Control work for the 9th grade

Complete the text with the following words: pollution, rubbish, cans, environment, packaging, protect, is thrown, in danger, prohibited, pollute, bins, clearing up

People get a lot of food from the sea. But we have made the sea a very dirty place. If we are not careful, ______ will kill many of the animals and plants in the sea. A lot of rubbish ____ into the sea. Sea animals, fish and birds are _____ . Some animals try to eat the _____, they die. Oil from large ships, chemicals and waste _____ the sea and kill whales and dolphins, fish and sea birds. Luckily many people realize now that we must look after the sea and _____ it. They say polluting the sea should be strictly _____. Groups of people who care about the ____ spend their free time _____ litter from the beaches. People collect _____, bottles and _____ and put them into different ____ for further recycling.

Use definite article “the” if needed:

The official name of the country is ___ United Kingdom of ___ Great Britain and ___Northern Ireland. The country is situated in ____British Isles. The two main islands are ___ Great Britain (in which are ___ England, Wales and Scotland) and ___Ireland. ___ United Kingdom is not far from ____ Europe. ___ UK is washed by ___ Atlantic Ocean in the east and by ___North Sea in the west. ____ highest mountains are in ___Scotland and ____Wales:___Ben Nevis and ____Snowdon. ___longest rivers are ___Savern and ___River Thames. ___UK is one of the world’s smallest countries (it is half size of ___France or ___Spain). ___ largest cities of ___Great Britain are: ___London, ___Birmingham and ___Glasgow.

Put the verbs: to quit, to manage, to prove in proper forms:

1. Do you think she will ____ to pass her exam today?

2. Sir, I have completed to write my tests. Can I ____?

3. During the World War ll Russians ___ their courage many times.

4. Teenagers are hard to _____, but our teacher does it quite successfully.

5. Radio _____ to be the most common mass media.

6. Can you ____ that you are right?

7. My mother is almost always at home. She ____working last year.

Match the words with the same pronunciation:

Who’s, it’s, meat arrest sea, address, their, no, peace, right, war, weather, two, check, hear, aloud, new, one

Here, to, won, know, wore, whether, whose, allowed, knew, its, a rest, piece, write, there, a dress, meet, cheque, see

Translate the text into Russian:

Whenever or wherever something important happens, journalists and photographers are reporting on the events and taking pictures. These people often put themselves in dangerous situations. Some may be seriously hurt or even killed because of their efforts. Journalists go to areas where there are conflicts to report on the war. They also report on political protests. Sometimes their responsibilities put them in danger as they try to find out the facts behind a story. Photographers are courageous people. Wherever they go they are ready to put themselves in dangerous situations to take dramatic pictures. For instance to get the pictures of wild animals, photographers try to get as close as they can to the animals: sharks, snakes and crocodiles. They also may have to climb tall mountains or dive deep into the sea. why do they do it?

Put the words: wherever, whenever, whatever, however, whoever

1. ____ you see don’t be surprised. (что-либо)

2. ____ you come to us we’ll be glad to see you. (когда-либо)

3. ____they go their knowledge of English helps them a lot. (куда-либо)

4. _____busy I am, I go to the swimming-pool twice a week. (как-бы)

5. _____you meet here, they will be your friends. (кого-бы)

6. You can get up ____ you want, eat ____ you like, go ____ you need. (когда-либо), (что-либо), (куда-либо)