Tests Form 8 Units 5-7 с ключами

FORM 8 UNIT 5

1. Match a fact to a holiday. One fact is extra.

   1.	St. Patrick’s Day	A.	People eat roast turkey, chicken or goose, roast potatoes, vegetables and gravy.
   2.	Christmas	B.	People send cards & presents to their beloved.
   3.	Good Friday	C.	People make bonfires and burn “guys”.
   4.	April Fool’s Day	D.	It is celebrated on 17 March.
   5.	St. Valentine’s Day	E.	People have fun and play jokes on each other.
   		F.	It is celebrated just before Easter.

2. Fill in the missing word.

1. ____ is a traditional Christmas play.

2. People believe that some plants ____ their homes from evil spirits.

3. I like playing ____ when the weather is good.

4. It was a bad idea to ____ until 1 a.m. Now I’m terribly sleepy.

5. Card 11 was ____ for me – I couldn’t answer a question and got a poor mark.

6. Alice lives ____ me but I know nothing about her.

7. In some years we’ll celebrate the 80^th ____ of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

8. Holly is ____ used to decorate houses before Christmas celebrations.

1. Fill in a preposition if it is necessary.

1. Most people put ____ their decorations about a fortnight before the holiday.

2. It is one of the oldest customs going ____ ____ the Middle Ages.

3. The plan was to blow ____ the Houses of Parliament.

4. The King ordered ____ that the people of England should have a great bonfire.

5. Unfortunately it was time to take the evergreens ___ and say “goodbye” to the holiday.

6. I usually see my friends ____ with tasty cake and delicious tea.

1. Put the verbs in brackets into correct tense form (Past Simple or Past Simple Passive).

1. The Bank Holiday Act (to introduce) by Sir John Lubbock.

2. My sister (to invite) many people to her secret party.

3. The hall (to decorate) with white and pink flowers.

4. This game (to play) by four players yesterday.

5. Mrs. Simmons (to cook) a nice Parkin for her children.

1. What is your favourite British holiday? Why? Write about it (6-8 sentences).

FORM 8 UNIT 6

1. Match the parts of the sentences.

1. Read the definition and guess the word.

1. A narrow road in the countryside.

2. The equipment in a car, bicycle, etc. used for slowing down or stopping.

3. A belief that things such as magic or luck have the power to affect your life.

4. A flat object with words or pictures on it, put in a public place to give information.

5. A wide road between towns and cities for fast driving.

6. a line of bushes or small trees growing close together around a garden, field or along a road.

7. An object in a car that the driver holds and turns to direct the car.

8. A mechanism, which helps to change the speed of driving.

1. Use Past Simple or Past Perfect.

1. Simon (be) very glad to see that his brother (do) the homework.

2. By the time the film (end), she (fall asleep).

3. When I (come) home, mother already (cook) dinner.

4. Kate (give) me the book which she (buy) the day before.

5. Tom (return) from the cinema at five o'clock.

6. Yesterday I (find) the book which I (lose) in summer.

7. I (finish) my homework by seven o'clock yesterday.

1. Correct the mistakes.

1. She asked to brings her some mineral water.

2. He asked to not given her telephone number.

3. Mary asked us that she would see us there the next day.

4. John asked me who had I been at the party with.

5. I promised my sister that we will go to the zoo.

6. Jim said that the boys are playing football in the yard.

7. Yan said that he had been to Minsk two years ago.

8. Granny asked what was our mum cooking.

1. Write 6-8 sentences about (1) traditions on the roads in Britain or

(2) symbols of good and bad luck in Britain.

FORM 8 UNIT 7

1. Divide the adjectives into 2 groups: a) positive b) negative.

1. depressing; 2. awful; 3. expressive; 4. boring; 5. exciting; 6. awesome; 7. stupid; 8. gorgeous; 9. horrible; 10. rude; 11. pleasant; 12. aggressive.

1. Translate the words in brackets to complete the sentences.

1. I think jazz is very (сентиментальный) and touching.

2. Mike (увлекается) hard rock and heavy metal. His favourite band is Nirvana.

3. I (не выношу) classical music. I think it’s too traditional.

4. (Виолончель) is my favourite string instrument.

5. I think Troitsa is fantastic. They play (народную музыку) which is very original and expressive.

6. I can’t say that I’m a (человек, часто посещающий концерты). I prefer the theatre.

7. Who is your favourite (музыкант)?

8. (Волынка) is often associated with Scotland.

1. Put the words into correct order.

1. a / bass / beautiful / yellow / guitar

2. festival / a / music / popular

3. synthesizer / a / modern / nice / red

4. a / silver / little / flute / old

5. rude / golden / a / trumpet / modern

6. accordion / fantastic / blue / a / new

7. composer / famous / British / a

8. gorgeous / a / huge / piano / white

1. Write a question to the underlined word(s).

1. Mozart started writing music at the age of five.

2. I like rock music.

3. The Beatles made their first record in 1962.

4. I hate hard rock because it is rude and noisy.

5. Lina is going to the concert now.

6. The saxophone is the best instrument for me.

1. Write 6-8 sentences about (1) your favourite style of music or (2) your favourite group or singer or (3) your own experience in music.

KEYS

FORM 8 UNIT 5

1. 1. D 2. A 3. F 4. E 5. B

2. 1. A pantomime 2. Protect 3. Outside 4. Stay up 5. Unlucky 6. Next door to 7. Anniversary 8. An evergreen

3. 1. Up 2. Back to 3. Up 4. - 5. Down 6. In

4. 1. Was introduced 2. Invented 3. Was decorated 4. Was played 5. Cooked

5. Students’ answers

FORM 8 UNIT 6

1. 1. E 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. F 6. C

2. 1. Lane 2. Brake 3. Superstition 4. Sign 5. Highway 6. Hedge 7. Steering wheel 8. Gear

3. 1. was; had done

2. ended; had fallen asleep

3. came; had already cooked

4. gave; had bought

5. returned

6. found; had lost

7. had finished

IV.

1. She asked to bring her some mineral water.

2. He asked not to give her telephone number.

3. Mary told us that she would see us there the next day.

4. John asked me who I had been at the party with.

5. I promised my sister that we would go to the zoo.

6. Jim said that the boys were playing football in the yard.

7. Yan said that he had been to Minsk two years before.

8. Granny asked what our mum was cooking.

V.Students’ answers

FORM 8 UNIT 7

1. a) 3, 5, 6, 8, 11

b) 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 12

II. 1. Sentimental 2. Is into / is fond of / is keen on 3. Can’t stand 4. Cello 5. Folk 6. Concert goer 7. Musician 8. Bagpipes

III.1. a beautiful yellow guitar

1. a popular music festival

2. a nice modern red synthesizer

3. a little old silver flute

4. a rude modern golden trumpet

5. a fantastic new blue accordion

6. a famous British composer

7. a gorgeous huge white piano

1. 1. Who started writing music at the age of five?

2. What music do you like?

3. When did the Beatles make their first record?

4. Why do you hate rock?

5. Where is Lina going now?

6. What is the best instrument for you?

V. Students’ answers