Контрольная работа Spotlight 8 module 5

Module 5

1.       Fill in the missing word. There are three words you do not need to use.

•           legendary • rescue • breeze • tsunami • avalanche • occur • generate  •    flood • horrific • frost • collapse

1.       A terrible ______caused by three days of continuous rain has destroyed many houses in the small fishing village.

2.       The big earthquake caused many buildings to _______ and people were left homeless.

3.       Neil suffered_________burns when he was caught in a fire that broke out in his house.

4.       Drought will ______in an area when it hasn't rained for an unusually long period of time.

5.       The well-trained  lifeguard was able to_____    the drowning swimmer and quickly bring him to safety.

6.       David Bower was a(n) _____environmentalist who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize twice.

7.       What started out as a light______ soon became a very strong wind.

8.       When the_____hit the area, dozens of people were snowed in for many hours.

2.   Fill in the blanks with used to, be used to, get used to and the appropriate form of the verb in brackets.

e.g. Paul grew up in a house by the sea, so he is used to going (go) swimming at any time of the day.

1.       I don't think Ian …….  (be) around animals; he's never even had a pet.

2.       Mr Roberts is a primary school teacher, so he…….       (work) with young children.

3.       Julia…….(live) in such a hot country only after she had been there for a few months.

4.       Sheila…..(drive) to work, but now she takes the bus.

5.       Tammy isn't too comfortable with the idea of car-pooling yet, but I'm sure she…….     

(share) a car with other people.

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

1.       Governments must pass stricter laws to stop the ….. of child labour.     EXIST

2.       People are becoming more and more concerned about the …..   of the natural   PROTECT

environment.

3.       A local businessman made a generous ……      to the hurricane victims.           DONATE

4.       The …. of forests and natural habitats has resulted in the endangerment of         DISAPPEAR

more species.

5.       The politician made no ……..  to the country's growing problem of homelessness.       REFER