Test. Spotlight – 9. M.1
Fill in the missing words. There are three words you do not need to use.
| march | raised | strong | life | display | make | Feel |
| transformed | return | bright | street | spare | contest |
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If you see a spider, ….. sure you don’t kill it ; I’ve heard it’s bad luck.
Henry really enjoyed the opportunity to experience …. as a knight at England’s Medieval Festival last month.
We always sing Christmas carols during the holidays, as it is a …. tradition in my family
It’s amazing how the town residents have ….. the local square into an open-air theatre for next week/s music festival.
Why don’t you take part in the cooking …. ? I’m sure you’ll be winner!
Take a …. change of warm clothes with you on your camping trip; I’ve heard it gets quite cold in the mountains at night.
Throwing Mum and Dad a surprise party for their anniversary this year is really a ….. idea.
The children were thrilled to see Disney floats at this year’s colourful …..parade
The night sky burst with colour when the magnificent fireworks …. began.
Over the years, this organization has …. a lot of money for different local charities.
2. Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition for, of, with and in.
Are you interested ___ going to a fancy dress party tonight?
The reason ___ this meeting is to talk about the school festival.
The Toronto Film Festival is famous ___ appearances by major Hollywood stars.
The road was crowded ___ cars and buses heading for the festival
My little brother is afraid ___ the load noise that fireworks make when they go off.
Everyone was рleased ___ the success of the Arts Festival
Bill’s tired ___ doing the same thing for his birthday every year.
Don’t tell me you still believe ___ Santa Clause!
3. Put the verb in brackets in Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous:
1) Jane (write) a letter to a magazine for 2 hours. She (not finish) it yet.
2) I already (do) the housework. I can go for a walk now.
3) Sara (think) of moving a new house.
4) Jack (wait) for Jenny since afternoon. She (not arrive) yet.
5) -” Why you (smell) this cheese?” – “ It (smell) strange”
6) I (not/understand) what he is speaking about.
4. Choose the festivals and celebrations
a. March of the Scarecrows
b. winter holidays
c. Splatfest
d. pow-wow
e. Decorations
f.Hollywood
g. Women`s day
5. READING. Read the text am mark the sentences 1 – True , 2 – False , 3 – Not stated
Hanami A Flowering Celebration!
The beginning of spring (March-April) is a very special time in Japan, because this is when Japan's famous cherry trees come into flower.
The Japanese celebrate this happy time with festivals and flower-viewing parties.
At the end of winter, everyone's excitement starts to grow.
The whole country wants to know the exact day when the cherry flowers ('sakura') will appear.
Starting in February, weather men try to guess when this day will be.
When the first flowers open on the trees, national joy breaks out!There are rides and games four children in the street, music and dance perfomances, tea ceremonies, flower displays, and much more. But the most special thing that people do at this time is have 'hanami'parties.
hanami means flower watching.
Hanami means flower watching. In hanami parties, families and friends take a picnicand go and sit under a cherry tree
to look at and admire the flowers. Hanami parties takeplace during the daytime and also at night, because when it is dark, lights light up the cherrytrees.
Hanami is very important to the Japanese. Cherry blossoms appear on trees for only one week before they fall to the ground and die, and for the Japanese this symbolises the short nature of childhood and life.
So hanami is a time, when Japanese people like to think about how important life is.
Spring is the Japanese people’s favourite time of year
When the cherry flowers appear, people hope for long lives.
The cherry flowers do not stay on the trees for very long
Hanami takes place a week after the cherry trees blossom.
It is not easy for now not know the day the cherry flowers with open
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