Контрольная работа по английскому языку за 1 полугодие в 8 классе по УМК К. Кауфман

МОУ Петряксинская СШ

</ Тестирование по английскому языку для учащихся 8 класса

2015 - 2016 уч.год

Выполнил ______________________________

1. READING COMPREHENSION (10 minutes)

Read the text and answer the following questions, сhoosing the correct variant

The Christmas Tree

No one knows for sure who decorated the first Christmas tree. The custom of bringing an evergreen tree indoors and decorating it at Christmas started in Germany. One legend says that Martin Luther started the practice. Luther was an important Christian leader. According to the story, he noticed the starlit sky as he walked home one Christmas Eve about the year 1513. He thought the stars looked as if they were shining on the branches. When he arrived home, Martin Luther placed a small fir tree inside his house. He decorated it with lighted candles.

Decorating Christmas trees became popular in Germany. Prince Albert of Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, the German husband of Queen Victoria, took the tradition to England. Both German and English people brought it to America. And now nearly every family in Great Britain and the USA has a Christmas tree.

The biggest Christmas tree in Britain is put up in Trafalgar Square in London. The people of Norway still give this tree every year to the British people to thank them for helping Norway against Hitler in the Second World War.

1. … started the practice of decorating the Christmas tree.

a) Nobody knows who

b) Queen Victoria

c) Martin Luther King

d) Prince Albert

2. The first Christmas trees in Britain were introduce and popularized by …

a) Prince Albert and Queen Victoria

b) Martin Luther King

c) The Norwegians

d) The Germans

3. What follows from the text?

a) Martin Luther decorated the Christmas tree with toys.

b) American people do no decorate Christmas trees.

c) Every year the people of Norway give the city of London a present - a big Christmas tree.

d) Queen Elisabeth I took the tradition to decorate Christmas tree to England.

2. USE OF ENGLISH (15 minutes)

Задание 1. Active or passive? Choose the correct verb form.

The book (wrote/was written) by Hardy.

Four people (have killed/have been killed) in а train crash.

А famous architect (was built/built) the bridge.

Задание 2. Choose the correct modal verb.

Mike _________ play the piano very well. And what about you?

a) can b) should c) must

_________ you help me with this task?

a) Could b) Must c) May

It's raining. You _________ take an umbrella.

a) can't b) don't have to c) should

Задание 3. Insert the right preposition.Поставьте нужный предлог

It contains the largest display… toy dolls.

The most successful men and women of that period showed … their wealth wearing silk, woolen and linen clothes.

If I was invited …my friends dinner party, I would think twice what to wear.

It was … fashion to wear their hair long with lots of colour threads in it.

We'd recommend you to travel... bus.

Задание 4 . Match the sentences from column A with the replies from column B. Составьте парные предложения

A

B

I can't stand brightly dyed hair.

Would you like a cup of coffee?

Do you like animals?

Are you keen on football?

I'd like to see this film.

My brother likes sport.

No, thanks.

Yes, I am.

Neither can I.

Let's go on Sunday.

So do I.

No, I don't.

Задание5 . Choose the necessary word. Выберите правильное слово

My friend, who/ which is very talented, is arriving today.

She's bought the book who/ that she was looking for.

Tom's father has been building his house for/since two years.

Alice wanted a bicycle for/since her last birthday.

Задание 6. Match the numbers and the letters. Образуйте словосочетания

1) to attend; a) the classmates;

2) to celebrate; b) smoking;

3) to mock at; c) Chinese New Year;

4) to give up; d) ugliness;

5) to avoid; e) school.

Раздел 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ. (5 minutes)

Задание 1. Mark the sentences TRUE or FALSE

The British Parliament sits in two buildings.

1) True 2) False

The Prime Minister is the official head of state.

1) True 2) False

The United Kingdom is a monarchy.

1) True 2) False

Russia is a federation.

1) True 2) False