Five-Minute Tests
Complete the text with a, an, the where necessary.
There is plenty to see and do in and around Moscow, during (1)____ day and at (2)____
night. Visit (3)_____ Kremlin, (4)____ most famous site in Moscow; walk round (5)_____
busy streets and buy (6)_____ traditional Russian souvenirs. Go to (7)_____ Pushkin Museum
of Fine Arts or (8)_____ Tretyakov Gallery. Enjoy your stay in Moscow, it’s (9)_____
great place for (10)____ holiday.
Key: 1. the; 2. –; 3. the; 4. the; 5. the; 6. –; 7. the;
8. the; 9. a; 10. a
Use the word in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the
space in the same line.
The Skill of Leonardo da Vinci
Whether or not Leonardo
da Vinci was the (1)____ GREAT
genius of all time, whatever
he did, he did it (2)______. GOOD
He was left-handed and
had difficulty writing.
It is thought that the two
halves of his brain operated
(3)________. This could DEPEND
explain how he managed
to achieve so much. As
the left half of his brain
thought about (4)_______, ARCHITECT
the right half could think
about his next (5)______. INVENT
Key: 1. greatest; 2. well; 3. independently; 4. architecture;
5. invention
Which tense do we use (Present Simple or Present Continuous):
1. to talk about scientific facts?
__________________________
2. with phrases like “twice a month”?
__________________________
3. to talk about a temporary situation?
__________________________
4. to talk about general abilities?
__________________________
5. to talk about annoying habits (usually with always)
__________________________
Key: 1, 2, 4. Present Simple; 3, 5. Present Cont.
Match the uses above with these examples.
a. Water boils at 100 Co.
b. You are always losing your gloves.
c. We go to school six days a week.
d. I play the guitar.
e. I am staying with my friends.
Key: 1. a; 2. c; 3. e; 4. d; 5. b
Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only
one word in each space.
New Year’s day (1)________ celebrated all over the world, but not always at the
(2)_________ time. Our New Year starts (3)_______ 1 January but the Chinese New Year
(4)_________ place any time between 21 January and 19 February, depending (5)_______ the
year.
Key: 1. is; 2. same; 3. on; 4. takes; 5. on
By Youdif Boyarskaya,
School No. 814,
Moscow
to be continued
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