Контрольная работа 9 класс

Name________________________

Class______________

Test 6 “Town and Community”

Variant 1

1. Complete with: animal, station, charity, bus, natural, community, senior, to burst, traffic lights

1. I want to be a nurse, so volunteering at my local hospital was a ______________ choice for me.

2. The children raised over 200$ for _____________.

3. A ______________ citizen is someone who is over 60 years old or who is retired.

4. Claire looked as if she was about ___________ into tears.

5. You can’t drive in a _______________ lane.

6. My friends help at the ______________ shelter two times a week after school.

7. Stop! The _______________ are red!

8. To help your _______________, you can volunteer by cleaning the local area.

9. You can book tickets online or buy them at the railway ____________________ .

1. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct passive tense.

1. The tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”_____________________ (write) by Shakespeare.

2. The book must ___________________(return) to the library as soon as possible.

3. The building ___________________ (finish) next year.

4. This theatre__________________ (visit) by a lot of people every day.

5. You don’t need to go to the post office. The parcel______________________ (already/send).

1. Fill in the correct reflexive pronoun.

1. John did it all by _________________ .

2. She doesn’t look ________________ today. Is she alright?

3. Alex, did you choose my present __________________?

4. The Brains renovated their summer house __________________.

5. I made the costumes for the charity festival _________________.

6. We were very pleased with _________________ when we found the puppy a new home.

1. Read the text and match the headings (A-F) to the paragraphs (1-5). There is one extra heading you do not need to use.

A. A question of money

В. Internationally famous

C. An impressive atmosphere

D. Staying true to the past

E. Dealing with a problem

F. Good times, bad times

1. _____________________________

The Bolshoi Theatre — one of the world’s biggest and most spectacular theatres — is known in all four comers of the world as the home of the outstanding Bolshoi Opera and Ballet companies.

1. ______________________________

Located near Red Square in Moscow, the Bolshoi Theatre was built in 1824. Over 2,000 people can sit inside this magnificent theatre on red velvet seats, underneath elaborate lights and beautiful gold decorations. It is simply impossible not to be amazed by a visit to the incredible Bolshoi Theatre — and that’s before a performance has even begun!

1. _______________________________

During its long history, the theatre has seen performances by some of Russia’s most famous artists and by some of the world’s best-loved composers. It has also survived some tough moments: three fires, the construction of the Moscow metro line underneath it and bombing during the war.

1. _______________________________

In 2005, engineers announced that the Bolshoi Theatre was extremely unstable and that it could fall down at any time. So that same summer, the theatre was closed and repair work began at great cost Currently, the reconstruction of the Bolshoi Theatre is expected to be completed around 2011.

1. _______________________________

When the theatre reopens, several things will have changed. But one thing won’t which is the theatre’s appearance. Every step is being taken to make absolutely certain that this magnificent theatre, when it reopens, will look exactly as it always did.

Name________________________

Class______________

Test 6 “Town and Community”

Variant 2

1. Complete with: burst, shelters, petrol, hall, zebra crossing, bank, donate, senior, natural.

   1. They run a special programme for ______________ citizen.

   2. Animal _______________ lend a helping hand to neglected or abandoned animals.

   3. Let’s cross the road at the _____________________. It’s safer.

   4. When she found her dog safe after the accident, she ______________ into tears.

   5. She wants to be a nurse, so volunteering at her local hospital was a ____________ choice for her.

   6. I’d like to open a ______________ account, please.

   7. Mr Smith gave a presentation on green transport at the town ______________ yesterday.

   8. A lot of students in my school ________________ old books and school supplies to local charities every year.

   9. They can fill the car with fuel at the ________________ station.

1. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct passive tense.

1. A number of houses __________________ (destroy) by huge tornado last year.

2. His computer ___________________ (check) for viruses next week.

3. The work is very important and it must ___________________(do) on time!

4. This chair _____________________(make) of plastic, don’t stand on it.

5. Everything is ready for a street celebration. For example, lights ______________ _________(just/ hang out) on trees.

1. Fill in the correct reflexive pronoun.

1. Did you prepare for testing ______________?

2. My friends and I were satisfied with ________________ when we found a way to involve more volunteers into charity.

3. He brought his pet_____________________

4. Volunteers do all the preparatory work for a charity event _________________.

5. I think, I can overcome the problem ________________ .

6. Olga cleaned all the house ______________ .

1. Read the text and match the headings (A-F) to the paragraphs (1-5). There is one extra heading you do not need to use.

A. An impressive atmosphere

В. Dealing with a problem

C. A question of money

D. Staying true to the past

E. Good times, bad times

F. Internationally famous

1) _____________________________

The Bolshoi Theatre — one of the world’s biggest and most spectacular theatres — is known in all four comers of the world as the home of the outstanding Bolshoi Opera and Ballet companies.

1. ______________________________

Located near Red Square in Moscow, the Bolshoi Theatre was built in 1824. Over 2,000 people can sit inside this magnificent theatre on red velvet seats, underneath elaborate lights and beautiful gold decorations. It is simply impossible not to be amazed by a visit to the incredible Bolshoi Theatre — and that’s before a performance has even begun!

1. _______________________________

During its long history, the theatre has seen performances by some of Russia’s most famous artists and by some of the world’s best-loved composers. It has also survived some tough moments: three fires, the construction of the Moscow metro line underneath it and bombing during the war.

1. _______________________________

In 2005, engineers announced that the Bolshoi Theatre was extremely unstable and that it could fall down at any time. So that same summer, the theatre was closed and repair work began at great cost Currently, the reconstruction of the Bolshoi Theatre is expected to be completed around 2011.

1. _______________________________

When the theatre reopens, several things will have changed. But one thing won’t which is the theatre’s appearance. Every step is being taken to make absolutely certain that this magnificent theatre, when it reopens, will look exactly as it always did.