УМОЛЯЮ НАДО, ТЕСТ.The politician who used to be a film star
(1) use / used to
(2) didn’t live / didn’t use to live
(3) live / living
(4) had / use
(5) got / used to get
(6) became / used to become
(7) wasn’t use to be / didn’t use to be
(8) used to spend / used spend
(9) won / used to win
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s life is very different today. He 1
be an actor but now he is a politician. These days he lives in California but he 2
there, he used to 3
in Austria. He 4
to have an Austrian passport for many years but he 5
an American passport in 1983 when he 6
a US citizen. When he was young he 7
interested in politics – his main interest was exercise and he 8
hours in the gym every day, building his muscles. He was very successful and he 9
the Mr Universe competition five times .
(1) used to
(2) used to live
(3) live
(4) used
(5) used to get
(6) became
(7) used to be
(8) used to spend
(9) won
Now let me explain each answer choice in detail:
(1) The phrase "used to" is used to talk about past habits or states that are no longer true in the present. In this case, it refers to the fact that Arnold Schwarzenegger had a past career as an actor.
(2) The correct answer is "used to live". The phrase "didn't use to live" is incorrect because it doesn't match with the sentence structure and meaning. The correct phrase should be "used to live", which means that he had a past habit of living in Austria.
(3) The correct answer is "live". This is the present tense form that matches with the subject "he" in the sentence.
(4) The correct answer is "used". The phrase "had" doesn't match with the sentence structure and meaning. The correct phrase should be "used", which means that he used to possess an Austrian passport.
(5) The correct answer is "used to get". The phrase "got" doesn't match with the sentence structure and meaning. The correct phrase should be "used to get", which means that in the past he was accustomed to obtaining something.
(6) The correct answer is "became". The phrase "used to become" is incorrect because it doesn't match with the sentence structure and meaning. The correct phrase should be "became", which means that he underwent a transformation to become a US citizen.
(7) The correct answer is "used to be". The phrase "wasn't used to be" and "didn't use to be" are grammatically incorrect. The correct phrase should be "used to be", which means that in the past he used to have a different occupation.
(8) The correct answer is "used to spend". The phrase "used spend" is grammatically incorrect. The correct phrase should be "used to spend", which means that in the past he had a habit of spending time in the gym.
(9) The correct answer is "used to win". The phrase "won" doesn't match with the sentence structure and meaning. The correct phrase should be "used to win", which means that in the past he had a habit of winning the Mr. Universe competition.
So, the corrected passage would be:
"Arnold Schwarzenegger’s life is very different today. He used to be an actor but now he is a politician. These days he lives in California but he used to live in Austria. He used to have an Austrian passport for many years but he got an American passport in 1983 when he became a US citizen. When he was young he wasn’t used to be interested in politics – his main interest was exercise and he used to spend hours in the gym every day, building his muscles. He was very successful and he used to win the Mr. Universe competition five times."