Итоговая контрольная работа Starlight 7
тест по английскому языку (7 класс)

Name ____________________________________________________________

Final Test 7

I. Read the text and mark true and false statements after it.

Why Do Men Wear Beards?

When you see a man with a beard, doesn’t he somehow look impressive and important? In the history of man, this has been the way people looked upon beards. It was a sign of manhood.

That’s why you will find that in ancient times, when an important person was shown, he was usually shown with beard. The Greek god, Zeus, was shown with a bird; drawing representing god showed a beard; Abraham and King Arthur were always pictured with beards.

In the western civilization, there is no general rule about beards. Sometimes they were considered stylish and right for man to have, sometimes no man would want to be seen with a beard.

Long before the conquests of England by the Normans, the beard was considered unfashionable and not worn by men. Then the style changed and beards became popular again. The kings of England, who set the fashions that men followed, demonstrated different tastes for beards. For example, Henry the second had a small beard, Henry the third had a long beard.

By the middle of the thirteenth century, most men were wearing full and curled beards, and it was common in the fourteenth century. Then beards disappeared again during the fifteenth century, and slowly began to come back into fashion with the sixteenth century. It was Henry the eighth, who made the beards the fashionable again.

During the time of Queen Elizabeth the first, lawyers, soldiers, courtiers and merchants all had beards. But Ann became queen of England, Nobody who was anybody either a beard or moustache or whiskers. In fact, when George the third was imprisoned and his beard was allowed to grow, many of his followers felt this was the most horrible and insulting thing of all.

So, you see that shaving the beard off for a man has not been simply a question of having a razor. These have existed for thousand of years. To wear a beard or not has been simply a question of style.

‘True’ or ‘False’?

1.In ancient times people that a beard made a man look more important. ______

2. Fashion for beards changed with time. ______

3.On the British Islesmen began shaving their beards off only as result of Norman conquest. ______

4. All English kings wore small beards. ______

5. Henry the eighth lived in the sixteenth century. ______

6. Razors have appeared only recently and when they appeared the fashion for beards changed. ______

II. Complete the sentences using the words (filthy, adventure, promise, tune, interpreter, desperately, neighbourhood, tablecloth, candle).

7.Going to the mountains! It`s the best ____________________I could dream of.

8. I`m afraid I don`t understand the language the man is speaking. We need an____________________.

9.Are there any gift shops in this ____________________?

10. -Will you take me to the disco on Saturday? - All right I will. I ___________________.

11. I think the table would look much nicer with a white ____________________and two or three aromatic ____________________.

12. Do you know the ______________the orchestra is playing? - Oh, yes , it`s my favourite.

13.Sam was ___________________in love with Mary but never told her about his feelings.

14. Look at your hands! They are absolutely ____________________. Go and wash them.

III. Chose the right words to complete the sentences.
15. It's a great idea to (make / do) dinner for our parents.

16. Who is the (oldest / eldest) member of your family?

17. The Borisovs has a wonderful home library and allow me to borrow (either / any) of their books.

18. John's (home / house) was the smallest in this street.

19. What is the matter? - Oh, I can't walk: I have hurt my (finger / toe) on a big stone at the side of the road.

20. Listen to me, Peter! You won't go for a walk (unless / if) you do your homework properly.

21. This seaside place is famous for it's (gold / golden) sand beaches.

22. Al is a handy man, he can (mend / repair) a TV set.

23. Hello! What is the (last / latest) news?

24. How large is the (dictionary / vocabulary) of our 7th formers?

25. I'll have to say goodbye, I 'm getting off at the (nearest / next) stop.

IV. Put in the articles where necessary.

26. Drink _____coffee, it`s getting cold. I don`t like _____hot coffee. 27._____sun was shining in _____sky, there was _____light wind blowing. It was _____real spring. 28. Where is _____fish? It`s in _____fridge. 29. Jack is _____criminal, he has spent two years in_____prison. His sister often goes to_____prison to see him. 30. My cousin`s family love _____music, but they don`t have _____musical instruments at home. 31. I liked _____idea of going to _____British museum.

V. Fill in the gaps to complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs to rush, to do, to run, to get, to set.

32.It’s getting late. Do you think it’s time to____?

a) set out b) set off

33.Jack ____ the radio as he couldn’t concentrate on the article he was reading.

a) turned down b) turned on

34.____the pancake or it will get burnt.

a) turn over b) turn on

35.I’ll____ my bedroom but a little later.

a) do out b) turn out

36.Diana is not very pleasant to deal with. She always ____.

a) runs her friends down b) gets her friends down

37. Do not ________ conclusions!

a) rush at b) rush to

VI. Express the same using passive constructions.

Example: Sandy doesn't make any mistakes in his English tests.

– No mistakes are made by Sandy in his English tests.

38-39. We often devour interesting books without noticing the beauty of the author's style.

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40-41. Merrymind made a real bargain when he bought the fiddle at the fair.

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42-43. When I opened the door, I couldn't believe my eyes: they had turned the whole house upside down.

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VII. Express the same in English.

44-45. Если бы Энн была дома, она бы нам позвонила.

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46-47. Если бы у меня было много книг, я бы прочитала их все.

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48-49. Если бы сейчас было лето, мы купались бы каждый день.

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