Контрольная работа 8 класс
тест по английскому языку (8 класс) на тему

 Лексико-грамматическая контрольная работа для учащихся 8-ого класса  

Задание I.  Derive a new part of speech to fit in the sentence.

1. It’s ___________________ ( possible ) to imagine regular flights to the moon in the nearest future.
2. The __________________ ( popular ) of the Net is growing with every new day.
3. He’s absolutely ________________ ( help ) in Maths, he can’t solve a single problem.
4. He was put in prison for a _______________ ( thief ).
5. The __________________ ( secure ) guards didn’t let us enter the club as we were under 18.
6. The _________________ ( investigate ) of this cruel murder will take a long time..
7. What a/an _______________ ( responsible ) person you are! You cannot be relied on in anything.
8. Which are your reading ___________________ ( prefer ), I wonder?
9. His ________________ ( able ) couldn’t prevent  him from becoming a prize winner of the sports competition.
10. The ________________ ( decide ) to join the youth club was a good idea.
11. The discovery of America was _________________ ( possible ) the greatest event in the history of civilization.
12. If you haven’t made your __________________ ( choose ) yet, it’s time to do it.
13. The USA gained its ____________________ (depend) during the war against the                                                  British Empire.
14. Although he is an invalid and is ________________ (capable)of doing demanding                   physical exercise, he seldom stays at home.
15. He ______________ (hard) ever joins us to go out to the cinema or night club.
16. My neighbor is a very _________________ (friendly) person, he never says “hello”  I meet him.  
17. There was too much ____________________ (agree) at the meeting, everyone has  their own viewpoint on the matter.
18. The ________________ (develop) of modern technology today brings a new device or gadget every day.
19. Let’s  make it clear not to _____________ (argument)  about trifles any longer.
20. Most celebrities are very ______________ (patient) when they have to wait.                              They think too much of themselves.                                                                                            

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II. Choose a correct option for every gap in the sentence.

1.    I used to/would be afraid of ghosts when I was little and used to/would hide from them under the bed.
2. Your clothes are/is very dirty. Put it/them in the washing machine and start it.
3. There is/are much interesting news today. We must pace it/them on our school site.
4. She must/should be a rich woman. She has a very expensive car and a huge apartment in the centre. Yes, but she can/has to work a lot to earn money. She might/can’t start her own business soon. She told me about such plans the other day.
5. James missed the school yesterday. – He must/need have been sick. He coughed and sneezed in class. He should/must have seen a doctor right after the lessons. – He mustn’t/can’t have  been  ill. I saw him outside hanging out with a group of boys.
6. Let’s go to the pictures and see a new movie today. – No, I won’t go anywhere until/before I finish all the exercises. While/ As soon as I get home I’ll start doing homework.
7. If I don/t feel/ aren’t feel well, I usually go to bed. Unfortunately, I feel fine. If I felt/feel bad today, I will definitely stay/ would definitely stay at home. However, if there is a test tomorrow, I won’t go to school. I haven’t done any revision.
8. The meeting was a complete failure, there were very little/ few people present and a great amount of/ number of arguments arose.
9. She’s been working/‘s worked in education since she graduated and she has been                                                                              achieving/ has achieved good results.
10. This bag is less expensive than/ as expensive as the one I bought last year, so I’m going to get it.
11. Mr. Smith came into his office, took/was taking off his overcoat and sat down at his desk. His secretary made him a cup of coffee while he looked/was looking through his diary.

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III. Fill in the gaps with one suitable word.

1. When I get __________________ with my homework my parents are always ready to help.
2. Many students take a two-week ________________ in English in Great Britain during the summer holidays.
3. We decided to take a short ________ across the field to reach the village quicker.
4. I was so tired that was __________ asleep as soon as I lay in bed. At 7a.m. as usual I was __________ awake.
5. To prove a hypothesis the scientists __________ a lot of experiments.
6. We were sure that nothing was going to happen on a camping holiday. However, things _________ wrong and it ended up in a disaster.
7. You are ______________ the law if you accelerate the speed where there’s a speed limit.
8. Drinking ____________ drinks does harm to your stomach.
9. Do you think it’s _____________ that people will travel to distant planets one day?
10. One must be careful using electrical _________________.
11. Everybody takes _____________ on homeless children but very few give them real help.
12. Helen _______________ fun of me on the 1st of April and I decided to get my own back.
13. The school disco next Friday is going to take ____________ in the Assembly Hall.
14. Smoking ______________ much harm to everyone’s health, particularly children’s.

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V. Match the phrasal verbs with the definitions

1. get off                                       a) to explode
2. make up                                   b)  to appear all of a sudden
3. take  off                                    c)  to escape
4. do up                                         d)  to leave the ground (e.g. a plane)
5. put up                                       e)   to compose (e.g. a story)
6. turn up                                      f)   to leave transport (e.g. a train)
7. turn off                                      g)  to provide accommodation
8. go off                                         i)  to stop working (e.g. electricity)    
9. make off                                    j) organize (e.g. a club)    
10. set up                                         k) to redecorate

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Ответы

Задание №1

1. impossible
2. popularity
3. helpless
4. theft
5. security
6. investigation
7. irresponsible
8. preferences
9. disability
10. decision
11. possibly
12. choice
13. independence
14. incapable
15. hardly
16. unfriendly
17. disagreement
18. development
19. argue
20. impatient

Задание №2

1. used to,     used to/would
2. are,  them
3. is,   it
4. must,  has to,  might
5. must, should, can't
6. until,  as soon as
7. don't feel,  felt, would definitely stay, won't go
8. few,  number of
9. has been working, has achieved
10. less expensive
11. took,  was looking

Задание № 3

1. stuck
2. course
3. cut
4. fast,  wide
5. carry out
6. went
7. breaking
8. fizzy
9. likely
10. devices
11. pity
12. made
13. place
14. does

Задание № 4

1. f
2. e
3. d
4. k
5. g
6. b
7. i
8. a
9. c
10. j