Control work for the 9th grade

Complete the sentences using the words: advice, information, money, work, TV, news, music

1. They have never listened to his favorite _____ before.

2. Have you heard any ____ from our reporter lately?

3. Is there any interesting on _____?

4. I have got a lot of _____ to fulfill for the weekend.

5. Where is the _____? It is in my purse.

6. The Times generally gives lots of _____ about events happening in the city.

7. She has never taken his _____, therefore she was so sorry soon. Choose the correct variant:

1. He has always dreamed of _____ (work/ working) for the RT.

2. Suddenly the strange woman quit ____ (talk/ talking) and left the room.

3. Her mother disapproved of _____(read/ reading) thrillers.

4. However this handbook was proved _____(to be/ being) very useful.

5. His son confessed that he had _____(written/ writing) those unexpected letters.

6. The sisters have always dreamed of _____(visit/ visiting) Paris or London.

7. Soon the boy managed _____(to find/ finding) the lost article in the file.

8. My grandparents enjoy _____(read/ reading) encyclopedias and handbooks.

Write, discuss and decide what makes a successful person:

1. Who lives separately from his family

2. Who is independent in his relations with other people

3. Who doesn’t have friends and doesn’t rely on other people

4. Who shares everything he/she has with other people

5. Who works hard every day to become better and cleverer

6. Who succeeds by his / her own efforts alone

7. Who thinks of himself more than about other people

8. Who tries all the time to get some new information or knowledge

9. Who understands the importance of time and saves it with all work and effort

10. Who is very responsible in all the duties that he/she does and pays much more to it

11. Who must be ambitious, industrious, hard-working, intelligent, tolerant and honest

12. Who must be curious, talkative and sociable, serious, creative and mature Make smb + do-заставлять что-либо But: ask, want, tell + to do Put to where necessary:

1. Parents make their children ____ read books.

2. Who made you _____ get up so early?

3. Can Aunt Polly make Tom Sawyer _____ paint the fence?

4. Mother doesn’t want us _____ go to the party.

5. What did she ask me ____ do? Just call her.

6. Please, tell her ____ bring the file tomorrow.

7. Ask your elder brother ____ leave a message for your parents.

8. Mr. Jackson wanted his son _____ try his luck.

9. We only wanted Bob _____ support us.

10. I would like to ask them _____ take care of our pet parrot on Sunday afternoon.

11. What made you _____ laugh at last party?

12. She told him _____ look for her keys in the flat.

13. Amanda wanted her parents ____ allow her to get a Saturday job after lessons.

14. Why did he ask you ____ come today?

15. Poor Bob! His parents make him ____ do his housework every evening in his room.

16. The Head Teacher told us ____ get ready for the Chemistry test tomorrow.

17. Her father wanted her _____study law.

18. Who has made you ____ attend lessons?

19. His teacher makes him___ work hard at school.

20. We ask her ____ improve her English.

21. They want us _____ look after the child.

22. The young parents ask me ____ take care of their little daughter in the evening.

23. His elder brother made me ____ argue with them that meeting.