8 класс
HOLIDAYS AND TRADITIONS
"Belarus round the calendar"
Read and guess what holiday or special day the texts below
describe:
1. The day commemorates the victory in one of the most terrible
wars in history.
2. This is the day of the main law of the country which goes
back to 1994.
3. The day is celebrated annually to commemorate the day
when Minsk was liberated from fascist aggressors in 1944.
4. This day is dedicated to women and is aimed at showing
love, care and respect for them.
5. This day is dedicated to the main symbols of our country
and its independence.
6. This holiday goes back to 1997 when an agreement on the
union of two countries was signed1.
7. On these days people in Belarus attend cemeteries to pay respect to their dead relatives and friends.
Подготовка к олимпиадам
Lexical-Grammar Test 1
I. Choose the right variant (6 points)
1) -Come with me. I’m
going to see a new film tomorrow.
a)
-Are you?
b)
-Do you?
c)
-Will you?
2) -Could you pass me
a glass?
a)
-You are welcome.
b)
-Here you are.
c)
-I’d like to.
3) -It’s 11.30, isn’t it?
a)
-Yes, it’s thirty
after eleven.
b)
-Yes, it’s thirty
to twelve.
c)
-Yes, it’s half
past eleven.
4)
-Is
this your hat there?
a)
-Is
this your hat there?
b)
-Is
that yours hat there?
c)
-Is that your hat
there?
5) -I’m terribly
sorry I’ve said that.
a)
-Oh, that’s OK.
b)
-It’s my pleasure.
c)
-Not at all.
6) -Is it far from
here?
a)
-As far as I know.
b)
-It depends.
c)
-Don’t mention it.
II. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate pronouns (7 points)
1. Have you had enough to eat? -
Yes, thank you. I can't eat_____ more.
2. Did the children behave
_____while I was away?
3. _____people learn languages easily; others find it very difficult.
4. So _____ questions need to be considered before a decision can be
made.
5. Many questions were asked, but _____ were answered.
6. Both buses are headed in that direction, you can get on _____of them.
7. Cars may be parked on _____side, it’s against the law.
III. Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets (12 points)
I'm sorry I (1)____________________________ (not write) for so long, but we
(2)___________________________ (be) very busy recently with the new
house and we (3)____________________ (not
have) any time at all to ourselves. Luckily, the worst part is over
now. We (4)___________________________ (have) to stay in a hotel until
we could move in, and we (5)____________________________(be) there for
three months. Still it (6)___________________________ (give) us a chance
to do lots of major repairs.
We (7)______________________ (live) in the house since last
Monday, and I (8) _____________________________(be) very busy
redecorating. We (9)___________________________ (do) all the rooms
downstairs, and they are very nice. Last week I (10)__________________________ (make)
the curtains, so now everything looks lovely. Upstairs, it's a different
story. I (11)__________________________(paint) the bedroom this week,
but I (12)_______________________________ (not / finish) yet. Anyway,
with a bit of luck, we should be finished by the weekend.
IV Fill in articles where necessary (a/an, the, -) (14 points)
In 1)_days before 2) ___invention of 3) ___ radio or
television, 4)___majority of people made their own entertainment at home. Many 5)
___ evenings were spent reading 6) __ novel, playing the piano or painting 7)
___ picture. In many ways, people were almost forced to find 8) ___ creative
outlet in one form or another. Things have changed a lot since then, however.
Now, 9) ___typical evening’s entertainment would be so spend 10) __ few hours
in front of 11) ___television . This is not really 12) __ very productive use
of one’s time or energy and has maybe contributed to13) ___ breakdown of
communication within 14) ___family.
V Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given (5 points)
1. I haven’t
ridden a bicycle for years.
rode It’s years ____________________________a bicycle.
2. The last time
I went to Paris was two years ago.
been I _________________________________for two years.
3.I have never
heard such a silly story.
silliest It’s ________________________________ever heard.
4. I haven’t finished my homework yet.
still I ________________________________________
homework.
5. He wasn’t tall enough to be a policeman.
short He was _____________________
a policeman.
VI Use the word given in
brackets to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line ( 5 points)
1.Some people find holidays ___________________________(bore)
and _______________(interest).
2. Allan is not only disturbing the whole
school but he is setting back his own academic _______________________.
(achieve)
3. Agatha Christie was found
nine days after her ________________.(appear)
4. ___________, (fortune)
nobody was injured in the accident.
5. Although it was __________________(polite),
he couldn’t help laughing.
Read the texts and do the following tasks (10 points)
In
class I was very slow, untidy and silent. I trembled with worry nearly all the
time. Sums were a mystery to me: I just couldn't add or multiply. The squared
paper on which we did sums still makes me unhappy whenever I use it. Reading
lessons were a little better, because I didn't mind books. When I first started
school, I was able to read fairly well, but there were occasional words that
puzzled me and held me up. After a few weeks of patient struggling, confidence seemed
to burst inside my head: I heard myself reading big words aloud, without much
hesitation, and soon I found I could read fluently. The last word to puzzle me
was "laugh". I remember poring over this odd word in my reader. The
sentence ran: "And so the princess began to laugh and laugh and
laugh."What could it be that the princess had begun to do? I was reading
aloud, the class listening hard to catch my words, for I had a very soft voice.
I came to the first "laugh", got my tongue round the "f",
voiced the "a" and - it was like a miracle! - the "f' sound
followed as if instinctively. "Laugh!" I said, very slowly. As the
other two "laughs" came with increasing confidence I really felt like
laughing myself, for the first time since I had started school.
I.Mark the statements below as
"true" or "false".
2.
Sums were very difficult to him.________________________
3.
They did sums on special paper._________________________
4.
Reading lessons were less difficult.__________________________
5.
He learned to read after a few months at school.____________________
6.
It was not easy for the class to understand what the boy was reading about._____
7.
The boy laughed when he had read the word finally._____________________
II. Choose the appropriate Russian equivalents for the following English
phrases and sentences.
1.
Sums were a mystery to me.
a) Примеры казались мне
таинственными.
b)
Задачи были для меня загадкой.
c) Суммы были неизвестны мне.
2.I didn't mind books.
a)
Я не любил книг.
b) Я любил книги.
c) Я не обращал внимания на
книги.
3.
…for I had a very soft voice.
a) из-за того, что у меня был
очень мягкий голос.
b) чтобы у меня был очень
ясный голос
c) так как у меня был очень
тихий голос
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