Test Unit 3 Form 8 Афнасьева О.В.
тест по английскому языку (8 класс) на тему

Test Unit 3 form 8

Name……………………………………..                  Date……………………………….

Form……………………………………..                   Mark……………………………..

Fill in ONE word only:

I’ve seen a very interesting film. It is really …………………………. seeing.

She looks great in her white  bridal ……………………………..

There is an …………………………………. difference between these two girls.

I was very …………………………………….. to agree to their conditions, but I didn't really have much choice.

In the middle of the room there was a big wooden table with benches ……………………………….. to it.

He was wearing a dark jacket and a dark grey ………………………….. round his neck.

My brother likes wearing white stiffly ………………………….. shirts.

It’s not polite to ……………………………. and talk at the same time.

Take off this stupid straw hat, you look ………………………………… in it.

Do you really think that a man’s ………………………………….. depends on his wealth?

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Fill in an appropriate quantity word:

A ……………………….. of flour

A ……………………….. of Coke

A ……………………….. of milk

A ……………………….. of jam

A ……………………….. of fish

    A ………………………….. of biscuits

   A ………………………….. of oil

  A …………………………. of chocolate

A …………………………… of bread

A …………………………. of meat

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Where can you buy …?

Where can you buy minced beef?

I can buy it at the ……………………………….

Where can you buy sugar and flour?
I can buy them at the ……………………………….

Where can you buy butter and sour cream?
I can buy them at the …………………………………… shop.

Where can you buy French loaves and rolls?

I can buy them at the …………………………………..

Where can you buy carrots and grapes?
I can buy them at the …………………………………………

Where can you buy trousers and T-shirts?

I can buy them at the ………………………………. shop.

Where can you buy lilies and carnations?

I can buy them at the ………………………………..

Where can you buy chocolates and toffees?

I can buy them at the …………………………… shop.

What kind of shop has a lot of departments and sells many different items?

It’s a ………………………………….. store.

It’s a large shop that sells mostly food and household items. What is it?

It’s a …………………………………….

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Comparisons of adverbs:

1.The last quiz was difficult. This one is ………..

   a) more easy

   b) easier

   c) easiest

   d) easily

2. Bill speaks ……. than Alan does.

    a) quicklier

    b) quickliest

    c) quick

    d) more quickly

3. Samuel performed …… than any other actors on the stage.

     a) more good

     b) better

     c) more better

     d) best

4. Of all the workers I know, Ronaldo works the …….

     a) hardest

     b) harder

     c) hard

     d) most hardest

5. Danny drives …….. than Fred does.

     a) carefully

     b) carefullier

     c) more carefully

     d) most carefully

6. On the science quiz, I did the ……. in the class.

     a) more bad

     b) worse

     c) most bad

     d) worst

7. My kite flew …….. than yours did.

     a) farthest

     b) farther

     c) most farther

     d) more far

8. David …….. understood the task than Susan did.

      a) more easily

      b) easilier

      c) most easily

      d) easily

9. They called us …….. than expected.

      a) late

      b) lately

      c) more lately

      d) later

10. He answered the questions …….. of all.

       a) well

       b) best

       c) better

       d) good

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Choose the correct variant:

The boy works … (hard, hardly) at his English.

Oh, it’s too …! I should leave.(late, lately)

It takes me … 40 minutes to get to the swimming pool. (near, nearly)

The sportsman was tired and could … speak. (hard, hardly)

There is a modern sports centre … our school. (near, nearly)

The athlete can jump very …. (high, highly)

I haven’t visited my granny … (late, lately)

They're (most \ mostly) good people, although they have made a few mistakes.

Get up! It’s (near, nearly) eight!

Does she think (high, highly) of your picture?

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Modal verbs:

There is plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You ………………………….. buy any.

It's a hospital. You …………………………… smoke.

He had been working for more than 11 hours. He …………………………… be tired after such hard work.

I …………………………………. speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Morocco. But after we moved back to Canada, I forgot almost everything I knew as a child.  

………………………….. you stand on your head for more than a minute?  

If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you …………………………. to work hard.

Take an umbrella. It ………………………….. rain later.

…………………………………. I ask a question, sir? - Yes, of course.

You  ………………………………… take your umbrella. It is not raining.

The doctor told me: “You ………………………………….. eat less sugar.”

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Complete the dialogue:

A - ………………………………………………………………………………………?

Yes. I’m looking for a long skirt.

            B – Yes, this dress is nice. ……………………………………………………………………….?

Certainly. The changing rooms are over there.

            C - ………………………………………………………………………………………..?

It’s too large.

            D  - ………………………………………………………………………………………………?

I’d like to pay cash.

           E  - I’m looking for a pair of trousers.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………?

Black.

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        Phrasal verb come:

David came …………………………. with a terrible cold.

While browsing in the bookshop, I came ……………………………. a valuable book.      

Would you like to come ………………………………………. on Saturday? We’ll be in all day.

I’m sorry about last night. I don’t know what came …………………………. me.

She came …………………………. the ladder and injured her leg.        

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Express the same in English:

 This advertising is worth showing to everybody.

……………………………………………………………………………………………..

This article is worth publishing.

……………………………………………………………………………………………..

This dress is worth putting on for the party.

……………………………………………………………………………………………..

This exhibition is worth visiting.

……………………………………………………………………………………………..

This TV show is worth watching.

……………………………………………………………………………………………..

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Singular or plural:

This means of transport (are \ is) the most convenient.

Her clothes (are \ is) very fashionable.

Look out! The stairs (are \ is) very old.

A little money (are \ is) better than nothing.

I think her hair (are \ is) dyed.

The police (are \ is)  responsible for these actions.

No news (are \ is) good news.

The funeral (are \ is)  usually a sad occasion.

The staff at the school (aren’t \ isn’t) happy with their new working conditions.

My watch (are \ is) ten minutes slow.

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What or Which:

………………………………… size do you wear?

……………………………….. would you prefer: the onion soup or the prawn cocktail?

………………………………. do we need to take for a picnic?

There are four coats in the hall. …………………………….. one is yours?

……………………….. mark did you get yesterday?

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Shopping and money:

How long have people been using money?

600 years          b) 2600 years          c) 1800 years

What is barter system?

system in which goods are exchanged for goods

system in which goods or services are bought or sold

Why did money appear?

Because crops or cattle were heavy to carry

Because exchanging goods for other goods wasn’t convenient and people needed some equivalent to use in trade

What things were used as money?

stones                     b) dogs                c) shells

buttons                       cats                      beads

Where were first coins used?

Egypt             b) China         c) Greece

Why did people stop making coins of silver and gold?

silver and gold were rare metals

they were very heavy

there wasn’t much silver and gold

Why did paper money appear?

There was a lot of paper

Paper money was easy to make and light to carry

They were much cheaper than metal coins

What is cash?

Gold money              b) a small plastic card             c) paper money and coins

What is a cash point?

A machine that makes money

A machine from which you can get cash

A person that makes money

Match the reason why money is valuable to the examples:

Possibility of exchange and trade  ……………..      

Yardstick of value ……………

Storehouse of value ……………..

Standard for future payments ……………

a)you use money as a form in which later payments can be made

money made it possible to exchange your work for smth you wanted

money can be stored for future use

money may be used to measure and compare the values of various things

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Read the text and put the words in brackets into the correct form:

Some days ago I made ………………………………… (expect) purchase for me. We went ……………………………………. (shop) for food. On the way home we were ……………………………………….. (discuss) the problem if I must have a new dress for my …………………………………….. (birth) party. I wish I should have one. We decided to go to the …………………………………… (centre) department store.

A …………………………………… (assistant) showed us  ……………………………. (number) dresses but I didn’t like them. I was ………………………….. (great) disappointed and was about to leave when the girl said they were receiving new ………………………………. (fashion) clothes. The department store was open up in five minutes and I tried two dresses. The last was all right. It fitted me …………………………………. (perfect) well and I bought it.

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                                            Total 110 p.