Контрольная работа по английскому языку в 8 классе (2 четверть)

Control Test. II Term.

8 form

I.  Раскройте скобки, поставив предложенное прилагательное в нужной степени.

1. Jill’s a far________________________ (intelligent) person than my brother.

2. Kate was the_______________________________ (practical) of the family.

3. Greg felt ________________________ (bad) yesterday than the day before.

4. This wine is the _____________________________ (good) I’ve ever tasted.

5. Jack was the______________________________________ (tall) of the two.

6. Jack is the_____________________________ (clever) of the three brothers.

7. If you need any _________ (far) information, please contact our head office.

8.  The sinking of Titanic is one of ________________________ (famous) shipwreck stories of all time.

9. Please, send the books back without_______________________ (far) delay.

10. The deposits of oil in Russia are by far the ___________ (rich) in the world.

11. Could you come a bit ____________________________ (early) tomorrow?

12. I like this song ________________________ (well) than the previous one.

13. Which of these two performances did you enjoy ________ (much)?

14. The fire was put out _________ (quickly) than we expected.

II. Прочитайте предложения. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.

1. Mike found himself _______ job somewhere out of town.

a) safer        b) more safe        c)  more safer          d) safest

2. We prefer the Palm Beach though it is _______ from the center.

a) the farther         b) farthest          c)  the farthest         d)  furthest

3. This detailed map is ________ the atlas.

a) more useful as        b)  more useful like        c)   more useful than        d) usefuller as

4. Safari parks are ________ places of all to keep animals.

a) better        b)  the best          c)  most better           d) more better

5. This computer is ________ advanced than the old model.

a) farther          b) far most        c)   far           d) far more

6. They talked about ____________ developments in agriculture.

a) the least        b)  the latter        c)   the latest          d)  the late

7. The situation is_____________ now and there isn't an easy solution.

a) less more complicated          b) many more complicate          

c)  much more complicated          d)  farther more complicated

8. People stay indoors during the _________ part of the day.

a) most hottest        b)  more hotter          c)  most hotter          d)  hottest

III.Раскройте скобки, поставив глаголы в фоpму Past Continuous.

1. While I ___________ (to copy) the exercise, my friends __________ (to describe) a picture.

2. When we came in, the children __________ (to clean) their desks.

3. We met her at the bus stop. She ___________ (to wait) for the bus.

4. Some of the children ________ (to ski) while other children ___________ (to skate). Everybody __________ (to have) a lot of fun.

5. When we came the family ________ (to get) everything ready for Christmas. Bob and Helen _________ (to decorate) the Christmas tree.

6. The girls _________ (to feed) the birds in the garden while the boys _______ (to make) a bird-house.

 IV. Выберите правильную форму глагола (Past Simple or Past Continuous)

1. The film was rubbish, so we left / were leaving the cinema and went / were going to the cybercafé.

2. I didn’t like / wasn’t liking the program we watched / were watching, so I turned / was turning off the TV.

3. Dave rang / was ringing me while I did / was doing my homework.

4. As I fell / was falling asleep, I heard/was hearing a strange noise.

5. I dropped / was dropping my keys while I ran / was running for the bus.

6. The competition judges didn’t know / weren’t knowing whose food they tasted / were tasting.

V. Вставьте Past Simple или Past Continuous

1. An amazing display of traditional-style canoes ____ last week in Portland (to begin).

2. Last month, we ________ the most amazing opportunity to head down to Nashville (to have).

3. These ladies__________ an apartment when they ____ both _______ English in Jakarta, Indonesia (to share, to teach).

4. Last year we________ too tired even to make quality home design (to be).

5. While the tourists __________ at the beach, animators __________ coffee in the bar (to dance, to have).

6. Last time there ________ a snowfall in November in 2016 (to be).

7. A Qatari sheikh ________ more than £1billion on his art collection last year (to spend).

8. The hot-blooded and furious Tybalt ________ a grudge against Romeo (to bear).

9. While we __________ to a dive site we __________ the advantages of Utila, the smallest and most unspoiled of the Bay Islands of Honduras (to boat, to discuss).

10. In the late 1600s, the British ________ all non-English ships from trading with colonies (to forbid).

11. We ________ busy building our new country house that year (to be).

12. Our friend’s dog __________ us as we__________ around the neighborhood (to follow, to walk).

13. The student __________ up the escalator while it __________ (to run, to move).