Лексико-грамматический тест для 9 класса (Spotlight)

Progress check №1

1. Mark the sentences T (true), F (false), NS (not stated).

1. 'La Tomatina' is held in Italy. ____

2. The first festival of tomatoes was held to commemorate the Victory Day.

____

3. A festival, which takes place around the end of February, is held only in

Moscow. ____

4 The Pirates Week festival begins with a mock kidnap. ____

5. The festival raises money for new scarecrows. ____

2. Complete the superstitions below filling in the gap with an appropriate

preposition.

1. Giving knives or things that cut _____a wedding present is considered a bad

luck.

a) As

b) In

c) After

d) Before

2. Walking _____ a ladder is considered to be a bad luck.

a) Away

b) At

c) With

d) Under

3. Get out of the bed _____ the same side that you get in to avoid bad luck.

a) With

b) On

c) In

d) By

4. It's a good luck to toss a pinch of salt _____one shoulder.

a) Over

b) Onto

c) Off

d) In

3. Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets in Present Perfect

Simple or Continuous.

- Jane 1)______________ (write) a letter to a magazine. She 2)_____________

(not finish) it yet.

- Den 3)_________________ (look) for his pen-knife, but he 4)_______________

(not find) it yet.

- Nick 5)_________________ (play) a computer game for two hours and he is

still playing.

- Greg 6)_________________ (wait) for Jenny in the downtown. She

7)_____________ (not arrive) yet.

- Kate 8)___________________ (not finish) painting the flowers yet. She

(work) on the picture for two weeks.

4. Use the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

- I (do) the housework since this morning.

- David and Mary (go) out together now for nearly five years.

- We have no idea how long they (swim) for, but it has certainly been longer

than an hour now.

- How long (work) at the library?

- Just look at those trousers. What on earth (you/ do)?

5. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

- Поезд приходит завтра в 6.

- Если я найду эту книгу, я дам ее вам.

- Тихо! Я думаю.

- Он идет на концерт сегодня вечером.

- Как долго вы уже ждете?

- Он поработал в нескольких компаниях с тех пор, как окончил колледж.

6. Match idioms with their meanings. Translate them.