogant and a snob? 6 Most nouns form their plural in -s, but there are a lot of exceptions___________ this rule. 7 Mrs Ming is a very nice lady. She's always been good___________ me. 8 A glass of orange juice a day is good___________ you. 9 This brochure will be useful___________ all the tourists who visit the sights. Grammar Revision (Modal Verbs) Read the short texts below and complete each blank with one word. All the missing words are modal verbs (can, could, may, should etc.) 1 As children, they (1) _______________to spend a lot of time together. They (2) _______________go for long bike rides along the coast until they reached the cave. Once there, they (3) _______________able to explore it to their heart's content, as no one else knew about this secret hideaway. They felt they (4) _______________to keep this place to themselves no matter what. 2 I'm worried about Gene. He hasn't been well lately. Yesterday, he was pale and he (5) _______________have been feeling sick, as he (6) _______________not eat a thing. I think he (7) _______________better see a doctor, as he (8) _______________have some serious illness he's not aware of. Of course, it (9) _______________ just be a virus. To be on the safe side, though, I (10) _______________drop by his house later and tell him that he (11) _______________do something about it immediately. 3 When used properly, videos (12) _______________be very educational for children. Of course, they (13) _______________be suitable for their age and children (14) _______________not just be placed in front of the television and left unsupervised. Parents (15) _______________to be actively involved, too, as children (16) _______________not be passive viewers; they need someone to interact with while watching. 4 My car broke down yesterday and I (17) _______________ to take the bus to work. I (18) _______________have taken a taxi instead, as it was a frustrating experience. We were all squashed together like sardines in a tin and we (19) _______________hardly breathe. To make matters worse, an overweight lady standing next to me wanted to get off at one point. "(20) _______________you mind moving a bit to the side so that I (21) _______________get to the door?" she said. She nearly squashed me to death! (22) _______________the public transportation system be this bad?

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ANSWER KEY

A B 1 at 2 to 3 to 4 for 5 by 6 to 7 to 8 for 9 to C 1 1) used 2)would 3)were 4)had 2 5)must 6)could 7)had 8)might/could/may 9)may/might/could 10)will 11)should/must 3 12)can 13)must/should 14)should/must 15)ought 16)must/should 4 17)had 18)should 19)could 20)Do/Would 21)can/could 22)Must