Конкурс по английскому языку, 7-9 классы
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 Конкурс по английскому языку  7-9 класс

1. (1 балл) Read the sentence and fill in the blank space:

Berkham is a small town situated high in the mountains. The town __________ by a very thick forest of pine trees.

1) surrounds

2) is surrounded

3) surrounding

4) is surrounding

2. (1 балл) Read the sentence and fill in the blanks:

The museum has a very interesting history: during World War I, American Special Forces __________ the building from 1917 to 1919.

1) occupy

2) was occupying

3) occupied

4) occupies

3. (1 балл) Read the sentence and fill in the blanks:

How can we imagine British people without that special humour of British writers! This humour _________ you laugh, but smile!

1) not make

2) don’t make

3) isn’t make

4) doesn’t make

4. (2 балла) Read the sentence and choose the best continuation for it:

We had a lovely holiday. We got __________.

1) …across very well

2) …away for a few days on the beach

3) …in the car

4) …back to you

5. (2 балла) Read the sentence and choose the best word to fill in the blanks:

The National Air and Space Museum holds the largest __________ of historic aircraft and spacecraft in the world.

1) collection

2) collector

3) collecting

4) collect

6. (2 балла) Read the sentence and choose the best word to fill in the blanks:

Feeding squirrels can be a great source of __________ for small children and even adults.

1) entertain

2) entertaining

3) entertainment

4) entertained

7. (2 балла) Read the sentence and choose the best word to fill in the blanks:

Giant pandas are __________ creatures with a characteristic black and white coat.

1) peace

2) peacely

3) peacefully

4) peaceful

8. (3 балла) Choose the correct continuation of the sentence:

By 10 o’clock tomorrow I ______________________ that book for 2 hours already.

1) will read

2) will be reading

3) will have read

4) will have been reading

9. (3 балла) Choose the correct continuation of the sentence:

If we_______________, we would have heard the news.

1) listened

2) had listened

3) would have listened

4) have listened

10. (3 балла) Choose the correct continuation of the sentence:

The mayor said last week that very soon the town ____________ a much safer place to live in.

1) will become

2) became

3) had become

4) would become