Spotlight 8 Контрольная работа 3 модуль
учебно-методический материал по английскому языку (8 класс)

1 VARIANT

FILL IN: UNIFORM, LINGUISTICS, VET, FREELANCER, AUTHOR, CASHIER, CHEMISTRY, DEADLINES, OVERTIME, SALARY.

1. She loves animals. She wants to become a _______.
2. Does your brother have to wear a _______at work?
3. David has a degree in _______. He can tell you anything you want to know about the English language.
4. My father works as a _______from home.
5. Who is the _________of this novel?
6. Does your father often work ________?
7. His ______is 40000 dollars a year.
8. A ________is a person people pay money to in a shop.
9. I get bad grades in ________. I don’t like science.
10. My brother works hard because he has to meet tough________.

UNDERLINE THE CORRECT ITEM

10. By the time Graham arrived at the station, the train has already been leaving/had already left.

11. How long had you been trying/had you tried to call Tom before he finally answered the phone?

12. The children had been putting away/had put away their toys before their mum came back home.

OPEN THE BRACKETS

13. Yuri _______(work) on his computer for two hours before it ________(break down).

14. I ________(mop) the floor while my brother was cutting the grass.

15. _______(you/sleep) when the earthquake _________(start)?

16. This time last week, I ______(fly) to Paris.

17. Sam was really happy because he _______(pass) all his exams.

18. Sarah _______(clean) the house by the time her parents _______(come) back.

19. James _______(wait) for a while and then _______(open) the door to see who _______(make) that strange noise.

20. Marion ________(not/go) shopping because she _________(spend) the morning with her little brother that day.

FILL IN PAST SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST PERFECT:

21.- What _________(you/do) at the weekend?

-We _______22. (go) to a seaside resort. We _______23. (stay) in a lovely guest house and we ______24. (have) a great time until someone _______25. (steal) our motocycle.

-Oh my goodness! _______26. (they/catch) the thief?

- No, he _______27. (drive) away before the police ________28. (arrive).

29. –I ______(crash) my car last night.

-Oh dear! How ______30. (you/manage) to do that?

-Well, I ______31. (drive) down Ford street when a cat _______32. (run) in front of my car.

-What _______33. (happen) next?

-I ______34. (turn) too quickly and hit a post.

-And the cat?

-Oh, it _______35. (already/climb) up a tree.

2 VARIANT

FILL IN: FREELANCER, DESK, UNIFORM, FULL-TIME, OVERTIME, SHIFT, SALARY, DEADLINES, PAY RISE, PART-TIME.

1. Bob has to travel a lot. A _______job isn’t for him.
2. John works Monday to Friday, 9 to 5. It’s a ______job.
3. The hours are unpredictable. My father often has to work _______.
4. My brother doesn’t have to wear a _______at work.
5. Jim’s father is very well-paid. His______is 30000 dollars a year.
6. Tom’s mother has just got a _______. Now she’s on 1850 dollars a month.
7. They often have to meet tough _______but they manage.
8. Ann often works the night_______. It’s tiring but she doesn’t mind.
9. Now that Jenny has children, she works ______from 4 to 8 every weekday.
10. She works as a ______from home.

UNDERLINE THE CORRECT ITEM

10. Alan had a headache because he had played/had been playing computer games all afternoon.

11. Simon had saved/had been saving money for many years before he bought his own house.

12. The football game had just been starting/had just started when it began to rain.

OPEN THE BRACKETS

13. Yuri _______(work) on his computer for two hours before it ________(break down).

14. I ________(mop) the floor while my brother was cutting the grass.

15. _______(you/sleep) when the earthquake _________(start)?

16. This time last week, I ______(fly) to Paris.

17. Sam was really happy because he _______(pass) all his exams.

18. Sarah _______(clean) the house by the time her parents _______(come) back.

19. James _______(wait) for a while and then _______(open) the door to see who _______(make) that strange noise.

20. Marion ________(not/go) shopping because she _________(spend) the morning with her little brother that day.

FILL IN PAST SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST PERFECT:

21.- What _________(you/do) at the weekend?

-We _______22. (go) to a seaside resort. We _______23. (stay) in a lovely guest house and we ______24. (have) a great time until someone _______25. (steal) our motocycle.

-Oh my goodness! _______26. (they/catch) the thief?

- No, he _______27. (drive) away before the police ________28. (arrive).

29. –I ______(crash) my car last night.

-Oh dear! How ______30. (you/manage) to do that?

-Well, I ______31. (drive) down Ford street when a cat _______32. (run) in front of my car.

-What _______33. (happen) next?

-I ______34. (turn) too quickly and hit a post.

-And the cat?

-Oh, it _______35. (already/climb) up a tree.