Входной тест к УМК Афанасьева Михеева, 8 класс углубленный курс
тест по английскому языку (8 класс) на тему

        Входное тестирование.                        8класс.                УМК Афанасьева                                                                  

                                                                           I.

Прочитайте текст и определите верные и неверные ( True or Falsе ) утверждения.

How long have people been using surnames?

        “Hey, Shorty!” “Hi, Skinny.” “Here comes Blondie.” Does it sound familiar to you? It's a perfectly natural way to call people – give them a name that describes them. And that's exactly the way first names were given originally. A golden-haired girl might be called  Blanch ( French for “white”), a boy might be called David because it means “beloved”.

        A first name was all anybody had for thousands of years. Then, about the time the Normans conquered England in 1066, last names or surnames , were added to identify people better. The first name wasn't enough to tell one person from another. For example, there might be two Davids in town, and one of them was quite lazy. So people began to call this one “David do little”. And this became David Doolittle.

        The surnames were originally called “ekenames”. The word “eke” meant “also”. And by the way the word “nickname” came from this old word. When people got into the habit of giving a person two names, they thought of many ways of creating this second name.

        For example, one way was to mention the father's name. If John had a father called William, he might be called John Williamson, or John Williams, or John Wilson  Will's son), or John Wills.

        Another good way to identify people with second names was to mention the place where they lived or came from. A person who lived near the woods might be called Wood, or if he lived near the village green he might be called John Green. And then, of course, the work that a person did was a good way to identify him, So we have surnames like Smith, Taylor, and Wright (“Wright” means someone who does mechanical work).

1. A lot of original names described people in this or that way.

2. People always had two names.

3. The Normans, who conquered England in 1066, stopped the tradition of giving people second                           names.

4. Second names were given to people to address them more politely.

5. The test mentions three ways of creating people's surnames.

6. To “identify” means to “show who someone is”.

                                                                              II

Вставьте артикли где необходимо.

1. -Shall I pass you ______salt?- No, thanks, I don't use _____ salt any more.

2. -Have you got any pets? - Yes, I've got _____ goldfish, about ten altogether.

3. This is ______ house that Jack built.

4. ______ price of ______ electricity has gone up a lot this year.

5. ______ children are still at _____ school. They have _____ lesson this afternoon.

6. There is a beautiful statue in ____ the church near our _____house.

7. It was _____ broad day.

III

Раскройте скобки, поставив глаголы в нужном времени.

                                                          My Day in London.

        On Sunday we went on a day trip to London. It (1-rain) when we (2-start) and a strong wind (3-blow). But when we (4-arrive), the rain already (5-stop) and only little white clouds (6-fly) across the sky. We (7-be) sure we (8-have) a wonderful day. And we (9-do). We (10-visit) the National Gallery and (11-feel) quite happy. After that we (12-see) a colourful procession (13-walk) along the Mall. At 2 o'clock our group (14-be) in the Tower of London.  There we (15-tell) a lot of legends: about the ravens who (16-live) there and about the kings and queens who (17-live) there. It already (18-become) quite hot when we (19-leave) the Tower. So, our teacher (20-lead) us to Hyde Park where we (21-find) some shady place and (22-watch) the ducks (23-float) in the water.

                                                                              IV

Вставьте правильные предлоги: over, out, down, up, at, into, off.

1. In winter, when it's dark it is so difficult to get ____ in the morning.

2. I never noticed when the little girl turned ________a nice young lady.

3. Jane was very hungry and rushed ____ her sandwich as soon as it was brought.

4. I'm afraid we have run _____ of bread.

5. The ballet company set ______ on their tour of the province.

6. Hurry up! The water is running _____ the sink.

7. Jack turned _______ the radio as he couldn't concentrate on the article he was reading.

ANSWERS ( входной тест — 8 класс (угл.)

I.

1. True

2. False

3. False

4. False

5. True

6. True

II.

1. the,  –

2. –

3. the

4. the,  –

5. the,  –, an

6. the,  –

7. –

III.

1. was raining                      13. walking / walk

2. started                              14. was

3. was blowing                    15. were told

4. arrived                             16. lived / were living

5. had stopped                     17. had lived

6. were flying                      18. had become

7. were                                 19. left / were leaving

8. would / should have         20. led              

9. did                                    21. found

10. visited                            22. watched

11. felt                                  23. floating

12. saw

IV.

1. up

2. into

3. at

4. out

5. off

6. over

7. down