Short test 1 Solutions El 3rd edition

Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs below.

stop study travel want watch

1 I         an awful film on TV last night.

2 I        to get closer to the monkeys in the zoo.

3 She           around Asia last summer.

4 My brother         biology at university.

5 The rain         after lunch.

Choose the correct past time expressions to complete the sentences.

1 I started my course                 [six months ago, ago six months.]

2 I worked at the museum            [month ago, last month].

3 We used our smartphones in class             [last week, week before].

4 My parents travelled around the world                [last ten years, ten years ago]

5 He finished the exam                    [few minutes ago., a few minutes ago.]

Choose the correct words to complete the gaps.

___ look most similar to humans.

Choose the correct words to complete the gaps.

___ have the longest necks.

Choose the correct words to complete the gaps.

___ are the only insects that make food humans can eat.

Choose the correct words to complete the gaps.

It isn’t unusual to swim with ___ on holiday.

Choose the correct words to complete the gaps.

Some ___ are longer than a school bus!

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 An eagle’s      [wing, foot] can be as wide as two metres.

2 Monkeys use their        [ears, tails] to hold onto trees.

3 My cat hurt its       [paw, wing]outside.

4 Elephants have the biggest      [ears, eyes] of all the animals.

5 Crocodiles have between 60 and 72       [feet, teeth].