Итоговый тест в 9 классе (базовый уровень)

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1. Read the text and choose the correct answer

Women and the Olympic Games

The Olympic Games come from Ancient Greece. The first historical records of the Games date back to 776 ВС and that year is usually considered the starting point of the long sports tradition. There is little reliable evidence about that distant year and lots of our common knowledge on the Ancient Olympic Games is based on legends and old written records. In most cases the records don't present the original texts but translations. The original text has obviously been rewritten and changed several times from one language to another by different people. The "chained" translation cannot be free of errors and mistakes - sometimes the translators' personal attitude affected the way the facts were described, sometimes they failed to understand the real meaning of the text and presented their mistaken version as fact.

What is common knowledge is that women were forbidden to take part in the Ancient Olympic Games. More than that, an Ancient Greek traveller wrote in his book that all women were banned from Olympia during the time when the Games were held. According to him, the law was very strict about that and death was the punishment for disobedience. However, there is no any evidence that any woman was ever punished. Surprisingly, in his other book, the same traveller mentioned that unmarried women were allowed to watch the Games, and in Sparta women were not only spectators but were active participants in the sports competitions too!

There were games especially for women - the Heraean Games - where men were allowed as spectators and supporters but never as athletes. The games were held in Olympia in the Olympic year, prior to the Olympic Games. The women's Games honoured Hera, a powerful goddess of Olympus. Originally, it was only a foot-race: young women ran barefoot in the Ancient Olympic Stadium. Then the list of the competitions was increased. The winners were awarded olive crowns and their portraits or even statues were placed in Hera's temple. They were also given valuable presents, cattle, containers with olive oil and were publicly praised in their hometowns.

Romans invaded Greece in the 2nd century ВС. They considered competing in public disgraceful and they didn't like the idea that the competitions were held to honour the ancient gods and goddesses. Romans prohibited the Heraean Games and then the Olympic Games too. Fortunately, the idea of the Olympic Games was not forgotten. In the 19^th century it was brought back to life. However, this time the Games were seen as an international event and they were supposed to be held each time in a different country.

The first Modern Olympic Games of 1896 were not open to women. However, only four years later, in 1900, the first ladies' tennis competition was included in the Olympic programme in Paris and Charlotte Cooper became the winner and entered history as the first female Olympic champion.

1. The ancient texts about the Olympic Games have NEVER been translated into other languages.

a) True b) False c) Not stated

2. The author says that the written documents about the Ancient Olympic Games are NOT accurate.

a) True b) False c) Not stated

3. During the Olympic Games the women of Olympia lived in tents outside the town.

a) True b) False c) Not stated

4. All participants of the Heraean competitions were female.

a) True b) False c) Not stated

5. The Greeks arranged the Heraean Games in Olympia.

a) True b) False c) Not stated

6. Names of the champions of the Heraean games were kept secret.

a) True b) False c) Not stated

7. The first Olympic games of modern times were held in Greece.

a) True b) False c) Not stated

8. Women have participated in all Modern Olympic Games.

a) True b) False c) Not stated

II . Choose the correct answer

1. We have never met before, ________ we?

1. have not    b) have  c) are 

1. They have two ___________.

1. children b) child c) childrens

1. There are a lot of alligators in _______ Nile.

1. a b) - c) the

1. _______ too much sugar in the tea. I can't drink it.

a) There is    b) There are   c) There was

1. I want those books. Please, give _______ to me.

1. they b) them c) these

1. Do you know __________ here?

1. some  b) somebody  c) anybody

1. Why _____ you absent yesterday?

1. did b)were c) are

1. Our baby ______ walk in a few weeks.

1. can b) will be able to   c) may

1. This way is _______ than the other.

1. safe b) ) safer    c) safest

1. How much money do you spend _____ food each month?

1. at b) to c) on

1. He will translate the text if he _________ a dictionary.

1. has b) will have    c) has had

1. The TV broke down when we _________ the news.

1. watched  b) are watching c) were watching     

1. They ______ each other since 1992.

1. know b) have known c) had known     

1. I _______ for you for half an hour.

1. am waiting    b) waited c) have been waiting   

1. Ann told her friend that she_________ the competition.

1. had won   b) win c) has won

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I variant

1. Read the text and choose the correct answers

Volcanoes

Scientists usually call a volcano "active" if it has erupted at least once during the last 10,000 years, if it is currently erupting or is showing some signs of unrest. Extinct volcanoes are those which scientists consider unlikely to erupt again as there are no signs of magma inside. However, it is not easy to say for sure that a volcano is really extinct. There are many examples of when volcanoes have come back to life after being inactive for thousands and thousands of years. They may look like peaceful mountains, and not necessarily very high ones, but may actually be restless under the surface. Not all tourists coming to Scotland know that the famous Edinburgh Castle in Scotland is actually situated on the top of an extinct volcano.

Only about 10% per cent of people on earth live in areas that are close to active volcanoes. Though most people live far from them, we all understand that they affect our life tremendously; starting with the fact that volcanoes created the appearance of the planet we live on. About 80% of the earth's hard surface was formed by lava from the eruption of volcanoes and the atmosphere was originally made from gases and dust from inside our planet.

Volcanoes have always been a great tourist attraction, and not just the extinct ones. Surprisingly, travel agencies registered a dramatic increase in the number of tourists in regions where volcanoes were becoming active. For example, the eruption of volcanoes in New Zealand attracted lots of tourists to the country. The situation was the same with the great eruption of a volcano in Iceland. It caused lots of inconvenience to passengers as flights were cancelled because of smoke and ash in the air. However, when air traffic was restored, the still smoking volcano made Iceland a very popular tourist destination - people wanted to see the amazing power of nature.

People have always tried to predict volcanic eruptions. A volcano ready to erupt gives certain signs like a particular type of vibration in the ground, a rising temperature and rising levels of radiation in and around the crater, etc. The most innovative and safest way to monitor volcanoes is by satellites. Cameras and special equipment are able to see large areas of the earth's surface at once and never miss the signs mentioned above. The scientists get all the information from the satellite very quickly and analyse it in their labs. Thus, they are able to predict the time and the scale of the eruption and warn the authorities and people well beforehand.

There are many stories about animals predicting eruptions, earthquakes, and other natural disasters. They say that wild animals and even pets started to behave strangely several hours prior to the disaster. There are different hypotheses about how the animals managed to sense the danger but there is not enough evidence for any of them. Moreover, when the researchers tried to imitate electromagnetic waves, vibration of the earth and other things associated with coming disasters, some animals responded to them but others just ignored them.

1. The term "extinct volcano" means that the volcano has NOT erupted yet.

a) True b) False c) Not stated

2. Most volcanoes are located at the bottom of the ocean.

a) True b) False c) Not stated

3. People have NEVER constructed buildings on the top of former volcanoes.

a) True b) False c) Not stated

4. The lava from prehistoric volcanoes was hotter than the lava from today's volcanoes.

a) True b) False c) Not stated

5. According to the travel agencies, tourists are attracted by active volcanoes.

a) True b) False c) Not stated

6. A smoking volcano is likely to erupt within several weeks.

a) True b) False c) Not stated

7. It’s possible to predict a volcano’s eruption from space.

a) True b) False c) Not stated

8. Animals' ability to predict volcano eruptions is a scientifically proven fact.

a) True b) False c) Not stated

II . Choose the correct answer

1. The news he told us ____ interesting.

1. was   b) were  c) are 

1. What is the ____ important invention in the twentieth century?

1. much b) more c) most

1. No letters again! ____ has written to me for a month.

1. Anybody b) Somebody c) Nobody

1. I’m really angry ____ you!

a) with    b) about   c) on

1. I’ll call you as soon as he ____.

1. will come b) comes c) came

1. My sister was translating the article when I ____ the room.

1. had come into  b) came into c) am coming into 

1. Why _____ you absent yesterday?

1. did b) were c) are

1. Children ____ by special instructors how to swim.

1. have taught b) are taught   c) had taught

1. It was so late that I ____ take a taxi.

1. had to b) must      c) can

1. It ____ since early morning.

1. rain b) has been raining c) rained

1. She liked the film, ____ she?

1. does b) did    c) didn’t

1. What are you laughing ____?

1. at  b) about c)  above 

1. My friend wanted ____ him as soon as I came home.

1. that I call b) that I called c)  me to call   

1. Can you tell ____ not to be so rude?

1. he b) himself c) him

1. I don’t know if I ____ here when you phone tomorrow morning.
   a) am b) will be c) was