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TESTS

Five-Minute Tests

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How well do you know important phrasal verbs? Replace the underlined words in these sentences with the correct form of the proper phrasal verb.

0 I don’t have a good relationship with Kate.
0 I don’t get on with Kate.

1. “Are you listening to me?” “Yes, continue speaking.”

__________________________

2. Can you wait a minute?

__________________________

3. I know it’s difficult but don’t stop trying.

__________________________

4. She still hasn’t recovered from the shock of failing the exam.

__________________________

5. Jack looks and behaves like his father.

__________________________

6. Be quick! Everybody is waiting for you.

__________________________

7. We will begin our journey at 8 o’clock tomorrow.

__________________________

8. Sorry I’m late. We had an important meeting and I couldn’t leave.

__________________________

9. You shouldn’t check the meaning of every new word in the dictionary.

__________________________

10. He appeared unexpectedly when everybody was leaving the party.

__________________________

Key: 1. go on, carry on; 2. hold on; 3. give up; 4. got over; 5. takes after; 6. Come on!; 7. set off; 8. get away; 9. look up; 10. turned up

2

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Fill in the gaps in this short telephone call.

A: Hello?

B: Hello. (0) This is Peter Smith. Is (1)_____ Bibery System?

A: No, I’m (2)_______ not. You’ve got the (3)______ number.

B: Oh – I’m very (4)_________.

A: (5)__________’s OK. Goodbye.

Key: 1. that; 2. afraid; 3. wrong; 4. sorry; 5. That

 

3

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Fill in the table.

Past facts

Wishes and about the past

(0) I am not happy at school. He didn’t apply for a job advertised in the newspaper.

1. He wished he had applied for it. If only he had applied for it.

It rained the whole of my holiday.

(1)

(2)

He wishes he’d passed the exam.

He has eaten too much and now feels seek.

(3)

(4)

I wish I had studied Spanish at school.

They didn’t tell me they were coming. I am not prepared for them.

(5)

Key:

1. I wish it hadn’t rained. If only it had been sunny!
2. He didn’t pass the exam.
3. He wishes he hadn’t eaten so much.
4. I didn’t study Spanish at school.
5. I wish I had known they were coming. If only they had told me they were coming.

By Youdif Boyarskaya,
School No. 814,
Moscow

to be continued