Входная контрольная работа по английскому языку (8 класс)

                         Входная контрольная работа по английскому языку в 8 классе

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I.                   Vocabulary and Grammar

Choose a correct varient

1.      Lee is very _______________; he is always on time and works very hard.

a.       patient                   b. reliable                    c. honest

2.      It is important to stay _________________and not panic in an emergency.

a.       Brave    b. polite    c. calm

3.      How ______________ spend your weekends?

a.       Do you spend  b. are you spending  c. you spend

4.      __________________ to the cinema with Rachel tonight?

a.       Are you going b. do you go   c. you go

5.      John _________________for work at 6:30 every morning.

a.       is leaving   b. leaves     c.  leave

6.      Bob is ___________ reliable than Joe.

a.       More   B. most    c. much

7.      She _____________ well.

a.       Don`t look     b. isn`t looking    c. doesn`t look

8.      Bees were _____________ all around.

a.       Stinging  b. biting    c. buzzing

9.      Terry __________ to travel a lot when he was younger.

a.       Didn`t use    b. don`t use   c. not used

10.  Sam left for the airport ___________ a hurry.

a.       in    b.   at          c.  on

11.  ___________ a shower when the phone rang?

a.       Were you having   b. Did you have      c. Did you use to have

12.  The ____________ rose and the performance began.

a.       stage                  b. curtain                      c.  scenery

13.  Sue was listening to CD when Andy ______________.

a.       had called      b. called       c. was calling

14.  Chinese opera began in __________ times.

a.       historical    b. ancient   c.  past

15.  He was upset because he ________________ a ghost!

a.       had seen     b.   had been seeing   c. was seeing

16.  Dad is trying to give _______________ smoking.

a.       up                     b. out                  c. away

17.  Bob usually _____________ friends with the locals on holiday.

a.       does      b. makes        c. gets

18.  What`s your __________ name on Facebook?

a.       password      b. login             c. network

19.  There was such _________ fog that I could hardly see where I was driving.

a.       thick                 b. hard                  c. dark

20.  It is ___________ cold today.

a.       freezing         b. mild         c. boiling

21.  Sam`s flight ____________ at 5 pm.

a.       Leaves     b. will leave      c. is going to leave

22.  Deer are ___________ animals; they aren`t dangerous at all.

a.       harmless     b. incredible     c. threatened

23.  If I ________ you, I would go camping.

a.       am    b. were     c. had been

24.  When people burn fossil fuels, temperatures ____________________ .

a.       rise                    b. are rising           c. will rise

25.  There is a _______________ when there is no rain for a long time.

a.       blizzard     b. thunderstorm       c. drought

II.                Reading

a)      Read the following text

Hard work and no money

Every year thousands of young people in Britain finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to University. Some young people go to another countries and work as volunteers. Volunteers give their time to help people – for example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they help with conservation.

Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she wants to go to University to study Spanish, but now she is living in Belize. Pauline says, “I’m working with other people here to protect the coral reefs in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted, the coral dies. I’m helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late.

I’m staying with a family here and I help with the cooking and the cleaning. I don’t get any money, but that’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize – and myself!. When I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America”.

b) Mark the statements T (true) or F (false).

1) Pauline comes from Belize. ⬜

2) Pauline wants to save the coral reefs. ⬜

3.    Young people in Britain go to University just after they finish school. ⬜

4.    Pauline is studying the fish in the sea near Belize. ⬜

5.     Pauline is unhappy because she doesn’t get any money. ⬜

6.    Pauline wants to go home when she finishes her work. ⬜

7.    Pauline thinks people need to help the coral reefs. ⬜

c) Turn the following positive sentences into negative.        

1.    Young people take a year off after school.

2.    Pauline is living in Belize.

3.    I’m helping to do research on the fish around the reefs.

4.    I want to travel around Belize.

5.    She wants to go to University to study Spanish.

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