Контрольная работа по английскому языку за 4 четверть в 8 классе.

Контрольная работа за 4 четверть

«The whole world knows them »

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Чтение

BAPИAHT 1 (Обычный уровень сложности)

a) This text describes what happens on the football field during the game.

b) This text explains why the game is so popular nowadays.

c) This text writes about the beginnings of American football.

d) This text explains the rules of the game.

e) The text explains where the game is popular.

f) The text describes the ground where American football is played.

American Football

1.________

This American game is enjoyed by a lot of people. It is played in schools, colleg­es and by professional teams. Unlike basketball and baseball, which are played in other parts of the world, this type of football, until recently, has been specifi­cally American. In this game the players carry or throw the ball much more than they kick¹ it. In the USA they call the game just football.

2._______

American football originated in the USA, where it remains the most popular sport. It is something like European football and rugby. The very first game was played as far back as in 1869, between two college teams, Rutgers and Princeton. Its rules have changed gradually.

3._________

Now the game is played by two teams of eleven athletes on a field 100 yards (91m) long from goal line to goal line, by 160 feet (49 m) wide. End zones extend 10 yards (9 m) behind each goal line. The field is marked with white lines every 5 yards along its length. The football which the players use has an oval shape and weighs about 450 grammes.

4._________

In this game the team, which controls the ball, tries to move along the field to the opponent's goal by running with the ball or passing it. At the same time, the other team do their best to stop the attacking team and take control of the ball for themselves.

5. ______

A game of American football lasts 60 minutes and is divided into four 15-minute quarters. Points are scored either by carrying the ball over the opponent's goal line (a touchdown), or by kicking the ball over the goalpost from any part of the field (a field goal). A touchdown gives the team 6 points; a field goal 3 points. The idea is to get more points than the opponent's team.

1. Life Devoted to Science and Education 5. Remember Me for MyGood Deeds!

2. Hundreds of Inventions for the Whole World 6. An Invention that Unites People All Over the World

3. A Revolution in Spreading Information 7. Contribution to the Field of Communication

4. How the World Developed 8. From the History of theThermometer

A. Johannes Gutenberg is a German inventor who is known as one of the most important contributors to the history of the world. Gutenberg's invention of printing is one of the biggest in history. It helped people to spread the knowledge that had belonged to a few people for hundreds of years. His most important contribution was the printing of the Bible in 1455, which was the starting point of book printing in Europe.

B. Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish inventor and engineer who got 355 patents in his life. He is best known for inventing dynamite. Nobel was one of the richest persons of the world and a peace lover at heart. He didn't want to be remembered as the reason behind people's deaths. So he left his money for the international prize fund. Nobel prizes are now awarded f°^r achievements in five different fields to people of different countries and nationalities.

C. Erno Rubik is a Hungarian inventor, architect, and professor 0f architecture. He was born on 13 July 1944. He is best known for the invention of mechanical puzzles including Rubik's Cube in 1974. Rubik's Cube is the most popular toy of all time. It took Rubik himself over a month to find the solution to the work of his cube. Now Rubik continues to work in the field of education, much of his work is connected with the role of science in education.

D. Samuel Morse was an American painter and inventor. Morse started his career as a painter. It was the sudden death of his wife that was the starting point of his work in the field of long-distance communication. He came up with the telegraph system that changed the way people sent and got messages. He developed the Morse Code, a method of sending text information as a series of tones which is still in use in radio communications.

E. Thomas Alva Edison is a great name in the scientific and technological world. It was his knowledge, ideas and hard work that helped him to play the leading role in America's first technological revolution. It is his discoveries and inventions that made life better for the people in the world. Edison had about 1,093 patents, among his many inventions are the phonograph, the first practical electric light bulb, the motion picture camera, the battery for an electric car.

F. Sir Tim Berners-Lee is a British computer scientist who made one of the most revolutionary inventions of the 20th century — the World Wide Web. He graduated from the University of Oxford. Working as a software engineer he realized the need for a global communication network. He came up with the idea of a global network and the world's first web browser. It's not surprising his idea has changed our life forever.

G. Anders Celsius was a Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician. Anders showed an extraordinary talent for mathematics and became an astronomer. He started a lot of Projects but died unexpectedly before he could finish them. He is most famous for the invention of the temperature scale which is based on the boiling and freezing points of water. We remember him when we fall ill and want to know if we have a fever.

Grammar

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1. Соедините дефиниции слов с соответствующими единицами из рамки. Две единицы в рам­ке являются лишними.

1. bright and colourful-

2. having a strong feeling of happiness —

3. quiet, calm —

4. protected, free from danger —

5. having a lot of money, rich —

6. to answer —

7. to come into a place —

8. to believe that you can see or hear something which is not really there —

9. to make or become better —

10. to have or to use something together with other people. -

2. Впишите в предложения соответствующие формы глаголов End, hold, put, see.

1. Don't forget ______ out the fire when the picnic is over.

2. Dad always________ me off at the station when I go away.

3. Wherever you go in this town, you always _________ up in the central square.

4. We_________on to the trees while we were walking down the hill.

5. Ann has _______ off leaving till Thursday: she seems to be happy _here.

6. Something____________ my friend up and he was twenty minutes late.

7. What would you like_____________ your meal with?

8. I soon________________ through him and his little plan and told him about it.

3. Впишите производные от cлов из правой колонки в предложения.

1. Nowadays people use all kinds of __________ equip­ment. ELECTRON

2. You can hear _________ speeches on some TV chan­nels. POLITIC

3. _________________s are people with a special knowledge of economics. ECONOMY

4. __________ is still a great problem that we have to face. VANDAL

5. Who were the members of this famous _________ of young poets? BROTHER

6. If you can make good decisions and act quickly in difficult situations, it means that you have _________ of mind. PRESENT

7. Cleopatra was queen of an ancient _________ in Egypt. KING 8. The pictures made the magazine look________________. CHILD

4. Выберите и обведите лексически и грамматически правильные варианты из данных в скоб­ках.

1. The official language of Spain is (—/the ) Spanish.

2. I've never seen such (—/a) tall tower.

3. Jane is (elder/older) than Steve by seven years.

4. We missed the (latest/last) bus and had to walk home.

5. (Who/Which) of these boys is your closest friend?

6. The day was (so/such) frosty and bright!

7. (How/What) interesting the story is!

8. The man's words sounded (unusual/unusually).

5. Используйте глаголы из колонки справа в соответствующих формах.

1. When Steve was younger, he used _________golf, but now he doesn't play it a lot. PLAY

2. Somebody told me that Helen __________ in Moscow. So I decided to visit her. ARRIVE

3. In my class everybody knew that the sun__________ a planet. NOT, BE

4. We wondered where we_______________ next summer. GO

5. Kate and her parents were not at home then: they______________their friends. VISIT

6. These cars ___________ in Russia; they come from abroad. NOT, MAKE

7. When the gallery opens, the picture__________ by a great number of people. SEE

8. It's a difficult question: it can't____________ spontaneously. ANSWER

Listening

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1. Why does Kate find reading a site about computers so interesting?

1) The site is about famous people who work in the field of computer programming.

2) The site teaches how to use a computer for work and entertainment better.

3) The site gives interesting details about the most famous charity organizations.

2. Who was Microsoft founded by?

1) By Bill Gates.

2) By Bill Gates and Paul Alien.

3) By Bill Gates and Larry Page.

3. What did Bill Gates say in 2010?

1) He wanted to give half of his money to charity.

2) He wanted all rich people of the world to give some money to charity.

3) He wanted to help the poor all over the world.

4. Why is Bill Gates a good role model for Kate?

1) Because he surprised her very much.

2) Because in her opinion software companies are very important to people.

3) Because she thinks that rich people should help poor people.

5. Who founded Google?

1) Larry Page.

2) Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

3) Sergey Brin.

6. What does copying a role model mean to Kate?

1) Making new friends.

2) Taking a course of programing.

3) Helping other people.

7. How old was Bill Gates when he wrote his first computer program?

1) He was a teenager. ,

2) He was ten years old.

3) He was twenty years old.

8. Where did Larry Page get higher education?

1) At Stanford University.

2) At Harvard University.

3) At Cambridge University.

Письмо

You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen friend, Alan.

...Yesterday was a special day for the British. We celebrated Queen Elizabeth's official birthday. I watched the ceremony called "The Queen's Birthday Parade". It

was great!... Who do you think is the symbol of Russia? What makes

you think so? What are the reasons for a person to be respected?...

Write him a letter and answer his 3 questions.

Write 80—90 words. Remember the rules of letter writing.

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Говорение

(Монологическая речь)

Give a talk about a world-famous person and the secret of his/her popularity.

Remember to speak about:

• his/her name, occupation, place of living;

• the contribution he/she made; » his/her personal characteristics;

• your opinion of the person.

You have to talk for 1.5—2 minutes.

(Диалогическая речь)

((аудиозапись № 14. Диагностическая тетрадь)

Take part in a telephone survey. You have to answer seven questions. Give full answers to the questions. You have 60 seconds to answer each question.

Electronic assistant: Hello! It's the electronic assistant of "The English Club". We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We need to find out what people know about famous people of the English-speaking world. Please answer seven questions. The survey is anonymous — you don't have to give your name. So, let's get started. Electronic assistant: How old are you?

Student: ___________________________________

Electronic assistant: How long have you been learning English?

Student: ___________________________________

Electronic assistant: Can you name any American presidents?

Student: ___________________________________

Electronic assistant: What do you know about world-famous English scientists?

Student: _____________________________________

Electronic assistant: What are some of the British kings or queens famous for?

Student: _____________________________________

Electronic assistant: Can any of these famous people be a role model for you? Why?

Student: _____________________________________

Electronic assistant: Would you like to be world-famous?

Student: __________________________

Electronic assistant: This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation.

Ответы

Listening 1. (аудиозапись № 13. Диагностическая тетрадь)

Текст для аудирования

Alex: Hi, Kate! What are you doing?

Kate: Hi, Alex! Just reading.

Alex: Is it another adventure book?

Kate: No, it's a site about computers.

Alex: Wow! A site about computers? Computers are everywhere now. We use them for work and entertainment. You look so excited. Why?

Kate: The site is not about sitting in front of the screen. It's about people who make computers and write computer programs. Some of them are really famous and can be good role models.

Alex: Can they? It sounds interesting.

Kate: Take Bill Gates, for example. In 1975 before graduation he left Harvard University. And in 1977 with his childhood friend Paul Alien he started Microsoft.

Alex: I know it. The world's largest software company.

Kate: And ten years later he became the youngest billionaire ever. But what surprised me is that in 2000 together with his wife he created the charity organization "Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation". Now it works in the field of global health and learning. Besides that in 2010 Gates suggested that the richest people of the world should give half of their money to charity.

Alex: So he makes money and spends it on making people's lives better, doesn't he?

Kate: Absolutely. That's why I really respect and want to copy him. There is another example. Look at Larry Page who, together with Sergey Brin, founded Google in 1998.

Alex: Everybody knows Google now.

Kate: Larry Page also helps people. He spends money on exploring the problems of climate change and helping the poor.

Alex: I see, you want to help people, too. But first you should work hard at school and then enter university. What are you good at? Are you interested in computers?

Kate: Of course, I am.

Alex: Does it mean social networking sites like Facebook orTwitter? Making friends online is so easy now.

Kate: This is where you are wrong. I have joined a club for those who are fond of programing. It's called "Next". By the way, Bill Gates developed an interest in computers when he was at school? too. At the age of 13 he wrote his first computer program. As for Larry Page, his parents were computer science professors, and his childhood home was full of computers. His love for technology made him study Computer Science at Stanford University.

Alex: Now I see that they have really become your role models, you respect and want to copy them.

Kate: Absolutely. I'd like to help other people, so I am going to study Computer Science. I'm sure that's what I really want.

Чтение 1.

Чтение 2.

Грамматика

1. 1) brilliant; 2) excited; 3) peaceful; 4) safe; 5) wealthy; 6) reply; 7) enter; 8) imagine; 9) improve; 10) share;

2 . 1) to put; 2) sees; 3) end; 4) held; 5) put; 6) held; 7) to end; 8) saw

3. 1) electronic; 2) political; 3) Economists; 4) Vandalism 5) brotherhood; 6) presence; 7) kingdom; 8) childish

4 . 1) —; 2) a; 3) older; 4) last; 5) Which; 6) so; 7) How; 8) unusual

5. 1) to play; 2) had arrived; 3) is not; 4) would go; 5) were visiting; 6) are not made; 7) will be seen; 8) be answered