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по английскому языку 2016-2017 учебный год 7-8  класс , задания

Раздел 1 (Чтение)
1.    Установите соответствие тем A-H текстам 1-7. Используйте каждую букву только один раз. В задании одна тема лишняя.

A. CHRISTMAS SHOPPING

B. CRIME AT CHRISTMAS

C. CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS

D. CHRISTMAS – A FAMILY CELEBRATION

E. CHRISTMAS IN RUSSIA

F. CHRISTMAS DINNER

G. CHRISTMAS WEATHER

H. NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATIONS

1. There are a lot of traditions connected with Christmas but perhaps the most important one is the giving of presents. Family members wrap up their gifts and leave them at the bottom of the Christmas tree to be found on Christmas morning. Children leave a long sock or stocking at the end of their beds on Christmas Eve, 24th December, hoping that Father Christmas will come down the chimney during the night and bring them small presents, fruit and nuts.

2. At some time on Christmas day the family will sit down to a big turkey dinner followed by Christmas pudding or Christmas cake. As for Christmas cake, heavy and overfilling it is not to everybody’s taste. To make things worse, it takes weeks to make and when it is ready it can last until Easter, so if you don’t like it, you have to try and eat some at Christmas to avoid being haunted by it months after.

3. Officially Christmas and New Year celebrations run from the 24th of December to the 2nd of January. However, for many Brits the Christmas marathon starts as early as the beginning of October with the first festive adverts on TV. The idea of Christmas shopping is that you spend as much money as you can on anything you cast your eyes on, preferably something neither you nor your family or friends will ever use. An average British family spends 670 pounds or more around the Christmas period.

4. Long live Christmas! -say pickpockets, car thieves and burglars getting their share of Christmas shopping. Every year thousands of people get their wallets stolen in overcrowded shops and streets. Lots of lovely presents, which somebody spent so much time and money on, disappear without a trace when cars and homes are broken into. As much as 9% of people experience a burglary in December.

5. Who doesn’t want to have a white Christmas? Playing snowballs and making a snowman with the whole family on Christmas Day is most people’s dream (apart from the countries like Australia that celebrate Christmas in summer, on the beach). This dream is more likely to come true in northern countries like Russia, but for the British people it’s different. Although it’s not uncommon to get some snow in Scotland and northern England, the rest of Britain is normally only lucky enough to get some frost. In most cases the weather is wet and gloomy.

6. New year is a time for celebrating and making a new start in life. In Britain many people make New Year’s resolutions. This involves people promising themselves that they will improve their behaviour in some way, by giving up bad habits. People might decide to give up smoking, for example, or to go on a diet. These promises are often broken in the first few days of the New Year, however!

7. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December. For most families, this is the most important festival of the year. On this day many people are travelling home to be with their families. Most houses are decorated with brightly-coloured paper or holly, and there is usually a Christmas tree in the corner of the front room. Unfortunately, not all families get on well together. As it is a well-known fact, some magazines publish tips on how to cope with Christmas, such as yoga, meditation or holidays abroad.

                     
2.     Прочитайте текст и выполните задания.  Ответьте на вопросы заданий, выбрав один из предложенных вариантов ответов 1, 2, 3 или 4.

The pigeon is famous for always being able to find its way home. In fact racing pigeons is a popular sport in some countries. Owners take their birds hundreds of miles away and then release them. The bird that gets back home in the fastest time is the winner. Until now it has been thought that the birds have their own built-in system of navigation and use the position of the sun and stars to guide them. However a ten-year study has proved to scientists that pigeons travel rather like drivers do and follow the major roads. The birds that were monitored in the study were constantly flying along motorways and even turning left and right at main junctions, while ignoring small winding roads. A professor of zoology at Oxford University and a racing pigeon expert agree. The professor says that birds use their traditional forms of navigation first but when they fly the same route again they remember the roads and follow them. Every Saturday, he says, you can see flocks of pigeons flying along the motorways.

  1)Pigeon racing consists of:

 a. owners seeing how far each pigeon can fly.

 b. scientific research into the way pigeons fly.

 c. pigeons being released on the motorways.

 d. owners seeing which pigeon gets home first.

2)  Pigeons’ 'built-in system of navigation' refers to:

a. their natural instinct for finding their way.

b. their natural ability to follow major roads.

c. the fact that they fly as a large flock.

d. special equipment the researchers have used to track them.

3)The roads pigeons followed were:

 a. all the roads going in the right direction.

 b. only motorways.

 c. the important direct routes.

 d. the smaller less busy country roads.

4) A junction is:

a. a sharp bent in the road.

b. where a motorway and a road meet.

c. a place where one road crosses another.

d. a place where you can buy petrol.

Раздел 2 (лексико-грамматический тест)

1. Прочитайте приведенные ниже предложения с пропусками и решите, который из предложенных четырех вариантов для каждого пропуска соответствует правильному ответу. Обведите номер выбранного вами варианта ответа.

1. Excuse me, do you speak English? I ... for a hotel.

a) look                                c) was looking

b) am looking                    d) have been looking

2.  Last summer we wanted a relaxing holiday, so we ... to stay on a small island.

a) choose                            c) had chosen

b) have chosen                   d) chose

3. Mathematics ... hard. I don't understand it.

a) are                                  c) was

b) is                                    d) were

4. While we ... for the train, it started to rain.

a) waited                            c) was waiting

b) are waiting                    d) were waiting

5. The police officer said that every house in that street ... already by the police.

a) search                            c) had been searched

b) were searched               d) searched

6. There is going to be a big art exhibition. It... a lot of visitors.

a) attracts                          c) has attracted

b) will attract                    d) attracted

7. The result of his investigation ... in the newspaper soon.

a) publish                          c) will be published

b) be published                  d) is published

8.  When they arrived home, their children ... outside the door waiting for them.

a) sit                                   c) was sitting

b) are sitting                     d) were sitting

9. We ... a new computer not long ago. Now the job will be done much more quickly.

a) had bought                    c) bought

b) was bought                    d) have bought

10. He was sorry that he ... to me for so long.

a) didn't write                   c) hadn't been writing

b) haven't been writing   d) hasn't been writing

11. The ring you found ... be returned to an old lady who had lost it.

a) can                                 c) have to

b) must                               d) are to

12. Everybody in our team played ... except the captain.

a) bad                                 c) worst

b) badly                              d) the worst

13. You know much, but you know ... than your teacher.

a) little                               c) least

b) less                                 d) much

14. Small shops are not as ... as supermarkets.

a) more convenient           c) most convenient

b) convenient                     d) the most convenient

15. Sarah is a very good pianist. She plays ... piano very well.

a) a                                     c) the

b)an                                   d)-

16. We had five phone calls, but there were ... for you.

a) no                                   c) either

b) none                               d) neither

2.  Прочитайте приведенный ниже текст с пропусками и решите, какой из предложенных трех вариантов для каждого пропуска соответствует правильному ответу. Обведите номер выбранного вами варианта ответа.

School uniforms, however, are not always cheap for ( 1)…, especially if there are two or more (2)…  in a family and they all go to school. Parents can't buy any skirt or trousers they want. They can't shop in the sales either. What is more, many schools (3)… several uniforms such as an everyday uniform, a formal uniform for special events and a uniform for P.E. classes.

Students in uniforms look(4)….  same. Uniforms (5)… students individuality so they have to look(6)…  other opportunities to express (7)… . For example, they might start using make-up early, behaving badly or wearing bright accessories as a reaction against it. It's not the answer.

Finally, there's comfort. Lots of students complain that they feel uncomfortable when they wear uniforms in class. Some children have sensitive skin and like to wear 100%% cotton… clothes. Uniforms are often made from synthetics, such as polyester which is harmful for a (8)…. skin, especially if the child spends the whole day (9)… school.

And we are back to the question: to wear or not to wear? You decide.

1 a)   parent’s     b) parents’      c) parents

2 a)   a child       b) children       c) child

3 a) have been        b) has       c) have

4 a) the       b) a       c) -

5 a) doesn't give      b)   don't give     c) didn't give

6 a)   at    b) for      c) through

7 a)   them    b) myself      c) themselves

8 a) child's      b)  children   c) children’s

9 a) in      b)  at   c) to

Раздел 3 (Письмо)

Ты получил письмо от своего друга из Англии по имени Ben Black, который пишет…

…My friend was very impressed by the Moscow Kremlin. He said that Russian architecture is great. I'd like to go to Russia for my holidays too… How do you usually spend your holidays? What is the best season for travelling in Russia? What tourist attractions would you recommend seeing in your country?

Напиши ему ответ, согласно правилам написания письма другу.
 Объем высказывания 80-100 слов.