Контрольная работа за полугодие в 9 классе

 I. Choose the appropriate participle forms to complete the sentences. 
1. (Speaking/spoken) to my friend the other day I mentioned my recent visit to the local public library. 
2. They had a big home library (collecting/collected) by their parents and grandparents. 
3. (Rewarding/rewarded) for the hard work he had done, my friend felt really happy at last. 
4. (Keeping/kept) my mother’s words in mind I decided not to give up. 
5. The recently (completing/completed) investigation gave us very interesting results. 
6. The play is about a poor cockney girl selling flowers in the streets of London. 
7. The (fascinating/ fascinated) children couldn’t take their eyes off the screen. 
8. He didn’t want to spend the money (earning/ earned) with a lot of difficulty. 
9. It was Jane’s first (failing/ failed) exam and she felt really awful about it. 
10. The book (publishing/published) centuries ago soon became the object of general interest. 
11. The orator ended his speech with an effective quotation and heard some (cheering/cheered) voices from the audience. 
12. I felt sorry for the boy (mumbling/mumbled) at the blackboard.

II. Mark the sentences where you can use the pronoun one/ones instead of the words in italics. 
1. I suppose you’re working on the new article. — No, I’m correcting the old article. ___
2. I find this work really rewarding. I think it’s the best and the most suitable work for me. ___
3. Jenny doesn’t earn a lot of money. She spends all the money she gets on buying books.____
4. I like both these scarves but I think I’ll buy the red scarf. ____
5. Everybody can see the city from here._____ 
6. Saving the children from the fire was an act of courage. The courage that we praised and admired._____ 
7. Which book do you want to read first? — The book by Jerome.____
8. You should always remember the old truth: There is no place like home.____ 
9. Jane read the fresh copy of the magazine but put the old copies aside.____ 
10. I’m not talking about the polluted air of big cities, I’m talking about the clean air of the countryside smelling of flowers and grasses._____

III.

1. danger

2. day

3. agree                                                      -ly

4. achieve                                                  -ment

5. love                                                        - ous

6. improve

7. nerve

8. mystery

 9. enjoy

10. month

B. Complete the sentences with derivatives of the words from part A.

1) There has been a great ___in your work.

2) Your brain and nerves are part of your ____ system.

3) It was a ____ day with the sun shining in  the clear blue sky.

4) The meal was delicious and we ate it with great ____.

5) “Story” is one of my favourite  magazines.

6) How can I trust you after you’ve broken our ___?

7) Please drive carefully: this is rather _____ road.

8) I think that speaking a foreign language well is a great _____.

9) There have been a number of ____ happenings in this quite place.

10) In every country there are lots ____ to choose from.

1) Speaking;

2) collected;

3) Rewarded;

4) Keeping;

5) completed;

6) selling;

7) fascinated;

8) earned;

9) failed;

10) published;

11) cheering;

12) mumbling

1) I'm correcting the old one.

4) I like both these scarves but I think I'll buy the red one.

5) One can see the city from here.

7) The one by Jerome.

(8) One should always remember. There is no place like home.

9) Jane read the fresh copy of the magazine but put the old ones aside.

A

a)dangerous (опасный);

b) daily (ежедневный);

c) agreement (соглашение);

d) achievement (достижение);

e) lovely (любимый);

f) improvement (улучшение),

g) nervous (нервный);

h) mysterious (мистический);

i) enjoyment (наслаждение);

j) monthly (ежемесячный).

B

1) improvement/achievement (улучшение, достижение);

2) nervous (нервная);

3) lovely (прекрасный);

4) enjoyment (удовольствие);

5) monthly (ежемесячный);

6) agreement (соглашение);

7) dangerous (опасный);

8) achievement (достижение);

9) mysterious (загадочные);

10) daily (ежедневные)