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Answer the questions about Use of English Part 4.
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only one word that fits in each sentence?
Might the word be, say, plural in one sentence and
singular in the others?
Does spelling count?
ls there
first one?
ls it more important to think about the meaning of
the sentences or about their grammar?
ls the easiest sentence always the
Words with multiple meanings
inrd one word in English that matches each of the definitions in the set.
1 angry / go from one side of something
to the other
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mixture of two different things
combined to produce something new................
2 to hand something to someone / to go past / to be successful in an exam ................
3 large amount of money often used for starting a business / the most extreme
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punishment for a crime / letter used at the beginning of proper names
to cause someone to have an idea or feeling about something / to hit / to refuse to
continue working
social meeting / sweet fruit of a palm tree / to stop being fashionable
to use d rugs, etc. to help cu re someone of a d isease / to behave towards someone in
a particular way / lo buy or pay for something for another person
sharp end of something / purpose of doing something / symbol used to express a
decimal part of a number
a short written message / a single sound at a particular level / paper money
Uords with multiple collocations
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Which word fits in each of these sets of collocations?
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of an iceberg
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have a ................ run (before a competition starts)
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connection between
a word's different
meanings may help you
to remember them.
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/ just round the
5 ce in no ................ state / keep ........... ..... / ................ for human consumption
5 :o ................ eggs / to ................ jokes / to ................ open a bottle of wine
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: only took Rob half an hour to .............,.. the code.
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period.
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Use of English Paft 4
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Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you.
For questions 38-42, think of one word only which can be used appropriately in
all three sentences. Here is an example (0).
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My first job today is going to be to ................ all the papers on my desk.
What's your favourite ................ of ice cream?
Jack should be able to help you ................ out the problem with your computer.
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James joined the diplomatic ................ immediately after graduating.
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took my car in for its six-monthly................ this morning.
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don't
your dress on that rose bush.
Several of Paul's colleagues have gone down with flu
................ it too.
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think those new platform shoes are really ugly
wearing them.
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I hope he doesn't
you won't ..........,..... me
Let's go to the cinema to see that new comedy tonight
nice and
The old man took off his hat as
I hope my son will get a
a
- l'd like to see something
for his essay
Which verb collocates with
'flu' (ond other illnesses) and
meons to'become infected'?
4O ln Sentence 3 think about
whot kind of film a comedy is.
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As Sentence 2 has o fomilior
clossroom context, perhaps you
con find severol words to fit thot
gap
- then see if they olsa fit the
other two sentences.
42 ln these sentences you need
................ of respect as he entered the room.
good
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meal before going to bed.
The accused man got off with a very................ sentence.
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38 lf you can write down two or
three words for eoch gop - this
should leod you to the one thot
fits in oll three gaps.
o word thot con be used as both
a noun ond o verb.
he worked so hard on it.
Jane tried her best to get the ................ out of the carpet but without much
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At that time Sweden was an important
have dared to challenge her.
ln the future electricity will be used
Many people underestimated
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