Контрольная работа

Административная контрольная работа за 1 полугодие

для уч-ся 8 класса ( Spotlight 8)

I. Reading (Чтение)

Установите соответствие между текстами 11 — 15 и их темами, выбрав тему a — f из списка. Используйте каждую тему только один раз. В задании одна тема лишняя.

This text deals with …

a) places of interest

b) buying gifts

c) transport

d) museums

e) shopping

f) history

1) If you want to move around the Moscow City and save some money while travelling, we recommend you to buy a special card. We strongly advise you to choose Moscow Metro as a way to travel, because it's high-speed. Besides, you can use metro without being afraid to be late because of traffic jams. It works from 5.30 to 1.30.

2) Moscow has a lot of attractions that are not only cultural and historical; they all are also of public importance. Russia is associated with the Kremlin and Red Square by many tourists from different parts of the world. The guests of the capital of Russia can enjoy the beautiful architecture of the central part of the city with historical monuments.

3) It's impossible to visit Moscow and ignore its museums. Some of them are mansions and estates which used to belong to aristocratic families of the Russian Empire. They are now monuments of architecture and an. They are museums which home more than hundreds of thousands different items. You can spend the whole day there.

4) In Moscow you will find some opportunities to buy what you want. The city has many fantastic shops, boutiques, shopping malls and galleries. Moscow's stores can be divided into three categories: expensive boutiques, mass-market shops, and discount centers (outlets), where you can get great discount prices. Everybody will be able to find something.

5) In Moscow you will find lots of souvenirs such as sets of small dolls (matryoshka). There are the sets of three, four, seven, ten, fifteen and more dolls. Each doll is smaller than the previous one and is inside it. These dolls are traditional Russian souvenirs. Of course, there are also standard postcards, key chains, magnets, too.

 2.Fill in: salary, sociable,  overtime, dark, grated, freelancer.
1. Rachel has many friends because she's very ….

2. Have you … the cheese?
3. I prefer … chocolate to the milk or white varieties.

4. Does your father often work …?
5. His …is ?40,000 a year.

3. Fill in the gaps with articles a/an/ the  where necessary

1. Write … letter to your friend.

2. Can I have ... apple, please?

3. … Sun often shines in autumn.

4. Have you ever been to ... Egypt?

5. Look at … map of … UK.

4.Underline the correct item.

1. The film is starting/ starts at 8:00. Do you want to go to dinner before that?

2. I am walking / walk now.

3. Have you met/ Have you been meeting our new neighbours yet? They seem really nice.

4. Do you know where Mark is? I have waited / have been waiting for him for over an hour

and I’m starting to lose my patience.

5. There’s someone at the door. I go/will go and see who it is.

5. Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition. (by, in, under, with, at, by)

1 Mr Brown is very popular … the students.
2 I am very good … English. I am always top of the class.

3 When you buy things online, you pay … credit card.
4 Is it possible to pay … cheque?

5 Jonathan will be .. charge of the project.
6 They were …. pressure to meet the deadline.