Контрольная работа по английскому языку 8 класс

Progress Check for grade 8

I.                    Fill in: slim, overweight, crooked, fit, suits, try, join, protruding, frizzy.

1.       Fiona hides her …..ears behind her long hair.

2.       Tina wants to …. a gym.

3.       John is …..He must go on a diet.

4.       Tony doesn’t like his ….nose.

5.       I'm not happy with my  …..hair! I wish it was straight.

6.       Would you like to …. on that dress?

7.       Danny made a nasty remark about Betty's …… eyebrows.

8.       This table is huge! It doesn't  …..in our small kitchen!

9.       I don't think that red hair …. her.

10.   She's  got a very …..figure.

II.                 Fill in the gaps with  the correct preposition.

1.       The brave men managed to  put ……the fire in the barn.

2.       I can't put ….. his rude remarks any longer!

3.       Our school trip was put …. until next week.

4.       Mum told me to put my books…..

5.       Put  ….. a jacket - it's cold outside.

III.              Fill in the gaps with either Present  Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous

1. The war _______ (rage) for 9 months now.

2.  You _______ (write) down his e-mail address?

3. How long _______ (work) for this company?

4. I _______ (queue) for half an hour so far.

5. You _______ (be) to the supermarket?

6. I not _______ (buy) a new dress since Christmass.

7. I not _______ (hear) from him for ages.

8.  I _______ (wait) for you.

9.  We not _______ (have) such a snowy winter since my daughter was born.

10.  A lot of things _______ (change) since you left

IV.              Fill in the gaps with either Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous

1.       Julia wanted to sit down as she ... (stand) at work all day long.

2.       She ... (learn) “Eugene Onegin” by the autumn.

3.       The rain stopped but there were a lot of puddles because it ... (rain) cats and dogs.

4.       Olivia and Victor ... (chat) via Skype for an hour when the connection broke.

5.       They ... (decorate) the New Year tree before the children arrived.

6.       Bob ... (eat up) all the muffins by lunchtime.

7.       My sister ... (do) the laundry since early morning.

8.       I knew that our parents ... (grow) melons in their greenhouse since they bought the house.

9.       He ... (loose) much weight by the end of the year.

10.          Brown understood the problems of his agency because he ... (work) for it since 2005.

V.                 Match to form exchange.

1.       How are you finding your new job?

2.       What does your father do for a living?

3.       What's the pay like?

4.       What does your job involve?

5.       I got a scholarship?

a.       It's quite easy.

b.       Not very good. I only get 850 euros a month.

c.       He works as a graphic designer.

d.       That's fantastic!

e.       I serve customers and take payments.