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Контрольная работа за II четверть по английскому языку (8 класс) I вариант
I. READING COMPREHENSION
Read the texts and match them with the titles, there is one extra title (Прочтитекстыиподберикнимзаголовки. Одинзаголовоклишний)
a) Works of the Greatest English Poet and Writer
b) Way onto the Stage
c) Great Present from a Family for the Nation
d) Reborn to give pleasure to music lovers
e) Career in ballet
f) Symbolic name of a building
1. Queen Victoria opened The Royal Albert Hall in 1871. She gave the name of her husband to this hall. It holds one of the world’s largest festivals of western classical music. The hall has also seen a number of well known pop artists throughout last decades, including The Beatles, The Rolling stones, Abba. Over the year events such as ice skating, tennis, and even sumo wrestling have taken place in the Hall.
2. Anna Pavlova, the great Russian ballerina, was the most famous dancer of her time. She became a prima ballerina in 1906. In 1909, Pavlova joined S. Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe on its historic tour in Paris. During 1910 she danced in the United Kingdom and the United States. In 1911 she formed her own ballet company. The most popular image of Anna Pavlova is in her most famous solo “the Swan”.
3. What makes a great actor? Is it possible to learn how to act? Most famous actors studied a variety of techniques. Some took training programmes and courses, like Hugh Grant who went to Oxford University. Andrey Mironov, the famous Russian actor, learned by watching his parents on stage as he grew up. Brad Pitt has never taken an acting course. Each actor has used every lesson he or she learnt.
4. Shakespeare wrote at least 38 plays, over 150 short and long poems. Lots of people think they are the finest ever written in English. We can read them in every major living language now, 400 years after the poet’s death. People continue to watch his plays around the world. Among Shakespeare’s plays there are comedies, dramas, tragedies.Experts have counted that Shakespeare’s complete works consist of 884 647 words and 118,406 lines
5. One of the most famous opera houses, La Scala, appeared in 1776. The Empress Maria Theresa of Austria helped to found it. They closed house during World War I. The enemy bombed the theatre during World War II. After the war Italians rebuilt and opened it in 1947. Most of Italy’s greatest opera artists and many of the best singers from around the world have appeared at la Scala during the past 200 years.
II. USE OF ENGLISH (GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY)
II.1. Writethederivatives (образуй производные от слов из правой колонки)
1. _____________ is a person who reports on the important events. JOURNAL
2. If we want to protect our environment, we should improve _____ education. ECOLOGY
3.He is the ______________ of a popular singer. MANAGE
4.Some people think that travelling on your own might be__________ DANGER
In fact, organizing your own trip is more adventurous.
5.The best way to travel between London and Paris is by train.
They carry ______ travelers between this destination. MANY
II.2. Fill in the words: suits, overweight, slim, try, join (вставьтесловавпропуски)
6) Tina wants to __________a sport club.
7) Would you like to _________ on that dress?
8) She’s got a very ____________figure.
9) John is ____________. He must go on a diet.
10) I don’t think that red hair ___________her.
II.3. Choose the correct answers (выбериправильныйответ)
11. He………troubled yesterday.
a)) looked
b) is looking
c) had looked
12. They…… football at 2 p.m. yesterday.
a) played
b) were playing
c) had played
13. He………his work by that time.
a) finished
b) was finishing
c) had finished
14. Where … you…. your summer holidays?
a) did…. spend
b) were…spending
c) had…. spent
15. How many countries ...they….by that time?
a) did …visit
b) were visiting
c) had visited
16. to damage
a) to be out of luck
b) to hurt
c)to be in trouble
17. research
a) an experiment
b) an achievement
c) an exploration
18.I think we should/must go to Spain instead of Australia. It will be cheaper.
19.You shouldn’t/couldn’t ask foreigners personal question, because it is not polite.
20. John wrote the essay. The essay is/was written by John.
21. The company employs three hundred people. Three hundred people were employing/ employed
III. WRITING
Write what English-speaking countries would you like to visit and why. Write 8 sentences. Напиши какие англоговорящие страны ты бы хотел посетить и почему. Напиши 8 предложений
Контрольная работа за II четвертьпо английскому языку (8 класс) II вариант
I. READING COMPREHENSION
Read the texts and match them with the titles, there is one extra title (Прочтитекстыиподберикнимзаголовки. Одинзаголовоклишний)
a) Career in ballet
b) Way onto the Stage
c) Great Present from a Family for the Nation
d) Reborn to give pleasure to music lovers
e) Symbolic name of a building
f) Great Exhibition
1. The marriage between the two first cousins – young Queen Victoria and clever, handsome German Prince Albert – was based on real love. They had a family of 9 children and lived in close harmony for 21 years until Prince Albert’s death in 1861. Albert and Victoria were interested in arts and science and organized the Great Exhibition of 1851. They built a special hall for it. After Albert’s death Queen Victoria gave the name ”Albert” to the hall they had built.
2. The Folger Shakespeare Library is situated on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The Folger opened in 1932, as a gift to the American people from founders Henry and Emily Folger. It is home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection. It has Shakespeare’s woks in copies from their earliest printings to the most recent editions.
3. Queen Victoria opened The Royal Albert Hall in 1871. She gave the name of her husband to this hall. It holds one of the world’s largest festivals of western classical music. The hall has also seen a number of well known pop artists throughout last decades, including The Beatles, The Rolling stones, Abba. Over the year events such as ice skating, tennis, and even sumo wrestling have taken place in the Hall.
4. Anna Pavlova, the great Russian ballerina, was the most famous dancer of her time. She became a prima ballerina in 1906. In 1909, Pavlova joined S. Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe on its historic tour in Paris. During 1910 she danced in the United Kingdom and the United States. In 1911 she formed her own ballet company. The most popular image of Anna Pavlova is in her most famous solo “the Swan”.
5. What makes a great actor? Is it possible to learn how to act? Most famous actors studied a variety of techniques. Some took training programmes and courses, like Hugh Grant who went to Oxford University. Andrey Mironov, the famous Russian actor, learned by watching his parents on stage as he grew up. Brad Pitt has never taken an acting course. Each actor has used every lesson he or she learnt.
II. USE OF ENGLISH (GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY)
II.1. Writethederivatives (образуй производные от слов из правой колонки)
1.On the other hand, independent travel is ___________ EXCITE
2. If you want to be healthy, you should care about the ___of the environment. PROTECT
3. When I arrived, the sun began to shine _________ BRIGHT
4.It was lovely to ski down the hills in Switzerland and the weather was ___ and snowy. FROST
5.Sergei Korolyov was the ______ of the first spaceship. CONSTRUCT
II.2. Fill in the words: cashier, overtime, author, freelancer, vet (вставьтесловавпропуски)
6) She loves animals. She wants to become a ________.
7) My father works as a __________from home.
8) Who is the __________ of this novel?
9) Does your father often work_________?
10) A _________is a person people pay money to in a shop.
II.3. Choose the correct answers (выбериправильныйответ)
11. What……you….at 7 p.m. yesterday?
a) did….do
b) were ...doing
c) had…done
12. Where … you…. your summer holidays?
a) did…. spend
b) were…spending
c) had…. spent
13. How many countries ...they….by that time?
a) did …visit
b) were visiting
c) had visited
14. He………troubled yesterday.
a) looked
b) is looking
c) had looked
15. They…… football at 2 p.m. yesterday.
a) played
b) were playing
c) had played
16. awful
a) terrible
b) hard
c)exciting
17. misty
a) stormy
b) foggy
c) rainy
18.Passengers must not/needn’t carry more than one piece of hand luggage onto the plane.
19.The statistics shows that last year more tourists could/will be able to afford to go abroad for their holidays.
20. The is preparing the food. The food is preparing/ being prepared by the chef.
21. Calvin Klein designed the costumes. The costumes are designing/were designed byCalvin Klein.
III. WRITING
Write what English-speaking countries would you like to visit and why. Write 8 sentences. Напиши какие англоговорящие страны ты бы хотел посетить и почему. Напиши 8 предложений
Контрольная работа за II четверть по английскому языку (8 класс)
ФИО
ШКОЛА
КЛАСС
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ВАРИАНТ
TASK I. READING COMPREHENSION
(10 минут)
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Задание I
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II. USE OF ENGLISH (GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY)
(25 минут)
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III. WRITING
(10 минут)
8 баллов
Задание III
Писать на оборотной стороне листа
ВСЕГО: 45 минут
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