English language test for IX grade

1.Match the words to their definitions.

1.shoppers
2.store
3.mathematician
4.flood
5.lyrics
6.marathon
7.explorer
8.resort
9.environment
10.spot

a)a person who studies numbers and shapes

b)words of a song
c)a traveler to unknown places
d)long running race
e)people who buy things from stores
f)water which covers a usually dry area
g)a holiday place
h)large shop where you can buy goods
i)a particular place
j)natural world in which people and animals live

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Answer:1.__2.__3.__4.__5.__6.___7.___8.___9.____10____
2.Change the underlined words with the correct word.
1.I met my husband while I was working in a factory making good quality shoes. ______
2.All the sellers in the winning team are celebrating their victory tonight. ____________
3.Jamaica has always been my catchy holiday destination.________________
4.When I grow up Im going to break up a career in fashion.________________
5.By the time we got into the store ,she had already chosen her new pair of clothes.______
6.Downloading music without permission is often a bad way to take the law._________
7.Street player often sell fake CDs which infringe the artists copyright.____________
8.She said she could remember the song because of its favourite melody._________
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3.Answer the following questions :
-What are maps?
-Can maps give complete information on an area?
-Is downloading music from internet or buying pirate CDs a crime,explain your opinion.
-What was the first map drawn on and what did it show?

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4.Write definitions for :

-present perfect_______________________________________________________________
Past perfect_______________________________________________________________
-present continuous used for future__________________________________________
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5.Choose the correct alternative.

-What time does the train to Glasgow leave/is the train to Glasgow leaving?
-Where do you go/are you going tomorrow night?
-I stay/am staying at school this afternoon .
-When does school start/is school starting this year ?
-My parents leave/are leaving for the States next Sunday.

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6.Put the verb in past perfect.

-By the time Jane got to the cinema the film________(already,start).
-When we arrived at the pond to the skate ,the ice ______(start) to melt.
-I needed to buy some bread but the baker______(already,close).
-As soon as she______________(receive) the news ,she telephoned me.
-By the time she got to the garage,the oil light ____________(begin) to flash.

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7.Choose the correct alternative.

-The children went/had gone outside to play ,after it stopped/had stopped raining.
-When she finished /had finished writing the shopping list ,she went /had gone to the
supermarket.
-It started/had started to rain ,after I laid/had laid down on the chair in the sun.
-After she lost/had lost weight ,she felt/had felt musc fitter and more confident.
-I didnt get/hadnt get the job because I hadnt finished /didnt finish the intership. 5/
Total 44
0-20 = 1 ____ 21-26=2 _____ 27-32=3 ______ 33-38=4_____ 39-44=5_____