GRADO EN ESTUDIOS INGLESES

PRUEBA DE NIVEL ACCESO MINOR ESTUDIOS INGLESES

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I. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE CORRECT TENSE.

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How long _________________ (you have) that bad cough?

I _________________ (never see) such a beautiful rainbow before.
We _______________________ (go) on holiday next Friday. The plane _______________________
(leave) at 5.00 am, so we _______________________ (sunbathe) in Bermuda by lunchtime!
I ______________________(now/complete) a postgraduate degree in business and administration.
I won't help you with your homework if you _______________________ (tidy) your room.
You will need a visa if you _______________________ (want) to travel to China.
If he _______________________ (care) about other people's feelings, he wouldn't behave that way.
SANDY: It's hard saying goodbye after so long.
ALISON: We must keep in touch. _______________(you/remember) to send me your address when
__________________(you/get) to the States?
SANDY: Of course. _____________________(I/probably/not/have) time next week, because
___________________(my course/start) the day after _________________(I/arrive), and
___________________(I/spend) the weekend with some old friends of my father's.
ALISON: Well, you can phone. SANDY: Yes, I guess so. Do you know what
__________________(you/do) this time next Sunday?
ALISON: _________________(I/get) ready to go to London.
SANDY: OK. So, ________________(I/phone) about three o'clock next Sunday.
ALISON: Great. __________________(I/wait) for your call.
A government minister _______________________ (find) guilty of fraud yesterday.
It was a lovely surprise to find all the washing-up _______________________ (do) while I was sleep.
These souvenirs _______________________ (make) by children from the local school.
The boss _______________________ (be) furious if he'd found out what we were up to.
Open the envelope and we _______________________ (discover) what John has been doing.

II. CIRCLE THE CORRECT VERB FORM IN EACH SENTENCE.

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1. You mustnt/ dont have to/ neednt to wear your seatbelt during the whole of the flight.
2. I shouldnt/ dont need to/ mustnt wear glasses because my eyesight is still quite good.
3. I wonder if this is the right way. It cannot/ might not/ must not be.
4. We werent allowed to/ mustnt to/ wouldnt talk to our partner because it was an examination.
5. We couldnt have/ might have/ neednt have ordered so much food as nobody was hungry.
6. You could have been/ must have been/ should have been crazy to do something as dangerous as
that!
7. I might not/ should not/ cannot be able to come so dont wait for me.

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8. My father used to forbid us play/ playing/ to play in those woods.

9. The college only allows smoke/ smoking/ to smoke in the common room.
10. I like read /reading in the evenings.

III. ERROR CORRECTION. SPOT THE MISTAKES IN EACH SENTENCE AND CORRECT THEM.

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Yesterday I got back to home very late.
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Most students in Britain must to pay at least part of their university fee.
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I cant stand watch football on TV every day.
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This is the first time we are here.
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I always enjoy when I visit my friends in Madrid.
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V. ERROR CORRECTION. TICK THE CORRECT SENTENCE IN EACH PAIR.

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a. When youll see David, will you ask him if he wants to come to the cinema?
b. When you see David, will you ask him if he wants to come to the cinema?
a. Ill collect your things from the cleaners when I go to the shops tomorrow.
b. Ill collect your things from the cleaners when Ill go to the shops tomorrow.

VI. COMPLETE THE SECOND SENTENCE USING THE EXPRESSION IN BRACKETS SO THAT IT MEANS THE
SAME AS THE FIRST ONE. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORDS GIVEN.

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Dont you think you should start to look for a job? (TIME)
Dont you think ______________________________________________?

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Would you prefer us to come another day? (RATHER)

______________________________________________ another day?

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We shouldnt have painted the room blue it looks awful. (IF ONLY)
______________________________________________ - it looks awful.

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I regret talking to Jane like that you know how sensitive she is. (WISH)
______________________________________________ - you know how sensitive she is.

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Please leave your dog outside. I am allergic to animals. (RATHER)

______________________________________________. I am allergic to animals.

VII. PHRASAL VERBS. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING THE APPROPRIATE PARTICLE.--- /5
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Angelina and Mario were a lovely couple. However, they broke ______ when he had to move to
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Peter? Hold _______ a minute. I think hes at a meeting right now.

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Sorry for the delay. We were held ______ in traffic.

Be careful! The waters not very deep here, so dont dive _______.
I thought the two books were the same until a friend of mine pointed _______ the difference.

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