Входной контроль по английскому языку для учащихся 9 класса УМК О.В.Афанасьева И.В.Михеева

Входной контроль 9 класс

Задание на установление соответствий между рубриками (5 points)

Прочитайте тексты и установите соответствие между текстами А–E и заголовками 1–6. Запишите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании есть один лишний заголовок.

1. Geography 2. Famous people 3. Population 4. Education 5. Sports 6. Holidays

A. The United States is the second largest country in North America after Canada. It is washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the east, by the Pacific Ocean in the west and by the Gulf of Mexico in the south. The country is so big that there are four standard time zones. It also possesses many islands in the Pacific Ocean and Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in the Atlantic. The USA has the third largest population in the world (after China and India).

B. The American Dream, the hope for a better life in a new country, has attracted people from all over the world. Most of them leave their homeland because they are poor and have few opportunities. Some are forced to leave because of famines and civil war; others come for religious freedom. There are nearly 250 million people living in the USA. 10% are Spanish-speaking people than people of Asian and Pacific Island origin.

C. Each September, more than fifty million students between the ages of five and seventeen start the new school year. Students attend classes for an average of five hours a day, five days a week, and they have homework assignments to complete after school and on weekend. Many students sign up for after-school programs at their school or nearby. Sports are very popular. There are children’s baseball, soccer, football, and basketball teams in almost every school. 41% of high school graduates go to college.

D. This day celebrates Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas in 1492. As Columbus was Italian, working for Spain, Columbus Day is especially important for many Italian-Americans and Hispanic-Americans. Since 1971, the holiday has been commemorated in the U.S. on the second Monday in October. Officially, the people of the USA are invited to celebrate the anniversary of the discovery of their country with church services and other activities. In some towns and cities, special church services, parades and large events are held.

E. Most Americans enjoy sports – both playing sports themselves and watching their favourite teams and competitions. Children are encouraged to participate in sports at an early age. The rivalry between high schools and colleges in sporting events goes right through the school year from football in September to track and field in June. Sports are important in college. Students who show talent in a sport like tennis, track and field, swimming, football, or basketball can apply for sports scholarships.

1. Прочитайте текст. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений 10–17 соответствуют содержанию текста (1 – True), какие не соответствуют (2 – False) и о чём в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3 – Not stated). В поле ответа запишите одну цифру, которая соответствует номеру правильного ответа.

(8 points)

Shakira

Shakira Ripoll was born on February 2, 1977, in Colombia. She was the only daughter of a well-respected jeweller and his wife. In naming the newborn daughter, her mother chose from several names, containing the letter "K". She thought about Karime and Katiuska but finally chose Shakira. It’s an Arabic name which comes from the word "Shukram" meaning "Grace". So Shakira’s full name is translated as "a woman of Grace".

When Shakira was a child, her mother discovered that the girl had a gift for learning. Shakira knew the alphabet by the age of eighteen months and at three she knew how to read. By the time she was four, she was ready for school. School was not just a place where little Shakira learnt her arithmetic and geography. There she began to understand such great things as kindness, love, trust, and other human ideals. She realized what real friendship was and how much her family meant to her. Later it helped her to decide what to do with the big money she earned.

Shakira loved attention and wished to find a way to get it. She sang a lot for her schoolmates and teachers. However, the music teacher told her that she sounded "like a goat". Shakira wasn’t too upset about it and soon found a more original way to become the centre of attention. It was dancing. It helped her to express herself and become famous in school. What is interesting is that no one had ever taught her to dance.

In school Shakira was disciplined, but absent-minded. She was usually writing lyrics for her songs on the back of her notebooks. However, Shakira was a good student because she was a quick learner and could understand her teachers’ explanations faster than others.

As soon as the bell rang after class, Shakira was the first one to run and get in line for the cafeteria. She usually bought a pepsi, a hamburger and something sweet, like a muffin or a piece of cake. She seldom took a packed lunch from home. Though Shakira was a lover of fast food, she had no weight problems, as she loved dancing.

When she was eight, Shakira's father lost all his money because his business went bankrupt. For a while Shakira had to stay with her relatives in Los Angeles. When the girl returned, she was shocked to see almost everything that her family had, had been sold. She later said: "In my childish head, this was the end of the world."

To show her that things could be worse, her father took her to a local park to see the homeless children. What she saw shocked her deeply and she said to herself: "One day I’m going to help these poor kids when I become a famous singer or dancer".

Between the ages of ten and thirteen Shakira was invited to various dance events and became very popular in the area. It was at this time that Shakira met a local theatre producer, who was impressed with her performance and as a result tried to help her career. This woman organized a meeting with the managers of the Sony company. After Shakira sang, they decided to sign a contract for three albums with the talented girl.

1. Shakira’s name was chosen by her father.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

2. Shakira went to one of the most well-known schools in Columbia.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

3. At school Shakira was more successful in dancing than in singing.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

4. Shakira published her first lyrics in a youth magazine.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

5. At school Shakira was careful to eat only healthy food.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

6. Shakira was upset when she learnt about the family’s financial problems.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

7. When Shakira became a famous singer, she set up a charity fund to help homeless children.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

8. The meeting with Sony managers went successfully.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

3. Choose the right variant (20 points)

14. How long …..for him?

a) do you wait b) have you been waiting c) have you waited

15. Mary is having a party on Sunday. …?

a) are you coming b) do you come c) will you come

16. I ….two books this week

a) read b) have read c) have been reading

17. Yesterday by 7 o’clock they …..all their homework

a) had done b) had been doing c) did

18. They ….when the telephone….

a) were talking, rang b) talked, rang c) had been talking, rang

19. He asked me if I …to the swimming pool regularly

a) was going b) had gone c) went

20. It ….heavily when we….up

a) rained, woke b) had rained, woke c) was raining, woke

21. They saw him….the room

a) to enter b) entered c) enter

22. You ….!

a) are always being late b) are always late c) were always late

23. If I….you, I…..it

a) was, wouldn’t do b) were, won’t do c) were, wouldn’t do

24. We…supper when he …..

a) are having, comes b) will have, comes c) will have, will come

25. We don’t know when he

a) will come b) comes

26. Have you heard ….news?

a) the last b) the latest

27. Yesterday we bought … copy of this weekly magazine. It had come out only two days before.

a) the last b) the latest

28. It was his …novel in his life

a) last b) latest

29. For …. information refer to the secretary.

a) further b) farther

30. The ….train to Moscow is at 7

a) next b) nearest

31. Don’t ….at conclusions!

a) get b) rush

32. How are you …along with each other?

a) turning b) getting

33. The boy was asked to ,,,,his pockets inside out.

a) turn b) get c) rush

1. Complete the sentences (12 points)

I come from England but now I live permanently in Québec, Canada. When my parents

(34. BRING) me to Canada, I was fifteen. It was the winter and I (35. IMPRESS) by the amount of snow there. I asked my new friends what they usually (36. DO) for entertainment in such a cold climate. Their answer was simple, “In winter (37. CHILD) and adults go skiing and skating.” Before arriving in Canada I had never tried skating and my Canadian ice experience was really painful. To start with, it took (38. I) half an hour to put on the skates. I (39. NOT/KNOW) how to move so my new friends showed me some basic techniques. However, when I was left alone on the ice, I (40. FALL) over immediately. When I opened my eyes, my new friends (41. STAND) around. They (42. NOT LAUGH), they (43. LOOK) worried.

“Are you OK?” they asked.

“Fine,” I said, “I wish I (44. CAN) skate as easily as you do.”

“You definitely will,” they smiled. And they were right. By the end of my (45. ONE) winter in Canada, I felt confident on the ice. More than that, I found out that skating was a really exciting activity!

1. Use a/an, the or zero article (5 points)

46. it was…late night when I finished working. 47. He was thinking about his concert and couldn’t sleep till…dawn. 48. She remembered…summer evening when we walked together. 49. We left London….next morning. 50,51. On...hot morning…last July they had a great outdoor party. 52. I was up before…sunrise. 53. The picture looked different by….daylight. 54 It was …high noon but Susie was still asleep. 56. They learnt it in…broad daylight.