TEST

Five-Minute Tests

Choose the correct answer.

1. The gunman ... the pilot of the plane to change direction.

a) claimed
b) made
c) controlled
d) forced

2. I’d like you ... the picture a bit higher.

a) raise
b) to raise
c) rise
d) to rise

3. Nobody heard him ... the house.

a) leave
b) to leave
c) left
d) has left

4. We expected Tom ... late.

a) to be
b) be
c) is
d) were

5. Hot weather makes me ... tired.

a) to feel
b) feeling
c) feel
d) felt

Key: 1. d; 2. b; 3. a; 4. a; 5. c

Necessary prepositions have been omitted from these sentences. Put in omitted prepositions.

0. If you take this job, it will be necessary to deal other departments.

deal with

1. The students must hand their homework every Monday.

___________________________

2. He can always depend his friends.

___________________________

3. I plan attending the meeting.

___________________________

4. I just don’t approve your cheating at the exam.

___________________________

5. Elizabeth excels math and science.

___________________________

Key: 1. hand in; 2. depend on; 3. plan on; 4. approve of; 5. excels in

Complete the table below by adding the correct noun or verb.

Key:

Complete the text using these words:

classical; certain; recognizable; spontaneously; borrowed

American jazz is a conglomeration of sounds (1)_____ from such varied sources as American and African folk music, European (2)_____ music, and Christian gospel songs. One of the (3)_____ characteristics of jazz is its use of improvisation: (4)_____ parts of the music are written out and played the same way by various performers, and other improvised parts are created (5)____ during a performance and vary widely from performer to performer.

Key: 1. borrowed; 2. classical; 3. recognizable; 4. certain; 5. spontaneously

By Youdif Boyarskaya,
School No. 814, Moscow