Проверочная работа за 1 четверть
(М.З.Биболетова 9 класс).
1 Reading. Read the text and do the task
Lord Byron was an aristocrat and a fashionable man.
His personality attracted Britain and all Europe. He brought to his poetry
romanticism of his times. He was talented and handsome, noble and brave. George
Gordon Byron was born on January 22nd 1788. He spent his early years outside
the capital. He lived in the north. Later his mother took him to Aberdeen.
There they lived for several years. George went to Aberdeen Grammar School and
there is a monument to him outside the school. Later he studied at Harrow School
and Cambridge University. When Byron was 19, he came to London. One day the
poet wrote, “I woke up and found myself famous”. It happened after the
publication of his autobiographic poem “Childe Harold” in 1812. In summer of
1816 Byron left Britain forever. He travelled around Europe and soon he became
a member of the Greek liberation movement, for which he died. But he did not
lead the Greeks in battle as he wished. He died of fever.
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правильного ответа
(1-5).
1. George Gordon Byron was ….
a) a famous English poet c) an actor b) an
English dramatist d) an alchemist
2. When Byron was a boy, he lived …
a) in London b) in Aberdeen c) in Liverpool d)
in Sheffield
3. Byron studied …
a) at Aberdeen Grammar School
c) at Harrow School
b) at Aberdeen Grammar School, Harrow School and
Cambridge University d) at Oxford University.
4. The text is about …
a) a famous English poet b) an English dramatist
c) a famous University d) a famous book
5. George Gordon Byron died …
a) in battle b) of fever c) of tuberculosis d)
of grippe
2 Use of English
Choose the right option and fill in the gaps.
1. His essay is very good. It… the top mark, I
believe.
a) appreciates b) deserves c) relies d) supports
2. I don’t think anybody can help me in this
situation, but I …your offer to help anyway.
a) rescue b) envy c) betray d) appreciate
3. My roommate is a real chatterbox. If she doesn’t
stop talking in a minute, we …again, I’m afraid.
a) have quarreled b) will quarrel c) quarrel d) are
quarrelling
4. I’ve known Tommy since our early childhood. He is a
true friend. I can … him in any situation.
a) is relying on b) rely at c) has relied on d) rely
on
5. I met my best friend on the day … I started school.
a) when b) since c) for d) while
3 Read the words and find their
definitions.
1) to support a) to save somebody
2) to ignore b) to help, to assist
3) to quarrel c) someone who worries a lot about
everything
4) to avoid d) someone who reads a lot
5) a fusser e) to keep away from something or somebody
6) a bookworm f) to not pay attention to
7) to rescue g) to demonstrate disagreement
4 Choose the right answer.
Usually I ____the violin but now I ___ the piano.
a) play; am playing b) am playing; play
___ you___ the article yet?
a) haven’t; read b) haven’t; been reading
The book wasn’t so heavy as he ___.
a) has thought b) had thought
Some smiling men ___ the piano.
a) were playing b) had played
The road ___ by the company last year.
a) isn’t used b) wasn’t used
There are a lot of books on the shelves, ___?
aren’t there B) are there C) do there
They ___ for you at 7 p.m. tomorrow.
a) will have waited b) will be waiting
Our town ___ during the war.
a) was being destroyed b) was destroyed.
I am not ugly, ___?
a) am not I b) am I c) are I
You go in for sport, ___?
a) aren’t you b) do you c) don’t you
