Контроль остаточных знаний

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В начале учебного года очень важно проверить, что из пройденного материала учащиеся помнят и используют уверенно, а что следует повторить. Данный тест составлен для учащихся 8-го класса. Но он может быть также предложен в pre-intermediate группах 9–10-х классов.

Part 1

Choose the correct item.

1. He __________ the bank, when the thieves ___________ his money.

A. left/took
B. was leaving/were taking
C. was leaving/took

2. “What ________ for a living?” “I’m a designer.”

A. do you do
B. are you doing
C. you do

3. Sonya __________to travel a lot but she does now.

A. didn’t
B. used
C. didn’t use

4. Chris didn’t come to the party, and ___________ his friend John.

A. so did
B. neither did
C. neither didn’t

5. If my mum ______ me, I’ll do it on my own.

A. helps
B. doesn’t help
C. won’t help

6. The news _____ very depressing.

A. were
B. was
C. been

7. “Where ___________?” “In Moscow.”

A. were you born
B. was you born
C. you were born

8. Another famous cathedral is __________ Canterbury Cathedral.

A. a
B. the
C. –

9. Mike wanted his friend _______ with him.

A. go
B. to go
C. going

10. The film was _______.

A. boredom
B. bored
C. boring

Part 2

Open the brackets with the correct verb form.

1. She (know)________ Ann for five years.
2. If I were you, I (go)_____ out.
3. I (read)_______ the book since Monday. It’s very interesting.
4. Sometimes letters (send)________ to the wrong address.
5. At the end of 1999, London (become)________ home to the world’s largest observation wheel.

Part 3

Correct the mistakes.

1. I heard him spoke.
2. Money make money. (proverb)
3. I don’t know those students. Do you know they?
4. Do you know why did he sell his car?
5. You don’t should go to bed so late.

Part 4

Five sentences in the text are incomplete. Choose from the list A–F the one which fits each gap (1–5). There is one extra letter in the list which you do not need to use.

A. used to go to clubs and pop concerts
B. with some birthday money
C. to any concerts for ages
D. used to sing to me
E. started going to concerts
F. because of two years inside the musical school

Music is an important part of my life

My earliest memory of music is the song my mother (1)___________ when I was about three or four. We used to have music lessons at school too. My mother wanted me to take up the piano, but I didn’t like it at all, and I gave it up after two years. Then when I was 12 I bought my first record (2)________. I think it was a record by The Police – before Sting became a solo artist.
As I got older, my musical taste changed. When I was a teenager, we (3)___________ to listen to groups playing live, mostly rock and pop and that sort of thing. At the time, I didn’t like classical music at all; later when I went to university, I really got into classical music and (4)__________. I was particularly keen on opera.
Nowadays, I listen to all sorts of music, but I’m not too keen on loud rock music. On the whole I prefer classical music and opera, but I still listen to pop music in my car. I haven’t been (5)________________, but I’ve always got a CD on at home. Music is an important part of my life.

Vocabulary

1. Complete the words describing people.

1. r _ _ _ _ n _ ib _ e
2. m _ d _ _ t
3. c_ n f _ _ e _ t
4. i _ d _ p _ n d _ _ _

2. Match the words and their definition.

1. warrior 2. fine 3. workshop 4. volume

a) a book, forming one of a related set or series b) a brave or veteran soldier c) a building where any work or handicraft is carried on d) a payment extracted as punishment

Key:

Part 1: 1. C; 2. A; 3. C; 4. B; 5. B; 6. B; 7. A; 8. C; 9. B; 10. C

Part 2: 1. has known; 2. would go; 3. have been reading; 4. are sent; 5. became

Part 3: 1. speak; 2. makes; 3. Do you know them? 4. why he sold…; 5. You shouldn’t…

Part 4: 1. D; 2. B; 3. A; 4. E; 5. C

Vocabulary:

1. 1. responsible; 2. modest; 3. confident; 4. independent
2. 1. b; 2. d; 3. c; 4. a