Five-Minute Tests
I. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word or a proper tense of a verb that fits in the space in the same line.
| (1)_________ is a necessary habit in the life of civilized society. | PUNCTUAL |
| Without it, nothing could ever be brought to a (2)_______. | CONCLUDE |
| But how do (3)___________ nationalities understand it? | DIFFER |
| Imagine you have (4)___________ a birthday party. | ARRANGEMENT |
| What time should you expect your foreign guests to arrive? | |
| If they are German, they’ll arrive on time. | |
| If they are British, they’ll be 10 or 15 minutes late – | |
| this gives hosts time to finish their (5)__________. | PREPARE |
| And you should allow up to an hour for the Italians. |
Key: 1. punctuality; 2. conclusion; 3. different; 4. arranged; 5. preparations
II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
1. The TV programme gave viewers a very good ________ of life in this country.
A. feeling
B. notion
C. reaction
D. impression
2. Some people find it more difficult to _______ their feelings on the telephone rather than in writing.
A. pronounce
B. propose
C. express
D. expose
3. The speaker ______ that children should read rather than watch TV and play computer games.
A. told
B. maintained
C. discussed
D. proposed
4. Anna was chosen to ____ her school at the national youth festival.
A. represent
B. expose
C. substitute
D. display
5. The principle of free medical care for everyone was ______ in Britain in 1948.
A. formed
B. installed
C. established
D. settled
6. They arrived _____ at six o’clock.
A. timely
B. punctually
C. accurately
D. directly
7. I think you had _______ go now or you’ll be late.
A. must
B. rather
C. prefer
D. better
8. I’ve never been very _________ on Biology.
A. keen
B. fond
C. pleased
D. happy
9. When he rang, I was just __________ to the news on the radio.
A. catching
B. listening
C. hearing
D. attending
10. If you _______ the queue, people will get very angry with you.
A. pass
B. rush
C. push
D. jump
Key: 1. D; 2. C; 3. B; 4. A; 5. C; 6. B; 7. D; 8. A; 9. B; 10. D
III. Match the verbs on the left to the words on the right to form common phrases.
| 1. make | a. something a try |
| 2. have | b. a difference |
| 3. get | c. ages |
| 4. take | d. a go |
| 5. make | e. better (at something) |
| 6. give | f. progress |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Key: 1. f; 2. d; 3. e; 4. c; 5. b; 6. a
to be continued