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TESTS

Five-Minute Tests

1. E

In each sentence below there is at least one mistake with the verb. Correct the sentences.

1.    I am not go to school every day.

    __________________________

2.    Go you to the cinema on Saturday?

    __________________________

3.    Ann like go to the theatre.

    __________________________

4.    Are you want to watch TV?

    __________________________

5.    John can’t go for a walk. He must to do his homework.

    __________________________

Key:

1.    I do not go to school every day./I am not going to school every day.
2.    Will you go to the cinema on Saturday?
3.    Ann likes to go (going) to the theatre.
4.    Do you want to watch TV?
5.    He must do his homework.

2. E

Complete the text using these words:

outdoor
sandwiches
never
castle
place

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was born in April 1926 in London. Her favourite (1)________ is Scotland, Windsor (2)_________. Her favourite food is fish, high tea, cucumber (3)__________ and cake. Her favourite drink is tea. She likes sports, riding, driving and (4)________ life. She dislikes coffee, sea voyages, cricket and tennis. She (5)________ criticizes her children.

Key:

1. place; 2. Castle; 3. sandwiches; 4. outdoor; 5. never

3. A

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

5 November 1605

The fifth of November is notorious (0) as the day a group of fanatics tried to blow (1)________ the Houses of Parliament in 1605. (2)_________ the conspirators was Guido Fawkes, whose name (3)________ since been taken to commemorate (4)___________ attempt. Guy Fawkes’ or Bonfire Night is now marked with bonfires and fireworks (5)__________ the country.

Key:

1. up; 2. Among; 3. has; 4. the; 5. acros

4. A

Open the brackets.

James Bond

Spy 007 (1. to work) for the British Secret Service since 1953 when Ian Fleming first (2. to write) about him in Casino Royale. Fleming (3. to be) now dead, but the spy still (4. to live) on. The first film (5. to be) Dr No in 1962 and since then he (6. to appear) in over twenty films. The Cold War (7. to finish) and Bond’s enemies (8. not to be) the Russians now, but there (9. to be) still plenty of bad people out there! Columbia, the film’s producer, recently (10. to finish) filming his latest adventure.

Key:

1. has been working; 2. wrote; 3. is; 4. lives; 5. was; 6. has appeared; 7. has finished; 8. are not; 9. are; 10. has finished

By Youdif Boyarskaya,
School No. 814, Moscow