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Five-Minute Tests
Complete this text using the correct form of the words below.
founder prison subscribe govern believe
Amnesty International
Peter Benenson (1)_______ Amnesty International in 1961 to defend people who had been
(2)__________ for their (3)________. In 1977 it was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Amnesty
International is an organization that depends on the (4)____________ of its members, not
on (5)__________ subsidies. Its logo or symbol is a lighted candle surrounded by a barbed
wire.
Key: 1. founded; 2. imprisoned; 3. beliefs; 4. subscriptions; 5. government
How well do you know the most important traditional sporting contests in England
that take place at approximately the same time every year? Put in the missing words.
1. The Oxford – __________ Boat Race (end of March or beginning of April).
2. __________ Races (usually the fourth week in May).
3. The Cup ________ (usually the first Saturday in May).
4. The _________ National (April).
5. The Derby (late _____ or _______).
6. The Henley ____________ (July).
7. The London to _________ Car Rally (November).
Key: 1. Cambridge; 2. Bumping; 3. Final; 4. Grand; 5. May, June; 6. Regatta; 7.
Brighton
There are five mistakes in this text. Find and correct them.
(1) The Oxford – Cambridge Boat-Race
The annual contest among the universities of Oxford and Cambridge is one of the most
greatest sporting events in the world. It is held on River Thames at the end of March or
in the early April. The time of the race varies between about midday and three o’clock.
The race first rowed at Henley in 1829.
Key: 1. between the universities; 2. one of the greatest; 3. the River Thames;
4. in early April; 5. The race was first rowed…
Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only
one word in each space.
(2) The Oxford – Cambridge Boat-Race
The Boat Race is a London festival. By what strange process the thousands of Londoners
(1)_______ watch it decide whether to support Oxford or (2)________ or, as they invariably
say, (3)_________ to “be” Oxford or Cambridge must remain forever a mystery. It is
curious that the Boat Race (4)_______ the one and only occasion (5)________ the existence
of the two older Universities makes itself known to ordinary folk.
Key: 1. who; 2. Cambridge; 3. whether; 4. is; 5. when
By Youdif Boyarskaya,
School No. 814,
Moscow
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