Контрольная работа по разделу "Food and Shopping"
тест по английскому языку (8 класс)

Spotlight -8 TEST. Module 2

1. What’s the Russian for:

mashed potatoes, pickled cucumbers, spicy sauce, healthy diet, side dish, fussy eaters, lose weight, nourishing drink, peel apple, slice cheese.

II. Match the expressions with their translations

1. his cup of tea-                  a) слезами горю не поможешь
2. spill the beans -                b) относиться недоверчиво;  
3. a piece of cake –              c) выдать секрет      
4. with a pinch of salt-         d) пустяковое дело  
5. cry over spilt milk            e) это мне не по вкусу

III. Fill in the gaps with Present Perfect /Present Perfect Continuous:

1. Kate __________(go) to the shopping mall. She’ll be back in an hour.
2. Mummy __________(cook) for 2 hours.
3. How long ______________( Tim\save) to buy a new car?
4. Nick ________(learn) this poem by heart all morning!
5. How much ___________( Ron \spend) on his German books?
6. I ________(talk) to Ann on the phone since 2 o’clock.
7. She ________(walk) 10 km for 3 hours.

IV. Fill in much/many/(a) little/(a) few/a lot/plenty.

1. He isn’t very sociable. He has ___ friends.
2. There’s no need to hurry. We’ve got ___ of time.
3. She drinks ___ of tea.
4. We must be quick! We’ve ___ time.
5. I’m not busy these days. I haven’t got ___ to do.
6. I didn’t take ___ pictures on holiday.
7. I can’t tell you the final decision. I need ___ time.

V. Fill in the gaps with a/an or the where necessary.

1. While we were in … Budapest we went on … boat trip down … Danube.
2. George started playing … guitar last … June.
3. … Smiths left for … Canada from … Gatwick Airport yesterday.
4. We missed … bus to … Liverpool, so we went there by … train.

VI. Fill in the gaps with the preposition: with, after, without, off, up, down with.

1. The dog went…the kitten.
2. How long can a man go…food?
3. Jane went … the flu yesterday so she didn’t go to work.
4. The price of petrol has gone … again.
5. This dress goes … your gloves
6. The meat smells badly. It’s probably gone … .

VII. Put adjectives in the correct order.

1. My father made a square /wooden/ modern table.
2. I bought  a red / Chinese / beautiful vase.
3. Our teacher is a(n) English /kind/ middle-aged lady.
4. Ann wore small /terrible /round glasses.
5. Mark bought a big/ beautiful /leather bag.