Входная контрольная работа по английскому языку (9 класс, Rainbow English)

Входная контрольная работа

по английскому языку

учени____ 9 «____»  класса

_______________________

Variant I

I.            READING.

Read the text and complete the statements after it.

Albert Einstein: The Greatest Scientist of the 20th Century

Not many people really deserve the title "genius" but Albert Einstein was one of them. His discoveries have changed the way we understand our world  today. Albert Einstein was born in Germany in 1879. He was a very slow learner at first. He even had trouble learning to speak! His parents were really worried.

As a boy, Albert was very unhappy at school, and the schoolmaster treated him badly because they thought he was not very clever. His marks were usually bad.

In  1896 Albert  went to Zurich to study at one of the best technical universities. There his abilities in mathematics and physics began to show. After he graduated in 1902, Einstein took a job at the Swiss Patent Office. 1905 was his "Miracle Year", as he published three important essays including one on the "Special Theory of Relativity".

Later Einstein wrote "The Theory of Gravity" and "The General Theory of Relativity". Soon he became a world-wide celebrity.

In 1914 Einstein moved back to Berlin. In 1921 Einstein was awarded the  Nobel Prize for Physics, and modestly travelled third class to Stockholm to receive it. He used his influence to lecture around Europe and the USA to promote world peace. Soon the Nazis came to power in Germany. So in 1933 he had to go to America where he lived for the rest of his life. He died on April 18th, 1955 in New Jersey, leaving behind a new way for us to look at the world.

1.     Albert Einstein                                    .

a)     was a real genius

b)    could hardly be regarded as a genius

c)     is a real genius for some people

2.     Albert's progress at school                                      .

a)     was not very good

b)    was very good

c)     was not very good at all

3.     Albert's abilities in mathematics became evident during his            

a)     school years

b)    university years

c)     college years

4.     Einstein worked on his famous theories in the                                             .

a)     19th century

b)    20th century

c)     19th and 20th century

5.     Albert Einstein                                             .

a)     thought that only science was important

b)    believed that scientists had a duty to protect the world

c)     was sure the main aim of any person's life was fighting for peace

II.            GRAMMAR.

Choose the appropriate verb forms to complete the sentence.

1.     Sofia knew that Rome (is / was) the capital of Italy.

2.     We explained that we (will go / would go) on an excursion soon.

3.     I knew that Alexander Pushkin (was born /had been born) in 1799.

4.     This information (can be found / can find) on the Internet.

5.     When we (had met / met), John (had already done / already did) everything for our next class.

III.   VOCABULARY.

1.     We are going to play basketball, would you like to join (-/to) us?

2.     The new road is going to connect (to/-) the two cities.

3.     Have you bought  tickets (in/ to ) Australia yet?

4.     Where are your seats?- They are (on/in) the circle, (in/-) Row Two.

5.     They tried hard to find the answer and they found it ( at/in) the end.

Входная контрольная работа

по английскому языку

учени____ 9 «____»  класса

_______________________

Variant II

I.    READING.

Read the text and complete the statements after it.

Shopping in London

       London has many large department stores, which sell everything: shoes, paper and perfume, fur courts and frying pans. The most expensive department store is Harrods in Knightsbridge. You can buy almost anything in Harrods, and you know you are getting the best. Twice a year, in January and July, Harrods has a “sale”. Some things are almost half-price, and there are thousands of bargains (скидки). But on the first days of the sale the shop is very crowded. Some people stand and wait all night so they can be first in the shop when it opens.

        The smartest and most expensive shops are in Knightsbridge, but more people come to Oxford Street, London’s most popular shopping centre. The street is more than a mile long. There are several big department stores in Oxford Street. The best known are Selfridges, John Lewis and D.H. Evans. Oxford Street has the most shops, but in some ways King’s Road in Chelsea is more fun. This is where fashionable young Londoners buy their clothes in many small “boutiques”.

       You can buy what you like in the big shops, but the small markets have a lot to offer too. There are several big street markets in London, and many small ones. Some markets are open only one day a week. Go to the Portobello on Saturday, or to Petticoat Lane on Sunday. Covent Garden market is open every day. Come here for antiques, old clothes, hand-made jewelry and many other things.

1.    Large department stores in London

a)        Are very expensive

b)    Are very crowded

c)     Sell all kinds of clothes

d)    Sell all kinds of things

2.    During the sale at department stores

a)     People are ready to wait for a long time

b)    The shops are open at night

c)      You can get the best things

d)    You can buy cheap perfume

3.    Most people in London prefer to do the shopping in

a)     Petticoat Lane

b)    Knightsbridge

c)     Chelsea

d)    Oxford Street

4.    Young people can find fashionable things in

a)     Selfridges

b)    King’s Road

c)     Covent Garden

d)    D.H. Evans

5.    You can do the shopping in London

a)     In the big shops

b)    In the street markets

c)     Anywhere you like

d)    In Oxford Street

II.      GRAMMAR.

Choose the appropriate verb forms to complete the sentence.

1)  Yesterday  we (started / had started) our training only after Harris (had returned / returned).

2)  A lot of skyscrapers (were built / built) in New York.

3)  James died the day before yesterday and (will bury / will be buried) tomorrow.

4)  John came up to the table, (sat / had sat) down and began working.

5)  Tom said they (are organizing / were organizing) a coffee break.

III.                 VOCABULARY.

1)    Can you see (to/off) my pets while I’m away?

2)    He entered (in/-) the university in 2005 and graduated (from/-) it in 2010.

3)    This fruit salad is made(from/of) apples, plums and apricots.

4)    The toy tower was built (with/by) a lot of tiny instruments.

5)    bMy little brother is ill. He must be looked (for/after).