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Комплект заданий для учащихся 7-8 классов
LISTENING
Time: 10 minutes
Are the statements below true (T) or false (F)?
1. Emma took her exams yesterday.
2. Emma’s mother lives in Oxford.
3. Her parents do not live together.
4. Emma has got a brother and a sister.
5. Her brother is twelve years younger than Emma.
6. Emma’s brother likes to play football.
7. He doesn’t go to school yet.
8. Emma’s father lives in Edinburgh.
9. They often spend holidays together with their father.
10. Emma is fond of pop music.
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READING
Time: 2 0 minutes
Read the text and choose the best possible answer to the questions given below
In the 1400s, merchants and traders from Europe travelled long distances to the east by land and by sea. They exchanged, bought, and sold things to people in Asia. Merchants from Italy, Spain, and Portugal travelled to Asia to buy such things as jewels, gold, tea, and silk. They also bought salt and spices that were necessary to preserve food. The trade route back and forth to Asia by land was very long and difficult. On the sea, ships had to travel all the way around Africa. It was a long and dangerous trip. An Italian sea captain and mapmaker named Christopher Columbus believed that there was an easier way to travel to Asia from Europe. In the 1400s, many people believed that the world was flat! They believed that ships would fall off the earth if they travelled too far west. Columbus believed that he could travel west across the Atlantic Ocean and arrive in Asia. He believed the world was round. Many people laughed at Columbus, but the queen of Spain believed Columbus was correct. She gave him money, ships, and men. He went to look for a faster trade route to Asia. In 1492, Columbus travelled across the Atlantic Ocean with three ships. After about 30 days, he reached a land. He thought he had arrived in India. In fact, he had really found Islands of North America. Columbus showed the world's people that the Earth was not flat! He opened up a «New World» for exploration, for trade, and for settlement.
When Columbus reached the islands of North America, he thought he was in India. He called the people on island Indians. Of course, they were not Indians. They were Native Americans whose ancestors had migrated from Asia thousands of years ago. Millions of Native Americans lived in the Americas. They lived in many beautiful cities in over 2,000 separate and advanced societies. Many of these societies were attacked and totally destroyed by the Spanish and Portuguese who came after Columbus in the 1500s. These explorers came to find gold and other riches. They came to take new land for their countries. They killed the Native Americans, stole their women, their gold, their land, and their possessions. These explorers became rich and powerful. Spain and Portugal controlled all of the people and land in what are now the southern and western parts of the United States and all of Mexico, Central America, and South America. France and England also controlled land in North America.
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1. Merchants and traders from Europe travelled long distances:
a) to the west by sea and by land;
b) to the west by air and by see;
c) to the east by sea and by land;
d) to the east by land and by air.
2. The trade route to Asia by land was:
a) very time-consuming and hard;
b) very short but intricate;
c) very expensive but easy;
d) very extensive and wide.
3. In the 1400s, many people believed that:
a) the earth was flat;
b) the globe was unexciting;
c) the planet was smooth;
d) the world was routine.
4. It can be clear from the passage that Columbus believed that:
a) the moon was round;
b) the earth was rotating;
c) the humanity was ill;
d) the planet was round.
5. Among the people who didn't laugh at Columbus was:
a) the queen of Britain;
b) his wife;
c) the sovereign of Spain;
d) the king of France.
6. The passage implies that Columbus travelled across:
a) the Atlantic Ocean with three vessels;
b) the Athlantic Ocean with three sailors;
c) the Pacific Ocean with three boats;
d) the Atlantic Ocean with three dispatches.
7. Columbus thought he was:
a) in America;
b) in Asia;
c) in China;
d) in India.
8. The word «ancestors» means:
a) успешные люди;
b) потомки;
c) предки;
d) наследники.
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9. The explorers killed the Native Americans:
a) stole their woman, their gold, their land, and their wealth;
b) stole their women, their gold, their territory, and their things;
c) stole their men, their gold bars, their land, and their possessions;
d) stole their women, their gold, their terrain, and their gods.
10. Spain and Portugal controlled what are now:
a) the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Cuba and South America;
b) the United States, South America, Mexico, and Central America;
c) the United States, Panama, Central America, and South America;
d) the United States, Central Africa, Mexico, and South America.
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GRAMMAR
Time: 10 minutes
Choose the right answer.
1. I finished the project but my friends didn’t finish…………..
a) them b) theirs c) their
2. It’s taken me a long time to clear away the……….. toys.
a) children b) children’s c) childrens’
3. I think Germany …… win the football match.
a) is going to b) shall c) will
4. She is very busy today. She ……… letters since morning.
a) has been typing b) is typing c) had been typing
5. John ….. down the road when he fell.
a) walked b) was walking c) had walked
6. Jane is …….. person I know.
a) the cleverest b) clever d) cleverer
7. There is ….. in the cupboard. We have to go to the supermarket.
a) everything b) nothing c) anything
8. Yesterday … 5 p.m. they were cooking dinner
a) on b) at c) in
9. He is fond … doing sports.
a) at b) of c) on
10. You … water flowers. I’ve already done it.
a) mustn’t b) can’t c) needn’t
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USE OF ENGLISH
Time: 10 minutes
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