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TESTS

 

Five-Minute Tests

1.

E

Correct these sentences.

1. There is many children.________________________________
2. You mustn’t to go to bed late.________________________________
3. I don’t want play football.________________________________
4. How many people there are?________________________________
5. She never go there alone.________________________________

Key:

1. There are many children.
2. You mustn’t go to bed late.
3. I don’t want to play football.
4. How many people are there?
5. She never goes there alone.

2.

I

Correct these sentences.

1. I don’t feel like play football.________________________________
2. You don’t have take this medicine.________________________________
3. I look forward to hear from you.________________________________
4. What about go there?________________________________
5. I know him for a long time.________________________________

Key:

1. I don’t feel like playing football.
2. You don’t have to take this medicine.
3. I look forward to hearing from you.
4. What about going there?
5. I’ve known him for a long time.

3.

I

I. Match the phrasal verbs with their meanings. One meaning is used twice.

1. give up
2. go on
3. put off
4. carry on
5. keep at it or keep on

a) postpone
b) stop doing something
c) continue
d) do something continuously or repeatedly

II. Complete these sentences using the correct form of one of the phrasal verbs above.

1. Has your father _______ smoking?
2. You can’t ________ studying like that. You should be more serious.
3. Could we ________ our going away until tomorrow?
4. I’m sure that you’ll find a job if you ______ applying for one.

Key:

I. 1. b; 2. c; 3. a; 4. c; 5. d
II. 1. given up; 2. go on/carry on; 3. put off; 4. keep on

4.

I

Here are some of the things your friend said to you. Tell another friend what he said. Use reported speech.

0. I’m going to learn Spanish.
He said he was going to learn Spanish.

1. It’s my book.______________________________
2. I love to play jokes on people.______________________________
3. I’ll go there.______________________________
4. I’ve seen this film.______________________________
5. I gave it.______________________________
6. I was talking on the phone.______________________________
7. I had returned by then.______________________________
8. I must go.______________________________
9. I can translate it.______________________________
10. I didn’t want to dance.______________________________

Key:

1. He said it was his book.
2. He said he loved to play jokes on people.
3. He said he would go there.
4. He said he had seen that film.
5. He said he had given it.
6. He said he had been talking on the phone.
7. He said he had returned by then.
8. He said he must (had to) go.
9. He said he could translate it.
10. He said he hadn’t wanted to dance.

By Youdif Boyarskaya,
Moscow, School No. 814