Use of English 70c (revision)

Mr Stevens went hiking and never came back. His body was found under ________ snow next spring.

1. ---
2. a
3. an
4. the

The painter Isaac Mendez is ________ of predicting the future through his art.

1. able
2. capable
3. famous
4. known

I was down with the flu for two weeks, now I have to ________ with my studies.

1. catch up
2. come up
3. get behind
4. make up

Jenny ________ very short but look at her now! She could play basketball.

1. ought to be
2. should have been
3. used to be
4. would be

________ angry protesters gathered in the square to protest against the new power plant.

1. Hundreds
2. Hundreds of
3. Several hundreds
4. Several hundreds of

You can go now, but you'd better behave yourself ________ now on and make sure it doesn't happen again.

1. after
2. by
3. from
4. since

Don't give up! Keep trying until ________.

1. you don't succeed
2. you succeed
3. you will succeed
4. you won't succeed

I was so happy when they ________ about my exam results. I got an A.

1. have been telling me
2. have told me
3. told me
4. were telling me

Before you start the car, you should ________ that everything is in order.

1. assure
2. certain
3. control
4. make sure

According to the San Francisco Gate, the pregnant Angelina Jolie has ________ diabetes, which occurs in approx. 4% of pregnancies.

1. caught
2. contracted
3. developed
4. suffered