Enjoy English 9. Tests

Test 1.

Variant 1

1). Read the text and decide if the statements are true or false.

Television is a way of sending sound and pictures through the air. Scientists have been interested in the idea of television since the 1880s. Although John Logie Baird was the first to show how television worked, his success was based on work by many other scientists from all over the world. Baird showed his set in 1926. Colour television began in the United States in 1956. At first, all television was black and white. Few people owned television sets because they were very expensive. Now nearly every home has one.

Television works by changing light waves into electric signals. This happens inside the TV camera. A picture of what is happening in front of the camera forms on a special screen behind the lens. Behind the screen is an electron gun. It moves from left to right to cover each part of the picture. Each part is turned into an electric signal, which is made stronger, then sent to the transmitter as radio waves. They are picked up by home TV antennas and changed back into electric signals. The TV screen is covered with tiny chemical dots. At the back there are other electron guns. As each electron hits the screen, it lights up a dot. These tiny flashes of colour build up the picture on the screen.

Live television programmes show you what is happening as it happens. Most programmes are recorded on film or videotape and sent out later.

1. Scientists haven’t been interested in the idea of television.

2. Colour television started in the United States in 1956.

3. Everyone owned television.

4. Light waves change into electric signals. So works television.

5. Home TV antennas pick up radio waves and change them into electric signals.

6. What is happening can be shown in live television programmes.

2). Choose the right variant:

1. The first TV … by Baird in 1925.

a) is demonstrated b) is demonstrating c) was demonstrated

2. You can’t get inside. The floors … .

a) are being cleaned b) were being cleaned c) cleaned

3. The first television programmes … at the beginning of the 20^th century.

a) were shown b) will be shown c) was shown

4. We don’t want to watch this film. It … many times.

a) has been broadcasted b) was c) has been broadcast

5. I like to watch nature … on BBC.

a) opera b) series c) novels

6. Turn the television .., it’s too loud.

a) on b) over c) down

7. The antonym to the word long is:

a) real b) new c) short

8. Teenagers are often … to television.

a) addicted b) depressed c) catered

9. The letters BBC stand for … .

a) British Brotherly Corporation b) British Broadcasting Corporation c) British Broadcasting Club

10. Have you heard the … news?

a) current b) service c) equal

Variant 2

1). Read the text and decide if the statements are true or false.

Television is a way of sending sound and pictures through the air. Scientists have been interested in the idea of television since the 1880s. Although John Logie Baird was the first to show how television worked, his success was based on work by many other scientists from all over the world. Baird showed his set in 1926. Colour television began in the United States in 1956. At first, all television was black and white. Few people owned television sets because they were very expensive. Now nearly every home has one.

Television works by changing light waves into electric signals. This happens inside the TV camera. A picture of what is happening in front of the camera forms on a special screen behind the lens. Behind the screen is an electron gun. It moves from left to right to cover each part of the picture. Each part is turned into an electric signal, which is made stronger, then sent to the transmitter as radio waves. They are picked up by home TV antennas and changed back into electric signals. The TV screen is covered with tiny chemical dots. At the back there are other electron guns. As each electron hits the screen, it lights up a dot. These tiny flashes of colour build up the picture on the screen.

Live television programmes show you what is happening as it happens. Most programmes are recorded on film or videotape and sent out later.

1. Television was invented in 1880.

2. John Logie Baird presented his first set in 1926.

3. Black and white television was cheap and everyone could own it.

4. The TV camera changes light waves into electric signals.

5. The picture on the screen is made by tiny flashes of colour.

6. Most programmes aren’t shown recorded.

2). Choose the right variant:

1. Television signals … from a central source.

a) are sent b) sent c) was sent

2. At the moment a new house … in our street.

a) builds b) was built c) is being built

3. When he came home, the room … .

a) has decorated b) was being decorated c) decorated

4. An interesting documentary … on BBC. Have you seen it?

a) shows b) has been shown c) shown

5. Do you like the … “Supernatural”?

a) series b) quiz c) serial

6. Teach me to turn … the CD player.

a) on b) into c) over

7. The antonym to the word remember is:

a) forget b) find c) leave

8. The crime films … me very much.

a) spread b) depress c) imagine

9. The letters MP stand for … .

a) members of Parliament b) major problem c) major person

10. What is interesting … the first channel today?

a) at b) in c) on

Test 2

1. Fill in the if necessary:

1. The largest fresh water lake in ___ Europe is ___ Lake Ladoga in the north-western Russia.

2. We've booked a holiday for three weeks in ___ Canaries Islands.

3. ___ Pennines is a chain of mountains which is known as the backbone of ___England.

4. The longest river in ___United States is ___Mississippi.

5. ___Sicily is in … Mediterranean Sea.

6. Have you eve been to ___Urals?

7. Is ___ Everest the highest mountain in world?

8. I went to ___ Finland last year, but I haven’t been to ___ Netherlands yet.

9. __ English Channel is between ___ Great Britain and ___ France.

10. Where is ___Goby desert?

2. Use modal verbs can, may, must, should, needn’t:

1. You … see the doctor.

2. … I use your telephone?

3. He … play the guitar.

4. You ... attend school.

5. We … stay after lessons.

3. Form adjectives, using suffixes:

Avoid, attend, fortune, health, sink, predict, expect, drink, count, success.

4. Write sentences, using I’d rather…, I’d prefer…

-play computer games or walk with friends

Test 3

Вариант 1.

1. Fill in the missing words: peaceful, prevent, values, disagree, resolve.

When people (1) __ with each other, they may have conflicts. Conflicts happen when people have different ideas or (2) __. It is not always possible to (3) __ conflicts. But we can (4) __ conflicts by (5) __ means.

2. Choose the right phrasal verb:

1. They don’t … with each other.

a) get away b) get along c) get back

2. It took him many years to … the death of his parents.

a) get over b) get off c) get together

3. I won’t be able to … from the office before seven.

a) get on b) get back c) get away

4. I don’t want to … a society that supports smokers.

a) put on b) put off c) put up with

5. What time did you … last time?

a) get away b) get back c) get together

3. Match the words:

1. provide (v) a) to indicate the faults of something

2. support (v) b) finding or learning something

3. discovery (n) c) to help by approval, sympathy, or by giving money

4. confident (adj) d) to offer (food, drink, information, opportunity, help, etc)

5. criticize (v) e) a feeling that one can rely on oneself

4. Make up the Conditionals:

1. If my friend ( be) in trouble, I shall help him.

2. If they played better, they (win) the game.

3. You would not feel so bad if you ( wear) warm clothes.

4. They (believe) her if she tells them that story.

5. If she (read) more carefully, she would have found the right answer.

Вариант 2.

1. Fill in the missing words: argue, fair, share, get on, argument.

My sons Tom and Chris often have fights. They don’t (1) __ with each other. They often (2) __ about things because they refuse to share them. For example, we have only one TV set, and they can never (3) __ it. My husband and I had an (4) __ about this conflict. I said that Tom had the right to watch TV because he was younger than Chris. But my husband said it was not (5) __.

2. Choose the right phrasal verb:

1. She is still trying to … her cold.

a) get together b) get over c) get off

2. A group of mountain climbers from Russia … at the foot of the Himalayas.

a) got together b) got along with c) got over

3. Please put the knife … on the table before you hurt somebody.

a) off b) down c) on

4. The concert is … till next week.

a) put off b) put down c) put on

5. They don’t … with each other.

a) get off b) get back c) get along

3. Match the words:

1. support (v) a) to calm down or to rest

2. confident (adj) b) to have comfortable or friendly relations

3. get on (v) c) a feeling that one can rely on oneself

4. relax (v) d) to help by approval, sympathy, or by giving money

5. provide (v) e) to offer (food, drink, help, information, etc)

4. Make up the Conditionals:

1. I would be very glad if he ( come) to my place.

2. If I were not ill, I (go) on the school trip.

3. If Ann ( get up) at 8 o’clock, she would have been late for school.

4. You (amaze) if you see their house.

5. If they (play) better, they will win the game

Тест 4

Variant 1

1.Read the article and find the right answer (True/False)

The family has always been very important in all times and societies. However, contemporary families differ a lot from large traditional families.

A traditional family had a similar structure in different countries. It consisted of several generations and was headed by the eldest man in the family. For example, an ideal traditional Chinese family consisted of the head of the family and his wife, their three or four sons and their wives (the daughters didn’t live in the family as they moved to their husbands’ families after the wedding) and a dozen grandchildren. People lived shorter lives then, and that’s why usually there were no more than three generations in a family.

Children were absolutely dependent on their parents and grandparents, and the status, role and behavior of each member of the family were strictly regulated. Nobody could break the rules. The interests of the family were above the interests of an individual member. If anyone ignored or betrayed the family interests, they were punished very severely. Most traditional families in Russia, Ukraine, and Poland looked the same.

Nowadays families are much smaller. They often consist of two generations only: parents and their dependent children. The family of this kind is called a nuclear family. There are no male and female responsibilities within the family. This means that women go to work and earn money, and men often help with cooking, washing and some other work round the house.

Children behave differently too. They are allowed to express their point of view and take part in decision-making on different family issues. Sometimes they can even ignore the senior generation’s recommendations or advice, which was absolutely impossible in traditional families. Children are more independent nowadays, and when they grow up, they often prefer to live apart from their parents. Having separate homes, however, doesn’t matter much as long as adult children care for their parents and remember to help them.

1. The author thinks that nowadays the family is bigger than it used to be in old times.

2. The author says that a traditional Chinese family consisted of three generations living together.

3. Parents in modern families don’t allow children to express their disagreement or argue in any way.

4. The article says that nowadays children can’t ignore the senior generation’s advice.

5. The author thinks that nowadays adult children prefer to live with their parents in one place.

2. Choose the right form of the verbs be and have.

1. I know that place very well- I ________________(1) there last summer.

2. It’s very hot and stuffy here. I think I ________________ (2) a short walk before going to bed.

3. I’m not hungry. I _____________ (3) lunch not long ago.

4. The weather forecast says that it _____________(4) very warm in October

5. Please don’t disturb me. I __________________ (5) a very important telephone conversation.

1. a) is b) was c) have been d) had been

2. a) have b) ‘ll have c) had d) have had

3. a) have b) had c) have had d) ‘ll have

4. a) ‘ll be b) be c) is d) ‘s been

5. a) have b) ‘m having c) had d) ‘ve had

1. Make up questions from the words.

1. often How does go to the gim your friend?

2. you Where did that shirt buy?

3. ever been Have to a student camp you?

4. you How long have been studying English?

5. are doingWhat now you?

Variant 2

1. Read the article and find the right answer (True/False)

The family has always been very important in all times and societies. However, contemporary families differ a lot from large traditional families.

A traditional family had a similar structure in different countries. It consisted of several generations and was headed by the eldest man in the family. For example, an ideal traditional Chinese family consisted of the head of the family and his wife, their three or four sons and their wives (the daughters didn’t live in the family as they moved to their husbands’ families after the wedding) and a dozen grandchildren. People lived shorter lives then, and that’s why usually there were no more than three generations in a family.

Children were absolutely dependent on their parents and grandparents, and the status, role and behavior of each member of the family were strictly regulated. Nobody could break the rules. The interests of the family were above the interests of an individual member. If anyone ignored or betrayed the family interests, they were punished very severely. Most traditional families in Russia, Ukraine, and Poland looked the same.

Nowadays families are much smaller. They often consist of two generations only: parents and their dependent children. The family of this kind is called a nuclear family. There are no male and female responsibilities within the family. This means that women go to work and earn money, and men often help with cooking, washing and some other work round the house.

Children behave differently too. They are allowed to express their point of view and take part in decision-making on different family issues. Sometimes they can even ignore the senior generation’s recommendations or advice, which was absolutely impossible in traditional families. Children are more independent nowadays, and when they grow up, they often prefer to live apart from their parents. Having separate homes, however, doesn’t matter much as long as adult children care for their parents and remember to help them.

1. The author thinks that nowadays the family is much more important than it used to be in old times.

2. The author says that a traditional Chinese family consisted of five generations living together.

3. Parents in traditional families didn’t allow children to express their disagreement or argue in any way.

4. The article says that nowadays children can ignore the senior generation’s advice.

5. The author thinks that children are less independent nowadays..

1. Choose the right form of the verbs be and have.

1. I was at the seaside a couple of weeks ago. I ________________ (1) a wonderful holiday.

2. - Do you know that a new entertainment park has been built right opposite your house?

- Yeah, I _____________ (2) there- nothing interesting at all.

1. - Our train leaves at 9.30. Please don’t de late!

-Don’t worry, I ______________ (3) on time.

1. He ____________________ (4) many jobs before he became a jockey.

2. Hello! I _____________ (5) really very glad to see you again!

1. a) have b) have had c) had had d) had

2. a) has been b) have been c) was d) will be

3. a) am b) be c) was d) ‘ll be

4. a) have b) has c) has have d) ‘d had

5. a) is b) ‘re c) ‘ve been d) ‘m

1. Make up questions from the words.

1. have been abroad you ever?

2. live Where relatives do your?

3. enjoying you Are the disco?

4. did take part you When the competition in?

5. you have How long been waiting?

Test 5

1. Read the text and mark the sentences T (True), F (False) or Ns (Not stated):

Hanami: A Flowering Celebration!

The beginning of spring (March-April) is a very special time in Japan, because this is when Japan’s famous cherry trees come into flower. The Japanese celebrate this happy time with festivals and flower-viewing parties. At the end of winter, everyone’s excitement starts to grow. The whole country wants to know the exact day when the cherry flowers (‘sakura’) will appear. Starting in February, weathermen try to guess when this day will be. When the first flowers open on the trees, national joy breaks out! There are rides and games for children in the street, music and dance performances, tea ceremonies, flower displays, and much more. But the most special thing that people do at this time is have ‘hanami’ parties. Hanami means flower watching. In hanami parties, families and friends take a picnic and go and sit under a cherry tree to look at and admire the flowers. Hanami parties take place during the daytime and also at night, because when it is dark, lights light up the cherry trees. Hanami is very important to the Japanese. Cherry blossoms appear on trees for only one week before they fall to the ground and die, and for the Japanese this symbolises the short nature of childhood and life. So hanami is a time when Japanese people like to think about how important life is.

1) Spring is the Japanese people’s favourite time of year.

2) It is not easy to know the day the cherry flowers will open.

3) Hanami takes place a week after the cherry trees blossom.

4) In hanami parties, families and friends admire the flowers in the countryside.

5) Cherry blossoms mean the short nature life.

1. Complete the gaps (1-8) with a word derived from the word in bold:

1. Choose the correct item:

1. Jenny isn’t here, she ....... at her friend’s house tonight.

A stays B is staying C will stay

1. … Madeira Island is historically Portuguese territory.

А - B an C the

1. … I use your phone, please?

A Should B Must C May

1. If we don't water flowers they ....... .

A will die B die C are dying

1. Mark really needs to speak to you. He ....... you every five minutes for the last two hours!

A has been calling B is calling C was calling

1. Liz informed us that she ....... tickets to the show yet.

A hadn’t found B didn’t find C hadn’t been found

1. Can you repeat what you said ......., please?

A clearer B most clearly C more clearly

1. You ....... get a taxi to the airport. I’ll give you a lift, if you want.

A mustn’t B don’t have to C can’t

1. Lisa asked her brother ....... her computer without asking her first.

A don't use B not to use C to not use

1. If Alex hadn’t left home so late he ....... his flight.

A didn’t miss B wouldn’t have missed C wouldn’t miss

1. The show ....... at 8:00, so we have plenty of time to get to the theatre.

A has started B is starting C starts

1. Sue asked the police officer where ...... her stolen car.

A they had found B did they find C had they found

1. The neglected puppies ...... from their irresponsible owner.

A were removed B had removed C were removing

1. …English Channel is between Great Britain and France.

А - B an C the