Контрольная работа по английскому языку за первую четверть, Forward 8

1. Listen to five people talking about their holiday plans. Match each speaker to the correct headings.  There are two extra headings (5 points).

A. A fascinating tour                             

B. Ready to eat

C. Different from my friends

D. On the beach

E. Better things to do

F. Out in the cold

G. How long to wait?

2. Read the text and decide if the following statements are true, false or not stated (5points).

Thomas Edison was born in 1847 in Ohio in the United States. He started school at the age of eight but he hated it because on his first day the teacher called him stupid. After that he stayed at home a lot of time and had lessons from his mother. He also read a lot of science books at home. He went back to school but he never liked it very much. He left school forever at the age of twelve and got a job. He began inventing things at the age of nineteen. In 1877 he invented the photograph, a sort of very early CD player! Two years later, he made the world’s first electric light bulb and New York became the first city to have electric lights.

1) Thomas Edison didn’t go to school because he was ill.

2) His mother gave him lessons at home.

3) Besides science Edison was very interested in literature.

4) He was the inventor of many things which people use now.

5) He invented the photograph, when he was 30 years old.

3. Choose the correct answer (5 points).

1) The British are quite ______ . They feel uncomfortable with strangers.

a) confident b) cheerful c) shy

2) Tom is extremely _____. He thinks he`s better than everyone else.

a) arrogant b) tolerant c) helpful

3) Dan is very ____. He always has a smile on his face!

a) cheerful b) ambitious c) tolerant

4) Jessica is a very _____ girl. She loves meeting new people.

a) generous b) selfish c) friendly

5) My brother is always _____. He is very positive about the future.

a) jealous b) optimistic c) serious

4. Complete the text. Use the verbs in brackets in the right form  (5 points).

Hi!  My name is Paul and I 1____ (to come) from Germany, but at the moment I 2__ (to live) in London because I 3 ___ (to want) to learn English. I  4___ (to arrive) in London a week ago and I like it so much! There’s so much interesting to see and do here! Next week my new friends and I 5___ (to visit) the Tower of London. I’m sure I’ll love it!

5. Paraphrase the sentences using “used to”  (5 points)

1. When I was in primary school, I often had spelling problems.

2. My father usually spent his holidays with his friends before he got married.

3. My sister often played volleyball when she was at school.

4. I watched TV a lot on weekends, but I no longer do it.

5. I never visited museums when I was a teenager and now I’m keen on it.

6. Read the advert and write a letter to find out the following information: how many hours of classes there are a week; the cost of the course; where you can stay (5 points).

FIRST CLASS School of English Come to sunny Brighton and learn English! J courses all year Jall levels from beginner to advanced Jsatisfied students from all over the world! Call us now! (44) 1788 672 801 [e-mail]

I`m a _____________-year-old student from ___________ . I am interested in ______________. I hope you can answer some questions.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I hope to hear from you soon.

Regards,

______________________________.        

 (26-30 – «5», 20-25 – «4», 15-19 – «3», 1-14 – «2»)

Keys:

1

1. G

2. C

3. B

4. A

5. E  

2

1. F

2. T

3. NS

4. T

5. T

3

1. c

2. a

3. a

4. c

5. b

4

1. come

2. am living

3. want

4. arrived

5. are visiting/are going to visit

5

1. I used to have

2. used to spend

3. used to play

4. used to watch

5. didn’t use to visit