Итоговый тест-алгоритм для школ с углубленным изучением английского языка, лицеев и гимназий к учебнику "Message-1" (Британия - Кембридж)

TEST (EUROPIAN LEVEL - ”A1”)

(BOOK - ”MESSAGES - 1”)

READING AND WRITING

I. Put the words in the right order and make questions. Then choose the correct answers.

1. you / read / do / like / books / to / what?

2. work / he / does / school / at / who / with?

3. today / wearing / blouse / is / she / red / a?

4. a / is / city / it / England / big / north / the / in / of?

5. do / have / what / usually / breakfast / they / for?

6. he / come / town / did / our / when / to?

7. year / she / did / travel / last / where?

8. a / there / moon / the / big / was / dark / sky / yesterday / in?

9. going / they / when / travel / France / are / to / to?

10. fluently / foreign / she / speak / languages / can / what?

1. Sure, she is. f) Next week, I suppose.

2. Last year, I think. g) To Germany, as I know.

3. With his sister. h) Detective stories.

4. English and Spanish. i) Of course it was.

5. Bacon and eggs. j) Yes, it is.

1. Find the odd words.

1. a) doctor; b) singer; c) writer; d) leader; e) nurse

2. a) lazy; b) tall; c) great; d) false; e) dream

3. a) come; b) saw; c) eat; d) speak; e) know

4. a) happy; b) cold; c) hot; d) sunny; e) windy

5. a) score; b) goal; c) piano; d) team; e) match

6. a) lamp; b) swim; c) fly; d) dance; e) dive

7. a) office; b) north; c) pocket; d) sock; e) long

8. a) think; b) theatre; c) thanks; d) there; e) thing

9. a) fish; b) cheese; c) meat; d) ham; e) milk

1. a) soon; b) food; c) look; d) boot; e) too

1. Arrange the pairs of words.

1. football a) year 6. sun f) away

2. lots of b) star 7. bus g) coat

3. last c) stairs 8. never h) team

1. go d) glasses 9. rain i) mind

1. film e) books 10. down j) station

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1. Choose the correct Wh - questions.

1. ... did you come home yesterday? - At 11 p.m.

2. ... books do you like to read? - Funny stories.

3. ... often do you go to the theatre? - Twice a month.

4. ... does your friend live? - In the next street.

5. ... juice does your brother drink? - Orange juice.

6. ... did she get a bad mark? - She didn’t answer the question.

7. ... days did they spend in England? - The whole week.

8. ... car is it? - Mine.

9. ... did he give the present? - To his mother.

10. ... is your best friend? - Tom.

1. Choose the right prepositions.

1. I like to listen ... pop music.

2. It’s late. Let’s go ... home.

3. The school is ... my house so it doesn’t take me much time to get there.

4. She is interested ... painting.

5. They are fond ... sports.

6. Go ... this street and on the left there is a cafe.

7. Wait ... me. I am putting on my coat.

8. I usually get ... at 7 o’clock in the morning.

9. What did you do ... the weekend?

10. Look back. The hotel is ... your right.

1. along f) up

2. - g) in

3. at h) on

4. for i) of

5. opposite j) to

1. Find grammar mistakes.

1. Does he a cruel man? a) are

2. Do everybody go to the zoo yesterday? b) ...ed

3. Are they often watch TV programs? c) is

4. Is it cost much money? d) were

5. Is there any pictures in this book? e) do

6. I is a good football player and I play it well. f) ...ing

7. My mother is cook dinner now. g) does

8. His favourite books was about animals. h) am

9. Albert Einstein were born in Germany. i) did

10. We often play tennis last summer. j) was

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1. Match the words and their definitions.

1. The thing keeping from rain. a) umbrella

2. An ancient soldier. b) dentist

3. A thing taking pictures. c) history

4. The main city of a country. d) museum

5. A doctor treating teeth. e) camera

6. A person studying unknown places. f) flash

7. The science about the events in the past. g) explorer

8. A short bright light. h) capital

9. A person always telling the truth. i) honest

10. A place exhibiting pictures. j) knight

1. Match the opposites.

1. true a) calm 9. easy i) dark

2. short b) false 10. light j) always

3. start c) stop 11. love k) busy

4. rude d) angry 12. local l) leave

5. nervous e) difficult 13. free m) hate

6. never f) close 14. sad n) funny

7. open g) long 15. arrive o) international

8. kind h) polite

1. Arrange the sentences in the right order and read the text.

An Englishman in Spain

1. The man wanted some milk.

2. But the waiter did not understand him.

3. Then the man drew a cow on the piece of paper.

4. An Englishman was in Spain.

1. He brought a ticket for a bull-fight.

1. He said to the waiter, ”Please, bring me a glass of milk.”

2. After some time he came back, but he did not bring any milk.

3. He went to a little cafe for breakfast.

4. The waiter did not understand it either.

5. The waiter looked at the picture and went away.

6. He only spoke English and the waiter did not know any English at all.

7. Then the Englishman took out a piece of paper and wrote on it ”milk.”

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Answer the questions:

1. Who was in Spain?

2. Where did the Englishman go one day?

3. Why did he go to a little cafe?

4. What did the Englishman want?

5. What did he ask the waiter to bring him?

6. Did the waiter understand him?

7. What did the Englishman write on a piece of paper?

8. What did he draw on the piece of paper?

9. Did the waiter bring him any milk?

10. What did the waiter bring?

1. Complete the letter.

Edinburgh, ... (1)

1^st ... (2) 2006

Dear Henry

How ... (3) you like your new school? I like this school very ... (4). In the mornings we have classes, and in the afternoons we ... (5) cricket, tennis and football.

... (6) Saturdays we go ... (7) the museum or ... (7) the pictures, and ... (6) Sundays we go ... (8) long walks over the hills.

I am ... (9) you are not here with me, so that we could talk ... (10) these things. Please, write to me ... (11) and tell me what you are ... (12) in London.

Your friend,

William Green

Saturday, May 25 ...

1. play g) do

2. June h) on

3. to i) about

4. doing j) for

5. Scotland k) much

6. sorry l) soon

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LISTENING

Listen to the text and fill in the gaps then answer the questions.

The Small Boy and the Tall Man

One ... (1) a tall man went for a walk in the street. On the left side of the street

he ... (2) a small boy. The boy stood ... (3) the door of a house and wanted to ... (4)

the door-bell. But he was small and the door-bell was too ... (5) for him. The man

went ... (6) to him and said,

”... (7) I help you?”

The boy said, ”I want to ring the ... (8), but I can’t. I’m too small and the bell is

... (9) high.”

”Let me ring the bell ... (10) you,” said the man. The man rang the bell and the bell rang very ... (11).

”You see,” he said ... (12) the boy. ”The bell ... (13) very well.”

”Yes, ... (14) the boy.” ”Now we must run ... (15).”

1. high i) away

2. well j) can

3. afternoon k) up

4. bell l) to

5. works m) too

6. saw n) said

7. for o) near

8. ring

Answer the questions:

1. What man went for a walk in the street one afternoon?

2. Where did he see a small boy?

3. What did the boy want to do?

4. Why couldn’t the boy ring the door-bell?

5. Did the man help the boy?

6. How did the bell ring?

7. What did the boy say when the man rang the bell?

8. Why must (had) they (to) run away?

9. What kind of story is it?

10. Do (did) you like the story?

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SPEAKING

Complete the dialogue.

1. - Hello, Mum. a) Yes, there are some.

- ...

1. - ... b) Yes, we have some.

- Roast beef with rice and some salad. Brown or white?

1. - Fine. I like it very much. c) I’m afraid there isn’t.

Is there any orange juice in the kitchen?

- ...

4. - ... d) Yes, there is. A chocolate one.

- Yes, there are some apples and pears.

1. - ... e) How many films are there on TV?

- There are two or three good films.

1. - Are there TV programmes for children? f) Tea or coffee?

- ...

1. - Do you like meat? g) Hi, Mike.

- ...

1. - Have we got any bread? h) White, please. What salad is it?

- ...

1. - ... i) What is there for dinner?

- Tomatoes and cucumbers.

1. - ... j) Sure, it’s very delicious.

- Tea, please, with sugar and milk.

1. - Is there any cake? k) Is there any fruit?

- ...

1. - It’s my favourite. l) No, I can do it myself. Go to

What cake do you like, mum? the shop and buy some food.

- ...

1. - Are you hungry, mum? m) Vanilla cakes.

- ...

1. - ... n) What else did you have?

- Some cheese and a cup of coffee.

1. - Thank you very much, mum. Wash up? o) No, I am not.

- ... I ate some soup an hour ago.

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KEYS TO THE TEST (BOOK - ”MESSAGES - 1”)

(COUNCIL OF EUROPIAN LEVEL - ”A1”)

1. Put the words in the right order and make questions. Then choose the correct answers.

1 - h; 2 - c; 3 - a; 4 - j; 5 - e; 6 - b; 7 - g; 8 - i; 9 - f; 10 - d

1. Find the odd words.

1 - d; 2 - e; 3 - b; 4 - a; 5 - c; 6 - a; 7 - b; 8 - d; 9 - e; 10 - c

1. Arrange the pairs of words.

1 - h; 2 - e; 3 - a; 4 - f; 5 - b; 6 - d; 7 - j; 8 - i; 9 - g; 10 - c

1. Choose the correct Wh - questions.

1 - f; 2 - c; 3 - j; 4 - e; 5 - h; 6 - a; 7 - d; 8 - i; 9 - g; 10 - b

1. Choose the right prepositions.

1 - j; 2 - b; 3 - e; 4 - g; 5 - i; 6 - a; 7 - d; 8 - f; 9 - c; 10 - h

1. Find grammar mistakes.

1 - c; 2 - i; 3 - e; 4 - g; 5 - a; 6 - h; 7 - f; 8 - d; 9 - j; 10 - b

1. Match the words and their definitions.

1 - a; 2 - j; 3 - e; 4 - h; 5 - b; 6 - g; 7 - c; 8 - f; 9 - i; 10 - d

1. Match the opposites.

1 - b; 2 - g; 3 - c; 4 - h; 5 - a; 6 - j; 7 - f; 8 - d; 9 - e; 10 - i; 11 - m; 12 - o; 13 - k; 14 - n; 15 - l

1. Arrange the sentences in the right order and read the text.

An Englishman in Spain

An Englishman was in Spain. He went to a little cafe for breakfast. He only spoke English and the waiter did not know any English at all. The man wanted some milk.

He said to the waiter, ”Please, bring me a glass of milk.” But the waiter did not understand him. Then the Englishman took out a piece of paper and wrote on it ”milk.” The waiter did not understand this either. Then the man drew a cow on the piece of paper. The waiter looked at the picture and went away. After some time he came back, but he did not bring any milk. He brought a ticket for a bull-fight.

4; 8; 11; 1; 6; 2; 12; 9; 3; 10; 7; 5

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Answer the questions:

1. An Englishman was in Spain.

2. He went to a little cafe.

3. The Englishman went for breakfast.

4. He wanted some milk.

5. The Englishman asked the waiter to bring him a glass of milk.

6. No, he didn’t. The waiter did not understand him.

7. The Englishman wrote ”milk” on a piece of paper.

8. He drew a cow on the piece of paper.

9. No, he didn’t. The waiter did not bring him any milk.

10. The waiter brought a ticket for a bull-fight.

1. Complete the letter.

1 - e; 2 - b; 3 - g; 4 - k; 5 - a; 6 - h; 7 - c; 8 - j; 9 - f; 10 - i; 11 - l; 12 - d

LISTENING

Listen to the text and fill in the gaps then answer the questions.\

The Small Boy and the Tall Man

One afternoon a tall man went for a walk in the street. On the left side of the street he saw a small boy. The boy stood near the door of a house and wanted to ring the door-bell. But he was small and the door-bell was too high for him. The man went up

to him and said, ”Can I help you?”

The boy said, ”I want to ring the bell, but I can’t. I’m too small and the bell is

too high.”

”Let me ring the bell for you,” said the man. The man rang the bell and the bell rang very well.

”You see,” he said to the boy. ”The bell works very well.”

”Yes,” said the boy. ”Now we must run away.”

Answer the questions:

1. A tall man went for a walk in the street one afternoon.

2. He saw a small boy on the left side of the street.

3. The boy wanted to ring the door-bell.

4. He couldn’t ring the door-bell because he was too small and the bell was too high.

5. Yes, he did. The man helped the boy. 6. The bell rang very well.

1. The boy said to run away. 8. It is a funny story. 9. Yes, I do (did). I like (liked) this story. No, I don’t (didn’t). I don’t (didn’t) like this story.

SPEAKING

Complete the dialogue.

1 - g; 2 - i; 3 - c; 4 - k; 5 - e; 6 - a; 7 - j; 8 - b; 9 - h; 10 - f; 11 - d; 12 - m; 13 - o; 14 - n; 15 - l