Control work for the 8th grade

Fill in the blanks choosing the right word:

1. You _____(have to/ should) come in time to school to your lessons in the morning.

2. You look very tired. You _____(have to/ should) have a short holiday or a break.

3. Little children ______(have to/should) wash their hands before they eat all the time.

4. You _____(must/ should) take these pills twice a day after meals.

5. We ______(must/ have to) help to lay the table, be quick.

Complete with should or shouldn’t:

1. You ______ be late for your lessons. 6. You _____argue with your parents.

2. You _____ be attentive to your friends’ problems. 7. You _____get on well with your family.

3. You _____ be honest with your friends. 8. You ______eat too much.

4. You _____inform your parents if you are getting late. 9. You _____tell your friend about your problems.

5. You _____ mix with people who smoke. 10. You _____ cross the street in red light.

Put in: learn or study

1. You will never _____ a foreign language without grammar rules.

2. The head of expedition _____ the map carefully and then left the room.

3. It takes time to ____ how to do things quickly and correctly.

4. How many new words have you _____ by heart at that lesson?

5. What do you think of _____ (+ing) abroad?

6. The students will ______ eight new subjects next year.

7. My best friend _____ in London school a year ago.

8. How many languages do you _____ in your college?

9. We are _____ (_+ing) new words at the moment.

10. Have you ______ the poem by heart yet?

11. Live and ______,- is a very popular proverb. Put quite or quiet:

1. Our house is _____ modern and comfortable.

2. Alice is a cute _____person, she is _____ reliable and honest.

3. Bob has got ______ a large family.

4. Are you _____ sure of what you are saying?

5. Their relatives are _____ and hardworking and wise.

6. Our head master always speaks with a _____ voice and mild manner.

7. Her school project is ______ profitable but not perfect in decoration.

Change into Passive forms:

1. Bob’s father pays for his education every year.

2. People in many parts of the world speak Spanish.

3. She makes a special cherry pie for her birthday party every March.

4. This animal loves bananas; it eats half a kilo of bananas every day.

5. They usually take bus or train between towns during summer.

6. Our parents’ friends often invite them to their parties.

7. My elder brother uses the computer more often than I do.

8. We buy food for our pets once a week.

9. One of my family members takes out garbage every day.

10. His father brings fresh newspapers every evening.

11. My aunt cooked a very tasty supper for the guests’ arrival.

Put the words in proper forms:

Jim Porter was a good (run)___. He (usual)___ ran very well and was the best in his school. one winter morning Jim got up very late. He was a big (sleep)____ and didn’t like to get up early. Jim looked at the clock (angry) ___ . It was 8.30. The sky was dark and (cloud), it was (fog) ___ in the street. Jim didn’t like (rain) ____ and (wind) ___ days. He liked (sun) ___ weather. But it was a (storm)____ morning and he was late. Jim looked (sad)___ at his little cozy kitchen. He was a big (eat)___ and wanted to have breakfast but he understood he could not do it. He had no time. It was (near) ____ nine o’clock. Jim left the house and began running. He ran as fast as he could. He was (terrible)____ tired but was in the classroom at nine. The teacher smiled at him (pleasant) ___ and the lesson began.