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TEST

Five-Minute Tests

1

I

Choose the correct preposition for the sentences below.

1.    I wrote to the manager to complain for/about/on the service.
2.    I believe to/in/of saying what I think.
3.    Lots of people are scared of/to/at spiders.
4.    My parents worry for/on/about me if I come home late.
5.    I feel sorry about/for/of Matt. He’s had a lot of bad luck.
6.    She was delighted at/with/by the present I gave her.
7.    There will be an investigation about/into/over the accident.
8.    They finally succeeded in/for/to getting the car started.
9.    When I realized I was wrong, I apologised to/on/ for my mistake.
10.    Some students were suspected of/about/for cheating in the exam.

Key: 1. about; 2. in; 3. of; 4. about; 5. for; 6. with; 7. into; 8. in; 9. for; 10. of

2

A

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

According (1)____ the theory of continental drift, the continents (2)____ not fixed in position but instead move slowly across the surface of the earth, constantly changing (3)____ position relative to one (4)____. This theory (5)______ first proposed in the eighteenth century (6)______ mapmakers noticed how closely the continents of the earth fit together when matched (7)____. It was suggested then (8)_____ the present-day continents had once (9)_____ one large continent that (10)_____ broken up into pieces which drifted apart.

Key: 1. to; 2. are; 3. in; 4. another; 5. was; 6. when; 7. up; 8. that; 9. been; 10. had

3

I

Find the missing British or American word with the same meaning as the word shown.

British

American

 

gas

underground

 

 

sidewalk

lorry

 

 

high school

university

 

autumn

 

 

two weeks

tap

 

trousers

 

 

parking lot

holiday

 

 

elevator

 

first floor

film

 

 

British

American

petrol

gas

underground

subway

pavement

sidewalk

lorry

truck

secondary school

high school

university

college

autumn

fall

fortnight

two weeks

tap

faucet

trousers

pants

car park

parking lot

holiday

vacation

lift

elevator

ground floor

first floor

film

movie

Key: 1. in; 2. at; 3. of; 4. at; 5 –; 6. at; 7. In; 8. At; 9. about; 10. for

By Youdif Boyarskaya,
School No. 814, Moscow