Входной контроль (9 класс)

Контрольная работа по английскому языку

9 класс

Вариант 1

I.                   LISTENING

№1 .Listen to the conversation between Jane and her brother, Jake, and mark the statements (1 to 5) as A (True), В (False) or С (Not stated).

 1         Mark wants to buy his mother something really expensive for her birthday.

A True        В False        С Not stated

2          Jane and Mark's mother doesn't like carrying handkerchiefs.

A True        В False        С Not stated

3          Jane and Mark's mother has too many skirts.

A True        В False        С Not stated

4          Jane thinks that their father should pay for their mother's present.

A True        В False        С Not stated

5          Mark and Jane know what type of bag their mother would like.

A True        В False         С Not stated

II.                READING

№2.  Read the text and match the titles to the paragraphs. One title is extra.

A.MODERN VERSIONS

B.THE DAY TO MARK RECORDS

C.THE ORIGIN OF THE NAME

D.A COLLECTION OF RECORDS

E.THE TALENTED BROTHERS

F.THE BEGINNINGS

The Guinness Book of Records

6.        Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records is a reference book published annually, containing a col­lection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. The Guinness Book of Records was first published on 27 August 1955 and in fifty years it sold more than a hundred million copies.

7.         On an unknown date in November 1951, Sir Hugh Beaver (1890- 1967) was out shooting. That evening it was realised that it was not possible to confirm in reference books whether or not the golden plover (ржанка) was Europe's fastest game bird. It occurred to Sir Hugh, managing director of the Guinness Breweries, that there must be numerous other questions debated in Britain and in Ireland, but there was no reference book with which to settle arguments about records. He realised then that a book supplying the answers to this sort of question might prove popular.

8.        On 12 September 1954, Sir Hugh invited the twins Norris and Ross McWhirter to see if their agency in London could help. After founding the Guinness Book of Records at 107 Fleet Street, London, the first 197- page edition came out on 27 August 1955 and went to the top of the British bestseller lists by Christmas. The McWhirters continued to pub­lish it for many years. Both brothers had an encyclopedic memory - on the TV series Record Breakers, based upon the book, they were asked questions by children in the audience on various world records and could usually give the correct answer.

9.         Recent editions have focused on record feats (подвиги) by human competitors. Competitions range from obvious ones such as weightlifting to the longest egg tossing distance. Besides records about competitions, the book contains such facts as the most poison- ous plant, the shortest river, the longest-running drama in tne USA, etc. Many records also relate to the youngest person who achieved something.

10.        In 2005, Guinness designated 9 November as International Guin­ness World Records Day to encourage breaking world records. For many records, Guinness World Records is the effective authority on the exact requirements for them. Guinness World Records sells about 3.5 million copies a year in twenty-three languages in a hundred coun­tries.

№3.  Read the text again and mark the statements True (T), False (F), Not Stated (NS).

11.The Guinness Book of Records was named after the famous brewery.             

12.The Guinness Book of Records is more than sixty years old.                

13.Sir Beaver wanted to publish a reference book of all world birds.                    

14.Sir Beaver hired a special agency to publish the book of records.                     

15.The Guinness Book of Records contains only unusual natural phenomena.                 

III.             GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

№4.  Read the text and choose the right options.

People listen (16)____ music (17) ____  various reasons. Some people use music in order to (18) ____      relaxation. Others use music as a (19) ____ of energy. Music is (20) ____            in cars, in homes, at shopping malls, and at dentists' offices, among many (21) ____           places around the world. Some-times, a song gets into your (22) ____ and you find yourself humming a tune all day long and then you realise you heard 2 seconds of that song on your radio alarm that morning.

16. a) for              b) to                     c)-                   d) by

17. a) by               b) over                  c) for                 d) from

18. a) increase      b) lessen              c) better            d) decrease

19. a) way            b) shape               c) form              d) lane

20. a) listened       b) appreciated     с) memorized    d) heard

21. a) some            b) others              с) another        d) other

22. a) brain            b) ear                   с)head             d) mouth

№5. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the proper grammatical form of the capitalized words.

IV.             WRITING

№6. You've got a letter from your friend about debate on uniform at his/her school in Ireland. Write her/him a letter and answer her/his three questions about your opinion on school dress code. Write 80-90 words.

Is there a uniform at your school? Does the school uniform improve the study results? Do you think school uniforms save parents’ time and money?

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