Переводной экзамен в 8 классе

Материал для переводного экзамена

по английскому языку

в 8 "А" классе

Task 1. Underline the word with the similar meaning.

1. to damage

a)to be out of luck b)to break c)to fight

2. a disaster

a)danger b)trouble c)luck

3. threat

a)bullying b)argument c)warning

4. to succeed in

a)to be out of luck b)to win c)to manage

5. tolerant

a)patient b)kind c)ambitious

Task 2. The word in capitals above each of the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the blank space.

1. RESEARCH

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

2. LOVE

It's a ... day, isn't it?

3. BROADCAST

BBC is a well-known ... company.

4. NATION

The 4th of July is the ... Independence Day in the USA.

5. EXPLAIN

She could give no ... to the police.

Task 3. Complete the sentence. Choose the correct variant.

1. There is lots of (information/informations) in the newspaper.

2. Where is the(money/moneys)?

3. Mike usually goes to town to (do/make) shopping.

4. Some pupils (do/make) fun of him.

5. The boys get up at 7 a. m., (do/make) their beds and (do/make) morning exercises.

6. The sisters have always dreamed of (to visit/visiting ) Paris.

7. Soon the boy managed (to find/ finding) the lost book.

Task 4. Choose the correct answer. Mind the Past Tenses.

1. He ... worried yesterday.

a) looked b) is looking c) had looked

2. They ... TV at 4 p.m. yesterday.

a) watched b) were watching c) had watched

3. She ... her work by that time.

a) finished b) was finishing c) had finished

4. What ... you ...at 7 p.m. yesterday?

a) did...do b) were...doing c)had...done

5. Where ...you ... your summer holidays?

a)did...spend b)were...spending c) had...spent

Task 5. Transform the sentences into direct speech.

1. Bob said:" I go to school in the morning."

2. Angela Asked: " Where have you been?"

3. Mum said: "Help me to set the table, please."

Task 6. Read the text. Decide if the sentences are true or false.

Mark Twain was very fond of traveling. He did a lot of traveling and never got tired of it. Once he was traveling to France by train. He was going to visit a small town near Paris. 
The previous day was very hard, Mark Twain was very tired and sleepy. He was afraid he would miss the town and asked the guard(проводник) to wake him up before they got to the town.
Soon he fell asleep. When he woke up, the train was in Paris. Mark Twain looked at his watch. It was half past nine. He got very angry. He couldn’t understand why the guard had not woken him up in time.
He went out of the compartment(купе), came up to the guard and asked him why he had not woken him up. The man looked at Mark Twain for a moment and then told him: “You may be very angry with me, but not so angry as the American whom I put off the train instead of you.”

1. Mark Twain was very fond of music.

2. He was going to visit a small town near London.

3. The guard woke Mark Twain up at his station.

4. Mark Twain was angry.

5. The American was put off the train instead of Mark Twain.