контрольная работа Forward 8 test 1
тест по английскому языку (8 класс)

Your name __________________________________________________________________________________

8 grade TEST 1

Variant 2

1. Listen to five people talking about their holiday plans. Match each speaker to the correct heading. There are two extra headings. You will hear the speakers twice. (5 points)

1. A fascinating tour
2. Better things to do
3. Ready to eat
4. Out in the cold
5. How long to wait?
6. On the beach
7. Different from my friends

2. Read the mini-dialogues. Transform direct questions into indirect. Complete the gaps in the answers with suitable words. (10 points)

1. – Where does your family usually stay on holiday?

- Could you tell me where your family usually stays on holiday?

- It depends. It can be a hotel or a room to rent. It can be hard to find accommodation.

1. - Why do you like historical novels?

 - _____________________________________________________________________________________________

- There’s  usually a love story there, and I’m so ______________________________.

2. – What does your sister do about the house?

- ______________________________________________________________________________________________

- She washes up and takes the rubbish out. That’s how she earns her ______________.

3. – Why are you so sad?

- ______________________________________________________________________________________________

- I’m always in a bad mood. I’m so _____________________________________________.

4.  – How do you prefer to travel?

- ______________________________________________________________________________________________

- By plane. It doesn’t take much time. For example, my ______________________ from Moscow to Kaliningrad takes only 2 hours.

5. – What kind of films do you like?

- ______________________________________________________________________________________________

- I ‘m absolutely _________________________ about comedies.

3. Paraphrase the sentences so that they have the same meaning. (4 points)

1. When I was in primary school, I used to have spelling problems.

When I was in primary school, I used to have spelling problems.

2. I listened to music all the time, but I no longer do it.

3. My cousin usually spent her holidays in the country, but now she doesn’t.

4. I never went to the cinema when I was a child and now I’m keen on it.

5. Mary often played chess when she was at school.

4. Complete the text. Use the words in brackets in the right form. In one sentence 2 variants are possible (5 points)

Hello. My name’s Michael and at the moment I 1__________________(to live) in Kaliningrad because I 2_________________(to want) to learn Russian. But I  3_____________________(to come) from England. I 4________________(to come) to Russia one week ago and I like it so much! Next week my friends and I 5_________________________(to go) to the Baltic Sea.

5. Complete the sentences with one word in each gap (6 points)

2. We are going to stay in a  cheap _______________________ near the airport.
3. I like ______________________. I put  cream on, lie on the beach and relax.
4. Murder is a ________________ in all countries.
5. My dad can speak fluent German and French – he is __________________________.
6. I live in Russia, but I’m not a Russian ______________________. I’m Spanish.
7. Oh, no! our flight is ______________ for 4 hours. What are we going to do in this airport?