Контрольные работы для 9 класса

1.   Reading.

Variant1.

Read the text and fill in the gaps (1-5) with phrases A - E.

On August 23rd, the Norwegians’ sledges were ready. They took them outside, and the dogs pulled them across the ice. The sun came up for a half an hour, but it was too cold – A______. They could not travel in that weather.  They went back to the camp and waited. They waited two weeks, B_________. Then, with the temperature at 37 degrees below zero, they started. They ran happily across the snow to the south – eight men, seven sledges and C________. Only Lindstrom, the cook, stayed behind in the camp. At first everything went well. They went twenty-eight kilometers on Saturday and D_________. It was easy. Then, on Monday, The temperature went down to – 56 degrees. There was white fog in front of their faces. They couldn’t see anything. But they travelled twenty-eight kilometers. That night, in their tents, they nearly died of cold. Next day, they stopped and   E_______. Inside the snow houses it was warm.

1.   twenty-eight kilometers

2.   eighty-six dogs

3.   46 degrees below zero

4.   made snow houses

5.   until September 8^th

2. Use of English.

Read the following opinions and use the words in the appropriate form.

One of the STRONG global products today is Coca-Cola. Coke BE invented by a pharmacist called Dr. Pemberton in 1886. Pemberton produced a syrup for a new drink and accidentally ADD carbonated water. The result was a soft drink that was called ‘both delicious and refreshing’. During its ONE year Pemberton sold just nine bottles per day, but from these small beginnings Coca-Cola gradually grew into the world’s largest manufacturer of soft drinks. Every day Coca-Cola products are served more than 1 billion times to people in more than 200 COUNTRY.

Variant 2.

Read the text and fill in the gaps (1-5) with phrases A - E.

In a lonely part of South America there is a mysterious mountain valley, separated from the world of men, A_____. Many ago it was possible for men to travel through the dangerous mountains and reach this wonderful place. A few people indeed go a family or so from Peru who were trying to escape from an evil ruler. Then came a B________, followed by landslides and sudden floods. One side of an old mountain slipped and came down with a noise thunder, and so the Country of the Blind became C______. The valley  had in it everything that anyone could want – sweet water, grassy meadows, a good climate and slopes of rich brown soil with small trees that bore excellent fruit. The people did very well there, and their animals soon increased in numbers. But one thing spoiled D_______, although it did not spoil it greatly, a strange disease spread among them which made children E_________.

1.   born in the valley blind

2.   called the Country of the Blind

3.   separated from the outside world for ever

4.   great earthquake

5.   their happiness

2. Use of English.

Read the following opinions and use the words in the appropriate form.

O’Henry whose real name was William Porter (1862-1910) BE one of

the POPULAR writers born in America and in Europe. He had tried various professions before he turned to journalism. He  WORK at a chemist’s and then in a bank. Although he was innocent he was accused of having stolen one thousand dollars and was put in prison. It was there that he began to write HE short stories. Great humour is an outstanding characteristic of most of O’Henry’s stories.

Variant3.

Read the text and fill in the gaps (1-5) with phrases A - E.

Weddings are associated with many traditions. The date of a wedding A  ________. May is traditionally unlucky for weddings. But today many young people in England marry between Easter and May.

For every bride her wedding dress is very important. At most weddings B  ________. People think that many other colours are unlucky, for example, green, yellow and red, but the bride can be dressed in blue.

They say that the bride's dress must have "something old and something new". "Old" means the past, "new" means the future.

Even a modern bride will not wear her dress C _____. The groom mustn't see her before the ceremony in the wedding dress. The bride can't try on her veil at the same time as the dress. Many brides D_______  on the day of the wedding. Some brides even believe that the wedding dress mustn't be finished until the wedding morning.

An important thing is a wedding cake. Today the cake is first cut by the bride. They say that pieces of cake bring E _____.

1 good luck

2 put it on for the first time

3 before the wedding

4 brides get married in white

5 is very important

2. Use of English.

Read the following opinions and use the words in the appropriate form.

I grew up in the UK in the 1980s. During my CHILD there wasn’t always a lot to do in the summer holidays.

On the rare occasions when it was a warm SUN day, we’d go for a picnic on Blackpool beach.

As far as my family were concerned, there was nothing more ENJOY than eating sandwiches on the beach.

We hardly ever went swimming, though, as the water was often EXTREME cold. So we would just play on the wet sand.

But even if we were LUCKY with the weather and it started raining, we could always go for some fish and chips.

Nothing gave us more pleasure after a TIRE day at the seaside.

Variant 4.

Read the text and fill in the gaps (1-5) with phrases A - E.

Once a little mouse who was not on very good terms with cats like all mice, decided to give herself a treat of cheese. To do this she had to cross A _____ where the table was. She knew the cheese was there because she could feel its wonderful smell. But there was a small problem. The mouse was not sure B ______ in the house. She certainly wouldn't like to run the risk of being eaten so she sat inside the wall near the mouse hole and listened.

It must be mentioned that our mouse was not an ordinary one. She was the sort of gifted and she had some logic. She was taught C ________ to avoid unpleasant consequences. That was why she didn't hurry.

At last she heard someone barking. The mouse thought: ''It must be a dog. Dogs don't eat mice, and cats don't usually live where dogs are. It means I can get to the cheese quite safely.'' That was absolutely logical.

But to the mouse's greatest surprise  D _______ she was attacked by a big cat and eaten in some time. The thing is that it was the cat who was barking. ''Indeed, E _______ can open new possibilities and give you a wider picture of the world,'' said the cat to himself and made off a bird's song.

1 if there were any cats

2 knowing foreign languages

3  over to the other side of the kitchen

4  as soon as she got out the mouse hole

5  to think  twice before doing something

2. Use of English.

Read the following opinions and use the words in the appropriate form.

Pablo Picasso was born in 1881 and died in 1973. He’s an extremely well-known PAINT.

Although he was born in Spain, he spent most of his AMAZE  life in Paris.

Most of Picassos pictures are quite USUAL to look at, as they contain strange shapes and very weird faces.

His pictures are very bright. VIEW  often say they are dramatic works of art.

Picasso had close FRIEND with several other famous people from that time, including Henri Matisse and Gertrude Stein.

His talent was widely recognised during his lifetime, and when people think of the greatest artists of all time, they GENERAL   think of him.