Контрольная работа №2 по теме «The printed page: Books, Magazines, Newspapers»
9 класс (Rainbow English О.В. Афанасьева, И.В. Михеева)
Task I. Listening. Listen to 4 people speaking about their home libraries and match what they say(1-4) with the following statements (a- e) . There is one statement you don’t have to use.( SB 9 ,ex.1 p. 102 track 35 )
This speaker uses books from his/ her home library for education.
This speaker thinks that there is no place for classics in his/her home library.
This speaker knows how many books she/he has in the home library.
This speaker prefers books in the new format.
This speaker doesn’t want to have a large library.
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Task II. Read the text and match paragraphs with their titles. There’s one title you don’t have to use.
a) The Book’s Second Life.
b) The Adventure that Goes on.
c) The Scholar of English.
d) The Trilogy Finds its readers.
e) The Universe Created by the Writer.
f) The Unheroic Race.
g) The Tolkien Fans.
1. The Lord of the Rings is one of the most popular fantasy novels. Its author, John Rinald Reuel Tolkien, was born in 1892 in South Africa and grew up in England, in a village near Birmingham. He took part in the First World War. Then he became a professor of English at Oxford University.
2. It all began with the Hobbit, the story made up for his sons and published in 1938. The main characters of this book later appeared in The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien hated technology, he wanted to see England as it was before the invention of engineers. He loved ancient myths and borrowed his characters from Anglo-Saxon, Scandinavian and other European mythology. In his books he created his own world inhabited by wizards, elves, dwarfs, goblins and hobbits.
3. Hobbits are Tolkien’s own invention. The word is a combination of Homo (meaning “man”) and rabbit. In 1970 the word “hobbit” was included into the Oxford Dictionary. Tolkien tells his readers that hobbits are peaceful rather short creatures with furry legs. Hobbits are fond of their cosy underground homes and their gardens. They don’t like adventures of any kind. Nevertheless, the main character of The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, is forced to take part in a long and dangerous journey full of extraordinary and risky adventures.
4. The Lord of the Rings, a second book about hobbits, Bilbo’s nephew, Frodo Baggins, is given a dangerous task. He must destroy the magic ring which gives its owner great power. If the ring falls into the hands of Sauron, the Dark Lord, he and his dark forces will rule the world. So Frodo has to take the Ring to the Dark Lord’s own territory and throw it into the fires of Mount Doom.
5. The book took eleven years to write. It has three parts and is more than 1000 pages. When it was published in 1954, it became an immediate success. Tolkien’s magic world caught readers’ imagination and became a cult on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
6. For many years film-makers didn’t take the risk to make a film based on the book. But finally the phenomenon that Tolkien hated so much – technology – helped. With modern computer effects it became possible to create a realistic interpretation of the book. The director Peter Jackson found suitable gettings in his native New Zealand and made them look as real as possible. Some people believe that both the book and the three-part film are among the greatest works of nowadays.
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Task III. USE OF ENGLISH.
Use one or ones.
1.- I think these roses are very beautiful.
-Yes, they are. Especially the white _________
2.-What colours do you prefer in your clothers- cold or warm?
-I prefer warm _____________.
3.-Which do you like more: chocolate ice cream or vanilla ice cream?
-I prefer vanilla ____________.
4.-My brother is playing instead of me today.
-Really? Is he the _________in a green T-shirt?
5.-Do you like classical or pop music?
-I like pop __________.
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B. Insert the necessary preposition from the box. One preposition is extra.
| forward , down, for, at , of, after, by, through |
I hope the price ________what flowers are sold is not high.
What sources _________ information did you use in your report?
My friend looked____________ our dog while we were away.
My granny couldn’t find her keys and all of us were looking _______ them.
I would like to look _______________ these magazines before you take them.
My dad doesn’t like when he is called ________ his second name.
All the pupils were tired and they were looking _________summer holidays.
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C. Use participle I or II
1.He is the author of only one novel ( write) at the beginning of his career.
2.The girl ( sell) flowers is my cousin.
3. We had a hard time ( climb) the hill with heavy backpacks.
4.I t was difficult to believe the story (tell) by the boy.
5. They stopped in front of the ( close) door : there was no way out of the house.
6. The flowers ( grow) opposite the window look fantastic.
7. My sister loves the dress (make) by her friend.
8. (Live) in the north, we kept thinking about sunny beaches and the warm sea.
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Task IV. Complete the sentences with the derivatives of the words on the right.
1.The woman greeted us with a _________________________smile. cheer
2.The father praised his son’s ___________________ behavior. courage
3.They knew nothing of that ___________________. agree
4.My friend’s mother works for a ______________ newspaper. week
5.The police are investigating the _____________ disappearance of the
British journalist. mystery
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Task V. Write the same in English:
1.Автор статьи 2.Уникальный случай. 3.Расследовать преступление. 4.Быть в сомнении
( в нерешительности).5.Полный провал.6.Полезное изобретение. 7.Смелое поведение.
8.Говорить шепотом.9.С нетерпением ждать праздника.10.Зарабатывать деньги.
10 баллов
Общее количество баллов - 46
«5» -46 -41 бал.
«4» -40-31 бал.
«3» - 30-24 бал.
«2»- 23-0
Ответы:
Задание I
1c 2e 3a 4d b - extra
Задание II
e 2) c 3) a 4) b 5)g 6)f d- extra
Задание III
A.1) ones 2) ones 3) one 4) one 5) one
B. 1) at 2 ) of 3) after 4 ) for 5) through 6 ) by 7) forward
C. 1.written 2) selling 3) climbing 4) told 5 ) closed 6) growing 7 ) made 8) living
Задание IV
1.cheerful 2) courageous 3) agreement 4) weekly 5) mysterious
Задание V
the author of the article 2) a unique case 3) to investigate a crime 4) to be in two minds
5) an absolute ( complete) failure 6) a useful invention 7) courageous behavior 8) to speak in a whisper 9) to look forward to a/ the holiday 10) to earn money
30 240
640 
