Промежуточная контрольная работа для учащихся 8 класса по английскому языку.
учебно-методический материал по английскому языку (8 класс)

Промежуточная контрольная работа для учащихся 8-ых классов МАОУ СОШ №45

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                                                          HURRICANE

   Hurricanes are the biggest, most dangerous and most destructive (разрушительный) storms on the Earth. The word “hurricane’ comes from  “Hurican”, 1 _____.  There are about 10 hurricanes around the world each year 2 ___.  As hurricanes get close to land  they suck up (поглощать) water from  the sea.  The winds can make waves as tall as a skyscraper!  Hurricanes only break up  3_______.     

   A hurricane, cyclone and typhoon   are all the same thing – a swirling (вращающийся) storm:  4 _____,  a cyclone above the Indian Ocean and a typhoon above the Pacific Ocean.   5 _____, they are important  because they transfer heat and energy from the  equator to the poles.  Since 1954  names have been given to hurricanes  in alphabetical order, so people don’t get confused  when  they listen to weather forecast.

1. And they all start over warm, tropical oceans
2. Though hurricanes begin all of a sudden
3.  Who is the Carib god of evil
4. Although hurricanes can cause a lot of damage
5. When they reach cold water or land
6. But a hurricane occurs above the North Atlantic Ocean

2. Choose the word which best completes the sentence.

1) The …. in Britain changes very quickly.

a) climate     b) weather     c) winter

2) People call the Earth «the Blue …».

a) star     b) galaxy     c) planet

3) The first astronaut was ….

a) Gagarin     b) Armstrong     c) Leonov

4) A long period of dry weather when there is not enough water is ….

a) a flood       b) a hurricane     c) a drought

5) Jim hasn’t been in the country … last year.

a) for     b) since

6) I haven’t listened to music … a long time.

a) for     b) since

7) A group ….. stars is called a galaxy.

a) to     b) the      c) of

8) … Earth moves round the Sun.

a) an     b) the     c) –

9) We like to spend weekends in … country.

a) a     b) the     c) –

10) People think that there is another planet for us in … space.

a) a     b) the     c) –

3. Choose the right form of the verb.

1) We … each other for ages.

a) didn’t see     b) don’t see     c) haven’t seen

2) My father ….. newspapers every evening.

a) is reading     b) reads     c) read

3) The strong wind ….. since yesterday morning.

a) was blowing     b) blew     c) has been blowing

4) By nine o’clock yesterday I … my homework.

a) did     b) have done     c) had done

5) When I entered the classroom the teacher … words on the blackboard.

a) writes     b) wrote     c) was writing

4. Transform the word in capitals and fill the sentence with it.

1) CHANGE

The weather in Britain is ….

2) FROST

It’s very cold and … in North America in winter.

3) RESEARCH

K.Tsiolkovsky was the greatest … in space area.

4) DANGER

Tornadoes are very ….

5) SCIENCE

Russian … have made a lot of valuable inventions.

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