Five-Minute Tests
Read the text and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.
Possible alternatives
Many students in Britain (1)_____ to leave school at 18 and go straight to (2)____ to do their degrees (3)_______ considering possible alternatives. Nowadays, things are different: 20% of students take a year (4)______ (the so-called ‘gap year’ between their ‘A’ level exams and their university studies). Some stay in Britain and (5)_____ during that year, but about half want to go and work overseas. Other (6)_____ choose a completely different route: they turn (7)_____ university places in favour of finding permanent jobs. The advantage of this (8)_____ that they can often study for professional qualifications on the company’s time.
Key: 1. used; 2. university; 3. without; 4. off; 5. work; 6. students; 7. down; 8. is
Read the text and answer the questions.
Can You Teach Entrepreneurship?
Can you teach someone to be the next Henry Ford or Richard Branson? Is business enterprise in your genes or can it be taught in the classroom? The government clearly believes that enterprise should be on the school curriculum. In the recent Budget, Gordon Brown announced a further 
180m over three years to continue funding for enterprise education in the UK. That’s about 17,000 a year for each average size secondary school.
The scheme has been running for several years, yet many schools are still scratching their collective scalp, trying to work out just what enterprise education involves.
According to the text:
1. Is business enterprise taught in the classroom now? Y/N
2. Has the programm for enterprise education in the UK been worked out yet? Y/N
Key: 1. Y; 2. N
Choose one of the words below and some or the to complete the sentences.
information advice furniture news research
1. I don’t think I have all _____ ______ I need.
2. How to learn English faster? Could you give me ____ ______?
3. Have you heard ______ _______?
4. Where are you going to move ____ ______ while we paint the room?
5. ______ ______ into genes done by Mike is very important.
Key: 1. the information; 2. some advice; 3. the news; 4. the furniture; 5. The research
Put a suitable adjective in these sentences. These words will help you.
democrat |
thought |
create |
danger |
music |
1. Everybody wants to live in a _______ country.
2. My friend is very _________. He’s always kind and considerate.
3. Your plan seems rather __________ to me.
4. Look at Nick’s paintings! He is very _________.
5. I can’t play the guitar. I wish I were more __________.
Key: 1. democratic; 2. thoughtful; 3. dangerous; 4. creative; 5. musical