Контрольная работа "Английский в фокусе" -8, Модуль 4 (повышенный уровень)
тест по английскому языку (8 класс)

Variant 1

SUBJECT : Passive Form

1. Fill in the PASSIVE in the appropriate tense

1. (TV / invent / Baird)

2. (Pyramids / build / Egyptians)

3. (milk / produce / two days ago)

4. (coffee / cook/just now)

5. (chopsticks / use / in China)

B). Turn from ACTIVE into PASSIVE:

1. The gardener was planting some trees when I saw him.
2. The parents have asked him not to be rude.
3. Doctor Brown will give her some advice.
4. A famous designer  is redecorating the hotel.
5. Steven Spielberg directed “E.T.”
6. Someone is helping her with the housework.
7. Someone had broken our door down.
8. You must extinguish your cigar

C). Using the PASSIVE, ask questions to which the bold type words are answers:

Columbus discovered America. ........ Who was America discovered by ?

1. We will keep money in a safe. ........... ?

 2. A bee has stung him.................?

 3. They speak Italian in Italy......... ?

4. They   took his aunt to hospital....................?

D) Rewrite the following passage in the PASSIVE:  

Someone broke into a local jewelry  shop yesterday. The owner had just locked up the shop when a robber with a gun threatened him. The robber told him to unlock the shop and give him all the diamonds in the safe. Then the robber tied him up. The police have organized a search for the robber. They hope they will find him in a few days. Doctors are treating the owner of the shop for shock.

Variant 2

SUBJECT : Passive Form

1. Fill in the PASSIVE in the appropriate tense

1. (plants / water / every day)
2. (the thief / arrest / policeman / yesterday)
3. (the injured man / take to a hospital / now)
4. (the car / repair / tomorrow)
5. (the letter / send / last week

2. Turn from ACTIVE into PASSIVE:

1. His parents have brought him up to be polite.
2. Fleming discovered penicillin.
3. They will advertise the product on television.
4. Someone is remaking that film.
5. He was painting the picture when I called him.
6. A pickpocket robbed me.
7. A dog is chasing the child.
8. You must dry-clean this shirt.

C). Using the PASSIVE, ask questions to which the bold type words are answers:

Columbus discovered America. ........ Who was America discovered by?

1. The boys has damaged the television.        ............................... ?  
2. Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.          ................................ ?  
3. He will invite  30 people to his party.         ................................ ?    
4. They grow bananas in Africa.              ....................?

D) Rewrite the following passage in the PASSIVE:  

Some people saw a UFO in the sky above London last night. They reported it to the police. The army sent a helicopter to look at it more closely. The UFO shot the helicopter down and killed both men in it. People have given photographs of the UFO to the police. Experts are looking at them now.