Промежуточная аттестация по английскому языку в 8
классе (контроль навыков чтения)
Ф.И___________________________________________
Дата
_________________________
Вариант 1.
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текст.
Tony
Redford was a journalist. He wrote articles for a magazine called Business
News. He was a young man, of medium height. He had rather long, dark brown
hair and a small moustache. There was always a very serious look on his face.
He looked even more serious that morning. He was in his boss's office. His boss
was called Liz Davis and she was the editor of Business News.
«Well, Tony. Your
first article about the electronics industry is going to the printer's this
afternoon. It's very interesting. But what about your second article? Are you
sure you can write two articles about the electronics industry? I mean, isn't
one enough? » she asked. «Listen, Liz, I tell you that the second article is
going to be more interesting than the first! Far more interesting! »
«I
am going to get some information this evening about a small company called
Shandor Electronics. The director is probably one of the best electronics
engineers in the world. But nobody knows very much about him. Not even where he
comes from. He lives on a yacht. He never visits his factory in Southampton.
Someone goes to the yacht from the factory every morning in a helicopter.
Now... I know an engineer who works at that factory. His name is Presley, and
Presley tells me that Shandor has plans for a new kind of electronic brain.
It's much smaller but far better than any other electronic brains on the market
today. I'm going to meet Presley in Southampton this evening. I am going to use
the information I get from him in my second article. Presley says Shandor is
going to make some new kind of robot, too. But he doesn't know very much about
that. It's one of the company's biggest secrets! »
Liz Davis looked more interested than
before.
«All right, Tony.
Go ahead with your second article. But finish it no later than the end of next
week! Do you understand? I must have it at the end of next week! No later than
that! »
Task
1 . Mark the following statements as True or False.
____1.Tony
Redford was a journalist who wrote articles for a magazine called Moscow
News.
____2.Liz
wasn't sure that they needed two articles on the same topic.
____3.The
director of the Shandor Electronics company went to his factory by helicopter.
____4.Tony was
going to get some important information from one of the factory's employees.
____5.Presley is
going to make some new kind of robot, too.
Task 2 . Write answers to
these questions.
1.
What
was Tony's first article about?__________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
2.
When
was Tony going to get some information about the Shandor Electronics company?_________
________________________________________________________________________________
3.
What
plans did the Shandor Electronics company have?___________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
4.
When
did Liz Davis want to have Tony's second article?___________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Task 3. Correct the following statements
according to the text.
1. Tony
Redford wrote articles for a newspaper._____________________________________________ 2.The
company's director was probably one of the best managers in the world. _____________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3.Tony
Redford's acquaintance(знакомый) knew all about the company's new plan._______________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Промежуточная аттестация по английскому языку в 8
классе (контроль навыков чтения)
Ф.И___________________________________________
Дата
_________________________
Вариант 2.
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текст.
Though no one is absolutely certain about
the US flag’s origins, many believe that today’s American flag evolved from a
British naval (морской ) flag used in the
colonies. That flag had a Union Jack in the upper left corner and a red field
upon which six white stripes were imposed to make a total of thirteen stripes,
for the thirteen colonies under King George. After the American colonies
declared their independence, thirteen stars replaced the Union Jack. Then
Congress decided to settle on a flag with thirteen stripes , to represent the
original colonies, and the stars to represent all the states in the growing
union. And only about one hundred years later all the details of the modern
flag were finalized. Congress decided that the stars were to be five-pointed.
Stars have been added as new states joined the US. The fiftieth state, Hawaii,
was admitted in 1960.
In the official coat of arms, the shield ( щит
) in its four quarters shows the lions of England in the first and fourth, the
lion of Scotland in the second and harp of Ireland in the third. The shield is
surrounded by a garter (подвязка)
and the motto on it ( Honi soit qut mal y pence ) means “ Evil be to him who
Evil thinks”. These symbolize the Order of the Garter, an ancient order of
knighthood, of which the Queen is Sovereign. The shield, above which appears
the royal crown, is supported by the English lion and the Scottish unicorn.
The motto across the bottom of the coat of arms ( Dieu
et mon Droit ) means “ God and my Right” and is the motto of the Sovereign.
Task 1 Mark the sentences with the
letter T if the information is true and with the letter F if
it is false
_______1.The origin of the American flag
is unknown.
_______2.The first American flag had an
English look.
_______3.Thirteen stripes on the flag
represent the colonies under King George.
_______4.Union Jack was replaced by the
stripes on the flag.
_______5.When Hawaii joined America , the
fiftieth star appeared on the flag.
Task 2 . Write
answers to these questions.
1. How many stars
are there on the American
flag?_________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
2.What is the
shield surrounded by?___________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
3.What is the
motto of the
Sovereign?____________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
4. The US flag has
13 stripes, hasn’t
it?___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Task 3. Correct the following statements
according to the text.
1. After the
American colonies declared their independence, fifteen stars replaced the Union
Jack.____________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
2. The shieldis
supported by the Scottish lion and the English unicorn.__________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
3. About one
hundred years later all the details of the modern flag weren’t finalized._______________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
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