Контроль знаний по английскому языку в 8-м классе по разделу "Perfoming Arts: Cinema"

1.      Read the text. Use the necessary forms of the words to complete it.

It was Friday evening. Liz was looking forward to Saturday because it was ___ (SHE) husband’s birthday. She had been preparing for this event for a long time. She had invited ___ (THEY) college friends and they were all coming from different ___ (CITY).

The best part was that Carlos, her husband, ___ (NOT KNOW) anything about the arrangements. It was going to be a surprise.

Liz ___ (MAKE) sandwiches when Carlos came into the kitchen.

“Look, darling,” he said, “I know it’s ____ (I) birthday tomorrow but I ____ (NOT WANT) to do anything special for it.” Liz thought, “I wish I could cancel the party but I can’t – it’s too late. The party will take place anyway and it will be the ___ (GOOD) party ever”.

When Carlos came home on Saturday, there ___ (BE) lots of people there.

Carlos ___ (TELL) them that he felt very happy to see them all and it was true!

The guests ____ (ENJOY) the dinner and then Liz brought in a cake. The cake was decorated with chocolates and jellies, and it had as many ____ (CANDLE)  as the number of years Carlos had reached that day.

Carlos couldn’t blow them out on the ___ (ONE) try and his friends were delighted to help him.

2.      Complete the sentences with around, through, to or off.

a)      He'll see you … at the train station.

b)      He was trying to deceive me, but I saw … his plan. 

c)      She should have seen … whom he is, but she was blinded by love.

d)      See … the children for a while, please.

e)      I don’t know her well, but I have seen her … quite a lot.

f)       The police quickly saw … her disguise and arrested her.

3.      Use the prepositions from the box where necessary to complete the sentences.

1) Have you read any novels … Ivan Turgenev?

2) Every week I go … the library and borrow one or two books … it.

3) I don’t think there is anything the matter … her. She simply doesn’t want to join us.

4) “Young Robinson, I’ll punish you … these words,” said the School Head.

5) I have finished reading the book … last.

6) My elder brother is very interested … the art of drawing.

7) My little sister is not very gifted … maths, but she has got a very rich imagination.

8) The ambulance arrived … 10 minutes.

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