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USE OF ENGLISH

Cross out the incorrect word:

Don’t be so sensible/sensitive. I just wanted to talk to you…
She is quiet/quite good at maths.
I have more than/then $ 200 in my pocket.
There are many streets/roads from here to London.
He is a loser; everything in his live/life goes wrong.
Nobody said a word; we were all quiet/ quite.
Can you learn/teach me how to play tennis?
He hit me really hard/hardly; now my arm is hurting.
Their/There children are called Pit and Jazzy.
First she called Pete; then/than she went to visit Liz.
She is a very sympathetic/likeable person; she is always friendly.
Let me see; eventually/perhaps I can help you.
Can you lend/borrow me some money? I’ll return it on Monday.
We used to live in the same street/road when we were kids.

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since/for/ago

01. I have been learning for my French test ....................... three days.
02. Danielle has been waiting for this letter ....................... last Tuesday.
03. They arrived two days .......................
04. I met his mother a year .......................
05. I have been trying to reach her on the phone ....................... the past hour.
06. The car broke down an hour .......................
07. I have been driving ....................... three years without an accident.
08. The new casino has been open ....................... November.
09. We had to buy a new computer some days .......................
10. That scientist has been talking ....................... six hours.
11. I haven't had a cigarette ....................... I gave up smoking two years ……………..
12. I was waiting ....................... only a few minutes before they arrived.
13. She has been eating in that fast food restaurant ever ....................... she moved to Los Angeles.
14. I left the building two hours .......................
15. We have been working here ....................... the beginning of the year.

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