Комплексная контрольная работа по английскому языку за 1 семестр. 9 класс. Профильный уровень

TEST                      SEMESTER  I                             FORM 9

I. VOCABULARY

I.     Translate in English:

1.    Прожить жизнь пирата;

2.    Собирать деньги на благотворительность;

3.    Отсутствие притяжения;

4.    Наткнуться на компьютер;

5.    Вымершие виды животных;

6.    Человеческие следы.

7.            Хорошая (плохая) примета;

8.                  Главное событие в жизни подростка;

9.                  Мышцы становятся мягкими;

10.              Невесомость;

11.              Сильный водоворот;

12.              На заднем плане картины

II.                LISTENING COMPHENSION

THE THREE WISHES (AN OLD ENGLISH FAIRY TALE)

    One winter evening a poor peasant sat near the fire talking with his wife about one of their neighbours who was a rich man.

"If only I had a little money myself", he said, "I should open my own shop".

"I", answered his wife, "should not be satisfied with that, I should be happy if I lived in a big house, and then, if I saw people like ourselves, I should help them and try to make everybody happy. But we are no longer in the time of fairies. If only I could meet one of them, it would not take me long to decide what to ask of her".

    Hardly had she said these words when a beautiful young lady appeared in their room and told them she was a fairy willing to grant their first three wishes. But she said they should choose carefully as she could allow them no more than three wishes. Then the beautiful lady disappeared.

    At first the husband and wife were astonished. Then they began discussing the first wish that it would be best to have. They quarreled for a long time and finally decided to wish for nothing for a while and put it off till the next day.

    The woman looked at the bright fire and said without thinking: "Oh, it would be a good thing to have a good sausage for our supper". And a long thick sausage fell on their table. The husband got very angry and began scolding his wife. "Isn't that a fine wish? You're such a stupid woman! I wish this sausage would stick to your nose!" This was hardly said when the sausage jumped up and stuck to the poor woman's face.

    The husband understood that he himself had been even more foolish than his wife, but no matter how he tried he could not tear the sausage off his wife's nose. "If you had not wished to have this beauty sausage, I should not have wished it to stick to your nose", said the husband.    

Finally they realized that they had only one wish  left. They thought for a long time and agreed to have their last wish. They wished the sausage to fall on the table, which it did.

LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST

I Listen to the text and put “+” if the sentence is right and “-” if one is false

1 One spring evening a poor peasant sat near the fire talking with his wife.

2 They were talking about one of their neighbours who was a rich man.

3 They had their own shop.

4 The woman wanted to meet a fairy.

5 A young lady appeared in their room and told them that she was their neighbour.

6 They were astonished.

7 They began to discuss their first wish and were ready to tell about it in ten minutes.

8 They wanted to have supper first of all.

9 The husband understood that he himself had been even more foolish than his wife.

10 Finally they wished to have a beautiful house.

II Choose the correct answer

1)    What were they talking about near the fire?

A. about money

B. about a rich man

C. about a poor peasant

D. about winter

2)    What would the peasant do, if he had money?

A. buy sausage

B. build a new house

C. open his own shop

D. help poor people

3)     What is happiness for a woman?

A. to live in a big house

B. to have a rich neighbour

C. to have a shop

D. to have many wishes

4)     Who could help them to become happy?

A. a rich man

B. a stranger

C. a fairy

D. relatives

5)     What was a fairy willing to do?

A. to get dinner for them

B. to ask money

C. to sit near the fire

D. to realize their first three wishes

6)     What does the word "astonish" mean?

A. to be pleased

B. to surprise

C. to quarrel

D. to satisfy

7)     What did the husband and wife do when they heard the fairy's will?

A. they quarrelled with her

B. they decided to wish for something at once

C. decided to put it off till the next day

D. they asked her to sit near the fire

8)     How did they feel when they got their first wish?

A. were happy

B. angry

C. frightened

D. hungry

9)     What was their first wish?

A. bright fire

B. much money

C. a big house

D. a good sausage

10)   What was their last wish?

A. to stick the sausage to the wife's nose

B. to have good appetite

C. to tear the sausage off the wife's nose

D. to fall on the table

III.             Reading                    From "The Cat" by Andrew Barton Paterson

             Most people think that the cat is an unintelligent animal, fond of ease, and caring little for anything but mice and milk. But a cat has really more character than most human beings, and gets a great deal more satisfaction out of life. Of all the animal kingdom, the cat has the most many-sided character.

             He - or she — is an athlete, a musician, an acrobat, a Lothario, a grim fighter, a sport of the first water. All day long the cat loafs about the house, takes things easy, sleeps by the fire, and allows himself to be pestered by the attentions of our womenfolk and annoyed by our children.

            To pass the time away he sometimes watches a mouse-hole for an hour or two — just to keep himself from dying of ennui; and people get the idea that this sort of thing is all that life holds for the cat. But watch him as the shades of evening fall, and you see the cat as he really is.

             When the family sits down to tea, the cat usually puts in an appearance to get his share, and purrs noisily, and rubs himself against the legs of the family; and all the time he is thinking of a fight or a love-affair that is coming off that evening.

            If there is a guest at table the cat is particularly civil to him, because the guest is likely to have the best of what is going. Sometimes, instead of recognizing this civility with something to eat, the guest stoops down and strokes the cat, and says, "Poor pussy! Poor pussy!"

            The cat soon tires of that; he puts up his claw and quietly but firmly rakes the guest in the leg.

             "Ow!" says the guest, "the cat stuck his claws into me!" The delighted family remarks, "Isn't it sweet of him? Isn't he intelligent? "

             "HE WANTS YOU TO GIVE HIM SOMETHING TO EAT."

            The guest dares not do what he would like to do - kick the cat through the window — so, with tears of rage and pain in his eyes, he affects to be very much amused, and sorts out a bit of fish from his plate and hands it down.

            The cat gingerly receives it, with a look in his eye: that says: "Another time, my friend, you won't be so dull of comprehension," and purrs maliciously as he retire; to a safe distance from the guest's boot before eating it. A cat isn't a fool - not by a long way.

Circle the correct letter А, В, C, or D

  1. According to the text, which of the following is not an assumption people hold about cats?

A) Cats are lazy. B) Cats are dumb. C) Cats are cunning. D) Cats only want milk and mice.

 2. According to the text, why does a cat like to watch a mouse-hole?

A) To greet visitors. B) To avoid boredom. C) To catch a mouse. D) To guard the house.

3. Why is the cat really nice to visitors?

 A) He likes to meet new people. B) He wants to be petted. C) He wants to make a good impression. D) He wants visitors to feed him at dinner.

4. Based on the text, what does the word 'affects' mean?

 A) pretends B) influences C) results D) feels

5. What statement best expresses the main idea of the text?

A) Cats make the best pets. B) Cats are excellent hosts. C) Cats, unlike dogs, are really man's best friends. D) Cats are commonly misunderstood by people.

IV.                USE OF ENGLISH

V.                  WRITING

You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Jane who writes:

… Yesterday my Mum asked me to help her about the house. We were very busy with cleaning up after the birthday party the whole morning. I got quite tired and even missed my fitness class. What are your family duties, if any? Is there anything you especially like or dislike about house work? Do you find helping your parents necessary, why or why not?

Oh, I have some great news! I got a lovely kitten for my birthday...

 Write a letter to Jane.

In your letter

-       answer her questions         -       ask 3 questions about her kitten       Write 100–140 words