Unit 5 Test

Complete the sentences with the words

badges barbecue cars money sponsored swim

1 My friends are doing a                on Saturday.

2 They are collecting       for charity.

3 Some other friends are washing      outside the supermarket.

4 They are also selling        .

5 On Friday they are having a          in their garden.

Complete the sentences with the verbs.

had made organize sell sell

1 My friends want to          a jumble sale for next weekend.

2 They have      a charity CD to sell at the jumble sale.

3 Last year they     a bring and buy sale.

4 They will probably      a lot of sweets.

5 They usually      a lot of raffle tickets, too.

Complete the sentences with make or do.

1 My friends    exercise every day.

2 She doesn’t want to    her homework this evening.

3 We have to      a decision.

4 Does going on holiday      you happy?

5 They are really funny. They always      me laugh.

6 He doesn’t want to      friends with anyone.

7 I usually      a lot of mistakes in my maths homework.

8 Can you    me a favour?

9 They always      a lot of money for charity.

10 I am going to relax at home and    nothing

Write sentences using the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

1 She             (not do) her homework.

2 We             (not have) lunch.

3 I                 (collect) a lot of money for charity.

4 They           (do) a sponsored swim.

5 I               (not read) any books in English.

6 He             (not be) to the USA.

Complete the text with the present perfect of the verbs in brackets.

My uncle loves travelling. He (1)             (visit) more than 30 countries around the world. He (2)          (be) to Australia and New Zealand and he (3)            (work) in the United States. He (4)              (not be) to Russia or China but my parents (5)              (visit) both of those countries and they (6)           (see) a lot of interesting things.

Complete the sentences with for or since.

1 We have been at school       8 o’clock.

2 My friends have lived in this city     a long time.

3 I have lived here       I was born.

4 I haven’t eaten anything       breakfast. I’m really hungry!

5 They have been at home     two hours.

6 My parents have been married       1988.

Complete the questions with the present perfect form of the verbs .

be have know live collect work

1 How long      you       in this house?

2 How long     she       her best friend?

3 How long      your parents      married?

4 How long      you           money for charity?

5 How long      they     their car?

6 How long     your father        in the bank?

Read the text and choose the correct answers.

A charity hero

Eddie Izzard is a British comedian and actor. He was born in Yemen in 1962, while his parents were working there. His mother was working as a nurse and his father was working for an oil company. Eddie Izzard first became interested in comedy when he was studying to be an accountant at Sheffield University, in the north of England. He started telling jokes in comedy clubs and soon became very popular. He first became famous as a comedian in 1991 and today he often appears in comedy programmes on television and at comedy events in the theatre. He even tells jokes in other languages, especially French! In 1995, he started acting in theatre plays and appearing in films. Since 1995, he has appeared in more than 30 films. In 2009, he decided to do something special to raise money for charity. Eddie Izzard is not really interested in sport and is not an active sportsman, however, he decided to run a marathon. Then, after only five weeks training, he ran 43 marathons in 51 days to raise money for a charity called Sports Aid, which helps hungry people in Africa. He ran 42 kilometres every day, six days a week for seven weeks. He ran from London to Cardiff, in Wales. From Cardiff he ran to Belfast, in Northern Ireland, and then to Edinburgh, in Scotland, and back to London. In total, he ran 1,100 miles (nearly 1,800 kilometres) in 51 days. He collected more than £1,150,000 (€1,300,000) for the charity and received a special BBC award for his charity work.

1 Where was Eddie Izzard born?            [in England, in Yemen]

2 What did he study at university?             [comedy, accountancy]

3 When did he first become famous as a comedian?      [1991, 1995]

4 How many films has he appeared in?              [30, more than 30]

5 How many marathons did he run?    [51, 43]

6 How long did he train for before the marathons?             [five months, five weeks]

7 Where did he finish the last marathon?            [in London, in the USA]