What does the verb "use up" mean?
What does the verb "run up to" mean?
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a disease in a part of your body that is caused by a bacteria or a virus
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physical harm or damage to someone's body caused by an accident or an attack.
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Synonym of "very serious". Causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage etc;
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an important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provides an answer to a problem
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A formal statement of the rules on which a subject of study is based , an opinion or explanation
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something that is different from something else, expecially from what is usual, and offering the possibility of choice.
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To take something in, especially gradually.
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To show that something is true
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They called a lawyer. The lawyer lived nearby.
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They live in a city. The city is in the north of England.
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The football match was about to start. Real Madrid plays in the stadium.
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John is a fast runner. His father had also been a good athlete.
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I went to England on holiday in 2019. In 2019 the weather was extremely hot.
In 2019 ...............
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They moved to America in order to getting a better job.
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The weather was really warm today. ...................., yesterday it was extremely cold.
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I lent him some money ................ he could get a taxi home.
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They booked the tickets online ...................... ensure they got the best tickets.
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The workmen will repair the computer tomorrow.
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Someone has drunk all the milk!
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The council is planning a new road near my house.
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He had written three books before 1867.
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Someone invented the ipad in 2001.
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They say that a long journey starts with the first step.
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At the end of the examination, the judges will ask you some questions.
THIS QUESTION HAS 2 PARTS! PLEASE READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY, TWICE!
A. Write a short newspaper report of at least 6 sentences about a (made up or real) crime that took place in your local neighbourhood. Describe the type of crime and what happened to the criminals.
In your text, you must use at least the following:
(1.) 1x defining relative clause
(2.) 1x a non-defining relative clause
(3.) 1x the past simple passive
(4.) 1x the past continuous passive
(5.) 1x the present perfect passive
(6.) 1x the past perfect passive
B. IN YOUR TEXT, look up the grammar items listed above. After each grammar item, write the grammar item between brackets (), or its number (1.) - (6.) between brackets.
For example: The criminal is kept (present simple passive) in the police station all night.
For each grammar item:
* 0.5 point will be awarded if the verb is in the required form but not used correctly in the text,
* 1.0 point if it is also used correctly in the newspaper report.
* For your article, you can get up to three additional points for your correct use of English.