Самостоятельная работа к 3 модулю Spotlight 8 класс
тест по английскому языку (8 класс) на тему

Practical work  (the 8th form)

1. Choose the right variant.

1) At 9 o’clock this morning Steve … a test.

a. had taken  b. was taking  c. took

2) The thieves … by the time the police arrived.

a. left  b. hadn.t left  c. had been leaving

3) Nina went to bed late because she … on her project.

a. had been working  b. worked  c. was working

4) … that Lisa was very nervous yesterday?

a. Had you noticed  b. Did you notice  c. Were you noticing

5) Leonard was exhausted because he … in his lab all night.

a. worked  b. had been working  c. had worked

6) Patty … the party when Jim arrived.

a. left  b. had been leaving  c. had left

7) They … in London for ten years before they moved to Paris.

a. was living  b. lived  c. had been living

8) Peter … on the phone when I went to his office, so I didn’t want to interrupt him.

a. was talking  b. talked  c. had talked

9) If it … sunny tomorrow, we …  to the park.

a. will  be/ will go  b. is/ go  c. is/ will go

10) When I … to school, I met my old friend.

a. was going  b. went   c. had been going

2. Choose the correct preposition.

1) In /At the beginning of his career Thomas Edison mostly invented telegraphic devices.

2) Abraham Lincoln began his political career at/ in the young age of twenty-three.

3) Her husband’s new job brings around/in an extra 200 pounds a week.

4) Mary was under/in charge of presenting our science project to the class yesterday.

5) Joe couldn’t believe it while/ when  he won first prize at the science show.

3.  Fill in the missing word. There are three answers you do not need to use.

     Freelancer, permission, shift, living, bring up, conclusion, invented, deadline, swapped, sound, bring out, overtime

1. The police came to the _________ that it wasn’t the accountant who had stolen the money.

2. I _________ addresses with the two girls I met on holiday.

3. Does your dad often work _________?

4. Susan asked for _______ to leave early.

5.  Charles Babbage _________ the computer.

6. It is amazing how Ann has been able to _____ four children and work at the same time. I really admire her.

7.  He works as a ___________ from home.

8. Alex has a tough _______ to meet, so he’s been working during the weekend.

9. What does your mum do for a ________?