Проверочная работа по UNIT I к учебнику английского языка 9 класса для школ с углубленным изучением /О.В.Афанасьева, И.В.Михеева/

TEST

UNIT I / IX

1. Choose the right tense form to complete the sentences.

1. Ben (is constantly coming / constantly comes) to school unprepared for his classes.

2. When (does the train arrive / is the train arriving)?

3. You (always buy / are always buying) such baggy clothes, Max!

4. I ( forget / forgot) that you’ve seen this film.

5. Jack (always forgets / is always forgetting) his textbooks at home!

6. We (hear / have heard) Liz (moves / is moving) to the UK.

7. I can’t go to Egypt because we (have / are having) our English exam at the end of May.

8. I don’t know if I (see / will see) you next Sunday.

9. When he (returns / will return), he definitely ( helps / will help) you.

10. What time (does the show begin / will the show begin)?

1. Use the required article (a, the or zero ) to complete the sentences.

1. W.Shakespeare, … greatest English writer, is well-known all over the world.

2. Samanta, … estate designer, works in the centre of the city.

3. … composer Bach is one of the most popular classical composers.

4. “Lost”, … film we watched yesterday, was really interesting.

5. Margaret Thatcher, … Prime Minister of GB, was the first woman to take this post.

1. Choose the right preposition.

1. (During / For) the lesson I had several opportunities to express my opinion.

2. Try and hand in your works (in /on) time.

3. We argued (for /during) a long time but (in /at) the end we achieved a decision.

4. These events began (on /in) a dark cold morning in ealy winter.

5. I’ll call you (afterwards /after) the film is over.

6. (On /In) a rainy evening nobody wants to leave home.

7. We often do something and regret it (after / afterwards).

8. The reader finds the truth only (in /at) the end of the book.

9. Make sure to come (on /in) time for the beginning of the show.

10. We’re going away (for / during) the weekends.

1. Use the right preposition with the verb to pick.

1. Will you help me to pick … a new dress for the New Year party?

2. I can pick you … on the corner of the road at 5.30.

3. Mike is always picking … me.

4. I wasn’t hungry, and just picked … the food on my plate.

5. After his half a year’s stay in London, he picked … a lot of English words.

6. Was it difficult to pick … the name for the baby?

7. He has gone there to pick … some information.

8. My brother picked … some Spanish while being in Madrid.

9. We stopped near the bridge to pick … my nephew.

10. Some older children often pick … younger ones.

1. Use the appropriate word: fast, quick or rapid.

1. There was a … growth of population in our country last year.

2. I’ll just take a … shower.

3. You are speaking too … . It’s difficult for me to catch the main idea of your plan.

4. He made a … recovery after that bad injury.

5. We have to make a … decision.

1. Use historic, historical or history:

1. We have a wonderful … teacher in our school.

2. 1945 was a … year for our country.

3. All tourists stop to look at this … monument.

4. Walter Scott is considered to be the father of the … novel.

5. The … meeting between the leaders of the two countries took place last year.

1. Write down these words in plural.

1. a deer - …

2. a phenomenon - …

3. a still life - …

4. a formula - …

5. a leaf - …

6. a genius - …

7. an analysis - …

8. an ox - …

9. a penny - …

10. a criterion - …