Use of English Test

Task 1: Complete the sentences with a suitable linker from the box (8 marks)

although despite however in

spite of

1)…..Despite….. being well known for its ability to bounce back, the company
never recovered from the food poisoning scandal.

2) When a plane crashes, the cargo and baggage may be considered less
important than the passengers. To the fire and rescue crew,…………., flammable
materials or chemicals are matters of life and death.

3)…………… the new legislation requires airlines to be more responsive to the

needs of victims´ families after crashes, there are still too many examples of crises
that have been handled insensitively.

4) The railway authorities were sharply criticized …………their effective handling of

the disasters.

5) They failed to forestall a crisis ……….. they had faced similar difficulties in the
past.

Task 2: Complete the sentences with the correct active or passive forms of
the given verb. (8 marks)

1) If we use the PFI, it ……….will allow……… the government to build new

capital-intensive projects without increasing public spending. (allow)

2) For a number of years, all sorts of claims ……………………….. by both PFI

supporters and critics as to whether PFI schemes are good value for money.
(make)

3) It seems obvious that a better service is more likely to …………………….

………by the legitimate winners from competitive tenders. (provide)

4) Since the late 1990s, the government …………………….private construction

companies to build new schools and hospitals. (use)

5) In 2002, a special UN body ……………………. in cooperation with regional

development banks to improve the public sector’s capacity to deliver successful
PPP projects. (establish)