Контрольная работа 8 класс

1. Complete the gaps in Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous

1. Mike ____ his friends before he went abroad for two months. (visit)

2. Paul ____ his car for two days before he called the mechanic. (repair)

3. Pamela ____ for two hours before her boyfriend arrived. (dance)

4. Melany ____ her house by the time the guests arrived. (clean)

5. My brother ____ before I felt angry with him. (apologize)

6. The athletes ____ around the stadium for some time before they were stopped by their coach. (run)

7. The pirates ____ before the rescue team arrived. (escape)

2. Choose a person in the picture and describe him/her using vocabulary on page 60 ex.1

3. Complete the gaps in Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1 I ................................. (see) Helen yesterday afternoon.

2 The girls ................................. (play) basketball at 3.00 pm.

3 We ................................. (leave) the party at midnight.

4 Jane ................................. (not do) her homework yesterday.

5 The rain ................................. (stop) five minutes ago.

6 ................................. you ................................. (swim) in the sea at 6.00 am?

7 We ................................. (arrive) at the bus stop too late.

8 How ................................. you ................................. (break) the window?

4. Fill in the missing words: research /Chemistry/ salary / uniform / prize / freelancer / overtime / deadline/ author/ Linguistics

1. Nick has worked … every day this month, as it’s the busiest time in his company.

2. Paul has to wear a … , there are strict rules in his school.

3. Tony loves working as a … because he doesn’t have to spend 8 hours in the office every day.

4. Marie Curie was the first woman who won the Nobel … .

5. If Ann gets the promotion, it will add an extra four thousand pounds to her annual …

6. After many years of scientific …, Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921.

7. The … of the book was one of the most famous writers of the 20-th century.

8. She gets good marks in … and won the first place in a region competition.

9. He doesn’t like … because science is difficult for him.

10. My father often has to meet tough … but he manages.

5. Fill in the gaps with the correct prepositions: in, out, up, round, about, back

1. Kate passed out after the operation and the doctor brought her ….

2. We thought that new students would bring … some changes in our work and daily routine.

3. John was brought … in the USA that's why he can speak English fluently.

4. These old songs bring …. memories.

5. The new President must bring … a change in the health care system.

1. Match the two lists to make sentences describing certain jobs