SOLUTIONS TO USE OF ENGLISH

4. Fill in the numbered gaps with appropriate words (only one word is required in each space).

It was the middle of the night. Under the blanket, Sophie waited. After a minute or (1) TWO/SO , she lifted a (2) CORNER of the blanket and peeped out.

For the second time that night her blood (3) FROZE/TURNED to ice and she wanted to scream, (4) BUT no sound came out. There at the window, with the curtains pushed aside, was the enormous long face of the Giant Person, staring (5) IN/ THROUGH. The flashing black eyes were fixed on Sophie’s bed.

The (6) NEXT/FOLLOWING moment, a huge hand with pale fingers came in slowly (7) THROUGH the window.(8) THIS/IT was followed by an arm as thick as a tree trunk, and the arm, the hand, and the fingers were (9) COMING/REACHING/ MOVING across the room towards Sophie’s bed.

This time Sophie really (10) BEGAN/STARTED to scream, but (11) ONLY/ JUST for a second because (12) VERY quickly the huge hand came down over her blanket and the scream smothered (13) BY/UNDER the bed clothes.

Sophie, hiding underneath the blanket, (14) FELT strong fingers grasping hold of her, and (15) SUDDENLY/THEN/NEXT she was lifted up (16) FROM/OFF her bed, blanket and all, and pulled out of the window.

(17) IF you can think of (18) ANYTHING more terrifying than that happening to (19) ANYONE/ANYBODY/YOU in the middle of the night, then let’s hear about (20) IT.

6. Fill in the gaps with these modal verbs: MAY, SHOULD, MUST and WILL.

1. It MAY rain tomorrow. I'm not sure.

2. MAY I open the window?

3. The tour of the city SHOULD be leaving in a few minutes.

4. You SHOULD be careful when you go out at night.

5. You MUST be very tired after all that walking.

6. Visitors to the Alhambra MUST leave the site before 8 p.m.

7. How long WILL the tour take?

8.WILL you give this to my parents, please?

9. What? You say you can't see those lights in the sky? You MUST be blind!

10. If it's raining, you SHOULD take an umbrella with you.

11. Excuse me, but MAY I ask you a very personal question?

12. I can't be sure, but I MAY be late this evening. So don't wait for me.

13. If I see George tomorrow, I WILL give him your message.

14. Listen! You really MUST give this to Mary! It's very important!

15. The train SHOULD be here any minute now, but you never know.

16. Excuse me, but WILL you take this to the post office for me, please?

7. What would you say in the situations below? Use these modal verbs: MAY, SHOULD, MUST and WILL.

1. MAY I leave the office early tomorrow?

2. YOU SHOULD study harder.

3. YOU MUST take all the medicine.

4. IT MUST BE ten o'clock.

5. IT MAY rain tomorrow.

6. WILL YOU ANSWER THE PHONE FOR ME, PLEASE?

7. WHAT TIME WILL THE PLANE ARRIVE IN PARIS?

8. IT SHOULD arrive at 12.10.

Solutions to USE OF ENGLISH exercises 13 & 14

13. 1d 2c 3a 4b

14. 1. I wish I hadn't said that. 2. I wish you wouldn't ask me so many questions. 3. I wish you hadn't asked that question. 4. I wish you wouldn't make that noise. 5. I wish I hadn't done that. 6. I wish you wouldn't do that. 7. I wish I had got here earlier. 8. I wish you wouldn't say things like that. 9. I wish you hadn't said that. 10. I wish you hadn't done that. 11. I wish I hadn't asked that question.

Solutions to USE OF ENGLISH exercise 15

1. C 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. D 9. D 10. C

11. B 12. D 13. B 14. C 15. D 16. C 17. A 18. D 19. A

20. B 21. D 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. B 26. C 27. C 28. D 29. D

30. B 31. D 32. B 33. D 34. B 35. A 36. D 37. C 38. A 39. C 40. C