Контрольная работа по модулю 3 для 8 класса к учебнику "Spotlight 8"
тест по английскому языку (8 класс) на тему

Test III.

A. Choose the correct word to fill in the gaps.

1.  lift/raise

a) Please, help me to ---- this sofa, it’s very heavy.

b) If  you want to say something, don’t shout, just ---- your hand.

2. discovered/found out

a) After a few minutes of the lecture, the professor ---- that nobody was listening to him.

b) Who exactly ---- America? Christopher Columbus or Amerigo Vespucci?

3. work/job

a) I had been looking for a good ---- before I found one.

b) Sorry, can’t speak now, have a lot of ---- to do.

4. Geography/Earth Science

a) Mary wants to travel to all those countries she studies in her ----class.

b) Jason finds ---- fascinating because he learns a lot of things about the formation and history of our planet.

5. salary/wage

a) My ---- is not too good, I earn about a thousand euros  per month.

b) Your ---- depends on how many pizzas you will deliver.

6. employer/employee

a) Mr Smith is extending his company, so he needs to hire more ----.

b) His ---- gave him the pay rise, now he gets 150 ponds more.

B. Fill in the missing words. There are three words you don’t need to use.

7. Soon the brothers ---- to the conclusion that it was heat but not smoke that lifted things.

8. He was an army officer and ---- his sun like a little soldier, hoping it would build his son’s character.

9. In this laboratory students perform scientific ----.

10. What I like about working as a ---- is that I don’t have to stay in the office.

11. The salary is good, the job is rewarding, the only problem is that it’s a bit hard for me to meet ----.

12. Her husband got a new job in the other city, so they had to ---- there.

13. The animals landed safe and ---- before the eyes of a huge crowd.

14. As his father is a military man, John has to ---- schools quite often.

15. Mary has worked ---- every day this week as it’s the busiest time in the company.

C. Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect or the past perfect continuous.

16. A: Jack looked really tired yesterday.

      B: No wonder, he (work) on the computer all night

17. A: Did Sally help you do the project?

      B: No, by the time she came, we (finish) it already.

18. A: Elisa looked happy when I saw her.

      B: It’s because she (get) her driving license

19. A: Ann was angry when I spilled milk over her dress.
     B: Sure, because she (make) that dress herself for a week!

20. A: You looked puzzled in the underground..why?

      B: Well...you see… I (not be) in the underground before, that was the first time.

D. Put the verbs into the past simple, past continuous, past perfect or past perfect continuous.

21. Peter (window shop) when he felt somebody’s hand in his pocket.

22. We overslept and when at last we arrived at the station, our train (leave) already.

23. She (try) to call him for an hour before she managed to get through to him.

24. He (not come) to us yesterday, but we hope he will come today.

25. When (you get) your first job?

E. Underline the correct item.

26. Who was on/in charge of building the Big Ben?

27. Nobody can show good results under/in pressure.

28. While/As soon as he saw the man, he immediately recognized him.

29. After the university she made a career by/in law.

30. In/At the age of 5 Mozart could play the musical instrument brilliantly.

31. Before/When Leonardo Da Vinci had a bright idea, he wrote it down in his notebook.

32. Mari Curie died by/of radioactive poisoning.

33. This job brings him about/in enough money to get by.

34. In/At the end of his report he thanked everyone for the attention.

35. While/As soon as he was working, he often glanced at the clock.