Рубежная контрольная работа

Рубежная контрольная работа по английскому языку для 8 класса.

1. Match the headings to the paragraphs. There is one extra heading.

1. Be creative.

2. Time for a rest.

3. Party time.

4. A lot to do.

5. Gaming fun.

6. Learn and have fun.

7. Not good for you.

8. Sport all year.

A Do you like dancing? Are you interested in the traditions of your country? If the answer is 'yes', come to our classes. Here, you learn traditional dances from all around the country. Our teachers are very good. There are classes for young people on Saturdays. Spend a few hours with us and you can learn the dances and meet new people. It’s a good way to have fun and learn something important!

В I have a very busy daily routine. Do you? I get up early and get my things ready for school. Then, I help my mother to make breakfast. I always have breakfast with my family. After that, I walk to school. I have a lot of lessons and then I go home. I have something to eat and then I go to extra classes. After the classes, I do my homework. When I go to bed, I'm very tired!

C My friends and I really like sport. We play basketball and football at school and we go cycling every weekend. When we go cycling, we take a picnic lunch with us and we eat it when we stop. Another thing we enjoy is swimming, and we are all very good swimmers, but we only do that in the summer. The beach here is very nice, but it's very cold in the winter.

D I did gymnastics for a while last year. It was after school at a gymnastics club. I went there three times a week. I really enjoyed it because it was fun, but I hurt my leg and I stopped. I'm learning the piano now. It's wonderful to make beautiful music. I love it because it's creative. My teacher says I'm very good, but sometimes it isn't easy to learn the music.

E We want to celebrate the end of exams. Come and join us! It's on Saturday at eight o'clock in the school gymnasium. We have a DJ, but please bring your CDs too. Also, we need people to help us with the food and drinks. We can all bring something. There is a competition for the best dancer! Maybe it's you! The prize is a new iPod. See you on Saturday!

F I don't watch a lot of TV. I think it's better to be outside and to play sport or go for a walk. A lot of young people waste time watching TV. I think it makes them lazy. They don't want to do their homework and they get bad marks at school. I think it's OK to watch a bit of television, but watching a lot stops you from doing more important things.

G Computer games are really popular with young people. There are lots of different ones - you can play sports games like football, role-playing games, car games and many more. Some of them are difficult to play, but they're very exciting and they make you think fast. The only problem is that people like to play more than one game and you have to spend a lot of money to buy different games.

1. Complete the text by using the phrases and sentences below. There is one extra sentence.

Bastille Day is a big celebration in France on 14^th July each year. It's like Independence Day in the USA because it is a celebration of the beginning of a new kind of government (1)_____.No one goes to work on Bastille Day. Everyone just wants to have fun and celebrate this great day!

The Bastille was a prison in Paris where the French royal family locked up anybody who disagreed with them. It is not there now. On 14^th July 1789 (2)____.The people took the guns that were there and they let the prisoners go free. It was the beginning of the French Revolution.

On the morning of 14^th July, fun parades take place all over the country. The most important parade is on a famous street called the Champs Elysees in the centre of Paris. Many soldiers and police parade in their uniforms and bands play music. This parade is very popular in France (3) It is one of the most important parades in the world.

The President of the Republic of France watches the parade and then has a garden party at the Elysee Palace. Many important people go to the President's party. At night (4)_____under the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The colourful fireworks light up the summer sky and the city looks very beautiful. Tourists from all over the world visit Paris at this very special time.

Parties take place all over France on Bastille Day, but the best party in Paris is 'The Fireman's Ball'. For this tradition, there are wonderful parties at fire stations all over the city. People go there (5) __________.

The Eiffel Tower and the French flag are important symbols of Bastille Day. The French national flag is blue, white and red, (6)_____on Bastille Day. People also wear clothes or paint their faces in these colours. It's a great day to be French!

1. and people watch it on TV all over the country

2. to dance all night and everyone has a good time

3. but they are having a big party now

4. and is also a national holiday

5. and these colours decorate towns and cities all over the country

6. a large number of French citizens attacked the Bastille

7. thousands of people watch a wonderful firework display.

1. Choose the correct variant.

1. By the time I finished the essay, he (did/was doing/had done/had been doing) his homework.

2. We (worked/was working/ had worked/had been working) an hour before it started raining.

3. My sister got up at 7 am, and at 8 am she (was/was being/had been/had been being) at work.

4. They (drove/were driving/ had driven / had been driving) home when they saw a deer by the road.

1. Put the verbs in the correct past tense.

1. When he called, I (study) for my Math test.

2. I (study) English at school for 5 years before I left for the USA.

3. My parents (study) Physics at University in 2002.

4. I (study) French by the time I visited France.