ИТОГОВАЯ КОНТРОЛЬНАЯ РАБОТА ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ. 8 класс
Put the verbs in brackets into The Past Simple or The Past Continuous.
A – What …….(you/do) at 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon.
B – I …….. (have) basketball practice.
A – What ….(happen)?
B – I …… (walk) down the street when I …..(slip) on a banana skin and …. (fall)down.
A - ……….(you/meet) any new people at the party?
B – Yes. Tom …..(introduce) me to all his friends.
A – Where ………..(you/be) last night? I ……… (try) to call you but there ……(be) no answer.
B – I’m sorry. As I …….(come)back home, I …..( meet) Jane and we (have) dinner together.
A – What …..( you/do) when we ……(call)you yesterday?
B – I ……(get) ready to go out while Jane ……(finish) her project.
– A Where …..( you/meet) Josh?
B – I ……(do) my shopping when he …..(enter)the shop.
A – Who ……(tell) you about the surprise birthday party?
B – No one. Sean …… (talk) to Pat on the phone about it and I ……(hear) him.
Choose the correct item. (Quantifiers)
A – Is this scarf expensive?
B – No, not at all. It only costs a little/ a few pounds.
A – Why do you need to change your diet?
B – Because I eat very few/very little vegetables and many/ a lot of junk food.
A – Do you want to have lunch with me?
B – Sure. I have a little / little free time before my next class and I’d also like to ask you few / a few things.
A – Have you come up with any ideas yet?
B – Yes, I’ve had a little / a few. We can discuss them at the meeting later if you like.
Fill the gaps with The Past Perfect or The Past Perfect Continuous.
Paul …….(decide) that he was going to study Astronomy before he even finished secondary school.
Before he got a promotion he …….(not/ earn) enough to live comfortably.
Tom didn’t come with us last night because he ……. (arrange) to go out with his colleagues after work.
Before they invented washing machines, people …..(wash) clothes by hand for centuries.
Jill …..(wait) for half an hour before the bus came.
………………(Professor Sterling / already/ announce) the names of the students who would be in his research team when she entered the class.
They ……..(live) in Spain before they moved to London.
Rewrite the sentences by putting the verbs in the Passive Voice
The Mayor will open the new library tomorrow.
Versarce created the costumes for the play.
Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.
They will arrange a meeting for the next week.
No one has translated this play yet.
In France they hold elections for President every five years.
Advertising influences a lot of people.
You should send this fax right away.
They found him guilty of murder.
You can’t take pets into the theatre.
Match the phrases to form complete sentences. ( Infinitive / -ing form.)
You should avoid A. to help the homeless.
Our teacher suggested B. talking on the phone.
Katya has dedicated her life C. to help the earthquake
She doesn’t let her children D. swimming with a full stomach.
Teams of doctor tried E. to solve this problem on her own.
Alex doesn’t mind F. putting a recycling bin in the classroom.
They don’t allow tourists G. to photograph the animals.
She’d prefer H. take your keys with you.
You must always I. play with matches.
Stephen is busy J. walking to his office on chilly days.
Fill in said or told (Reported speech)
Jill 1…………..she was going to Moscow in January because she wanted to attend the Moscow winter festival. A friend of hers, Tom, 2 …………. Her it was amazing. Kim 3………… to her that she was jealous. She also 4 ……………that she had read about it and she hoped that one day she would visit the festival too.
Complete the exchange, using can, can’t, must, have to, might , should, needn’t and the verb in brackets in the appropriate form.
A – I’m freezing!
B – You ………… (bring) a warm jacket with you.
A – Would you like to come shopping with me?
B – I’d love to, but I………… (finish)my history project.
A – Have you seen Jane?
B – Not really. She ………(be) in her room doing her homework but I’m not sure. 4
A – I thought I saw Sam two day s ago.
B – You …..(see ) him. He’s been away on holiday over a month.
A- It hurts so much.
B. – you …….. (break) your arm.
A – I was really bored last night.
B – You ……( come) to the theatre with us. WE enjoyed it a lot.
A – You ………(not/ buy) me a present.
B – I hope you will like it.
Match the parts of the sentences (Conditionals )
We can’t go to the gallery A if we had played better.
Tony might have fixed your computer B if he promises to return it soon.
When it’s cold C if you don’t come with us
If we don’t do our homework, D if you don’t tell me what the problem is.
We wouldn’t have lost E people wear warm clothes.
If they hadn’t left late, F if you had asked him.
I can’t help you G our teacher gets upset.
He can borrow my MP3 player H they would have arrived on time.