Контрольная работа для учащихся 8 класса по УМК М.З.Биболетовой
учебно-методический материал по английскому языку (8 класс) на тему

Контрольная работа  для учащихся 8 класса Unit I.

I. Choose the word which best completes the sentence.

 1. By exploring space we may find another … we can live on.    a) distance b) planet c) star

  2. Ann was … hurt during the flood.                                          a) seriously b) quickly   c) well

 3. But people hope they will travel through … in huge spaceships far from the Earth.

            a) space b) planets c) satellites

 4. The Browns was amazed …the beauty of the mountain .     a) with     b) by         c)from

5. … is a sudden shaking of the ground.    a) earthquake b) flood c) drought

 6. The scientists do a lot of researches...  what people did in the past .    a) in  b) from c) on

 7. Why are you shaking … laugh? - It's better to laugh than cry.    a) like b) with c) from

8. I haven't seen them … last Halloween.     a) since   b) for

II. The word in capitals above each of the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the blank space. Fill each blank in this way.

 1.Thank goodness that our weather isn't so … . CHANGE

 2When we got to Spain, it was very hot and … .. SUN

 3.Neil Armstrong did  the first … on the Moon.   EXPLORE

4.He was a … of space.                                          RESEARCH

5. We have already discussed the most important … problems on our planet. SCIENCE

6.It was an …idea he could offer.                             ATTRACT

  III. Choose the correct form of the verb.

 1. I … him before we met at the concert.                               a) didn't see b) wasn't seeing c) hadn't seen

 2. When mother came home, the children already… the soup.    a) ate b) were eating c) had eaten

 3. The telegram … some minutes after he had left.               a) came b) was coming c) had come

 4. While we … the road I saw Victor.                               a) crossed b) were crossing c) had crossed

5. I …English for 5 years.                                              a) has studied   b) studied    c)has been studying

 6. When … your sister … to London?                            a) did … go b) was … going c) had gone

IV. Open the brackets using Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect.

1. When I (to come) to the bus stop, I (to see) a boy who (to play) with a dog.
2. I (to read) a book at six o'clock yesterday.
3. Nobody (come) to the meeting because Angela (forget) to tell people about it.
4. By ten o’clock on Friday I already (repair) my car.
5. When I (to come) home, my little sister (to eat) the cake which I (to cook) in the morning.
6. My parents (come) home by seven o’clock and at eight we (have) dinner.