Проверочная работа №2. Spotlight 9

I.            Listening

You will hear an interview between Adam Wilkins, a science teacher and The Science Hour programme host Jeremy Jenkins. Listen and mark statements 1 – 4 as True, False, or Not stated.

1.   The world’s population increases by half a billion every year.

A True                           B False                          C Not stated

2.   People destroy forests to build factories.

A True                           B False                          C Not stated

3.   Many people do not realise the size of the damage we cause to the environment.

A True                           B False                          C Not stated

4.   Water pollution is one of the biggest threats to habitats.

A True                           B False                          C Not stated

II.          Vocabulary

1.  Complete the sentences using the appropriate word from the list below in the correct form.

do                    make                    local            mop            hang out               take       peaceful      keep           spacious     dust

1.   Pamela always __________________ her bed as soon as she gets up in the morning.

2.   The only thing left to do is _____________________the furniture, and then the house will be ready for tonight’s party.

3.   Jane’s new house is very _____________________ ; nothing like her old one-bedroom apartment.

4.   I don’t know how Samantha manages to ____________________ the ironing so fast; it takes me an hour to iron two shirts.

5.   You can’t _____________________ the washing now. It’s raining and all the clothes will get wet.

6.   I don’t see why you do your shopping in the city centre, when the ______________________ shops offer everything you can ask for.

7.   Take off your shoes before going into the kitchen; Mum has just _______________the floor.

8.   Messy people find it difficult to _____________________ their rooms tidy.

9.   I’d never imagined that living in the suburbs would be so _______________ and quiet.

10.       Timmy likes helping around the house, but he hates having to ________________ the rubbish out every night.

2.   Underline the correct item.

1.   Is your new neighbour/neighbourhood very crowded?

2.   It’s such a beautiful evening, let’s go and sit on the drive/porch for a bit.

3.   Ian isn’t very sociable/silly person, as he’s not very comfortable with meeting new people.

4.   Mrs. Finch is very arrogant/nosy; she always peeps at us from behind the curtains to see what we’re doing in the garden.

5.   Jenny would like a house with a crowded/spacious study where she can put her big desk and two big bookcases.

6.   Please buy me a kilo of potatoes when you go to the grocer’s/greengrocer’s.

7.   Of all the housework/household chores, doing the dishes is the one Jenny hates most.

8.   David was tired of the noise and pollution of the big city, so he decided to move to a small, isolated/industrial town in the countryside.

9.   There is not enough room for a cycle path on this street – it is too wide/narrow.

10.       Deforestation and the effects of tourism on natural habits are two of the reasons why many plant and animal species are in danger of becoming extinct/destroyed.

III.        Grammar

1.   Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

2.   Use too or enough and the words in brackets to complete the sentences.

1.   Our living room isn’t _________________ (big) for this sofa; we need to get a smaller one.

2.   James doesn’t like the cottage his parents want to rent for the summer because he doesn’t find it _______________________  (modern).

3.   Christine is ______________________ (busy) to babysit for Timmy tonight; she has a lot of homework for tomorrow.

4.   Tom is _______________________(forgetful) to remember that he has an appointment with the dentist; you’d better remind him.

5.   One thing that I don’t like about this area is that it’s _________________ (noisy).

3.   Underline the correct preposition.

1.   James has parked his car on/in the corner of Smith and Nicolson street.

2.   I know we’re in/on a hurry, but can you slow down, please?

3.   Can you stop leaving your things to/on the floor? You’re so messy!

4.   Suzan can’t do her maths homework, because she left her book to/at school.

5.   The armchair is on/in the corner of the room next to the window.

4.   Complete the sentences with the prepositions below.

up               off with               out             of               up for

1.   Can you make ___________ what is says here? The letters are too small for me to read.

2.   Stephen gave his sister a big bunch of roses to make ___________ forgetting her birthday.

3.   You don’t need to make _____________ an excuse for being late; just tell your teacher the truth.

4.   One minute my next-door neighbour is really nice to me, and the next he’s extremely rude; I don’t know what to make ________________ him!

5.   According to the newspaper report, the thieves made __________________ goods worth over ten thousand pounds.

IV.         Reading

Read the text and match the headings (A – F) to the paragraphs (1 – 5). There is one heading extra.