PART 2: USE OF ENGLISH (5pts)
A. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. (2pts)
Susan has been studying interior design part time for three years and she (1.get) _______ her diploma next month. Since she (2.work) _______ in the same company for over ten years, she feels that she (3.need) _______ a change, so she (4.plan) _______ to open her own design business. She (5.start) _______ looking for an office next week, and she (6.hope) _______ she will have found something in good location and at a reasonable price by the end of the month. Her tutors (7.tell) ______ her that she (8.be)______ very talented and they (9.assure) _______ her that she (10.make) _______ a success of the business.
B. Put the suitable prepositions into the reading passage. (2pts)
Trouble at Norton Mining
The entire workforce of Norton Mining has gone (1) _______ strike following a serious accident at the mine in Coolooma. The cause (2) _______the accident is unclear, but the union is blaming management attitudes to safety regulations. A spokesperson said “Damage (3) _______ equipment was frequently ignored and union demands (4) ____safer working practices were rejected. The managers’ relationship (5)_______ the union was very poor, so although we