Контрольная работа №3 Spotlight 9

Unit 3

9^th form

1. Complete the sentences. There is an extra word.

giants, fantasy, humped, illusion, sightings, extinct

1)    Two fisherman reported …  of a strange ten-legged creature in the lake yesterday.

2)    Did the magician really make the man disappear or was it just an optical …?

3)     Nessie has a long neck and a … back.

4)    The Kraken is a … deep-sea monster.

5)    People thought the coelacanth was a(n) … species of fish, until a fisherman caught one in 1938.

2. Choose the correct answer.

1)    This time last week we were lying / lied on a beach.

2)    Sandra had been painting / had painted for three years before she sold her first painting.

3)    The research team found / was founding an unusual fossil and took it back to the lab to examine it.

4)    Claire was driving / drove along a country road when a huge creature came out of nowhere and fell onto her car.

5)    After Harry had mown / had been mowing the lawn, he collected the grass cuttings for compost.

 3. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple or Past Continuous

1. Yesterday my friend ... his exam. (pass)

2. What ... he ... at 11 o'clock last night? (do)

3. Sam ... over the phone when someone called his name. (talk)

4. Last week I ... him a letter. (write)

5. Last time I ... them was a few years ago. (see)

4. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous

1. My child (eat) too much chocolate, that is why he was so ill.

2. The car worked, but the mechanic (repair) it for a few hours.

3. When we arrived at the stadium, the competition (start).

4. The door was still wet. My father (paint) it.

5. He was late for the train because he (forget) his baggage.

5. Choose the correct preposition.

1)          Have you heard of / from Kraken?

2)          Will knew from / of experience not to walk though the woods at night.

3)          They succeeded in / at working out the answer.

4)          Mary thought about / of a good idea to raise money.

5)          Teens were nervous about / in camping in the forest.

6. Choose the correct words in the sentences.

1)    Jenifer feels ill. She must be coming down / coming up with the flu.

2)    Mark came up / came across with a great idea for a tale.

3)    I can’t wait for Mikhalkov’s new film to come out / came up.

4)    A strange feeling came over/ came down me as a walked home.

5)    Tourists came across / came over a secret passage in the ancient castle.

7. Use good, eight, cold, world, full to complete the sentences.

1. She is a …-famous singer.

2. Reptiles are …-blooded creatures.

3. We watched the …-length version of the movie.

4. She is a …-looking girl.

5. I work an …-hour day.