контрольный тест для 8 класса 1 четверти к учебнику Spotlight
методическая разработка по английскому языку (8 класс)

                                                Тест 8 класс, 1 четверть

1. Use will, be going to or present continuous.

1  We ………………………..  (have) dinner with the Smiths tomorrow night. Would you like to come?

2  I ……………………………….  (help)  you write your essay on friendship. I promise.

3  Maria …………………………  (move) to Boston in a month.

4  Be careful! You ………………………  (trip) over that toy.

5  Chris and Janet ……………………….  (have) a garden party on Saturday afternoon.

6  I think I ……………………  (go) to Italy next summer.

2. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

7  Trevor …………………..  (think) about buying a new car.

8  I can`t stand Mrs Brown. She …………………. (always/shout) at us.

9  Fred ………………………… (work) for the company for ten years.

10 I`m really tired. I think I …………………… (have) an early night.

11 Olly always …………………… (dress) in black when he was a teenager.

12 George ……………………… (cook) a meal when the phone rang.

13 Jade ……………………. (look) for a new job at the moment.

14 She ………………….. (take) the dog for a walk every day after school

3. Complete the sentences with words derived from the words in bold.

15 The film was quite …………………. .  BORE

16 Dave bought me a wonderful birthday present. He`s so ………………… . GENEROSITY

17 That woman across the street is very ……………………… . ATTRACT

18 John always looks on the bright side of life. He`s very ……………………… . OPTIMISM

4. Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition.

19 Mr Brown is very popular ……………………. the students.

20 I am very good ……………… English. I am always top of the class.

21 I`m not keen …………….. basketball. I prefer football.

22 Polly is very fond …………….. her grandmother.

5. Complete the phrasal verbs with the correct preposition along, down, over, across.

23 Do you find it impossible to get ……………….. with your parents?

24 The bad weather is really beginning to get me ……………. .

25 The teacher  had difficulty getting his ideas ……………. to the students.

26 It has taken me a long time to get ……………. the flu.

27 Come on! The sooner we start, the sooner we will get it ……………… .

6. Fill in: selfish, sociable, pessimistic, shrugged, clenched, patient, reliable, stubborn, shy,

             insincere.

28 He was so angry he ……………….. his fists tightly.

29 Rachel has many friends because she`s very ………………………. .

30 ……………………………. people always see the negative side of things.

31 Penny doesn`t get angry easily. She`s very ………………….. .

32 Thomas is very ……………………… . He won`t let you down.

33 Don`t believe everything Helen says. She`s a bit …………………… .

34 A ……………………………person doesn`t care about other people`s feelings.

35 Jane is very …………………… and blushes when strangers talk to her.

36 Henry didn`t answer, he just ………………………. his shoulders instead.

37 Listen to me! Don`t be so …………………… .