8th form

I. Read the text and do the task below.

The tradition of using a fir-tree for winter celebrations is very old. We know that there were
trees decorated with toys in Roman times. Later it became part of the celebration of the Christian
Christmas.
The German Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s husband, brought this tradition to England. He and the
Queen had a Christmas tree at Windsor Castle in 1841. A few years after nearly every house in the
country had a Christmas tree.
At Christmas a giant fir-tree stands in Trafalgar Square in front of the National Gallery. It is a
present from the people of Norway. Every winter they cut down a tree and send it to London. Whole
families come to look at it. Here is a Christmas tree bigger than any they have ever seen in their lives.
Traditionally, people decorate their trees on Christmas Eve – that is December 24 th. They
hang lights and coloured balls on the branches and put a star at the top. They lay presents under the
Christmas tree. Young children are told that Santa Claus will bring them presents if they are good.
Children hang a Christmas stocking at the foot of their beds or near the fireplace. They often borrow
one of their father’s golf socks because they are the biggest. Santa Claus is supposed to come in the
night from Lapland. He climbs down the chimney and fills the stockings with presents.
1.Finish the phrase.
The text is about
a) celebrating Christmas in Roman times.
b) the giant Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square.
c) celebrating Christmas in England.
d) Santa Claus bringing presents for children.
2.Choose the true sentence.
a) The Romans decorated threes with toys.
b) Prince Albert brought a fir tree from Rome.
c) Queen Victoria refused to celebrate Christmas in 1841.
d) The Royal family had a Christmas tree at Buckingham Palace.
3. Choose the false sentence
a) The National Gallery is in Trafalgar Square.
b) Nobody comes to Trafalgar Square at Christmas.
c) Many families have a Christmas tree in England.
d) People decorate their trees on 24th of December.
4. Choose the right answer.
Why do people come to Trafalgar Square?
a) They come to look at the National Gallery.
b) They want to put presents under the Christmas tree.
c) They want to look at the Christmas tree.
d) They come to meet the people of Norway.
5. Choose the appropriate word to complete the sentence.
Santa Claus brings presents only to …children.
a) kind
b) good
c) poor
d) clever
6. Choose the appropriate ending of the sentence.
Young children believe that Santa Claus______.
a) lays presents under the Christmas tree
b) comes in the night from Lapland
c) hangs decorations on the Christmas tree
d) brings presents for the whole family.
7. Choose the most suitable title of the text.
a) Celebrating Christmas in England
b) Christmas at Windsor Castle
c) A Giant Christmas tree
d) The Present of Santa Claus.
II. Test. Choose the right variant.
1. It is difficult to name all … entertainment possibilities in …USA.
a) -, a
b) -, an
c) -,-
d) an, a
e) the, the
2. We are going to … cinema on … Saturday.
a) -,-
b) the, a
c) a, the
d) the, the
e) the, -
3… windows let in … and …air.
a) The ,a ,a
b) A, the, an
c) -, a, the
d) An, a
e) The, the
4. Ann said the porridge … (to cook) by her mother.
a) had cooked
b) was being cook
c) was cooket
d) have been cooked
e) had been cooked
5. We were told that the bus … fifteen minutes later.
a) had been arriving
b) would arrive
c) would be arriving
d) has arrived
e) will arrive
6. I was sure that they … that problem the next day.
a) will discuss
b) has discussed
c) would discuss
d) would discussing
e) won’t discuss
7. It … two days ago.
a) have snow
b) snowed
c) has snowed
d) snow
e) will snow
8. We … our things the whole day yesterday.
a) am packing
b) was packing
c) were packing
d) are packing
e) packing
9. Omar … the work of two people.
a) done
b) doing
c) have done
d) do
e) has done
10. Who turned … the page of my book?
a) over
b) up
c) off
d) behind
e)-
III. Correct the mistakes.
1. I said that he will not get there on time.
2. Betty asked who did write this book.
3. Robin asked if I passed my exam.
4. Mary told her brother don’t watch TV.
5. Tom says, “Might she to go out?”
6. Mary said, “I will to do it after my arrival”.
7. I said, “Where you are going, my friend?”
8. The man asked the boy what is his name.
 9th form
I. Read the text and mark the sentences true or false.
License without a driving test.
Something many drivers in Germany are only able to dream about has become reality in
Ireland: a driving license without a driving test.
According to a report in the London newspaper “The Guardian” almost 45.000 learner drivers
in Ireland will be allowed to drive on the roads of the Emerald Isle without having taken a driving
test. The British newspaper reports that the Irish government is taking this rather unusual step
because 60.000 learner drivers have been waiting for a long time to take their tests. In Ireland there
are only about 200 examiners for all candidates and so there is naturally a long waiting period.
All the 45.000 applicants who are now allowed to drive without a license have been driving
for about six months and are therefore considered capable of driving a car. Their licenses are valid
for a year. Afterwards, they may have to take their tests.
This unusual step is only possible because in Ireland and the United Kingdom learners can
practise driving in their parents’ or friends’ cars. The only condition is that a license holder has to sit
next to him to supervise their driving and give them advice. So they usually have much more driving
experience before they take their tests than drivers in Germany.
It would be impossible to introduce this procedure into Germany, although every motorist
knows that good driving is the result of a lot of practice and that the learning process does not end
with the test.
1. You have to pass a driving test in Ireland._____
2. “The Guardian” appears in London.______
3. 60.000 learner drivers have passed their tests._____
4. There are about 200 examiners in Ireland.______
5. The candidates do not have to wait._____
6. The leaner drivers’ licenses are not valid.____
7. Learners must not practise in their friends’ cars.__
8. An experienced driver must be with the learner.___
9. Learner drivers in Germany and Ireland practise in the same way.___
10. You need a lot of practice to be a good driver.____
II. Choose the right variant.
1. I don’t enjoy (watch TV) very much.
a) having watched TV.
b) to watched TV
c) watching TV
d) to watching TV
e) watch TV
2. I don’t fancy (go out) this evening.
a) to have gone out
b) to go out
c) go out
d) to going out
e) going out
3. I heard her … (open) the door and go out.
a) to open
b) open
c) opened
d) opens
e) openeded
4. You always make me … (laugh)
a) laughing
b) to laugh
c) laugh
d) laughed
e) to laughed
5. He is well … in the art world.
a) have known
b) knew
c) know
d) knowing
e) known
6. A meat - … animal.
a) had eaten
b) eat
c) is eaten
d) eating
e) to eat
7. That’s … book I’ve ever read.
a) the best
b) better
c) good
d) the better
e) gooder
8. I’m going to be late … the meeting.
a) at
b) for
c) in
d) to
e)….
III. Chose the correct words to complete the text.
Hi, Julian,
How are you? I’ve been … to write to you for ages. I know I said I… write you every week, I’m
sorry, I’ve … really busy. We … so much homework these days!
You asked me … you about my summer. Well, my friend Tom asked me … to go on holiday with
him and his family. My parents sail I … go, so I did! It was great. The place … we stayed was right
on the coast. I …there before. It’s a very small village, and very quiet, although unfortunately a new
motorway … nearby. I don’t know when it … finished, but the locals are not happy! Anyway, we had
a great time and I’ve been … to join them next year too!
Write back soon!
Teresa
1. a) plan b) planned c) planning
2. a) had b) would c) will
3. a) was b) been c) be
4. a) are b) given c) gave
5. a) tell b) telling c) to tell
6. a) if I wanted b) do I want c) did I want
7. a) can b) could c ) will
8. a) which b) that c) where
9. a) had b) was never c) never go
10. a ) builds b) is being built c) is building
11. a) will be b) has been c ) would be
12. a) invite b) inviting c) invited
 10th form
I. Read the text and finish the sentences below.
The Pilgrims
The Pilgrims were puritans, that is to say, people of England who objected to the form of
religious feelings shown to God and religious services used in the Church of England. King James
punished all who refused to follow laws and traditions of the Church of England and to give money
to support it. These people had to leave their country and go to Holland trying to find religious
freedom there. But they were not allowed to own land in Holland and, besides, they did not want
their children to grow up and become Dutch- speaking people. They wanted to remain English; so,
they soon returned to England with the idea of leaving for America. There, where the lands were still
wild, they hoped to build homes for themselves and start a new life based on their own ideals of
religious and civil rights. Pilgrim Fathers decided to form a colony that should be governed by just
equal laws, established by common agreement.
With the idea of a new England in America some of the strongest English people crossed the
broad Atlantic on the little ship knows as “The Mayflower”. There people were independent and
God-fearing. Some of them were also learned. The departure of the Pilgrims from England marks a
period in history.
Towards the end of November in 1620, this company of about a hundred persons, will
Captain Miles Standish as their leader, landed on Cape Cod, not far from where Boston is now.
A short time after landing, they found a suitable place to live and, about Christmas, began to
cut trees and build houses. Winter came on, and they were not prepared for difficult times. Many of
them got ill and about half of them died. But those who survived did not give up; they were not easily
discouraged by the difficulties.
In the spring and summer following that hard winter, their crops grew, and the colony became
rich. They made friends with the Indians and were not afraid of them. At last, they felt sure that they
had found the land that they hoped to find so long. In the autumn, they decided to have a great
holiday and to unite in giving thanks to god for everything they had received. They also invited the
Indians, and all sat down together to celebrate the first Thanksgiving Day in America.
1. This text is about
a) strong people from America who formed a colony not far from the place where Boston is now.
b) strong and determined people from England who did not share religious views of the Church of
England and left for America to form there a new colony based on their own religious beliefs.
c) supporters of the Church of England who went to America to start their religion there.
d) a lot of English people who called themselves Pilgrims and who decided to leave for America
because there was a lot of land there to cultivate and to grow crops.
2. Pilgrims are
a) people from Holland who first came to England and then to America to find a better life there.
b) a group of English puritans who sailed to America to escape from the religious beliefs of the
Church of England and to make a new kind of society based on their religious ideals and beliefs.
c) a group of Americans who shared the religious beliefs of the Church of England and started a
colony to show their religious feelings to God.
d) European people who did not want for some reason to stay in Europe any longer.
3. The Pilgrims decided to leave for America with the idea in their minds
a) to form a colony there which they wanted to base on equal religious and civil laws established by
common consent.
b) to find some suitable settlements where they could live far away from the Church of England.
c) to travel about America and to learn much about it because many of them were educated people.
d) to share their knowledge of agriculture with the American Indians.
4. They crossed the Atlantic
a) in many boats that were badly equipped and many of them sank on their way to America.
b) on a big ocean liner that was very quick and comfortable.
c) on a ferry- boat on which they also brought horses, tracks and a lot of other things.
d) in a little sailing vessel, called “The Mayflower”, which landed on Cape Cod at the end of
November 1620.
5. Some time after landing
a) they grew crops and got very rich.
b) they decided to return to England because winter came and they were not prepared for its
difficulties.
c) they found a place where they began to build houses and though that winter was severe and many
of them died, those who had survived, grew crops next autumn, a year later and became rich.
d) they opened schools and hospitals in the Indian settlements.
II. Choose the right variant.
1. I will visit you as … as I can.
a) sooner
b) more sooner
c) more soon
d) the soonest
e) soon
2. You … throw litter on the floor.
a) able
b) should
c) mustn’t
d) don’t
e) aren’t
3. They … come back home because their bus didn’t come.
a) are to
b) must
c) needed
d) could
e) had to
4. My radio…. isn’t very old, has suddenly stopped working.
a) who
b) where
c) which
d) when
e) what
5. –Did you say anything when he asked you?
- No, I didn’t. You see, if … even a word, he … into a rage.
a) said/had flown
b) said/flew
c) had said/ would have flown
d) said/ would have flown
e) would said/flew
6. My parents never scold me,…?
a) do my parents?
b) scold they?
c) don’t they?
d) don’t my parents?
e) do they?
7. My watch is … minutes slow.
a) tenth
b) a second
c) twenty
d) the two
e) twelfth
8.Who has paid … the meal?
a) at
b) in
c) from
d) off
e) for.
9. My son is interested … football.
a) with
b) at
c) for
d) in
e) of
10. If Madi had studied harder he would … Oxford University.
a) has entered
b) have entered
c) had entered
d) entered
e) enter
11. If he …, he …his leg.
a) fall/ would break
b) falls/ would break
c) fallen/ would break
d) fell/would break
d) fells/ will break
III. Choose the correct participle
1. After hearing the frightening/frightened tale, the frightening/frightened children wouldn’t go
to sleep.
2. The doctor did his best to convince her that there was nothing seriously wrong with the boy,
but the worrying/worried mother wouldn’t calm down.
3. During my holidays I came across several extremely interesting/interested books.
4. I don’t know what was in the burning/ burned letter. I didn’t read it.
5. It was an exciting/excited incident.
6. Why do you look so worrying/worried?-I’ve had a number of worrying /worried telephone
calls lately.
7. Nothing can save the sinking/sunk ship now.
8. “Which one?” she asked in an interesting/interested voice.
9. She spoke about the incident in an exciting/excited voice.
 11th form
I. Read the text and choose correct answer.
Skye is located off Scotland’s northwest coast, some 184 km from Glasgow. The island
measures 77 km in length and 38 km at its widest. The largest island in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides,
Skye covers an area of 1,740 sq km , about half the size of the state of Rhode Island in the USA.
Skye’s landscape is dominated by the spectacular Black Cuillin Hills, which an English journalist
H.V. Morton (1892-1979) described in his book in Search of Scotland. “Imagine Wagner’s Ride of
the Valkyries frozen in stone and hung up like a colossal screen against the sky. It seems as if Nature
when she hurled the Cuillins up said:“ I will make mountains which shall be the essence of all that
can be terrible in mountains.”
According to legend, the island, once flat, was inhabited by Cailleach Bhur, the goddess of
winter. She had enslaved a beautiful girl, the sweetheart of spring, who appealed to the sun for help.
In response, the angry sun buried his burning spear at Cailleach Bhur as she rode across Skye. But he
missed his mark and destroyed the landscape which broke into a range of hills - the Cuillins. Skye’s
inhabitants often tell this tale to explain the curious fact that these hills are rarely snow-covered, even
in winter. When surrounding hills are covered with snow , the Black Cuillins stand dark against the
sky.
Twenty peaks feature in the Black Cuillins, 15 of them more than 914 m in height. The tallest,
Sgur Alasdair , stands 1.009 in high. The peaks came into existence some 50 million years ago. The
Red Cuillin Hills, some 16 km to the east are more rounded than the Black Cuillins. The south of the
island stands the unusual rock known as the old Man of Storr. Both these formations had their
beginnings 10.000 years ago.
Little of Skye’s landscape can support the barley, oats and other crops grown elsewhere in
Scotland. Areas of human settlement occur only rarely. Thousands of seabirds nest on the island’s
coast and shore. The puffin which nests on dangerous rocks, can catch small fish in great numbers. It
is not unusual for a puffin to return to its nest with as many as 14 fish in its mouth. Yet Skye’s puffin
population is far from growing due largely to the attacks of lesser black- backed gulls which rob the
puffins of their catch before they can reach their nests to feed their young.
1.Which of the following is true?
a) Skye is located on Scotland’s northwest coast.
b) Skye is the largest hill area in Scotland.
c) Skye, the largest island in Inner Hebrides, dominates over Scotland.
d) The state of Rhode Island is about twice as big as Skye.
2. According to legend
a) the sun got angry with a beautiful girl who had become the sweetheart of spring.
b) the goddess of winter was enslaved by the sun.
c) Cailleach Bhur terribly missed the sun.
d) the angry sun made the Black Cuillins almost never snowcovered.
3.What is not typical of Skye?
a) the average height of the mountains is about 1000 m.
b) The peaks are quite old, dating back millions of years.
c) There are many areas of human settlement there.
d) local people grow mostly barley and oats.
4. It follows from the text that Black Cuillins could hardly be described as
a) terrifying
b) inviting and inspiring
c) dark and gloomy
d) a screen against the sky.
5. The author states that it is usual for a puffin
a) to eat about 14 small fish at once
b) not to return to its nest
c) to catch quite a number of small fish
e) to be caught by black-backed gulls.
II. Choose the right variant.
1. Sorry , I don’t have … money.
a) nothing
b) any
c) no
d) something
e) none
2. Where is the cup … I bought?
a) whom
b) where
c) which
d) what
e) who
3. My little sister is four years old. But she … read and write.
a) must
b) need
c) could
d) can
e) ought
4. A … bicycle.
a) stolen
b) stealing
c) to steal
d) to stolen
e) stealed
5. The lesson starts … five minutes. Hurry …!
a) for/ in
b) on/ up
c) at/on
d) in/up
e) after/for
6.Be careful! He is looking at ….
a) you
b) ours
c) we
d) I
e) our
7.Can you look this word up? I … it myself.
a) can’t find
b) can find
c) could find
d) couldn’t found
e) can’t found
8…. I really need is a long holiday.
a) that
b) what
c) which
d) who
e) any….
9. I’m afraid of being alone.
a) Participle 2
b) Adjective
c) Gerund
d) Verb
e) Infinitive
10. I went to see how she was and found her…..
a) laughed
b) laughing
c) has been laughing
d) were laughing
e) laughs
III .Match the prefixes to the words. Then use the words to complete the sentences.
un- _mature
un- _modest
in- _patient
in- _expensive
im- _visible
im- _tolerant
un- _safe
in- _common
im- _friendly
Don’t climb the walls of that old building! They’re unsafe.
1. Jake is … in class. He always behaves like a small child.
2. Those mp3 players don’t cost very much. They’re quite….
3. I’m a very …person. I hate waiting a long time for the bus.
4. You don’t see many of those birds here. They’re quite.
5. Rebecca always says that she’s really good at tennis. She’s very ….
6. We can’t see those very small creatures. They’re …to the human eye.
7. He is very … He never listens to or accepts other people’s ideas.
8. They’re incredibly…. Why don’t they smile and say hello?