Лексико-грамматические тесты по английскому языку для промежуточного контроля к УМК "New Millennium English" (8-й класс) под редакцией О.Б. Дворецкой (с ключами)

Unit 1

Lesson 1

1) Answer the question with the correct form of the word in the box.

1. How do you speak English?
2. How do you ride a bike?
3. How much does this car cost?
4. How do you feel?
5. How does your little brother run? How does he close the window?

1 good

2 fast

3 cheap

4 happy

5 slow

6 quiet

Lesson 3

2) Complete the table.

verb	noun
	connection
	behaviour
to develop
	advice
to exercise
to control
	judgment

Lesson 4

3) Find in the box the English equivalents to the words.

1. Притворяться
2. избежать
3. признават;
4. связывать с чем-либо
5. Не расстраивайся!
6. позаботься о том, чтобы
7. чувствовать счастливым
8. перепроверять

а.	double check
b.	connect something with something.
с.	feel happy
d.	pretend
е.	make sure
f.	avoid
g.	don't get upset
h.	recognize

Unit 2

Lesson 1

1) Write the English equivalent.

1. на распродажах
2. принимать кредитные карточки (в качестве оплаты)
3. в продаже
4. сэкономить фунт
5. найти выгодную покупку
6. оплатить чеком
7. получить скидку
8. наличными

2) Explain purpose of what the people do/did in one sentence. Use:

– to+V

– in order (not to+V)

– so as (not to+V)

1.  She looked forward to the sale. She wanted to get a discount.
2. My friend is saving money. He is planning to buy a new computer game.
3. My dad often pays by credit card. He doesn't like to carry much cash on him.
4. My granny bought presents in advance. She didn't want to walk around crowded shops at the weekend.
5. My sister is ready to spend the whole days shopping. She is hoping to buy a beautiful wedding dress.

 3) Chose the correct question tag.

1.  I like these trainers, didn't you/don't you?
2. They really suit you, don't they/didn't they?
3. Ann and Emma haven't found the bag to match these shoes, haven't they/have they?
4. We won't enjoy shopping without money, will we/won't we?
5. We can do shopping on Sunday, don't we/can't we?
6. This T-shirt doesn't cost much, doesn't it/does it?
7. She has got a nice blouse, has she/hasn't she?

Unit 3

Lesson 1

1) Fill in the second column in the table.

noun	adjective
reason
independence
dishonesty
generosity
success
health
attract
luck
ambition
confidence
care
charm

 Lesson 2

2) Make the sentence negative and ask a general question.

1. We have to go shopping.

3) Write down six things about what you have to/don't have to do this Sunday.

Lesson 6

4) Choose the right form of the verb.

1. Look, Tom! You have broken/broke my bicycle.
2. Have you seen/did you see my trainers anywhere? I can't find them.
3. What have you done/did you do with my CD player? It doesn't work.
4. I have started/started taking my English lessons seriously lately.
5. He has joined/joined a sport club recently.
6. She hasn't changed/changed her style yet.

Unit 4

Lesson 3

1) Group the words in the box. 

nouns meaning a quality	adjectives meaning a quality

romantic, optimistic, minimalism, professionalism, heroic, nationalism, heroism, problematic, economic, egoism, eccentric, diplomatic.

2) Fill in the gaps with the words could, was able/were able (to), managed (to).

1. It was dark outdoors. I didn't ... to see a robber.
2. She ... write at the age of four.
3. She ... write letters to her granny.
4. The police ... to find the criminal though they had very little evidence.
5. At a very early age he ... solve very difficult logical problems.
6. The tourist followed the route and at last they ... find the shelter.

Unit 5

Lesson 1

1) Translate from Russian into English.

1. сочинять стихотворение
2. представь, что ты другой человек
3. описывать себя
4. обсуждать варианты
5. выбирать самый легкий путь
6. решать, что делать
7. изобрести что-нибудь новое
8. исследовать какую-нибудь новую область

Lesson 2

2) Fill in the gaps in the second sentence with one of the phrases in the box.

both of	us	neither of	us
	you		you
	them		them

1. Tom likes detective stories and Jane enjoys novels. ... like reading.
2. Emma wants to become a singer. John is fond of pop music. ... want) to become doctors.
3. Are you passing the test this week? I am passing it on Monday and Ben is passing it on Tuesday. ... are passing the test this week.
4. Who has broken the window this morning? Mike and I weren't in the yard. So, ... has broken the window.

Lesson 4

3) Choose the right tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. She thought she ... (to lose) her scientific report.
2. The doctor said he ... (to examine) his patient.
3. He understood he ... (to solve) this problem.
4. They explained that they ... (not, to discuss).
5. Bill was happy he ... (to invent) a new machine to cleaning his garden.
6. We imagined that we ... (not, to become) scientists.

Unit 6

Lesson 1

1) Translate from Russian into English.

1.  Я бы предпочла жить в деревне.
2. Я люблю жить в палатке летом.
3. Он бы предпочел играть в компьютерные игры.
4. Мой друг любит рисовать современные дома.

2) Write what a person wish.

1.  I live far from the lyceum. I wish ...
2. He hates classical music. I wish ...
3. It's a pity. I can't go to the south by rocket. I wish
4. I share my room with my sister. I wish ...
5. I didn't have a new suite. I wish ...
6. I had a terrible headache. I wish ...
7. 1 can never have a true friend. I wish ...

 3) Put the word enough and too in the correct position.

1.  My worktable is ... big ... or us to share.
2. It takes me ... long ... to reach the house.
3. These shoes are ... small ... for me to wear.
4. There is ... snow ... to 2,0 skiing.
5. He is ... old ... to go shopping.
6. There isn't ... lighting ... in the room.

Unit 7

Lesson 2–3

1) Choose the right form of the phrase

be/get	annoyed, used to
	(not) interested in, tired of

1.  My mother often ... after her job. But she ... it.
2. I ... switching my mobile phone off in the school but I ... it.
3. He ... in ecology but after he saw the film about water he decided to be an ecologist.
4. My brother ... really ... that I had taken his things.

 Lesson 4 

2) Make sentences using on the point or be about.

1. I / to put the book on the table / when / somebody / knock at the door.
2. She / return home / when / to see / a big dog.
3. He / to enter the classroom / when / the bell / to ring.

Lesson 6

3) Match a word or a phrase in column A with a word and a phrase in column В to make meaningful combination. 

A	В
1. be guilty of	a. to be working
2. suffer	b. something
3. work out	с how to do something
4. get away with	d. doing something
5. be supposed	e. in silence

Unit 8

Lesson 1–2

1) For each of the Russian sentences find an English equivalent. 

1. Должно быть, она уже купила эту книгу.	a. She must have already bought this book.
2. Может быть, он ограбил банк.	b. He must have robbed the bank.
3. Должно быть, он ограбил банк.	с. He can't have robbed the bank.
4. Не может быть, чтобы он ограбил банк.	d. He might have robbed the bank.
5. Вероятно, она купила эту книгу.	e. She could have already bought this book.

 2) Choose the right form of the verb.

1.  Our class is/are having a test now.
2. Our team is/are one of the winners in school Olympiad.
3. The police is/are catching the robbers now.
4. My family is/are having dinner now.
5. At present our company is/are the most successful one.

 3) Report what the persons said or asked.

1.  She said, "I have lost my ring lately".
2. The old woman said, "I have seen him steal the car".
3. The police asked, "Where have you found this box?"
4. The old man said, "I didn't hear anything at night".
5. The young man asked, "Who has put my new watch on a TV-set?"

Unit 9

Lesson 1

1) Write the Russian equivalents for these English words and phrases.

1. without a health risk
2. resources
3. satisfy the needs
4. reservoir
5. farming
6. total global fresh water
7. contain
8. transportation

 Lesson 3–4

2) Translate from Russian into English.

1. Подводный мир причудливый и захватывающий.
2. Лекарства, сделанные из кораллов, используются для лечения сломанных ног.
3. Акулы – самые удивительные и таинственные морские животные на планете.
4. Морские аквариумы помогают открывать странный и уникальный подводный мир.
5. Многие морские существа маскируются и прячутся в песке.

Unit 10

For fun and profit.

1) Unjumble the words.

1. s, d, m, r, a, e
2. o, e, b, 1, s, a, t, с
3. с, e, h, c, a, n
4. e, m, о, c, r, e, v, о
5. e, m, о, c, e, u, r, t
6. e, r, a, m, t, h, g, i, n
7. e, n, i, g, a, m, i

 2) Mate adjectives and verbs from nouns.

noun	adjective	verb
crime
education
safety
friendship
life
decision	–
courage		–
fame		–
inventor
behaviour	–
connection
suspect
addiction
brain		–
check	–
suggestion	–
advertisement	–
attraction
change
reason		–
sport		–
exploration	–
achievement	–
recognition
container	–
transportation	–

Keys.

Unit l

Lesson 1

1)

1. well
2. fast
3. cheaply
4. happy
5. slowly
6. quietly

Lesson 3

2)

verb	noun
to connect	connection
to behave	behaviour
to develop	development
to advise	advice
to exercise	exercise
to control	control
to judge	judgment

Lesson 4

3)

1. d
2. f
3. h
4. b
5. g
6. e
7. с
8. a

Keys.

Unit 2

Lesson 1

1)

1. on the sales
2. accept the credit card
3. on sale
4. save a pound
5. find a bargain
6. pay by cheque
7. get a discount
8. in cash

2)

1. She looked forward to the sale to get a discount.
2. My friend is saving money to buy a new computer game.
3. My dad often pays by credit card so as not to carry much cash on him.
4. My granny bought presents in advance so as not to walk around crowded shops at the weekend.
5. My sister is ready to spend the whole days shopping in order to buy a beautiful wedding dress.

3)

1. don't you
2. don't they
3. have they
4. will we
5. can't we
6. does it
7. hasn't she

Keys.

Unit 3

Lesson 1

1)

noun	adjective
reason	reasonable
independence	independent
dishonesty	dishonest
generosity	generous
success	successful
health	healthy
attract	attractive
luck	lucky
ambition	ambitious
confidence	confident
care	careful
charm	charming

Lesson 3

2)

We don't have to go shopping. Do we have to go shopping?

 Lesson 6

4)

1. have broken
2. have you seen
3. have you done
4. have started
5. has joined
6. hasn't changed

Keys.

Unit 4

Lesson 3

1)

nouns meaning a quality	adjectives meaning a quality
minimalism	romantic
professionalism	optimistic
nationalism	heroic
heroism	problematic
egoism	economic
	eccentric
	diplomatic

2)

1. managed (to)
2. could
3. was able
4. managed (to)
5. could
6. managed

Keys.

Unit 5

Lesson 1

1)

1. create a poem
2. imagine you are someone else
3. describe yourself
4. discuss choices
5. choose the easiest way
6. decide what to do
7. invent something new
8. explore something new

Lesson 2

2)

1. both of them
2. neither of them
3. both of us
4. neither of us

Lesson 4

3)

1. had lost
2. had examined
3. had solved
4. hadn't discussed
5. had invented
6. hadn't become

Keys.

Unit 6

Lesson 1

1)

1. I would like to live in the country side.
2. I like living in a tent in summer.
3. He would prefer to play computer games.
4. My friend likes drawing modern houses.

2)

1. I wish I lived near the lyceum.
2. I wish he likes classical music.
3. I wish could go to the south by rocket.
4. I wish I didn't share my room with my sister.
5. I wish I had a new suite.
6. I wish I didn't have a terrible headache.
7. I wish I could have a true friend.

3)

1. enough
2. too
3. too
4. enough
5. too
6. enough

Keys.

Unit 7

Lesson 2–3

1)

1. was tired, got used to
2. wasn't used to, got used to
3. was not interested in
4. was annoyed

Lesson 4

2)

1. I was about to put the book on the table when somebody knocked at the door.
2. She was going to return home when she saw a big dog.
3. Не was on the point of entering the classroom when the bell rang.

Lesson 6

3)

1. d
2. e
3. с
4. b
5. a

Keys.

Unit 8

Lesson 1–2

1)

1. а
2. d
3. b
4. с
5. e

2)

1. are
2. is
3. are
4. are
5. is

3)

1. She said (that) she had lost her ring lately.
2. The old woman said (that) she had seen him steal the car.
3. The police asked us where we had found this box.
4. The old man said (that) he hadn't heard anything at night.
5. The young man asked who had put his new watch on a TV-set.

Keys.

Unit 9

Lesson 1

1)

1. без риска для здоровья
2. ресурсы
3. удовлетворять чьи-либо потребности
4. водохранилище
5. земледелие
6. все мировые запасы пресной воды
7. содержать
8. транспортировка

Lesson 3–4

2)

1. Underwater life is bizarre and breathtaking.
2. Medicine made from the coral is used to treat broken legs.
3. Sharks are the most amazing and mysterious sea animals on the planet.
4. Marine aquariums help to reveal weird and unique underwater world.
5. Many sea animals are camouflaged and hide in the sand.

Unit 10

For fun and profit.

1)

1. dreams
2. obstacle
3. chance
4. overcome
5. come true
6. nightmare
7. imagine

2)

noun	adjective	verb
crime	criminal	to crime
education	educational	to educate
safety-	safe	to safe
friendship	friendly	to make friends
life	alive	to live
decision	–	to decide
courage	courageous	–
fame	famous	–
inventor	inventive	to invent
behaviour	–	to behave
connection	connective	to connect
suspect	suspicious	to suspect
addiction	addictive	to addict
brain	brainv	–
check	–	to check
suggestion	–	to suggest
advertisement	–	to advertise
attraction	attractive	to attract
change	changeable	to change
reason	reasonable	–
sport	sporty	–
exploration	–	to explore
achievement	–	to achieve
recognition	recognizable	to recognize
container	–	to contain
transportation	–	to transport