Семестровая контрольная работа для учащихся 8 класса за II семестр.

Form 8 Writing II

V. I

1. Put the verbs in brackets into –ing form or infinitive.

1.The buyers want _____ (know) our terms of payment.
2. Jane remembered _____(have) been told a lot about Mr. Smith.
3. She likes ____ (have) her dinner on time.

4. Have you heard him _____ (play) the piano?

5. They began ____ (make) the experiment in May.

2. Fill in: in, off, out, for.

1. The firemen were called ___ 5 minutes ago.

2. My boss called ___ the meeting.

3. Lena is going to call ___ to see me in the evening.

4. This problem calls ___ a fast solution.

3. Change the following sentences into Direct Speech.

1We told the teacher that we didn’t understand his question.

2. He told the taxi-driver that he was driving too fast.

3. She said that her children were playing in the garden.

4. The mother asked if we promised not to play with the ball in the street.

5. The passenger asked the man when the train would arrive at the station.

V. II

1. Put the verbs in brackets into –ing form or infinitive.

1. This writer is said ____ (have) written a new novel.
2. He is sure ____ (enjoy) himself at the disco.
3. I wish my friends ____ (come) on Sunday
4. _____ (Read) English technical magazines is important for an engineer.

5. There are different ways of ____ (obtain) the substance.

2. Fill in: off, on, for, by

1. Lucy will call ____ you at noon.

2. After work we often call ___ the café to drink a cup of coffee.

3. Ann called ____ yesterday to see our new house.

4. The concert was called ___ due to the storm.

3. Change the following sentences into Direct Speech.
1. My sister said that she hadn’t got a watch.

2. The teacher told his students that he was pleased with their work.

3. I told him that I hadn’t seen his brother for a long time.

4. I told my mother that Henry was studying medicine at the University.

5. She told the grocer that she didn’t want any sugar.