Use of English (Unit 7 & 8)

1. The number of people in poverty decreased last year but increased this year.

EXACTLY
The trend in poverty __________ year compared to last year.

• a) was exactly the opposite this

• b) was exactly the same this

• c) exactly followed last

• d) exactly changed last

2. Growth in people’s incomes was quite steady between 1990 and 2020.

REASONABLY
There was __________ in people’s incomes between 1990 and 2020.

• a) reasonably unstable growth

• b) reasonably rapid growth

• c) reasonably steady growth

• d) reasonably erratic growth

3. 1.97% of citizens own half of the country’s wealth.

APPROXIMATELY
Half the country’s wealth __________ 2% of its citizens.

• a) is owned by approximately

• b) approximately belongs in

• c) is approximately shared by

• d) approximately consists of

4. There was a very sharp rise in the income of the top 1% of the population this year.

PARTICULARLY
The top 1% of the population’s __________ this year.

• a) particularly declined

• b) particularly rose

• c) income rose particularly sharply

• d) particularly remained stable

5. The decrease in wealth of the bottom 20% of the population has been very rapid recently.

DRAMATICALLY
The wealth of the bottom 20% of the population __________ months.

• a) has increased dramatically in recent

• b) has remained dramatically stable over the past

• c) has decreased dramatically in recent

• d) has changed dramatically without trend in recent

6. ‘People liking romantic films always astonishes me,’ said Sara.

IT
Sara finds it  __________ like romantic films.

• a) astonishing that people

• b) astonishing how people

• c) it surprising people

• d) it odd when people

7. ‘It embarrasses me to admit to loving this film,’ said Eduardo.

THAT
Eduardo is embarrassed __________ he loves this film.

• a) in that

• b) at that

• c) to admit that

• d) over that

8. ‘Reading the book frightened me more than seeing the film,’ said Amira.

THAN
Amira found reading the book __________ the film.

• a) more frightening than

• b) as frightening as

• c) rather than

• d) much less frightening than

9. ‘It disgusts me how much some actors are paid,’ said Stephen.

IS
Stephen is disgusted __________ some actors are paid.

• a) by how much

• b) in how much

• c) over how much

• d) at how much

10. ‘The book inspired me to want to write poetry too,’ said Marla.

SO
Marla found __________ that she wanted to write poetry too.

• a) the book so inspiring

• b) such an inspiration

• c) so much inspired

• d) too inspired