Контрольная работа 8 класс, 1 четверть по УМК Enjoy English
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Контрольная работа 8 класс  I четверть

Name________________________________________

I. Find the word with the same or similar meaning.

1) humid        a) misty         b) cool         c) wet

2) icy                a) frosty         b) snowy         c) nasty

3) spaceship        a) space travel b) starship         c) space flight

4) violent        a) weak         b) strong         c) terrible

5) storm        a) wind         b) hurricane         c) rain

6) research        a) an experiment b) an achievement c) an exploration

II. Choose the word which best completes the sentence.

1. By exploring space we may find another … we can live on.

a) distance b) planet c) star

2. Natural disasters … cities and towns, they injure and kill people and animals.

a) break b) damage c) destroy

3. But people hope they will travel through … in huge spaceships far from the Earth.

a) space b) galaxies c) satellites

4. Scientists can now predict most weather … and warn people of possible danger in advance.

a) problems b) damage c) disasters

5. … is a sudden shaking of the ground.

a) earthquake b) flood c) drought

6. There are about 1,000 … in our Galaxy.

a) satellites b) planets c) stars

7. Sometimes the British have weather from each … all in one day.

a) climate b) season c) place

8. We don't know when men began to dream … travelling in space.

a) of b) about c) from

9. Why are you shaking … laughter? - It's better to laugh than cry.

a) like b) with c) from

10. I haven't seen them … last Halloween.

a) since b) for

III. Fill in the gaps (the universe, a planet, a drought, a volcano, an earthquake, a spaceship, a hurricane, the Solar System)

1)______________ is a long period when there is not enough water.

2)______________is very violent wind .

3)______________is a shaking of the ground.

4)______________is a space and everything in it.

5)______________is a big group of stars and planets.

6)______________is a rocket that can travel in space.

7)______________is an object that goes round the star.

8)______________is a mountain with a crater in the top.

IV. Choose the correct form of the verb.

1. I … him before we met at the concert.

a) didn't see b) wasn't seeing c) hadn't seen

2. When mother came home, the children … the soup.

a) ate b) were eating c) had eaten

3. The telegram … some minutes after he had left.

a) came b) was coming c) had come

4. While we … the road I saw Victor.

a) crossed b) were crossing c) had crossed

5. When … your sister … to London?

a) did … go b) was … going c) had gone