Контрольная работа по английскому языку за I полугодие 8 класс

8^th form 1^st variant 8^th form 2^nd variant

1. Fill in the definite article the if needed.

1.… Volga runs into … Caspian Sea.

2.… UK consists of four parts.

3.… Pacific Ocean is very deep.

4. … Bahamas are the group of islands.

5. … Kazbek is the highest peak of … Caucasus mountains.

2. Complete the sentences, using Conditional II and III.

Example: If we … (throw away) less rubbish, our planet would be nicer and cleaner. - If we threw away less rubbish, our planet would be nicer and cleaner.

1. If you (do) your morning exercises every day, your health would be much better.

2. If I (be) you, I would agree to go to the museum.

3. If they (not go) to Moscow last year, they wouldn't have heard that famous musician.

3. Form a word that fits suitably in the blank space.

Example: MANAGE - He is the manager of a popular singer.

1. JOURNAL

A … is a person who reports on the important events.

2. PROTECT

If you want to be healthy, you should care about the … of the environment.

3. ECOLOGY

If we want to protect our environment, lots of things should be changed in our life, but first of all should improve … education.

4. Choose the correct answers.

1. He………troubled yesterday.

A) looked b) is looking c) had looked

2. They………..football from 2 p.m. yesterday.

a) played b)were played c) had played

3. He………his work by that time.

a) finished b) was finishing c) had finished

5. Underline the word with the same or similar meaning.

1. to damage

a)to be out of luck b)to hurt c)to be in trouble

2.a disaster

a)danger b)trouble c) luck

3. research

a) an experiment b) an achievement c) an exploration

1. Fill in the definite article the if needed.

1.The smallest continent in the world is … Australia.

2. I have never been to … Lake Onega.

3. … Volga is the longest river in … Europe.

4. Next year they are going to try their luck in … Pamirs.

5. … Washington is the capital of … United States.

2. Complete the sentences, using Conditional II and III.

Example: If we … (throw away) less rubbish, our planet would be nicer and cleaner. - If we threw away less rubbish, our planet would be nicer and cleaner.

1. I (write) the composition long ago if you had not disturbed me.

2 If you really loved music, you (go) to the Philarmonic much more often.

3. If I were rich, I (save) wild animals.

3. Form a word that fits suitably in the blank space.

Example: MANAGE - He is the manager of a popular singer.

1. BRIGHT

When I arrived, the sun began to shine … .

2. FROST

It was lovely to ski down the hills in Switzerland and the weather was … and snowy.

3.CONSTUCT

Sergei Korolev was the … of the first spaceship.

4. Choose the correct answers

1. What……you….at 7 p.m. yesterday?

a) did….do b)were…..doing c) had…done

2. Where…..you….your summer holidays?

a) did….spend b) were…spending c)had….spent

3. How many countries…..they….by that time?

a) did …visit b) were visiting c) had visited

5. Underline the word with the same or similar meaning.

1.research

a) an experiment b) an achievement c) an exploration

2. awful

a) terrible b) hard c)exciting

3. misty

a)stormy b) foggy c) rainy