Five-Minute Tests

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Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits the space.

A young (1)__________ (TAIWAN) man wrote 700 letters to his girlfriend over a period of two years, (2)________ (TRY) to get her to marry him. His (3)________________ (PERSIST) finally brought results. The girl became engaged to the (4)______________ (POST) who (5)_____________ (FAITH) delivered all the letters.

Key: 1. Taiwanese; 2. trying; 3. persistence; 4. postman; 5. faithhfully

2

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

Many, many years (1)__________ girls pinned five bay leaves to (2)____________ pillows on the eve of Valentine’s Day. They pinned one (3)___________ to the center of the pillow and one to each corner. If (4)_________ charm worked, they (5)___________ their future husbands in their dreams.

bay лавр, лавровое дерево

Key: 1. ago; 2. their; 3. leaf; 4. the; 5. saw

3

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

– What (1)_____________ your dream holiday anywhere in the world? Is there one place you (2)____________ really like to see for yourself one day?
– There are a lot of places I‘d really (3)__________ to see. But this summer we (4)___________ exploring English Lakes and Scottish Highlands.
– Walking holidays?
– I think it’s the (5)___________ way to see the country.

Key: 1. is; 2. would; 3. like; 4. are; 5. best

4

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Complete the sentences using one of the verbs below. There is one verb extra.

broaden attend hold

afford communicate cancel

1. You should know how (1)__________________ with the people from other countries.
2. A lot of students from Russia would like to go to Britain to improve their English and (2) __________________ their mind.
3. Can you (3)__________ a holiday in Britain?
4. Will you (4)__________ your package tour if your work keeps you busy?
5. English language courses in July? I’d rather (5)________ driving courses.

Key: 1. to communicate; 2. to broaden; 3. afford; 4. cancel; 5. attend

to be continued