Five-Minute Tests

Remember some differences between British and American English and put in missing words.

There are some differences between British and American English. For example a film in Britain is (0) a movie in America, a postman is (1)__________, the underground is (2)__________, a flat is (3)_________, petrol is (4)_______ and a wardrobe is (5)_________.

Key: 1. a mailman; 2. the subway; 3. an apartment; 4. gas; 5. closet

Who, where and how?
Complete the table below.

What do you call a person who plays football, tennis or golf?

What do you call someone who does athletics or skiing?

Where do you do these sports?

court track pitch slope course

What do you use?

clubs skis shoes boots racket

Sport	Person





Place	Equipment

Key:

Sport	Person
Football	Footballer
Tennis	Tennis player
Athletics	Athlete
Golf	Golfer
Skiing	Skier
Place	Equipment
Football pitch	Football boots
Tennis court	Tennis racket
Track	Running shoes
Golf course	Golf clubs
Ski slope	Skis

Choose the correct preposition.

1. She apologized from/to/for her mistake.

2. Everybody blamed the accident to/on/for me.

3. The number of people suffering on/from/of heart disease has increased.

4. Did you congratulate her on/with/for her success?

5. I’ll never forgive them on/of/for what they did.

6. It depends of/on/from how much it’s going to cost.

7. They finally succeeded in/for/to getting the car started.

8. They wrote to the manager to complain for/about/on the service.

9. Do your parents worry for/on/about you if you come home late?

10. Did you explain -/to/for them why you were angry?

Key: 1. for; 2. on; 3. from; 4. on; 5. for; 6. on; 7. in; 8. about; 9. about; 10. to

By Youdif Boyarskaya,
School No. 814,
Moscow

to be continued