Контрольная работа по теме "Глобальные проблемы"

                                   Test 5  «Global Issues” 8th Form

1. Choose the correct answer.

1. Lots of cars in the streets produce toxic---which pollute the environment.

A fumes   B fog   C flames

2. After the earthquake almost all the town lay --- ruins.

A on   B in C by

3. Because of ---rains the lower part of the city was flooded.

A huge    B massive   C heavy

4. The prime minister couldn’t arrive on time and the press conference was called--- .

A out   B off   C for

5. Before the flight the plane --- give the passengers all the essential information.

A. team B crew C staff

2. Underline the correct item.

6. He avoids to travel/travelling by plane because of his phobia.

7. Helen will never forget dancing/to dance with Tom Hanks at the party.

8. Let’s spend our weekend to shop/shopping downtown.

9. Mark has decided to become/becoming a lawyer as his father.

10. If you want to be successful you should use/to use your imagination.

11. Julia is looking forward to getting/to get a mail from her boyfriend.

12. Looking at Tom’s funny face I couldn’t help laughing/to laugh.

13. Dad, really I promise to look/looking after my younger sister.

14. What you can do/to do is just not to mind your business.

15. Don’t let him to eat/eat ice cream or he will get a sore throat.

3. Complete the sentences with the words derived from the words in bold.

16. The --- of a very important letter was a shock for the ambassador.	disappear
17. You can’t deny the ---of illegal workers at your factory, they were caught on the camera.	exist
18. What are your --- in food?	prefer
19. Thanks to the generous --- new houses were built in the area that suffered from the hurricane.	donate
20. We were given a task to make a project about the --- of the environment.	protect

 4. Match the words to make up word combinations. Translate them.

tinned	roads
collapsed	fish
cracked	waves
massive	out
pull sb	bridges

5. Read definitions of natural disasters and name them.

1. a shaking of the ground –

2. a large mass of snow falling down the side of a mountain –

3. an extremely violent wind or storm –

4. large amount of water that covers an area, which is usually, dry –

5. a huge wave caused by an earthquake which flows onto land –

6. a period of time with no rain –