Входная контрольная работа 8 класс
Listening comprehension
The Perfect Dog
During summer vacations, I would volunteer at the vet's, so I'd seen a lot of dogs. Minnie was by far the funniest-looking dog I'd ever seen. Thin curly hair barely covered her sausage-shaped body. Her bugged-out eyes always seemed surprised. And her tail looked like a rat's tail.
She was brought to the vet to be put to sleep because her owners didn't want her anymore. I thought Minnie had a sweet personality, though. No one should judge her by her looks, I thought. So the vet spayed her and gave her the necessary shots. Finally. I advertised Minnie in the local paper: "Funny-look-ine dog, well behaved, needs loving family".
When a young man called, i warned him that Minnie was strange looking. The boy on the phone told me that his grandfather's sixteen-year-old dog had just died. They wanted Minnie no matter what. I gave Minnie a good bath and fluffed up what Was left of her scraggly hair. Then we waited for them to arrive.
At last, an old car drove up in front of the vet's. Two kids raced to the door. They scooped Minnie into their arms and rushed her out to their grandfather, who was waiting in the car. I hurried behind them to see his reaction to Minnie.
Inside the car, the grandfather cradled Minnie in his arms and stroked her soft hair. She licked his face. Her rat-tail wagged around so quickly that it looked like it might fly off her body. It was love at first lick.
"She's perfect!" the old man exclaimed.
I was thankful that Minnie had found the good home that she deserved.
That's when I saw that the grandfather's eyes were a milky white color — he was blind. '.
Task 1. Mark sentences as true or false.
1. The teller is a doctor.
2. Minnie had a rather unusual look.
3. Some people wanted the dog to die.
4. The veterinarian gave the dog an injection that killed her.
5. The teller decided to save the dog.
6. There was a protest campaign in the local newspaper.
7. The teller had to make a few phone calls.
8. The young man wanted a particular kind of dog.
9. The dog and her new master liked each other.
10. The old man had some health problems.
Reading comprehension.
English people have love of gardening. They like to talk about the best way of growing flowers, fruit or vegetables. They like to work in their gardens and to look after their plants. They usually have a small flower garden in front of their house.
The English grow plants not only in gardens but in window boxes. They will make a garden everywhere.
1. The English are fond of …
a) talking b) eating fruit and vegetables
c) working d) growing plants
2. They …
a) are not interested in vegetables b) are interested in growing beautiful flowers
c) can grow plants only in the gardens d) don't like to talk about gardens
3. The English grow flowers …
a) behind the house b) at work
c) in front of the house d) between the house and the window boxes
4. English people grow …
a) only flowers b) different plants c) only fruit d) flowers and vegetables
5. Gardening is …
a) their hobby b) their profession c) not popular in England d) popular only in England
Use of English
He … his day off last year.
A) spent b) spends c) spend
2) They … tennis every week.
A) plays b) play C) playing
3) … my brother … a song tomorrow?
A) Will… sang b) Will … sing C) Do … sing
4) They … houses every year.
A) build b) built C) are building
5) Our mum … already … a cake.
A) has … cooked b) cooked C) is cooking
6) She … tennis two days ago.
A) Plays B) playing C) played
7) William Shakespeare was a great …
A) American playwright b) Russian poet C) English writer
8) My sister is a girl … is good at Maths.
A) which b) who C) whom
9) The show was … . I was … .
A) boring, bored b) bored, boring
10) Next year I … going to learn to play the piano.
A) is b) am C) are
Put the verbs into 3 forms.
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