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Административная контрольная работа по английскому языку  8 класс

Тексты для аудирования

   Neil:  Hi, Jessica! I thought about going to the movies or to the park yesterday. I called you but nobody answered.

   Jessica: Oh, sorry I missed it. It was Ronny’s birthday yesterday, and it was noisy there. I just didn’t hear you call.

   Neil: Ronny’s birthday? I didn’t know about that. Was it fun?

   Jessica: Oh yes! Ronny has just come back from France he worked there for two months. And he talked a lot about it.

   Neil: Worked in France? Why France? And what did he do there?

   Jessica: He actually wanted to do a summer job to earn some pocket money. And he also wanted to travel. And he needed to practice his French as he’s going to university in two years time. That’s why he went there.

   Neil: And what kind of job did he do? He’s not qualified for anything yet, is he? Too young.

   Jessica: That’s right. But he was lucky. His family has good friends in France. And  the friends needed an au pair for a couple of months.

   Neil: They needed what?

   Jessica: Not what but who. They needed an au pair. Au pair is a French word for a baby sitter.

   Neil: Ronny … doing babysitting! I can’t imagine that!

   Jessica: Neither ca I. but he said he enjoyed it. The French family has a seven year boy and Ronny looked after him every day from 10 am till 4 pm. He taught him how to play football and how to play chess. And he also taught him a little English. The boy was delighted.

    Neil: I’m not surprised. Every kid would wish for a baby sitter like Ronny. It was really fun for the boy, I bet.

   Jessica: It was. And after 2 pm Ronny was on his own. He said he made several friends there. And they went to Paris together every weekend. Ronny is crazy about football, you know, and once they even managed to see the French national football team playing against the Italian national team at the Stade de France stadium outside Paris!

   Nail: Wow! Now I see why he enjoyed his summer. I wouldn’t mind doing babysitting myself if it gave me a chance to see the coolest teams and matches.

Раздел 1. Аудирование.

Прослушайте разговор двух друзей. ( Вы прослушаете запись дважды). В заданиях обведите цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа.

1

Why did Jessica miss the call?

1.     She was at the party.

2.     She was in the park.

3.     She was at the movies.

2

How did Ronny find his job?

1.     He found his job through a job agency.

2.     He found his job with the help of his family.

3.     He found his job through the university.

3

What is Ronny fond of?

1.     He likes going to the movies.

2.     He likes watching football.

3.     He likes learning French.

4

How did Ronny spend his weekends in France?

1.     He went to the Football Fan Club.

2.     He worked at the weekends.

3.     He visited Paris with his friends.

Прослушайте 5 высказываний. (Вы прослушаете запись дважды). Установите соответствие между высказываниями каждого говорящего 1-5 и утверждениями, данными в списке A- F. Используйте каждое утверждение только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение.

Welcome to London, one of the most exciting cities in the world. There are a lot of things to see and to do in London. Here are some ideas.

1.     London has many beautiful old buildings and monuments. See Big Ben and the houses of Parliament, which stand on the River Thames near Westminster Abbey. Go down the river to the Tower of London, and visit St. Paul’s Cathedral too.

2.     People come all over the world to visit the British Museum. For art lovers, the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square has a beautiful collection of paintings, and so has the Tate Gallery in Westminster.

3.     Go to Oxford Street, where there are several large department stores. If you like small shops, there is an attractive shopping centre in Covent Garden. And London has over 100 street markets.

4.     London is well known for its many theatres: try and get tickets for the National Theatre, a modern building containing three theatres on the south bank of the Thames.

5.     If you like classical music, go to a concert at the Royal Albert Hall or the Royal Festival Hall. You can hear excellent jazz at Ronnie Scott’s club in Soho.

6.     London has many excellent restaurants, serving foods from almost every country in the world. Go to Soho or Charlotte Street, try food at Italian, French, Chinese, Indian, Greek, sometimes it’s hard to find an English restaurant.

A . Music            

B. Restaurant         

 C. Sightseeing           

 D. Theatre         

 E. Shopping

F. Architecture                                     

G. Museums and Galleries

Reading

1. Прочитайте тексты (1-7) и установите их соответствие заголовкам A-G. Каждый заголовок соответствует только одному тексту, при этом один из них лишний.

·Variety helps socializing

·The Net socializing

·Negative socializing

·Fears of loneliness

·Socializing dominates education

·Eager to socialize

·Family socializing

·Kids need more socializing

А. Most students that don’t have any friends at school get depressed or something because they feel lonely, down, and that nobody wants to talk to them. They also might get those phobia things, like for instance, being insecure when talking to someone, or people, for one of the “first” times. So therefore, when a teacher calls them, they might feel uncomfortable with answering. They also might have stuff going through their heads and can’t focus on a test, worksheet, or whatever class assignment.

В.  In many instances, the failure to socialize may be a key factor in qualifying for special education. It is one of the triad of feature for a diagnosis of autism, for example. Special education has a very strong emphasis on inclusion, which in significant part provides for increased social interaction. Learning how to get by in society is an absolutely key component to education, irrespective of whether it is the subject of a performance test.

С. In order to get through school properly you need to be able to socialize. It is especially important for little children. That’s why in my early childhood education course we are learning that developing ways of having healthy social interactions is so important for children.

D. Various societies have varied socializing skills among their members. It does not mean that one culture is superior to others. It just depends on the way that the civilization under study has progressed. A civilization which has cultivated its young generation with a common set of rules and a uniform educational system is more likely to be at harmony. But on the other hand in the United States of America each minor community brings its culture, its ethnicity and their customs. Having so many socializing influences makes the society more tolerant.

E.  My boyfriend used to go out clubbing all the time. But I’m an introvert and I can’t stand that way of easy living.  I told him how it made me feel but he says he wants to start going out more, he says socializing is part of his path in life. I asked him what it would be like if we had our own place, he said he would be working all day and then out socializing every night except for the weekends, then he would spend it with me, this is what he would be like if we lived together.

F.  Every time I use Myspace, Facebook or Bebo, I have a chance to socialize. I use these websites to talk to old friends and make new friends, but the thing is I never ever get that chance to meet a friend, it would be cool to try that, but I don’t know what socializing websites guarantee that, I would like a safe teen site, where I can meet and make cool mates.

G. There are two types of socializing, depending on the nature of factors that influence them. One is positive when a person learns through good and happy experiences. Parents teaching their kids from their experiences, learning from books or from peers are some example of positive socializing. Positive socializing can take on the form of natural socializing and planned socializing.

2. Прочитайте текст и установите соответствие данных ниже утверждений содержанию текста.

I have a problem socializing with girls

I try to follow the rule ‘treat others the way you want to be treated’. But the thing I’ve realized is that a lot less seems to bother me than bothers girls. If a girl told me something like ‘I really like you but you’re in a dead end job and I am accustomed to a more expensive lifestyle therefore I wouldn’t compromise.’ I would just say okay.

I don’t know, but the way I am, I prefer if people tell me the truth like that so at least I know what’s wrong and maybe I can do better next time. However with girls I noticed telling the truth gets me hated. Girls call me rude and everything. I started lying to girls in college recently and I managed to get back relations pretty easily so I can imagine why lots of guys do it.
The interesting thing is the girls seem to suspect that I’m lying but they still smile and go along with it anyway. Telling girls what they want to hear gets me much further than I used to get. I always had difficulty lying to people because of my morals but these results are astonishing. Women always shun me for telling the cold hard truth so I didn’t know what to do. So I just started doing what got results.

A 7          The guy tries to follow his own rule.

                1) True                    2) False                       3) Not stated

A 8          Girls don’t worry much about many things as the guy thinks.

                1) True                    2) False                       3) Not stated

A 9          Many girls told him that they prefer a more expensive lifestyle.

                1) True                    2) False                       3) Not stated

A 10        If a girl explains her choice to date or not, the guy just submits.

                1) True                    2) False                       3) Not stated  

A 11       The guy likes being told what the real matter is.

               1) True                     2) False                       3) Not stated

A 12       All girls like the truth about them as the guy finds it.

               1) True                     2) False                       3) Not stated

A 13       Girls find the guy rude as he tells openly his opinion.

               1) True                     2) False                       3) Not stated

A 14       Telling lies makes all business with girls easier according to the guy’s opinion.

True                2) False                       3) Not stated

Грамматика  Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.

1. I (learn) English for seven years now.
2. But last year I (not / work) hard enough for English, that's why my marks (not / be) really that good then.
3. As I (pass / want) my English exam successfully next year, I (study) harder this term.
4. During my last summer holidays, my parents (send) me on a language course to London.
5. It (be) great and I (think) I (learn) a lot.
6. Before I (go) to London, I (not / enjoy) learning English.
7. But while I (do) the language course, I (meet) lots of young people from all over the world.
8. There I (notice) how important it (be) to speak foreign languages nowadays.
9. Now I (have) much more fun learning English than I (have) before the course.
10. At the moment I (revise) English grammar.

Ask ‘tail’ questions.

1. The boy brought a pail of coal yesterday, …? 2. The mountain was covered with trees from top to bottom, …? 3. You liked to climb the trees when you were a child, …? 4. Your brother is a climber, …? 5. The main building of the farm is on the top of the hill, …?

Ask different types of questions:

1. We went to the library.
2. We were playing a game.
3. They have come to the party.

B. Лексика. Прочитайте текст. Выберите правильный ответ.

                                         George Washington

      George Washington  was born on February  22, 1732. When he was born, America 9) _____ a country yet. It belonged to England, a country across the ocean.   People in America didn’t want to belong to England so they fought a war to be 10) _______. George Washington was an American general in the war.  America won the war and picked a new name for 11)_____: the United States of America.  George Washington  12) ______ to be its first president.

       A legend 13) ______ about Washington as a boy. Young George had a new hatchet (топорик) and with it he cut down a small cherry tree. When his father saw the tree, he was angry. “George”, he said. “Did you do that?”  George was afraid to admit that he did.

        But the boy decided to tell the truth. “Yes, Father,” he said, “I cut down the cherry tree  14)_____ my hatchet. I cannot tell a lie.” George Washington’s father was proud of him because he was 15)_____.

         9.  a) hasn’t been    b) was not           c)  didn’t be       d) not been

        10. a) independ        b) dependent       c) independent  d) depend

        11. a) her                   b) it                    c) herself             d) itself

        12. a) was elected    b) elected           c) has been elected   d) has elected

        13. a) tells                  b) is told            c) told                  d) is said

        14. a)by                      b)  with              c) for                    d) from

        15. a) untruthful       b) true                  c) truth                d) truthful

                Раздел "Письмо»

Your friend sent you a letter where he wrote that he went to a new school, but he/she has some problems in getting along with new classmates. Write the answer to your friend and give some useful tips in socializing with the classmates.

II. Чтение текста. Прочитайте текст.  Закончите предложения.

                                         Shopping in London

       London has many large department stores, which sell everything: shoes, paper and perfume, fur courts and frying pans. The most expensive department store is Harrods in Knightsbridge. You can buy almost anything in Harrods, and you know you are getting the best. Twice a year, in January and July, Harrods has a “sale”. Some things are almost half-price, and there are thousands of bargains (скидки). But on the first days of the sale the shop is very crowded. Some people stand and wait all night so they can be first in the shop when it opens.

        The smartest and most expensive shops are in Knightsbridge, but more people come to Oxford Street, London’s most popular shopping centre. The street is more than a mile long. There are several big department stores in Oxford Street. The best known are Selfridges, John Lewis and D.H. Evans. Oxford Street has the most shops, but in some ways King’s Road in Chelsea is more fun. This is where fashionable young Londoners buy their clothes in many small “boutiques”.

       You can buy what you like in the big shops, but the small markets have a lot to offer too. There are several big street markets in London, and many small ones. Some markets are open only one day a week. Go to the Portobello on Saturday, or to Petticoat Lane on Sunday. Covent Garden market is open every day. Come here for antiques, old clothes, hand-made jewelry and many other things.

1.   Large department stores in London

a)     Are very expensive

b)    Are very crowded

c)     Sell all kinds of clothes

d)    Sell all kinds of things

2.   During the sale at department stores

a)     People are ready to wait for a long time

b)    The shops are open at night

c)      You can get the best things

d)    You can buy cheap perfume

3.   Most people in London prefer to do the shopping in

a)     Petticoat Lane

b)    Knightsbridge

c)     Chelsea

d)    Oxford Street

4.   Young people can find fashionable things in

a)     Selfridges

b)    King’s Road

c)     Covent Garden

d)    D.H. Evans

5.   You can do the shopping in London

a)     In the big shops

b)    In the street markets

c)     Anywhere you like

d)    In Oxford Street

Read the following text carefully and then answer the questions

THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON

The London of the middle of the 17^th century was a city of narrow, dirty streets. Indeed, the streets were so narrow that it was often possible for a person at a window on one side of the street to shake hands with a neighbour on the other side. There was little light and air. Rubbish lay piled up in dark corners. It is no wonder that epidemics were common.

The greatest epidemics of the plague broke out in 1665. It was a sad time for London, The streets were empty, shops were closed and there were few boats on the Thames. Every house in which there were sick people was shut up, and no one was allowed to go in or out, and the door of the house was marked with a red cross.

The following year the Great Fire took place. It broke out late on a Saturday in a street not far from London Bridge. The summer had been dry, a hot east wind blew and the fire spread quickly. This is what we read in the diary of John Evelyn, who saw the terrible fire with his own eyes. The Thames was covered with boats full of people. On the other side one could see carts carrying out the saved goods out into the fields and putting up tents. At night the fire could be seen ten miles away.

The fire burned for five days and destroyed the greater part of the city. But it did the city good, as it cleared away the old wooden houses and dirty, narrow streets.

A monument near London Bridge still marks the spot where the fire broke out. Sir Christopher Wren, the famous architect of that day, took part in rebuilding the city. The greater part of it had been of wood, but after the fire wide streets and brick houses were built. The old church of St. Paul was among the buildings destroyed by the fire. In its place Wren built the present St. Paul’s Cathedral. He lies buried under the roof of his own great work. These words are written on his grave:”Reader, if you want to see his monument, look around”.

1.   What caused epidemics in London in the 17^th century?

2.   When did the greatest epidemics of the plague break out in London?

3.   When did the Great Fire take place?

4.   Why did the fire spread quickly?

5.   What kind of houses were built after the fire?

6.   Where was the present St. Paul’s Cathedral built?

Прочитайте текст. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений A5-A8 соответствуют содержанию текста (1-True), какие не соответствуют (2- False). Ответьте на вопросы A9 – A11.

   Purcell was a small man. He owned a pet shop. He sold cats, dogs, monkeys and birds. Each morning when he completed the routine of opening his shop, he sat down on a high stool behind the counter and read morning newspaper.

   It was a cold rainy day. Mr. Parcell was reading a newspaper as usual when a customer appeared in the shop and said that he wanted something in a cage. “Something in a cage?” Mr Parcell was a bit confused. “You mean some sort of pet?”

 “I mean what I said!” answered the man. “Something in a cage. Something alive that is in a cage.”

“Isee”, said the shopkeeper not sure that he did.

He started to offer different pets, but it seemed that the price was too big for the customer. At last he decided to have two white doves for five dollars. Mr Parcell handed the cage to him.

“Listen,” the man said suddenly. “How long do you think it took me to make those five dollars?”

Mr Parcell was in a state of panic, but he asked, “Why, how long?”

The customer laughed. “Ten years! I’ve spent ten years in jail. Ten years! Fifty cents a year!”

 He took his cage and left the shop. Mr Parcell came up to the shop window to look at the customer who was holding the cage and looking at his purchase. Then he opened the cage and took the birds out. Soon they disappeared in the grey sky.

A5   Mr Parcell sold cats, dogs, horses and birds.

1.     True                                                     2. False

A 6  Each morning he had a cup of coffee.

1.True                                                     2. False

A7   The customer rejected all the offers because he could not afford the price.

1.     True                                                     2. False

A8   He said that he had made those five dollars in jail.

1.     True                                                     2. False

A9  Why was Mr PArcell surprised when he heard what customer wanted?

A10 Why did he choose the doves?

A11 Why did he let them out?

1.   Where was Christopher Wren buried?

    1. I bought a new dress last week, but I _______  it yet.

a)     haven’t worn      b) wore             c) hasn’t worn    d) didn’t wear

   2.  While my son _____ for my call, somebody knocked at the door.

          a)  waited            b) was waiting    c) is waiting       d) waits

   3. She was the most delightful person I ______.

          a) ever met            b) has ever met   c) met               d) had ever met

   4. If I had one million dollars, I probably ____ a yacht.

           a) would buy        b)  will buy        c) bought           d) have bought

   5. I _____ a terrible time last Saturday.

           a) have                  b) had had          c) had               d) would have

   6. We enjoy ______ shopping.

            a) to going             b) to go              c) go                d) going

   7. If Columbus hadn’t had such a passion for travelling, he _____ America in 1492.

            a) hadn’t discover  b) wouldn’t have discovered  c) discovered  d) didn’t discover

   8. That was the ____ movie I had ever seen.

            a) worst                 b) bad                 c)  worse            d) worser