Final Test for 9th grade.
I Variant
Read the text and choose the right item to complete the statements after it.
The Best and Worst Kid's Shows
The average American kid watches 23 hours of TV each week.No wonder parents sometimes feel like pushing TV out a window. How do You know which shows will enchant your children and which will only hypnotise them? Who has time to sit down and screen them all? Relax; we're here to help.
For this special Parents' Guide, we selected a panel of experts — TV critics, researchers, child-development specialists to pick the best and worst of everything currently on TV.
Of course, you will always be the top expert when it comes to making your child TV-smart.There is one piece of advice: watching together and talking about what's real and what's make-believe is the best way to raise viewers who will grow up to make wise choices — even when they're home alone.
Like the children who watch them, a new generation of kids' shows need your attention. And with cable television, parents are constantly confronting new choices. The good news: some of the new programmes sound very promising.
A number of new programmes feature groups of kids who are all about the same age. Through their encounters, young viewers pick up life lessons.
Cartoons are undergoing a new trend, too. Several series are adapting well-known literary material to animated format. "Shakespeare — The Animated Tales" translates the dramatist's plays into half-hour cartoons. Such stars as Bette Midler and Ringo Starr provide voices for animated versions of "Bed-time Stories".
Even educational shows explore new approaches. Disney's "Adventures in Wonderland" places language lessons within the context of Lewis Carroll's story .The programme "Beyond Belief" takes the young viewers around the world in search of the unbelievable but true.
Kids are also going to get their own news show. Linda Ellerbee hosts :Nick News," a magazine spotlighting current events.
1) The text is written for ______
a) children
b) their parents
c) teacher
d) children and their parents
2) The critics are going to write about ______
a) good TV shows for kids
b) good TV shows for kids and grown-ups
c) good and bad TV shows for kids
d) good and bad TV shows for kids and grown-ups
3) As a result of their parents' help children should learn ______
a) a lot of new things
b) to undrestand what is real and what is make-believe
c) what to do when they home alone
d) to choose the best programmes
4) Some new programmes ______
a) are likely to be very good
b) have successful sound tracks
c) are for children of the same age
d) will be broadcast on cable television
Complete the sentences. Use Passive Voice.
Listen! My favourite music (to play)
___________________________.
Don't worry! The fire (to put out)
___________________________.
Come later. The shop not (to open)
___________________________.
Bring your friends. A big party (to orananize)
___________________________.
Don't be silent. The question (to ask)
___________________________.
Insert enough or too to comlplete the centences.
1) He is ____ much addicted to computer games.
2) I know him well ____ to trust him.
3) They discovered that the rumour was only ____ true.
4) Have you ____ forks and knives for everyone?
5) I'd be only ____ happy to help.
4. Which item will you chose to complete the sentences?
A. either-neither
1) Students could choose _____ French or Italian.
2) Jerry wasn't at home _____.
3) I can't play tennis,and _____ can you.
4) _____ of us knew what to do under the circumstances
B. no one — none
1) _____ of my friends will be able to help me.
2) The driver was wounded but _____ of the passengers was hurt.
3) I'm sure _____ will arrive on time in such weather.
4) Have you got any money? — No, _____ at all.
5. Express the same in English.
1) Ни Оля,ни Алиса не могут писать. Они маленькие.
2) Вы можете заказать либо яблочный, либо апельсиновый сок.
3) Вы хотели бы мясо или курицу? — Ни то ни другое. Я предпочитаю рыбу.
4) Вчера ты не позвонил и не прислал сообщение.
5) У меня две дочки. Любая может вам помочь.
Final Test for 9th grade.
II Variant
Read the text and choose the right item to complete the statements after it.
The Best and Worst Kid's Shows
The average American kid watches 23 hours of TV each week.No wonder parents sometimes feel like pushing TV out a window. How do You know which shows will enchant your children and which will only hypnotise them? Who has time to sit down and screen them all? Relax; we're here to help.
For this special Parents' Guide, we selected a panel of experts — TV critics, researchers, child-development specialists to pick the best and worst of everything currently on TV.
Of course, you will always be the top expert when it comes to making your child TV-smart.There is one piece of advice: watching together and talking about what's real and what's make-believe is the best way to raise viewers who will grow up to make wise choices — even when they're home alone.
Like the children who watch them, a new generation of kids' shows need your attention. And with cable television, parents are constantly confronting new choices. The good news: some of the new programmes sound very promising.
A number of new programmes feature groups of kids who are all about the same age. Through their encounters, young viewers pick up life lessons.
Cartoons are undergoing a new trend, too. Several series are adapting well-known literary material to animated format. "Shakespeare — The Animated Tales" translates the dramatist's plays into half-hour cartoons. Such stars as Bette Midler and Ringo Starr provide voices for animated versions of "Bed-time Stories".
Even educational shows explore new approaches. Disney's "Adventures in Wonderland" places language lessons within the context of Lewis Carroll's story .The programme "Beyond Belief" takes the young viewers around the world in search of the unbelievable but true.
Kids are also going to get their own news show. Linda Ellerbee hosts :Nick News," a magazine spotlighting current events.
1) Some new programmes ______
a) are likely to be very good
b) have successful sound tracks
c) are for children of the same age
d) will be broadcast on cable television
2) There will be some ______ in animated cartoons shown on TV.
a) adventures
b) translations
c) traditional stories
d) novelty
3) One of the programmes is designed to teach children some facts about ______
a) their mother tongue
b) William Shakespeare’s biography
c) pop-stars
d) the natural world
4) From the programme "Nick News" children will learn about ______
a) new magazines
b) unbelievable facts
c) Linda Ellerbee
d) What is happening in the world?
Complete the sentences. Use Passive Voice.
Try again. The necessary help (to give)
___________________________.
Don't forget. Your favourite film (to broadcast)
___________________________.
Just imagine! The famous show (bring)
___________________________.
Please don't interrupt. My story should not (to interrupt)
___________________________.
Be serious. Such things (not to laugh at)
___________________________.
Insert enough or too to comlplete the centences.
1) You are ____ kind, sir.
2) How are you feeling? — Oh, not ____ bad, really.
3) The rope isn't long ____.
4) There isn't time ____ to discuss everything in detail.
5) He told me I hadn't been working hard ____.
4. Which item will you chose to complete the sentences?
A. either-neither
. 1) _____ his son nor his daughter were at funeral.
2) _____ he forgot about the meeting or he deliberately stayed away.
3) I don't like _____ of the candidates.
4) The president spoke _____ for nor against the economic reform.
B. no one — none
1) _____ knows why he has left without saying goodbye.
2) _____ will dare laugh at you, dear.
3) Are there any potatoes at home? — No, there are _____.
4 )How many exercises have you written? — _____ at all.
5. Express the same in English.
1) Вы можете поехать на автобусе или на метро.
2) Ни Сара,ни Полли не могут приехать сегодня вечером.
3) Никто из девочек не знает,где он живёт.
4) В коробке много карандашей. Дай мне любой из них.
5) В коробке два карандаша. Дай мне любой из них.