Контрольная работа по английскому языку за вторую четверть, 8 класс (УМК Биболетовой М. З.)

Task 1

Choose the correct variant:

1. The hurricane did a lot of … to the town.

1. damage b) disasters c) problems

   1. A National park is a place protected from industrial and urban ….

a) emblem b) achievement c) development

1. A modern spaceship was … 3 days ago.

a) taken b) flown c) launched

1.The young … has received a small grant to continue his exploration.

a) researcher b) exploration c) nature

1. Antarctica is the coldest … , as well as the driest, the highest and the windiest.

a) town b) country c) continent

Task 2

Choose the correct form (with or without «the»):

1. Bahamas / The Bahamas are a group of islands in Atlantic Ocean / the Atlantic Ocean.

2. I started on Black Sea / the Black Sea, then went round Bulgaria / the Bulgaria, Greece / the Greece, Italy / the Italy, France / the France and many other countries.

3. The capital of USA / the USA is Washington / the Washington, though some people think it is New York / the New York.

4. Tokyo / The Tokyo is the largest city in the world.

Task 3

1. If I _____ (be) bullied, I would tell my parents about it. 2. I _____ (give) you this book yesterday if I had finished my literature essay. 3. If you ____ (be) braver, you would become a war correspondent. 4. If she ______ (phone) me yesterday, I would meet her at the airport this morning. 5. If people______ (not invent) books, a lot of knowledge from the past would have disappeared. 6. If people ______ (can) predict natural disasters, there wouldn’t be so many victims. 7. The Dead Sea _____ (not dry out) if people hadn’t used the water for getting necessary minerals. 8. If you ______ (follow) the school rules, you wouldn’t have been expelled.

Task 4

Translate into Russian the sentences

1. Если бы вы приняли лекарство, то чувствовали бы себя лучше сегодня.

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2. Воздух был бы чище, если бы люди не вырубали деревья.

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3. Если бы я был президентом, я запретил бы платное образование.

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