EXERCISE
GRAMMAR: be used to/get used to – used to – model auxiliary verb – like/prefer
I. Fill in each gap with the correct forms of used to or be used to.
1. When I was young, I ______ go swimming every day.
2. The Sherpas _______ living among the high mountains.
3. Porters _______ carrying heavy loads and burdens.
4. When the lighthouse keeper first settled here, he _______ feel lonely, but now he _______ being alone for days.
5. Experienced mountaineers ________ breathing the thin air of the heights.
6. There ________ be many shipwrecks on these rocks.
7. You shouldn't be so severe with the child. He (not) ________ being treated like that.
8. Numerous tribes of Indians _______ live on the shores of the Great Lakes in America.
9. Geologists ________ facing cold, rain and blizzards.
10.
Jack _______ live in London, but he moved in 1980.
II. Put in used to + infinitive , be/ get used to + V-ing or be used for Use the verbs in brackets.
1. When I was a child. I ………………………… (dream) of being an astronaut.
2. I’m terribly nervous. I ………………………… (not/ speak) to a large audience.
3. It took us ages to …………………………… (live) in an apartment house.
4. Lots of trains …………………………… (stop) here, but not many do now.
5. Didn’t Nick …………………………… (work) on a building site?
6. I’ll have an orange juice, please. I……………… (not/ drink) alcohol.
7. When Laura was at college, she ……………… (have) a picture of Elvis Presley on her bedroom wall.
8. There …………………………… (be) a cinema here but it was knocked down a few years ago.
9. When she arrived in Britain, she ………………… (not/ drive) on the left, but she soon got used to it.
10. I …………………………… (live) in Finland, but now I live in France.
11. I …………………………… (sit) at this desk. I sit here every day.
12. I ……………………… (sit) in the back of the classroom, but now I prefer to sit in the front row.
13. People …………………………… (believe) the earth was flat.
14. Trains …………………………… (be) the main means of cross-continental travel. Today, most people take airplanes
for long-distance travel.
15. Ms. Stanton’s job requires her to travel extensively throughout the world. She …………………… (travel) by plane.
III. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.
1. When I was a child, I …………………………… like ice-cream, but I don’t like it now.
A. am used to
B. used to
C. use
D. am used for
C. is used for
D. uses
C. use
D. am used for
2. Shampoo ………………………washing your hair.
A. is used to
B. gets used to
3. I ……………………………wearing glasses.
A. am used to
B. used to
4. We live in the capital now but we ………………… live in a small village.
A. used to
B. are used to
C. use
D. get used to
C. used to
D. is used for
C. is not used to
D. is used for
5. Gold …………………………… making jewelries.
A. gets used to
B. uses
6. The baby ………………………… getting up early.
A. used to
B. don’t get used to
7. Cheques and credit cards ………………………… storing wealth.
A. use
B are used for
C. used to
D. get used to
8. Jack doesn’t smoke any more but he ……………………………… smoke 20 cigarettes a day.
A. uses
B. is used to
C. is used for
D. used to
9. Money …………………………… buy food, furniture and other things.
A. is used for
B. used to
C. uses
D. is used to
10. She usually …………………………… dictionary to find the meaning of difficult words.
A. is used to
B. is used for
C. used to
D. uses
11. He ……………………………reading newspaper in the morning.
A. used to
B. is used
C. is used for
D. gets used to
12. A raincoat …………………………… protecting us from rain.
A. is used to
B. used to
C. is used for
D. uses
13. …………………………… eat sweet a lot when you were a child?
A. You used to B. Are you used to
C. Did you use to
D. Did you use
14. Even though Jackson is only 12, he ……flying on airplanes. His father is a pilot and has taken Jackson with him in a
plane many times.
A. is used for
B. is used
C. gets used to D. used to
15. Michael ………………… taking care of himself. He left home when he was 15 and has been on his own ever
since.
A. is used to
B. gets used
C. is used for
D. used to
IV. Complete these sentences with : can, must , should, ought:
1. You ------------ wash your hands before meals.
2. Nam is very good at Math. He -------------- do all math problems.
3. It’s too late. I -------------- go now.
4. She gets bad marks at chemistry. She ------------to study harder.
5.The traffic lights are red. You ---------------- stop.
6. ----------------- I go to the movie now, Mom?
7. Children ---------------- drink lots of milk.
8. He -------------------- to drive more carefully.
V. Complete the following sentences in such a way that its meanings nearly the same as the one aboveU:
1. You should wash your hands before meals.
You ought ---------------------------------------------------------- .
2. Michael Jordan is a skillful basketball player.
Michael Jordan plays --------------------------------------------- .
3. Come and go climbing with me, Nam.
Would you like ---------------------------------------------------------- .
4. He likes watching TV better than listening to music.
He prefers ------------------------------------------------ .
5. She ought to see a dentist.
She should ---------------------------------------------------------- .
6. My father is a safe driver.
My father drives --------------------------------------------- .
7. Come and play chess with me, Minh.
Would you like ---------------------------------------------------------- .
8. The sailors like the sea better than the land.
The sailors prefer ------------------------------------------------ .