Spotlight 9 Module 3 test

I. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Past Simple or Past Progressive).

1. While Tom _____________(read) Amely ______________(watch) a documentary on TV. 2. Marvin ________(come) home, ___________(switch) on the computer and ______________ (check) his emails. 3. The thief _____________(sneak) into the house, ___________(steal) the jewels and ______________ (leave) without a trace. 4. Nobody ______________(listen) while the teacher ______________(explain) the tenses. 5. While we ___________(do) a sight-seeing tour our friends ___________(lie) on the beach. 6.He ________(wake) up and __________(look) at his watch.

II. Translate the phrases from Russian into English

на заднем плане картины –

человеческие следы –

тусклые краски –

сильный водоворот –

увидеть свое отражение –

жить в мире грез (утратить представление о действительности) –

находиться в стрессовом состоянии –

таинственная книга –

поддержанный автомобиль –

к сожалению –

встать не с той ноги –

Гигантские щупальца –

Острые крюки –

Горбатая спина –

Змееподобная голова –

Двуногий –

Огромный кальмар –

III. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Past Simple or Past Perfect).

1. The removal van __________(arrive) before they _____________(finish) packing.

2. Before they ___________(move) to this town, they _________(live) in Chicago.

3. After the kids ___________(eat) their lunch, they __________(take) a little nap.

4. After school we always _________(meet) at the youth club.

5. Soon after sunrise we __________(cycle) to an observation point that I ______ never ______(hear) of before.

6. When I _________(come) home, my mother ______ already _________(prepare) dinner.

7. When Monica ___________(finish) her homework, she ____________(go) out to play with her friends.

8. When we ____________(meet) Andrew, we ____________(tell) him about our plans.

IV. Write 3 forms of a verb

продавать –

посылать –

прятаться-

падать –

строить-

ломать-

прощать-

V. Rewrite the following text into Past Tense.

Boris wakes up when it is already quite light. He looks at his watch. It is quarter to seven. Quickly Boris jumps out of bed and runs to the bathroom. He has just time to take a cold shower and he drinks a glass of tea with bread and butter. He is in a hurry to catch the eight o’clock train. At the railway station he meets three other boys from his group. They all have small backpacks and fishing-rods. In less than an hour they get off the train at a small station near a wood. They walk very quickly and soon find themselves on the shore of a large lake. The boys spend the whole day there fishing, boating and swimming. They return home late at night, tired but happy.

VI. Match the words in Column A with the words/ phrases in Column B.

Column A Column B

1. sharp A chamber

2. huge B illusion

3. violent C hook

4. optical D eyes

5. torture E whirlpool