ТЕСТ ДЛЯ КОНТРОЛЯ ПРОЙДЕННОГО МАТЕРИАЛА
Учебник "Английский язык для VI класса" Авторы И.В.Михеева, О.В.Афанасьева

PART I
Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. _______ you work in a bank?

a) Why c) Are
b) Do d) Really

2. ________ you work in a bank 3 months ago?

a) Do c) Did
b) Have d) Will

3. It rains a lot at present, but it ________ at all a week ago.

a) doesn’t rain
b) rained
c) didn’t rain
d) doesn’t rain

4. It __________ hard now. Let’s stay at home.

a) snow c) is snowing
b) snows d) snowing

5. A strong wind _______ when she left the house.

a) blew c) were blowing
b) blows d) was blowing

6. ____________ your translation yet?

a) You have finished
b) Have you finished
c) Did you finished
d) You finished

7. Sally ________ an “A” on the exam yesterday.

a) has got c) was getting
b) got d) gets

8. They _________ since 3 o’clock.

a) aren’t working c) don’t work
b) didn’t work d) haven’t been working

9. During the last 100 years people ________ a lot of carbon dioxide.

a) have produced c) have been producing
b) produced d) are producing

10. Weather _________ every day.

a) forecast c) is forecast
b) is forecasting d) forecasts

11. Rain __________ this week.

a) expects c) is expecting
b) is expected d) was expected

12. Food __________ tomorrow.

a) is bought c) will bought
b) is buying d) will be bought

13. The story ________.

a) must finish c) must be finished
b) must be finishing d) must to be finished

14. The bill ________ now.

a) should pay c) should paid
b) should be paid d) shouldn’t pay

15. If they (1)________ rainstorms, we (2)______ to the city.

a) (1) will forecast, (2) will return
b) (1) forecast, (2) will return
c) (1) forecast, (2) return
d) (1) are forecasting, (2)return

16. The air in the country is ________ than the air in the city.

a) more cleaner c) the cleaner
b) the cleanest d) cleaner

17. Life is _______ boring in the city.

a) less c) few
b) few d) the fewer

18. The speaker advised us to save energy and to use ______ electricity and gas.

a) a few c) less
b) fewer d) more

19. I am going to be a lawyer. So ________.

a) Nick does c) does Nick
b) Nick is d) is Nick

20. Nelly asked if I ________ her to solve the problem.

a) will help c) am helping
b) help d) would help

21. Polly told Caroline _________ in direct sunlight.

a) doesn’t stay c) not stay
b) not to stay d) don’t stay

22. The teacher asked Ann what international organisations ___________.

a) does she know c) she knew
b) did she know d) she will know

23. Moscow is a very old city; _______ history goes back to the XII century.

a) her c) it’s
b) its d) it

24. I like Moscow. _______ a nice city.

a) She’s c) It’s
b) Its d) It

25. The girl ______ to Tim is his sister.

a) talking c) is talking
b) talked d) has talked

26. The game _______ yesterday was lost.

a) playing c) played
b) was playing d) was played

27. What ______ attractive faces!

a) a c) an
b) the d) –

28. It is ______ exciting news.

a) such c) an
b) so d) very much

29. The idea is _______ attractive.

a) such c) no
b) an d) so

30. ______ an exciting trip it has been.

a) What c) Not
b) How d) Very much

31. We wouldn’t like ________ late.

a) your to return c) you will return
b) you return d) you to return

32. They expect the train ______ on time.

a) will arrive c) to arrive
b) arriving d) arrives

33. You should make _______ his trousers.

a) him to clean c) he to clean
b) him clean d) he cleans

34. My parents won’t let __________ late.

a) me to come back c) I come back
b) me come back d) I to come back

35. The children were allowed ____________ in the show.

a) take part c) to take part
b) took part d) taking part

36. Mother watched the children _______.

a) to play c) played
b) were playing d) playing

37. Can you hear a child _______?

a) cried c) crying
b) is crying d) to cry

38. Mother _______ the flat before we all returned .

a) cleaned c) has cleaned
b) had cleaned d) was cleaning

39. The teacher said that water ______ at 100 degrees Centigrade.

a) boils c) boiled
b) had boiled d) was boiling

40. I _________ over the Atlantic Ocean at 12 o’ clock tomorrow.

a) will fly c) am flying
b) will be flying d) fly

PART II
Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1. _________ is cold and frosty in winter, the barometer shows high pressure.

a) The weather c) When the days
b) Because d) When the weather

2. I’d like to know what _________ his decision.

a) influence c) influenced
b) influencing d) influence on

3. _________ have been exploring the planet for thousands of years.

a) Human c) Humans
b) They are humans d) Because humans

3. ___________ is the problem of a rise in temperature in the earth’s atmosphere.

a) Greenhouse c) The greenhouse effect
b) Producing goods d) The unusual heat

4. ___________ help to control the world’s weather, and to produce much of the oxygen in the air.

a) Because the huge forest
b) The huge forests
c) Once the huge forests
d) The huge forests have

6. Wild plants can help people to produce _________ dangerous diseases.

a) some medicines to cure
b) some medicines cure
c) some medicines are curing
d) any medicines against

7. Dinosaurs are _________ animals.

a) rare c) not strong
b) not huge d) extinct

8. The house was so badly _________ that we had to build a new one.

a) building c) damaging
b) damaged d) destroying

9. After the hot summer there was __________of water.

a) a shortage c) a lot
b) pouring d) dumping

10. The students stopped ______ the scenery.

a) to excite c) to admire
b) to protect d) to surprise

11. The two towns ________by a railway.

a) were connected c) were separated
b) were connecting d) connected

12. People used to think that the world _____.

a) is flat c) is round
b) flat area d) was flat

13. You can easily see their _________ to their children.

a) honest c) bravery
b) prosperous d) devotion

14. The city of Venice was _______ that many people came to trade there.

a) so striking c) so smart
b) so modest d) so prosperous

PART III
Reading Comprehension 

There was a time when man did not know how to count. The origin of numbers and counting is hidden in prehistoric ages. No one knows when counting first began. Counting represents a very important milestone in the progress of civilisation. At first there were no names for numbers, so counters were used. For counters man used sticks, small stones, his fingers, and sometimes even his toes. The numerals are called digits from Latin, meaning fingers.
Somewhere in the distant past man learned that numbers were useful and necessary in life. Historical records show the astronomical and arithmetical achievements of the early Babylonians.
One of the greatest mathematicians of recorded history was the Greek Archimedes (287–212 B.C.) who developed mathematics which could be applied to the laws of nature.

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1. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

a) The origin of Numbers
b) A Milestone in the Progress of Civilisation
c) The Great Mathematician Archimedes
d) Some Facts about the Development of the Number System

2. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

a) Digits mean fingers in Latin.
b) Digits mean stones in Latin.
c) Counting first began in 287 B.C.
d) No one knows who first applied mathematics to the laws of nature

3. Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?

a) Critical
b) Historical
c) Informational
d) Factual

4. This passage would probably be assigned reading in which of the following courses?

a) Literary
b) History of Science
c) History
d) Computing

By Youdif Boyarskaya,

School No. 814, Moscow