Five-Minute Tests
I. Put one or more suitable words in each blank.
0 What _____________ at?
What are you looking (smiling, laughing) at?
1. John _________ very hard these days.
2. Kate _________ to the cinema very often.
3. I ________ Joe at the swimming pool.
4. Look – somebody _________ you.
5. Mary is shopping; she’ll _________ in about half an hour.
Key: 1. is working (studying); 2. goes; 3. see (meet up with); 4. is waving at; 5. be back (return home)
II. Can you match these words?
| 1. take | a) an appointment |
| 2. keep | b) a barbecue |
| 3. organise | c) a break |
| 4. refuse | d) a car |
| 5. make | e) a cottage |
| 6. rent | f) an invitation |
| 7. hire | g) a mistake |
| h) a secret |
1. _________
2. _________
3. _________
4. _________
5. _________
6. _________
7. _________
Key: 1. take a break; 2. keep a secret; 3. organise a barbeque; 4. refuse an invitation; 5. make an appointment/a mistake; 6. rent a cottage (a car); 7. hire a car
III. There is one mistake in each of these sentences. Correct it.
1. I’m living here since June.
______________________________
2. This is the funnyest film I’ve ever seen.
____________________________
3. Coffee is not growed in Russia.
____________________________
4. Could you speaking a bit louder?
____________________________
5. The supermarket is busiest at Saturdays.
____________________________
6. Ann is from British.
____________________________
Key:
1. I have lived here since June.
2. This is the funniest film I’ve ever seen.
3. Coffee is not grown in Russia.
4. Could you speak a bit louder?
5. The supermarket is busiest on Saturdays.
6. Ann is from Britain.
IV. Complete the text. Use the words below.
| warn | floods | rainfall | rise |
| extremely | areas | suddenly | cover |
Will this really happen?
Scientists (1)______ that the ice at the North and South poles will soon melt. Sea levels will soon (2)______ and there will be (3)_____ in many parts of the world. Cities such as London will begin to (4)______ under water. The sea will also (5)______ many low islands, for example in the Maldives. The population of countries with low coastal (6)_____ such as Bangladesh will have to move. The weather will change more (7)_____ and there will be many storms with (8)_____ strong winds. In Europe, temperatures will rise and (9)______ will increase.
Key: 1. warn; 2. rise; 3. floods; 4. disappear; 5. cover; 6. areas; 7. suddenly; 8. extremely; 9. rainfall