Проверочная работа к учебнику Spotlight 8, module 7

TEST-7 ( FORM 8)

1. Read the text at p. 106, SB and explain the title – “Generation M”.

Read the sentences and mark them T (true), F (false), NS (not stated).

- Lisa is doing her homework only while her eyes are fixed on the computer screen. _____

- She is doing five different things simultaneously. _____

- Her parents disapprove multi-tasking while studying. _____

- Multi-tasking influences negatively in four ways. _____

- Russell Poldrack describes the negative effect of multi-tasking. _____

- The article is withdrawn from the journal of University of California. _____

2. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

- Должно быть, они работают за границей.

- Они, может быть, были в Европе.

- Не может быть, чтобы Катя сдала экзамен успешно.

- Петя, возможно, пишет сочинение сейчас. (маловероятно)

- Эти дети, должно быть, учатся в частной школе.

3. Fill in the gaps with an appropriate modal verb (must, may, can, need, to have to).

- Sandra _________ not come to me tomorrow – I’ve done the job.

- There is no need to rewrite the essay completely – it’s quite good.

You _____ only rewrite the third passage.

- It’s so late, we _______ be going!

- Students _____________ pay for their education at private school.

- You ________ stay at home today.

4. Use the perfect infinitive of the verbs in brackets with a suitable modal verb.

- The instructions were in Italian. I translated them into Russian for him. – You (not translate) them. He knows Italian.

- I’ve never seen a London cab. – You (see) one! You’ve been in London a week already!

- Look at this beautiful painting! Only a very great artist (paint) such a picture!

- Nonsense! A child of five (paint) it with his eyes shut.

- You (prepare) for the exam more thoroughly to pass it.