Five-Minute Tests

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Write questions with How long did it takeвЂ¦?

0 (She cooked the dinner.)
How long did it take her to cook dinner?

1. (He got to work.)
____________________________

2. (I learnt the words to the text.)
____________________________

3. (She washed up.)
____________________________

4. (They repaired the computer.)
____________________________

5. (I solved the task.)
____________________________

Key:

1. How long did it take him to get to work?
2. How long did it take you to learn them?
3. How long did it take her to wash up?
4. How long did it take them to repair the computer?
5. How long did it take you to solve the task?

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Put the sentences in the correct order to make the conversation.

a__ I spoke English. But it was not easy.

b__ Yes, I have.

c__ When did it happen?

d__ Have you ever spoken at a large meeting?

e__ At the end of the last school year.
It was a meeting with our ex-
change partners from the UK.

f__ Did you speak Russian or English?

Key: 1. d; 2. b; 3. c; 4. e; 5. f; 6. a

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Complete these questions with a tag.

1. You never argue with your friend, ___?

2. Our friend was born in the same year as you, ________?

3. LetвЂ™s go to the cinema this evening, _____?

4. YouвЂ™d better take an umbrella, ____?

5. You wonвЂ™t come tonight, _______?

Key: 1. do you; 2. wasnвЂ™t he; 3. shall we; 4. hadnвЂ™t you; 5. will you

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Four sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from the sentences aвЂ“e the one which fits each gap (1вЂ“4). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.

In 1887 a new language was invented by Dr. Zamenhof, who was born in Poland. (1)_________ This new language was called Esperanto. (2)_________ Dr. Zamenhof believed that lots of people would speak the new language as a second language. (3)___________

But the language has not been very popular or successful. (4)__________ Today only a small number of people in the world can speak it.

a. It was a mixture of a number of European languages and it had a very simple grammar.
b. Russia is one of the countries where Esperanto is still alive.
c. He lived a great part of his life in Russia.
d. It was very easy to learn and rich enough to express thoughts and feelings.
e. There are other artificial languages invented by people.

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

By Youdif Boyarskaya,
School No. 814,
Moscow

to be continued