Контрольная работа для итоговой аттестации по английскому языку 8 класс
тест по английскому языку (8 класс)

I variant

1. Read the text and choose the right option.

How do children celebrate birthdays in England?

We look forward (1) __ our birthdays for 364 days (2) __year! We invite special people (3) __ with us. Presents are opened as soon as the children are awake. They can't (4) __for the birthday cake later in the day! Friends and family send birthday cards. (5) __ birthday cards is a custom that began in England about 100 years ago.

The birthday child (6) __ have a party to which friends and family are invited. Visitors to the party bring presents for the birthday child. The children play games such as musical chairs and pass the parcel. The birthday cake (7) __ decorated on a theme. A candle for each year is lit and placed on top and the child blows out the candles making a wish. We don't put objects inside the cake as stated on many websites. It (8) __ be traditional for the birthday child to have the bumps. Friends would hold the child by the legs and under the arms and lift the child up and down bumping them gently on the ground. The number of bumps given is the age of the child plus one for extra good luck. As this can be dangerous, clapping is often done instead. Some children (9) __ sweets into school to share with their classmates on their birthdays. Adults also take cakes into their work place to celebrate

(10) __birthdays.

1. a) for                 b) in               c) to                  d) on
2. a) __                  b) in               c) a                   d) during
3. a)  to celebrate   b) celebrate   c) celebrating   d) celebrated
4. a) wait               b) waiting      c) to wait          d) waits
5. a) Send              b) Sending     c) To send        d) Sent
6. a) won't             b) must           c) will              d) would
7. a) are                 b) was            c) is                  d) will
8. a)  used to         b) get to          c) used             d) to use
9. a) took              b) take             c) are taking    d) will take
10.  a)  your            b) our              c) his               d) their          

2. Mark the statements True (T), False (F), Not Stated (NS). 

1. All children wait for their birthday for a long time.
2. The birthday child usually opens his presents in the morning.
3. Mothers bake delicious birthday cake.
4. It is decorated on a hobby theme.
5. The birthday cake is eaten for breakfast.
6. Sending birthday cards is an old custom in England.
7. The birthday child has a party with his classmates.
8. The number of candles on the cake is the age of the child.
9. Inside the cake they put a coin.
10. Adults take fruit cakes into their work place to celebrate their birthdays.

3. Choose the correct item.

1. While/As soon as Mike sold his first invention, he started working on some ideas about a new one.
2. The company’s business is growing so it needs to hire more colleagues/employees.
3. Before/when Leonardo Da Vinci had a bright idea, he wrote it down in his notebook.
4. Jason finds History/Earth Science fascinating, because he learns a lot of things about the formation and history of our planet.
5. You don’t have to raise/lift your voice. I can hear you very well!
6. There were very little/few people at the restaurant.
7. Mum bought Dad a pair of leather Italian/ Italian leather shoes for his birthday.
8. Doctors say that it’s not a good idea to eat red meat more than once or twice a/the week.
9. Her family moved to Spain from -/the UK when she was still a baby.
10. The new clothes shop has a great variety of jeans and shirts at very low/poor prices.

II variant

1. Read the text and choose the right option.

What is the Climate like in the UK?

Britain (1) __ an island country and the surrounding seas give England a varied climate. We (2) __ know what the weather will be like from one day to the other. It (3) __  be sunny one day and rainy the next. As we have such a variable climate  (4) __ from day to day, it is difficult to predict the weather. In general we have warm summers and  (5) __ winters. Our summers are  (6) __ than those on the continent, but the winters are milder. July and August are normally (7) __ month in England. Around the coasts, February is normally the coldest month, but inland there is difficult (8) __ between January and February as the coldest month. Probably the best months to travel in England are May, June, September and October. These months generally have the most pleasant temperatures and less rain. July and August are the warmest months, but they are also the wettest. The sunniest parts of the Britain are along the south coast of England.

The Lake District is England's wettest region, (9) __ on average of 130 inches (330 centimeters) of precipitation each year. The western and northern hills receive about 40 inches (102 centimeters) of rain, (10) __ the east coast receives about 20 inches (51 centimeters).

1. a) was                b) are              c) has                d) is
2. a) ever               b) __               c) never            d) always
3. a)  must             b) would         c) can               d) is
4. a) changing      b) to change    c) changes        d) will change
5. a) warm             b) cool            c) rainy            d) cloudy
6. a) cooler           b) cool            c) the coolest    d) the most cool
7. a) warm            b) warmer       c) cold               d) the warmest
8. a)  choose         b) to get          c) to choose      d) used to choose
9. a) receiving      b) receive        c) receives        d) will receive
10.  a)  if                 b) while          c) that               d) their          

2. Mark the statements True (T), False (F), Not Stated (NS). 

1. Seas around Britain give England a varied climate.
2. It can be sunny one day, rainy the next and frosty after that.
3. You can’t predict the weather in England exactly.
4. Summers and winters are warm.
5. The winters are not so cold than those on the continent.
6. June is the warmest month in England.
7. May, June, September and October are the best months to travel by bus.                      
8. There is much rain in July and August.
9. The south coast of England is the sunniest.
10. The Lake District receives the most rain.

3. Choose the correct item.

1. Professor Smith thanked his close colleagues/employees for their support.

2. Mary wants to travel to all those countries she studied in her Geography/Earth Science class.

3 Annie bought a square small/ small square table.

4. In/At the beginning of his career, Thomas Edison mostly invented telegraphic devices.

5. Joe couldn’t believe it while/when he won first prize at the science show.

6. I don’t think Evelyn can work well under/in pressure.

7. What is Monica doing? She has been to/been in the dressing room for an hour!

8. This dish is delicious and doesn’t take much/many time to prepare.

9. Phillip has/is never/ bought anything from a flea market before.

10. Chloe can’t make it to dinner tonight, but the good news is/are that she’ll be able to spend the whole weekend with us.

Key

I variant

1. c   2) c   3) a   4) a   5) b   6) c   7) c   8) a  9) b   10) d

2. 1) T   2) T   3) NS   4) NS   5) F   6)T   7) F   8) T   9) F   10) NS

3. 1) As soon as   2) employees   3) when   4) Earth Science   5) raise  6) few  7) Italian leather  8) a   9) the UK   10) low

II variant

1.

1) d   2) c   3) c   4) a   5) b   6) a   7) d   8) c   9) a   10) b

2. 1) T   2) NS   3) T   4) F   5) T   6) F   7) NS   8) T   9) T   10) T

3. 1) colleagues   2) Geography   3) small square   4) At   5) when   6) under   7) been in   8) much   9) has   10) is