Контрольная работа 8 класс в фокусе

Variant 1.

Read the text.

to miss – пропускать instead of – вместо to put off – ссадить

compartment – купе

A MISTAKE.

Mark Twain was very fond of traveling. He did a lot of traveling and never got tired of it. Once he was traveling in France by train. He was going to visit a small town near Paris.

The previous day was very hard, Mark Twain was very tired and sleepy. He was afraid he would miss the town and asked the guard to wake him up before they got to the town.

Soon he fell asleep. When he woke up, the train was in Paris. Mark Twain looked at his watch. It was half past nine. He got very angry. He couldn’t understand why the guard had not woken him up in time.

He went out of the compartment, came up to the guard and asked him why he had not woken him up. The latter looked at Mark Twain for a moment and then told him: “You may be very angry with me, but not so angry as the American whom I put off the train instead of you.”

I. Right or wrong.

1. Mark Twain was very fond of music.

2. He was going to visit a small town near London.

3. The guard woke Mark Twain up at his station.

4. Mark Twain was angry.

5. The American was put off the train instead of Mark Twain.

II. Answer the questions.

1. Was Mark Twain very fond of traveling?

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2. What town was he going to visit?

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3. Mark Twain was very tired and sleepy, wasn’t he?

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III. Complete the sentences.

1. Mark Twain was traveling in France by ___________________________________________.

2. Mark Twain couldn’t understand why the guard ____________________________________ .

3. When he woke up, ___________________________________________________________ .

IV. Match the verbs with their Russians equivalents.

1) to travel a) понимать

2) to wake up b) путешествовать

3) to understand c) будить

4) to visit d) навещать

GRAMMAR.

1. Choose the right variant.

1. The English don’t shake hands when they meet, … ?

a) do they b) don’t they c) aren’t they d) are they

2. They try to be cheerful and good-tempered in difficult situations, …?

a) do they b) don’t they c) are they d) aren’t they

3. Many English people have fireplaces in their houses, … ?

a) have they b) didn’t they c) don’t they d) aren’t they

4. Mary can’t forget her trip to the lake, …?

a) doesn’t she b) don’t she c) can’t she d) can she

2. Ask five types of questions to each sentence.

1. Children go to the park on Sundays.
2.  Betsy and her brother have seen the Monument to Alexander Pushkin in Moscow this week.
3. Debora`s relatives spent their summer holidays in Turkey last year.

Task4.

Match the numbers and the letters.

1. to keep           a. noisily

2. to receive       b. gifts

3. to celebrate    c. into another person

4. to eat              d. the distance

5. to bump         e. Easter

Task5.

Make the right choice.

1. Westminster is the … part of London.

1. business
2. governmental
3. fashionable

2. The East End is full of …

a.       banks and offices

b.      docks, workshops and factories

c.        post-offices

3. The Tower of London is guarded by …

1. the “Beefeaters”
2. the soldiers
3. the captains

4. London is situated on the both banks of the River …

1. Clyde
2. Severn
3. Thames

5. The largest city of Great Britain is …

1. Glasgow
2. Londonderry
3. London

6. The symbol of the typical Englishman is …

1. William Shakespeare
2. John Bull
3. a bulldog

7. The Queen`s name is …

1. Queen Ann I
2. Queen Margaret II
3. Queen Elizabeth II

8. The biggest bell in Britain is …

1. The Great Bell
2. The Clock Bell
3. Big Ben

9. Great Britain consists of England, Scotland and …

1. Ireland
2. Northern Ireland
3. Wales

10. English is the official … of the UK.

1. language
2. name
3. flag 

Variant 2.

Read the text.

to rush – нестись to manage – удаваться steps – ступеньки

THEY MIXED UP EVERYTHING.

Three young men came to a little station in the country and asked when the train to London was leaving. They were told that it was leaving at 10 o’clock.

So they had a lot of time and they went to the bar, took a drink and had a very good time. They forgot about the time, and when they came to the platform, their train was just leaving. They rushed along platform trying to catch the train. Two of them ran very fast and managed to jump on the steps of the last carriage. But the third man remained on the platform.

The station master approached him to wonder what the matter was. He was very surprised to see that the man was laughing.

“What’s the matter with you?” asked the station master. “Why are you laughing?”

“Oh,” said the young man, “Did you see those two idiots who jumped on the train? They mixed up everything! It was me who was going to London. They had only come to the railway station to see me off.”

I. Right or wrong.

1. Three young women came to a little station in the country.

2. The train was leaving at 5 o’clock.

3. Two men run fast and managed to jump on the steps of the last carriage.

4. The third man remained on the station.

5. The station master was very surprised to see that the man was crying.

II. Answer the questions.

1. Where did three young men come to?

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2. Who managed to jump on the steps of the last carriage?

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3. Who remained on the platform?

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III. Complete the sentences.

1. The train was leaving at _______________________________________________________ .

2. They rushed along platform ____________________________________________________ .

3. They had only come to the railway station ________________________________________ .

IV. Match the verbs with their Russian equivalents.

1) station a) поезд

2) train b) вагон

3) carriage c) станция

4) platform d) платформа

GRAMMAR.

1. Choose the right variant.

1. The English are great animal-lovers, …?

a) are you b) don’t you c) do they d) aren’t they

2. In Britain people don’t grow vegetables in front of their houses, …?

a) do they b) don’t they c) aren’t they d) are they

3. Londoners like to sit on the grass in Hide Park, … ?

a) is he b) does he c) do they d) don’t they

4. It was difficult to understand his Scottish accent, … ?

a) isn’t it b) is it c) wasn’t it d) was it

Task3.

Ask five types of questions to each sentence.

1. Her parents usually go to the seaside in summer.
2. William`s sons have bought an expensive golden ring for his birthday.
3. Their neighbours made a snow lady in the yard last winter.

Task4.

Match the numbers and the letters.

1. to attend         a. the classmates
2. to celebrate     b. smoking
3. to laugh at      c. Chinese New Year
4. to stop            d. noiselessly
5. to eat              e. school

Task5.

Make the right choice.

1. The City of London is famous for its …

1. department stores
2. ancient castles
3. banks and offices

2. Now the Tower of London is …

a.       a prison

b.      a museum

c.       a fortress

3. Where you can see the tombs of famous writers, politicians, British Queens and Kings.

a.       Westminster Abbey

b.      St. Paul`s Cathedral

c.       The British Museum

4. The West End is the symbol of …

a.       poverty

b.      wealth and luxury

c.       peace

5. Admiral Nelson`s Column is in the middle of …

a.       Red Square

b.      Trafalgar Square

c.       Piccadilly Circus

6. A double-decker is a …

a.       a bus

b.      a taxi

c.       a tram

7. The British Parliament consists of  the House of Lords and …

a.       the House of Representatives

b.      the Senate

c.       the House of Commons

8. The Union Jack is a …

a.       a person

b.      a flag

c.       a country

9. The official London residence of Queen is …

a.       the Tower of London

b.      Buckingham Palace

c.       Westminster Palace

10. The capital of the UK is …

a.       Wales

b.      Scotland

c.       London