Підручник Англійська мова 8 клас - Калініна Л.В. - Генеза 2016 рік

Unit 5 The More You Read …

5.5.Your Test Files

A. Use of English

I. Read the text below. For questions (1-10) choose the correct answers (A, B, C, D). Example: 0 (A) Two days ago I ___0___a very interesting book. I borrowed it___1____our local public library and read it at a gulp. You ____2____ read the book but it was my first____3____with Charlotte Bronte, a brilliant British novelist. Her novel ’Jane Eyre’ ____4___ in 1847 under her ____5___ «Currer Bell». The book made a great impression ____6 ___ the readers as it trully described the system of education of which Charlotte Bronte had a thorough knowledge, ____7____ a school teacher herself the writer believed that education was the____8____to all social problems, and that____9____improving of the school system of teaching, most of evils of society could be removed. She criticised the essential principles of the British system of education in the19-th century, the aim of which was to bring___10 ___obedient slaves for the rich.

0

A

read

B

have read

C

had read

D

was reading

1

A

in

B

at

C

from

D

out of

2

A

could

B

might

C

ought to

D

must

3

A

familiarization

B

meeting

C

introduction

D

acquaintance

4

A

has been published

B

was

published

C

is published

D

had been published

5

A

pen-name

B

name

C

mother’s name

D

surname

6

A

at

B

in

C

by

D

on

7

A

has been

B

being

C

becomes

D

was

8

A

key

B

reason

C

purpose

D

explanation

9

A

of

B

in

C

through

D

by

10

A

out

B

down

C

of

D

up

II. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space.

1. The writer is a very adventurous person.

adventure

2. Tha story made a great ________ on me.

impress

3. The characters are very __________ .

invent

4. The boy has a very bright __________.

imagine

5. It’s a very _________ reading.

enjoy

6. You have a good ___________ of books.

collect

B. Reading

Read the text below. Choose (A-H) one which best fits each space (1-6). There are two choices you do not need to use.

Ernest Hemingway

Critics claim that it is not often that even the best writers are like their best characters. But Hemingway was. He fought in Italy___1 ___ hunted the big animals of Africa and caught the big fish___2___. His life was full of danger and twice newspapers published news of his death. 3 Hemingway hated wars. It was because he hated them he ____4 ____in almast all the wars of the first half of the 20-th century as a soldier or as a correspondent. He made friends with fighters - with matadors, hunters, fishermen, workers, sailors ___5 ____. Hemingway once said: ’The main critics of one’s work are the mind and the heart. Perhaps the heart even more that the mind… because the mind can ___6 ____, but the heart - never. The truth, only the truth is what one must write’.

A

in the sea near Cuba

B

sometimes agree to a compromise

C

during World War I

D

long ago

E

took part

F

because he was a fighter himself

G

more that anything else

H

had been known to him

C. Listening

Listen to the information about one of the most famous Ukrainian writers and poet and mark the true statements.

1. Lina Kostenko’s life was successful from the very start.

2. The girl’s parents were school teachers.

3. Her parents’ arrest changed the life of the girl.

4. Lina displayed her talent for writing at school.

5. The literary career of the poetess started in the sixties.

6. The writer wrote five novels in verses.

7. Lina Kostenko has got many honorable awards.

8. Her poems and novels are popular only in Ukraine.

D. Writing

Write a review of any book you’ve read recently.





Перша публікація: 01/01/2016

Останнє оновлення: 31/12/2023

Редакційна та навчальна адаптація: Даний матеріал зведено на основі першоджерела/оригінального тексту. Команда проєкту здійснила редакційне оглядове опрацювання, виправлення технічних неточностей, структурування розділів та адаптацію змісту до навчального формату.

Що було опрацьовано:

  • усунення форматних дефектів (OCR-помилки, розриви структури, дефектні символи);
  • редакційне упорядкування змісту;
  • уніфікація термінів відповідно до академічних джерел;
  • перевірка відповідності фактичних тверджень тексту першоджерела.

Усі згадки про автора, рік видання та походження первинного тексту збережено відповідно до джерела.