II. USE OF ENGLISH
B.1. Complete the text. Use present simple.
Meg is a very active person and she's really fit. She's mad about tennis.
She ………………… (practise) a lot and she's a fantastic player! I ………………… (not
play) because I'm terrible at sport, but I ………………… (love) to see her play
tennis. I ………………… (go) to the tennis club to watch her. I'm lazy, so I
………………… (not exercise) a lot. Meg is a very friendly person and people
………………… (think) that she's great. She's always with someone -she
………………… (not like) to be alone. We ………………… (go) to a lot of parties,
sometimes two or three a week! Everyone is her friend and she …………………
(speak) to everyone. People ………………… (tell) her their problems. She
………………… (know) everything about everyone!
B.2. Write C for Countable and U for Uncountable.
1. Rice ….
2. Cherries ....
3. Milk ….
4. Honey …
5. Book ….
6. Potatoes
7. Water ….
8. Table ….
9. Apple ….
10.Coffee…
B.3. Fill in the blanks with ‘ a little’ or ‘a few’.
1. There are only ………………… bananas left in the box.
2. We need ………………… butter for this cake.
3. The teacher gives us ………………… time to prepare before a test.
4. There are only ………………… days left to hand in the reports.
5. I bought ……………….. apples in this shop.
6. Could I have ………………… milk in my coffee, please?
7. Look! There are ………………… mice on the roof.
8. We saw ………………… people at the bus stop.
B.4. Fill in the gaps with the comparative or the superlative form of the
adjectives given.

1. This armchair is ………………… than the old one. (comfortable)
2. Trains are ………………… than aeroplanes. (slow)
3. I bought the ………………… souvenir I could afford. (expensive)
4. In this classroom there are ………………… girls than boys. (many)
5. Ann is the ………………… child in the family. (young)
6. That TV set is the ………………… of all. (cheap)
7. You are ………………… here than there. (safe)
8. Fifi is ………………… than Kate. (pretty)
9. This is the ………………… film i have ever seen. (exciting)
10.Tim is ………………… than Peter. (talented)
B.5. Make the past simple with 'be' - it could be positive, negative or
question.
1. (I / be / at the cinema last night)
………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. (the children / be / naughty)?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. (we / be / in a cafe when you called)?
………………………………………………………………………………………
4. (I / be / late)?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. (she / be / a teacher when she was young)
……………………………………………………………………………….
6. (where / we / be)?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. (you / be / okay)?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. (we / be / too tired)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. (how / the party / be)?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
10. (they / be / late for the interview)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
B.6. Complete sentences in the past simple positive, negative or question.
1. I …………………………………………………… (not/drink) any beer last night.
2. She …………………………………………………… (get on) the bus in the centre of the
city.
3. What time …………………………………………………… (he/get up) yesterday?
4. Where …………………………………………………… (you/get off) the train?
5. I …………………………………………………… (not/change) trains at Victoria.
6. We …………………………………………………… (wake up) very late.
7. What …………………………………………………… (he/give) his mother for Christmas?
8. I …………………………………………………… (receive) £300 when my uncle died.
9. We …………………………………………………… (not/use) the computer last night.
10.…………………………………………………… (she/make) good coffee?