Control work for the 8th grade

Complete the sentences:

1. If I ______(be) you, I ______(try) to explain the problem to my parents.

2. If she _____(be) more energetic, she _____(try) her chance.

3. If she ______(be) in trouble, she _____(call) me at once.

4. If he didn’t do sports, he often ______(fall) ill.

5. If my parents _____(allow) me to get a Weekend job, I ______(buy) new smartphone.

6. If bob _____(do) his best at school, his parents _____(be) happy with his marks.

Translate into English:

Моему старшему брату 17 лет. Он замечательный музыкант. Но какая у него трудная жизнь! Родители хотят, чтобы он стал серьёзным. Они надеются, что он начнёт готовиться в медицинский институт. Они хотят, чтобы он перестал играть на гитаре каждый вечер. А он хочет, чтобы ему не мешали заниматься музыкой. Они хотят, чтобы он не приглашал домой своих шумных друзей. Я хочу, чтобы мой брат доказал всем, что он настоящий музыкант. Если бы я был на его месте, я бы поскорее создал свою музыкальную группу!

Choose the right word:

1. Look! The bird is flying (high/highly) in the sky.

2. Does she think (high/highly) of your pictures?

3. There is a new swimming pool (near/nearly) our school.

4. She was tired and could (hard/ hardly) keep her eyes open.

5. We have been proud of our team (late/ lately) after the competition.

6. It is too (late/ lately). Let’s speak about the exams tomorrow.

7. Last month all the participants trained (hard/hardly) before the contest.

8. Get up! It’s (near/ nearly) eight.

9. You can (hard/ hardly) know his name, as he never appeared here.

Make up sentences using hardly:

1. Will you speak louder, please? (I, can, hear, you)

2. It was dark. (we, see, each other)

3. Oh, we lost the game. (I ,believe ,my ,eyes)

4. The cake was terrible. (she, eat, it)

5. There were a lot of mistakes in your work. (I, read, it)

6. We were shocked by the news. (we, could, speak)

Fill in the words: a pharmacy, a dentist, a chemist, a doctor, a hospital, a nurse

1. ______ is a place where people who are ill are looked after by doctors and nurses.

2. ______ is a person who has a shop where medicines are sold.

3. ______ is a shop where medicines are sold.

4. ______ is a person who treats sick people.

5. _____ is a person who treats people’s teeth.

6. ______ is a person who takes care of sick or old people.

Translate into English:

Быстро, высоко, поздно, рано, осторожно, медленно, успешно, легко, хорошо, плохо, много, мало, замечательно, правильно, красиво, сердито

Put the adverbs in the proper form:

1. The doctor told her to eat _______( little) sweets and chocolate.

2. Which of you can skate _____(well)?

3. I liked her dance ______(well) of all.

4. Could you say it ______(slowly), please?

5. He swam _____(bad) than usual last Sunday, didn’t he?

6. You should work _____(hard) than you did last year, said the coach seriously.

7. The little boy ran ______(fast) than he had ever run before.

8. My elder brother gets up ______(early) than me.