Five-Minute Tests

I. Fill in the gaps with a suitable adverb.

1. Jack terrifies me. He drives too __________.

2. It was good. My report went rather _______ I thought.

3. She sings _________ and she’s an awful dancer too.

4. Listen __________. I’ll explain this rule again.

5. Sue is a good student. She did very ________ in the exam.

Key: 1. fast; 2. well; 3. awfully/terribly; 4. carefully; 5. well

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

The Generation Gap

Over dinner, my husband and I (1)_______________ (discuss) a party we (2)_______________ (throw) the night before. “The Andersons are such an interesting couple,” I said. “She has an MA from BU, and he has a PhD from MIT.” That’s when our young son (3)______________ (put down) his fork in disgust.

“What’s wrong?” I asked.

To which he replied, “You always (4)______________ (spell), and I never (5)_____________ (know) what you (6)____________ (talk) about.”

Key: 1. were discussing; 2. had thrown; 3. put down; 4. are always spelling; 5. know; are talking.

(MA –магистр, BU – Бостонский университет, MIT – Массачусетский технологический институт)

III. Correct the mistakes in these sentences. Sometimes there’s more than one possible answer.

1. Paul said me he was leaving tonight.

____________________________

2. I want that Pete helps me.

____________________________

3. Ella told that she failed the exam.

____________________________

4. Gary didn’t advise to stay in that hotel.

____________________________

5. My mother explained me that it was dangerous.

____________________________

Key:

1. Paul told me/said that he was leaving tonight.

2. I want Pete to help me.

3. Ella said that she failed the exam.

4. Gary didn’t advise us/anybody to stay in that hotel.

5. My mother explained (to me) that it was dangerous.

IV. Complete these sentences in your own words.

1. I realized ___________________.

2. He refused _________________.

3. We wanted _________________.

4. He suggested _______________.

5. She persuaded ______________.

6. He allowed _________________.

7. They advised _______________.

8. He offered _________________.

9. She told ___________________.

10. I explained _________________.

Key:

1. I realized that…

2. He refused to (do smth).

3. We wanted to do smth/smb to do smth.

4. He suggested that smb did smth./He suggested doing smth…

5. She persuaded us to do it all ourselves.

6. He allowed sb to do smth.

7. They advised smb to do smth.

8. He offered to do smth.

9. She told smb that.

10. I explained that…