Входная контрольная работа по английскому языку в 8 классе
Вариант 1
Task 1: Read the text and choose the right item in the sentences after it.
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the USA. Its celebration goes back to the 17th century when the first Europeans left England to travel to the New World. They called themselves Pilgrims and most of them left their motherland because they didn’t agree (to agree -соглашаться) with the official religion in their country.
After the long and difficult journey on the Mayflower across the ocean, the Pilgrims found a place with fields and a stream of fresh water to drink and a lot of tall trees to use for house building. They gave the place the name of Plymouth and made their first colony there.
The first winter and spring in the new country were very hard for the Pilgrims. There was little food and the Pilgrims had great problems. Help came from the Indians who lived nearby. They taught the Pilgrims how to grow corn (кукуруза), how to gather food and dry some of it for winter use. With the Indians’ help the Pilgrims planted a lot of Indian corn. They worked hard and in autumn they had food for winter ahead. The Pilgrims decided to celebrate it and to thank God for helping them. The women got the food ready: prepared ducks and geese and fish from the stream, made some salads. Twenty Indian friends came and stayed there three days. That was how the tradition of celebrating Thanksgiving Day started.
1)The Pilgrims _________________________.
a) left England to go to America
b) left their country to celebrate Thanksgiving Day
c) left Europe to go to America
2)The place they found in the new land was ________________ .
a) very beautiful
b) very good for living
c) very green
3)The first winter was ___________ .
a) warm like spring
b) colder than at home
c) not so easy
4)The Indians helped the Pilgrims when they _____________________ .
a) planted corn for them
b) showed them how to get corn
c) gave them corm
5)The Pilgrims celebrated their new holiday together with their _________________ .
a) new colonists
b) women friends
c)neighbours
Task 2: Use the prepositions where necessary to complete the text.
at, from, to, in (2), into, of (3), on (3)
Russia is the largest country ______ the world but _____ the same time its population is smaller than in some other countries, China for example. Our country stretches _____ the Baltic Sea _____ the Pacific Ocean. There it borders _____ China and Japan. The largest river ___ Russia is the Volga. It flows ____ the Caspian Sea. A lot of old Russians cities lie ___ it. The chain ___ mountains ____ the Pacific Coast are not very high. Russia is one of the greatest countries of the world and we are proud ___ it.
Task 3 Choose the correct item.
1 Hurry up! Our train ….. in half an hour!
A) left B) leaves C) will leave
2 Can you be a little quiet, please? The baby….
A) sleeps B) is sleeping C) will sleep
3 Susan doesn’t think books about pirate ships are very ………. She prefers romantic novels.
A) interested B) interest C) interesting
4 Let’s go on a…….this year. I’d love to see wild animals in their natural habitat.
A) safari B) jungle C) ride
5 If Jim……to Spain on business next month, he will stay three extra days to visit the sights.
A) is going to travel B) will travel C) travels
6 Martha tells wonderful jokes. She is the…… girl in our class.
A) funny B) funnier C) funniest
7 We …….. chess all morning. Can we do something else now?
A) has played B) have been playing C) will play
8 Mary lives in Hollywood, but she…..a famous celebrity.
A) has never meet B) never has met C) has never met
9 Tom ……that the house down the street is haunted.
A) is believing B) believes C) believe
10 I don’t really think there’ll be flying cars someday, but I guess anything is……
A) responsible B) typical C) possible
Входная контрольная работа по английскому языку в 8 классе
Вариант 2
Task 1: Read the text and choose the right item in the sentences after it.
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the USA. Its celebration goes back to the 17th century when the first Europeans left England to travel to the New World. They called themselves Pilgrims and most of them left their motherland because they didn’t agree (to agree -соглашаться) with the official religion in their country.
After the long and difficult journey on the Mayflower across the ocean, the Pilgrims found a place with fields and a stream of fresh water to drink and a lot of tall trees to use for house building. They gave the place the name of Plymouth and made their first colony there.
The first winter and spring in the new country were very hard for the Pilgrims. There was little food and the Pilgrims had great problems. Help came from the Indians who lived nearby. They taught the Pilgrims how to grow corn (кукуруза), how to gather food and dry some of it for winter use. With the Indians’ help the Pilgrims planted a lot of Indian corn. They worked hard and in autumn they had food for winter ahead. The Pilgrims decided to celebrate it and to thank God for helping them. The women got the food ready: prepared ducks and geese and fish from the stream, made some salads. Twenty Indian friends came and stayed there three days. That was how the tradition of celebrating Thanksgiving Day started.
1)The Pilgrims ___________________________________ .
a) left Europe to go to America
b) left their country to celebrate Thanksgiving Day
c) left England to go to America
2)The place they found in the new land was ________________ .
a) very good for living
b) very beautiful
c) very green
3)The first winter was ___________ .
a) colder than at home
b) not so easy
c) warm like spring
4)The Indians helped the Pilgrims when they _____________________ .
a) showed them how to get corn planted corn for them
b) planted corn for them
c) gave them corm
5)The Pilgrims celebrated their new holiday together with their _________________ .
a) the new colonists
b)neighbours
c) women friends
Task 2: Use the prepositions where necessary to complete the text.
at, from, to, in (2), into, of (3), on (3)
Russia is the largest country ______ the world but _____ the same time its population is smaller than in some other countries, China for example. Our country stretches _____ the Baltic Sea _____ the Pacific Ocean. The chain ___ mountains ____ the Pacific Coast are not very high. The largest river ___ Russia is the Volga. It flows ____ the Caspian Sea. A lot of old Russians cities lie ___ it. Russia borders ____ a lot of countries. We are proud ___ Russia.
Task 3 Choose the right item
1 Everyone at the wedding danced and sang, to celebrate the happy…….
A) occasion B) incident C) accident
2 Julie always ….. her eyes when she gets sleepy in the evening.
A) rub B) rubs C) is rubbing
3 Joe …… to finish his homework before he goes to the cinema with his friends.
A) will B) has C) should
4 If Dan …. to go to the film festival with me, then I can go with Amy.
A) won’t want B) doesn’t want C isn’t wanting
5 There is …… of chocolate in the fridge. Maybe I’ll make a chocolate cake today.
A) some B) a lot C) a little
6 Let’s take some sandwiches and a ……… of biscuits with us to the beach. We might get hungry after our swim.
A) packet B) carton C) can
7 The roller coaster ride was the most spectacular …… at the theme park.
A) area B) attraction C) sight
8 If Mary is too busy to help Paul and Linda move house, they’ll do it……..
A) theirselfs B) themselves C) theirselves
9 Larry is a very good athlete. He runs ……. than anyone else on the school team.
A) more quickly B) most quickly C as quickly
10 Juan loves listening to English pop songs, even though he doesn’t understand all the ………
A) melodies B) lyrics C) scripts
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