Use of English Test

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Score: ____ / 40

1 Choose the correct answers.

1 The manual was comprehensively / potentially reviewed by an editor before it was published.
2 AI can analyze large amounts of data demonstrably / undoubtedly faster than humans.
3 Progressively / Unquestionably , machines are better than humans at collecting and processing data.
4 Robots and AI could inevitably / drastically improve the workplace in the near future.
5 Gradually / Radically , people are accepting that robots could make good companions.
6 By 2020, 30% of jobs could feasibly / progressively be automated.
7 Intelligent machines are ultimately / increasingly able to understand verbal commands.
8 Robots today are markedly / gradually different from those of twenty years ago.
___ / 8 (1 point each)
2 Match the sentence halves.
1 Brad’s business failed, so he had to fall back A on people who hadn’t been to college.
2 Tina had to face up B with Liz about having left the concert tickets at home.
3 John started wearing a gray suit to fit in C on the money he had saved.
4 The teacher struggled to get through D with his new colleagues.
5 Max looked down E against opposition from her parents.
6 Nathan was just messing around F to the fact that she was too short to become a police officer.
7 The teacher would not put up G to students about the importance of doing homework.
8 Amanda wanted to leave home, but ran up H with students who used their phones in class.
___ / 8 (1 point each)
3 Write the correct form of the verbs in parentheses ( ) to complete the sentences.
1 If Amanda had been listening, she ____________ (hear) the instructions.
2 I would have brought more money with me if you ____________ (tell) me you didn’t have any.
3 If Vicki ____________ (know) it was going to rain, she’d have brought an umbrella.
4 If you knew the mall would be this busy, why ____________ (suggest) a different time?
5 Leroy wouldn’t have gone to the party if he ____________ (know) that Laura wasn’t going.
6 If you ____________ (think) Julie already had that perfume, why didn’t you say something earlier?
7 Nate could ____________ (finish) the painting if he’d had more time.
___ / 7 (1 point each)

4 Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

could have been / may have / might / might not have / should have / should have been / shouldn't have

1 A Have you seen the remote control?

B It _______________ fallen down beside the sofa.
2 A My dinner is cold.
B You _______________ left it so long.
3 I’ve got a bad feeling that I _______________ packed the charger for my phone.
 4 This exam is really difficult. I really _______________ studied more.
5 If we hadn’t missed our bus, we _______________ lying on the beach by now.
6 A Where’s Jenny?
B She _______________ have gone into the fitting room.
7 A Mom! Wait for me!
B I’m sorry. You _______________ getting ready instead of texting your friends.

___ / 7 (1 point each)

5 Read the blog post. Choose True or False for each statement.

1 The writer initially thought the story might not have been true. True / False
2 The writer found versions of the story on the internet with conflicting details. True / False
3 The story was convincing because of the number of specific details. True / False
4 The Italian version of the story could have been invented. True / False
5 The writer finally admits that the story must be false. True / False
___ / 10 (2 points each)
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