Контрольная работа 8 класс 2 четверть Вербицкая М. Forward
тест по английскому языку (8 класс)

Test 2    8-th grade_________________________________________________________________

1. Choose the Past Continuous or Past Simple  form

1. We (just/ to talk) about him when he suddenly (to come) in.

1.a) just talked      b) were just talking    

2.a) came in          b) was coming in

2. When I (to arrive), Tom (to speak) over the phone.

1.a) arrived  b) was arriving

2.a) spoke    b) was speaking

      3) When I (to get up) that morning, the sun (to shine) brightly and the birds (to sing).

       1. a) got up    b) was getting up

       2. a) shone     b) was shining

       3. a) sang      b) were singing

       4) I (to sit) by the window when I (to hear) the noise.

        1. a) sat         b) was sitting          

        2. a) heard    b) was hearing  

2. Use the Past Simple  or the Past Continuous:

1. I ____(to read) a very interesting book when my father ____(to come) from work.  

2. While my friend ________(to read) his cat _____________(to play) with the ball.

3. When the taxi _________(to arrive), I ________________( to pack) my things.

4. ‘What you ______(to do) yesterday when I _____(to call) you?’ ‘I ______(to read) a magazine and my wife ______(to watch) TV.’

5. ‘What you ___(to do) all day long?’ ‘I ___(to help) my granny in the garden.’

3. Put the necessary words:

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Confident   equipment  important  pessimistic    population

1.  Let’s talk about your future education! It’s a very __________ question!
2. He always wanted to be a DJ, but he didn’t have any ________________.
3. John doesn’t believe in his  success. He is not_____________ at all!
4. The ________________of our planet is growing up!
5. My god, try to smile! You are so___________________ these days!

4. Complete the text with the correct form of the phrasal verbs:

Come up       find out         keep on        stay up           turn out           write down      

I found a good video about the Italian artists and I wanted to ___________ the main information.  It _________that I have never heard about  many of them!  I was so inspired   so I_________ all night.  I _____________watching this video  and I _____________________with the idea that I could make a presentation about them! When I finished I __________________that it was 5/30 a.m. Well, art is a great thing!

5. Reading.

It was a cold rainy evening and it was raining hard. Mary was driving home in her Cadillac. It was Saturday and almost all the shops were closed. Suddenly she saw a bright shop window. She did not like window-shopping but she stopped the car and got out. She came up to the shop window and among other things she saw a beautiful chain of pearls (жемчужное ожерелье). They were shining in the bright light of the window. Mary liked the pearls. She entered the shop. It was an expensive shop. There were no people inside. Mary went up to the counter and saw the same chain of pearls there. Soon the shop assistant came out to her.

“Can I help you, madam?” he asked while Mary was looking at the pearls.

“Yes, sir. Can I see that chain of pearls over there?”

“Certainly, madam? Here you are…”

True or false?

1. It was a rainy Sunday evening.
2. Mary was driving from home in her Cadillac.
3. The shops are usually closed on Saturday.
4. She liked the window-shopping.
5. There were so many people inside the shop.
6.  The shop-assistant came to her and asked: “ Can I help you?”
7. She wanted to see the chain of pearls.