ВПР для 7 класса
тест по английскому языку (7 класс)

Schools in the Past

One (A)____ years ago schools were very different. Children did not wear (B)____. They used to wear their everyday clothes to school.

Children learned to read, write and do mathematics. They had (C)____ and geography lessons but they did not (D)____ science.

They used to write on slates with (E)____ chalk. When the children finished their work, they cleaned their slates with a rag so that they could write on them again and again.

1. uniforms; 2. expensive; 3. history; 4. playground; 5. hundred; 6. white; 7. learn.

Thanksgiving

The (A)____ Thanksgiving in America lasted three whole days. From the forests the Pilgrims got wild turkeys, (B)____ and ducks.

The Indians got five deer. From the waters they (C)____ lobsters, oysters and pounds of fish. From the gardens they gathered cucumbers, carrots, cabbages and (D)____ vegetables. Corn was cooked in many ways. There was popcorn, too! There were wild fruits for dessert. Thanksgiving was a time for (E)____ and for sharing. All of the Pilgrims took part. So did their Indian friends.

1. eating; 2. more; 3. geese; 4. first; 5. caught; 6. other; 7. thankful.

Monday Sickness

Tom woke up (A)____ on Monday morning. He always woke up (B)____ on Monday mornings. It was the idea of a whole week of school; he almost wished there (C)____ no weekends because that made it even more difficult to go back into captivity. He (D)____ in bed and wondered what he (E)____ invent this time. He listened to his body but could find nothing wrong. A little tummy ache? No. Then he realized that one of his teeth was loose. Tom began to groan. Sid continued to sleep peacefully. Tom groaned more loudly. No result.

1. unhappy; 2. were; 3. suddenly; 4. laid; 5. miserable; 6. could; 7. toes.

In a Language School

Fourteen-year-old Andy, who is from Korea, lives in France. He is (A)____ French and is also studying English. What’s it like for him? “I (B)____ living here,” says Andy, “and I’m beginning to feel like I’ve lived here my (C)____ life and not for only four years. I’m not usually very good at (D)____ friends, but everyone here is so nice that I’m not having any (E)____ .

1. exciting; 2. problems; 3. teacher; 4. learning; 5. making; 6. love; 7. whole.

Castles

There (A)____ hundreds of castles in the British Isles. Some of them are ruins, but (B)____ are in very good condition. Some castles are homes for (C)____ people like the Queen of (D)____ ! Many of them are very, very old, and have got a (E)____ history. Castles are big, strong buildings. People built castles in the past to protect everyone inside the castle from attack. Many castles have legends.

1. buildings; 2. famous; 3. England; 4. fascinating; 5. are; 6. people; 7. others.

After School

Tom could not concentrate for the rest of the morning (which was not unusual). He tried really (A)____ but the confusion inside him was too great. In the geography (B)____ he turned lakes into mountains, mountains into (C)____ , rivers into continents, until everything was complete chaos. In the spelling class he made (D)____ in the simplest words, and he messed up his reading in the (E)____ class.

At last the school bell rang. He ran to Becky. They went into the school-house which was empty and sat down. Tom gave Becky his pencil and guided her hand across the page. They drew a beautiful house.

1. last; 2. reading; 3. mistakes; 4. class; 5. hard; 6. pencil; 7. rivers.

Huckleberry Finn

On his way to school Tom met Huckleberry Finn, the (A)____ boy whose drunken father had abandoned him and left town. Huck was (B)____ by all the other boys because he was free to do what he liked, and hated by all the mothers because he was lazy, vulgar and (C)____ . Of course, Tom was not (D)____ to play with him so, of course, he played with him (E)____ he could. Tom admired him more than anyone.

1. allowed; 2. envied; 3. whenever; 4. anyone; 5. lawless; 6. raining; 7. homeless.

Tom’s New Love

Walking past Jeff Thatcher’s house, Tom saw a new girl in the (A)____. She had long yellow hair and blue eyes and was dressed in a white (B)____ dress. She was the most (C)____ creature Tom had ever seen. A certain Amy Lawrence immediately vanished out of his (D)____ ; he thought he loved her more than anything else in the world — in fact, he had only won her a (E)____ ago. Then, for seven days, he had been the happiest boy alive.

1. week; 2. heart; 3. incredible; 4. garden; 5. summer; 6. towards; 7. beautiful.

Interview with Michael

Interviewer: So, Michael, what have you been doing (A)____ ?

Michael: Well, Peter, the band and I’ve been travelling (B)____ Europe on our latest concert tour.

Interviewer: Really? Tell me, have your (C)____ been buying lots of tickets for the concerts?

Michael: You can say that again! They`ve been booking (D)____ since they went on sale six months ago.

Interviewer: You must be (E)____ !

1. arrangements; 2. recently; 3. tickets; 4. around; 5. fans; 6. concerts; 7. thrilled.

Painting the Fence

It was Saturday and a (A)____ summer day. Everyone was on holiday, everyone was happy. Well, almost everyone. Tom looked at the fence in front of him and the (B)____ left his heart. Thirty yards long and nine (C)____ high! He began to paint and then stopped to compare his white line with the unending continent of (D)____ fence. He sat down under a tree, discouraged. At that moment he saw Jim (E)____ along with a bucket of water. Tom had always considered boring the job of fetching water from the village pump, but now I seemed much better than the job he had to do.

1. unpainted; 2. lovely; 3. feet; 4. skipping; 5. busy; 6. first; 7. happiness.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Although he was (1)____ in Austria, Arnold Schwarzenegger has spent (2)____ of his life in the US. He has been (3)____ for a long time. He started his career as a champion body builder, but (4)____ became popular with movie (5)____ and fans, and his popularity has been increasing ever since.

He has performed in comedies, thrillers, Science-fiction, and other types of films. According to many of his fans, he has never made a bad film.

1. born; 2. performed; 3. quickly; 4. producers; 5. most; 6. acting; 7. great.

Japanese culture

Japanese culture (A)____ an enormous impact on the rest of the world, especially in the areas of film, music and fashion. The streets of Tokyo are the city’s. (B)____ area for youth culture. Teenagers here are hip kids with all the(C)____ gadgets. Japanese teenage girls spend their money on the. (D)____ trends in clothes and music and teenage boys invest in the latest computer games. Some young Japanese people (E)____ their own fashion houses and design companies which are taking the rest of the world by storm!

1. most popular; 2. hottest; 3. famous; 4. latest; 5. privacy; 6. is having; 7. have started.

A dream

It is easy to believe that rich and (A)____ people are happy, but if you do, think again. Both money and fame can cause serious problems. To start with, when

you are (B)____ you never know who your real friends are. Another problem is the lack of (C)____ . When you are famous, the public wants to know everything about your (D)____ life. Journalists are always after you, they try to take photos of you, and your life becomes a nightmare.

So next time you start dreaming of being a star, you should stop and be (E)____ that you’re an ordinary person after all.

1. successful; 2. are taking; 3. famous; 4. privacy; 5. personal; 6. is having; 7. thankful.

Nicole Kidman

Australian actor Nicole Kidman (A)____ that female Hollywood actors are now doing (B)____ than men. Even though they are getting good major roles, she still (C)____ they are often treated (D)____ than male actors. Still ‘The Hours’, for which Nicole (E)____ an Oscar in 2003, did better at the box office than many other films. Nicole Kidman has managed to combine a film career with appearances at the theatre more successfully than others. This is partly because she is extremely professional. People in the industry say that she works harder than most others.

1. better; 2. worse; 3. has managed; 4. won; 5. does not believe; 6. feels; 7. works.

Му younger sisters

Му younger sisters, Jenny and June, are (A)____ twins. Although they are very similar to each other in many ways, they are (B____ in other ways. They agree on many things: for example, they are both fond of animals.

When they first went to school, Mum and Dad insisted on them being put to different classes. Jenny is now good at gymnastics and art but June is (C)____ at anything (D)____ .

June knows a lot about history and geography but is not interested in sport. Her teachers say Jenny is probably going to succeed at something(E)____ like painting — and June will probably end up doing some kind of research work.

1. hopeless; 2. identical; 3. practical; 4. artistic; 5. different; 6. feels; 7. works.

The Amazon Rainforest

The Amazon Rainforest is a large beautiful forest in Brazil, South America. It (A)____ at the mouth of the Amazon River. The Amazon River is the (B)____ river in South America. It (C)____ between the Andes Mountain Ranges and the Atlantic Ocean.

The Amazon Rainforest is a very beautiful place. A wide variety of animals, birds and insects live in it. There (D)____ also many trees and plants. Today the forest (E)____ a very serious problem. People are cutting too many of its trees. As a result, much of its animal and plant life is disappearing forever. Scientists say that the whole world is in danger because of the destruction of the rainforests.

1. lies; 2. has; 3. longest; 4. are; 5. scientist; 6. argument; 7. runs.

My choice

All my family are professional musicians, but I was different. I wanted to become a (A)____ or an inventor. I persuaded my parents to buy me some laboratory (B)____ so that I could do some experiments at home. This was not such a good idea! (C)____ I wasn’t very good at science when it came to doing experiments. I remember when I made an attempt to create a new perfume for my friend. The (D)____ of the ingredients must have been wrong, because there was a small explosion, a lot of smoke and a terrible smell. After that I decided to study properly to become a chemist. I had a big (E)____ about it with my family — but I won in the end.

1. unfortunately; 2. equipment; 3. mixture; 4. are; 5. scientist; 6. argument; 7. runs.

Princess Diana

I will never forget what I (A)____ when I heard about the death of Princess Diana. It was Sunday morning and I (B)____ sleep. I got up and switched the radio on. The woman on the radio said: ‘We (C)____ this morning’s programmes to bring you the news of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. I (D)____ a terrible shock. That morning I telephoned about 25 people. Everyone (E)____ in deep shock. We didn`t know what to do. Eventually my sister and I decided to go to Kensington Palace, where Diana lived. When we arrived, people there were putting flowers at the palace gates. A lot of people were crying and embracing each other.

1. endless; 2. felt; 3. was; 4. have changed; 5. could not; 6. romantic; 7. was doing.

Paparazzi

Our interest in the private lives of celebrities seems (A)____ . This has caused a (B)____ in the number of ‘paparazzi’, those photo journalists who follow (C)____ celebrities around to get pictures of them, which they then sell to popular magazines. Sometimes they are ready, to do anything to get a picture. For example, they will hire a helicopter in order to fly (D)____ close to the home of a celebrity. But the paparazzi say that celebrities are only too happy to have their homes and (E)____ weddings photographed for huge fees.

1. endless; 2. felt; 3. growth; 4. were putting; 5. dangerously; 6. romantic; 7. glamorous.

My grandmother

The person who (A)____ me the most about life is my grandmother. My parents travelled a lot when I was (B)____ so I spent most of my school holidays with her. She was (C)____ than just a grandmother to me. She was such a considerate person. She (D)____ how much I missed my parents so she did everything she (E)____ to make me feel at home. She was also really imaginative and spent hours telling me stories that she had made up. She taught me so many important things. She was the most positive person I’ve ever met and she taught me how to look for the good in everything.

1. younger; 2. knew; 3. could; 4. more; 5. has taught; 6. natural; 7. warning.

Your Voice

Your Voice, our school newspaper is going to get. involved in supporting wildlife (A)____ .We hope that you will all join in the campaign to save nature. We are going to visit Oak Tree Park to adopt an animal on behalf of the school. You will get the chance to see the animals in their (B)____ environment and then we will all decide which animal to choose. A word of (C)____ though! Remember that you have to be careful around the animals. Mr. Abbey, an expert on (D)____ species is going to give us a talk on what we can all do to make a (E)____ to the environment. We really need you to support this and we hope we can count on you!

1. protection; 2. endangered; 3. could; 4. difference; 5. has taught; 6. natural; 7. warning.

Celine Dion

Celine Dion s singing career (A)____ in a similar way to Michael Jackson’s. The (B)____ of fourteen children, she began performing with her family when she was just 12 years old. By the age of eighteen, she (C)____ nine albums in her native French. She decided to learn English so she(D)____ enter the world of international pop music. Dion (E)____ her own love songs. Since she became successful, she says, she has received thousands of songs from writers, so she has plenty of songs to choose from. At the moment she is recording in French and she wants to introduce her French songs to an English-speaking audience.

1. does not write; 2. youngest; 3. could; 4. started; 5. has taught; 6. had produced; 7. warning.

British teenagers

British teenagers are so keen — to become (A)____ that almost one in ten would abandon their (B)____ if they had the opportunity to appear on television. Footballers and Hollywood stars were among their role models. Most British teenagers believe that becoming famous is a great chance to become wealthy without skills or (C)____ . Daryll Rose, who is 16, dreams of becoming rich and famous as a footballer. I would love to be rich,’ he said. I am an (D)____ boy and I work hard. Everything seems easy when you are famous.’ Daryll accepts the (E)____ of education. But he doesn’t believe that education and a steady career will help him to have the lifestyle that he dreams of.

1. start; 2. celebrities; 3. could; 4. education; 5. ambitious; 6. qualifications; 7. importance.