Для классов гимназий и лицеев, где иностранный язык изучается углубленно, можно предложить следующие оценочные критерии:

“5” - учащийся выполнил правильно 90-100% тестовых заданий, продемонстрировав высокий уровень сформированности языковых навыков и речевых умений.

“4” - учащийся выполнил правильно 80-89% тестовых заданий, допустив некоторые ошибки и недочеты.

“3” - правильно выполнено 60-79% тестовых заданий.

В обычной средней школе оценочные критерии могут быть несколько ниже. Изложенное выше свидетельствует о том, что тест в учебном процессе можно применять и в качестве тренировочного упражнения, и как средство контроля. Результаты тестирования позволяют определять уровень обученности учащихся и выявить перспективы и тенденции в развитии образования. Методически грамотно организованное тестирование позволяет осуществлять обратную связь и, таким образом, способствует повышению эффективности обучения иностранному языку.

Приложение I

Тестовыве задания по лексике, грамматике и чтению, представленные ниже, отвечают принципу доступноссти и программным требованиям, предъявляемым к учащимся средних школ, гимназий и лицеев. Тесты не разделены по классам и не соотнесены с процессом обучения. Они могут использоваться учителем по его усмотрению на протяжении всего курса обучения (V - XI классы) позволяя выявить общие, типичные ошибки учащихся. Наряду с самооценочными тестами (“Test Yourself”), предложенными в современных учебниках английского языка для средней школы, представляется целесообразным использовать и проверочные тесты (revision tests), являющиеся эффективной формой контроля в обучении иностранному языку.

Sample Tests

1. Read each word that has a number. Find a word on the right that means the opposite and write the letter on the line.

A. 1. soft ____ a. inside B. 1. summer ____ a. night

2. glad ____ b. opened 2. before ____ b. hate

3. lived ____ c. hard 3. wet ____ c. lost

4. hear ____ d. far 4. day ____ d. winter

5. outside ____ e. sad 5. love ____ e. after

6. slow ____ f. ahead 6. found ____ f. big

7. behind ____ g. died 7. give ____ g. dry

8. closed ____ h. fast 8. little ____ h. take

2. Odd one out.

penny, happy, easy, busy

helper, enter, skier, speaker

correctly, neatly, lovely, properly

came, went, see, did

drier, stronger, writer, colder

spaceship, friendship, membership, championship

discover, displace, disco, displease

3. Make as many words as you can using the letters of

“Merry Christmas”.

Example: charity, heart, rhyme, smart, have, mister, star, taste

4. Write down as many American words as you can.

tin ________________ sweets _______________

flat _______________ chips ________________

tube _______________ bath _________________

form ________________ chemist ______________

autumn _______________ queue ______________

lorry __________________ football ____________

5. Choose the correct word in the following sentences.

1. Who (learnt / taught) you to play the piano, Ann?

2. I didn't have time to (do / make) the beds this morning.

3. It is never late to (study / learn).

4. Never put off till tomorrow what you can (do/ make) today.

5. Natalie was (accepted / admitted ) to the university last year.

6. Do the Smiths often (receive / accept) guests?

7. I've (left/ forgotten) my keys upstairs.

8. Could you (find out / learn) his telephone number, please?

9. I wonder if I might have a (recipe / reciept) for the things I've bought?

10. Could you (remember/ remind) me to phone the dentist this afternoon to make an appointment?

6. Write one of the words in the space.

1. Tom is __________ than Joe.

small smaller smallest

2. The cat is __________ than the kitten.

large larger largest

3. I am the __________ runner in the class.

fast faster fastest

4. Kate is the __________ girl of all.

small smaller smallest

5. Of the three dogs, Bobo is the ___________.

big bigger biggest

6. Summer is the __________ season of the year.

warm warmer warmest

7. The rabbit is __________ than the turtle.

quick quicker quickest

8. My bed is __________ than your bed.

soft softer softest

7. Write the word that belongs in the sentence.

1. I really __________ go home now.

mist must mast

2. The sailor is on the __________ of the ship.

duck dock deck

3. Who __________ the bell?

rang ring rung

4. Minna ate too much candy and so she got __________.

sack sick sock

5. Did someone __________ that shop?

rob rib rub

6. You can __________ three friends to come to lunch.

pack pick peck

7. Ted fell and hurt his __________ .

lag lug leg

8. Some people say that a rabbit's foot will give you good ________.

luck lock lick

8. Fill in the correct prepositions.

1. We can agree __________ your new prices.

2. The lesson began __________ 8 o'clock.

3. I don't like the furniture __________ the room.

4. There are many choices of food __________ babies in the supermarkets.

5. I don't like the idea __________ going there.

6. The letter grading system is widely used __________ the USA.

7. Young people can call special phone numbers to ask ________ help.

8. In private schools the cost __________ education is paid __________ parents.

9. The classrooms in the American schools are well equipped __________ visual and technical aids.

10. In America, grandparents can't take care ____________ their grandchildren.

11. They got married __________ the 12th of March.

12. He has been __________ Washington, D.C. twice.

13. We got to the station just __________ to catch the train.

14. __________ my opinion the film wasn't very good.

15. I didn't watch the match ____________ television. I listened __________ it __________ the radio.

9. Choose the correct form of the verb.

1. He was so tired that he couldn't _____ with us.

a) to go b) went c) go

2. We _____ to stay at home because it was raining.

a) have been b) will c) had

3. Mother was cooking supper while father _____ his favourite newspapers.

a) read b) was reading c) had read

4. Young artists _____ good training in art school.

a) received b) receive c) are receiving

5. We shall discuss the results when we _____ our expedition.

a) finish b) shall finish c) have finished

6. I _____ Ann today.

a) had not seen b) have not seen c) didn't see

7. They hoped you ______ help them.

a) will b) should c) would

8. We _____ English for 7 years already.

a) have studied b) have been studying c) had studied

10. Fill in the missing words. Use the words from the box.

opera prince minister nurse to develop

to be born delicate condition heroine play to honour

1. William Shakespeare _______________ in 1564.

2. Jane is a very __________ girl.

3. Margaret Thatcher is the first woman _______________ of Britain.

4. Florence Nightingale was a _______________ in the army.

5. People remember Florence Nightingale as a kind, generous and delicate lady. She is a national _______________ .

6. William Shakespeare wrote tragedies, comedies, sonnets and _______________ .

7. I'd like to go to the ___________________.

11. Choose the correct word to fit into each sentence.

1. His teacher always __________ his mistakes.

a) reveals b) explains c) exposes d) marks

2. This is a good __________ of Byron's poetry.

a) cause b) difference c) experiement d) example

3. George Washington's birthday is a public __________ in the U.S.A.

a) health b) harvest c) holiday d) husband

4. The last electric __________ had gone when we go to the station.

a) plant b) passenger c) lorry d) train

5. Our country has a democratic __________ .

a) railway b) stream c) government d) mountain

6. An __________ of modern artists' work was opened in the museum of Fine Arts last Saturday.

a) industry b) education c) exhibition d) execption

7. Father wanted Bob to _______________ an engineer.

a) become b) speak c) think d) seem

8. Last year she _____________ English lessons to a group of our students.

a) worked b) defended c) drew d) gave

9. The boy helped me to _____________ heavy box into the house.

a) cover b) invite c) carry d) lose

10. At school I always __________ in the first row.

a) found b) became c) sat d) fed

11. She __________ me a magazine to read.

a) became b) brought c) compared d) caught

12. You must not drink the water __________ from this lake.

a) appeared b) refused c) taken d) defended

13. When you __________ 5 to 2, the total is 7.

a) move b) add c) open d) prove

14. They made a __________ to keep warm.

a) thing b) ready c) piece d) fire

15. John Milton decided to join the __________ for freedom not by fighting but by writing.

a) struggle b) surprise c) terrible d) success

16. The reporter asked Bob to __________ him the place where the car had stopped.

a) run b) take c) give d) show

17. The English language __________ will take place at our school in May.

a) tradition b) competition

c) condition d) attention

18. We __________ our things on that shelf.

a) know b) keep c) sleep d) wake

19. The __________ travels around the sun.

a) death b) east c) land d) earth

20. The __________ of his friends was stronger than that of his own family.

a) birth b) government

c) influence d) harvest

21. You must work hard to ___________ your knowledge.

a) move b) like c) improve d) mean

22. The great artisit did not pay __________ to his appearance.

a) purpose b) attention c) demand d) excuse

12. Choose the correct word to fit into each sentence.

1. Can he ____________ English?

a) speaks b) speaking c) speak d) to speak

2. John speaks English, but __________ ?

a) does Margaret b) speaks Margaret

c) Margaret speaks d) Margaret does

3. What time __________ lunch?

a) does Jack has b) Jack has

c) do Jack has d) does Jack have

4. __________ you written the letter to our teacher?

a) Shall b) Will c) Have d) Having

5. When __________ her homework?

a) Ella usually does b) does Ella do usually

c) usually does Ella d) does Ella usually do

6. If you work hard, you __________ your exams well.

a) pass b) will pass c) have passed d) are passing

7. His son is __________ .

a) so old as yours b) as old as your one

c) so old as your one d) as old as yours

8. I'm sorry that I had to stop our conversation ________ telephone.

a) for answer b) for answering

c) to answer d) to answering

9. He has three children, __________ he?

a) don't b) hasn't c) haven't d) hadn't

10. All the questions of this test should ___________ .

a) answer b) to answer c) be answered d) to be answered

11. Oh, sorry! What a sad mistake!- __________ !

a) Not at all b) Pleased to meet you

c) You're welcome d) That's all right

12. They've been looking for you __________ .

a) in all places b) everywhere

c) anywhere d) for all places

13. Is it __________ that you will buy a new car?

a) true b) simple c) sorry d) able

14. Father is __________ , he can't go for a walk with you.

a) bought b) sold c) busy d) drew

15. When you speak slowly, I __________ you, when you speak quickly, I don't.

a) introduce b) realize

c) understand d) listen

16. We must __________ in critical situations.

a) laugh b) feel c) wait d) act

17. What time is the first ___________ of the film?

a) show b) play

c) performance d) programme

13. Choose the correct word to fit into each sentence.

1. Must we __________ the poem by heart?

a) to learn b) learning c) learn d) being learned

2. Has Fred got his books now? Yes, my brother __________ yesterday.

a) has given them to him b) gave them to him

c) gave to him them d) has given to him them

3. Where __________ on Sundays?

a) do Mike do b) Mike goes

c) Mike does go c) does Mike go

4. __________ you read anything by Dickens?

a) Are b) Were c) Have d) Was

5. They invited him yesterday but he __________ .

a) didn't yet say that yes b) didn't yet say yes

c) hasn't yet said yes d) hasn't said yes yet

6. If I __________ James I ___________ happy to give him the present.

a) will see __ am b) see ___ will be

c) see ___ am c) will see ___ will be

7. Is Mary __________ Pam?

a) taller that b. so tall as c) taller d) as tall as

8. Ask him to go to this shop __________ some food.

a) in order he buys b) for buying

c) to buy d) for to buy

9. She'd written that before, __________ ?

a) didn't she b) wouldn't she

c) hadn't she d) shouldn't she?

10. Your answer __________ to that question is incorrect.

a) give b) given c) gave d) giving

11. The day was really __________ , with the bright sun shining in the blue sky.

a) independent b) beautiful

c) terrible d) yellow

12. It was quite __________ when we got back from the trip.

a) part b) last c) late d) giving

13. The doctor didn't allow her to carry __________ things.

a) honest b) general c) easy d) heavy

14. After I had read through the text I was _________ to do the test correctly.

a) full b) hard c) ill d) able

15. Everybody enjoyed the film __________ me.

a) unless b) not c) except d) although

16. Have you visited your parents? __________ .

a) Not yet b) Not ever c) Already d) Ever

17. There is an old apple-tree __________ house.

a) in b) between c) behind d) through

18. He won't be able to lift it __________ we help him.

a) but b) unless c) when d) or

19. I cannot discuss the problem right now, __________ some other day.

a) seldom b) near c) although d) perhaps

20. I will go, __________ I would rather stay at home.

a) whether b) although c) if d) just

14. Choose the correct word to fit into each sentence.

1. He __________ a bad mistake.

a) did b) went c) put d) made

2. Anthony __________ the TV set back to the shop.

a) borrowed b) took c) returned d) left

3. We had __________ and potatoes for dinner.

a) wind b) fog c) meat d) sand

4. They sat near the __________ to keep warm.

a) cloud b) snow c) coal d) fire

5. Vistors can see many interesting __________ in the new museum.

a) fruits b) things c) enemies d) laws

6. We don't want to __________ in town this summer.

a) stay b) develop c) excuse d) decide

7. Last autumn he __________ a student from our university.

a) jumped b) invented c) became d) learned

8. You must __________ before you answer.

a) belong b) think c) happen d) like

9. These fishermen live in a little __________ at the seaside.

a) mountain b) road c) city d) village

10. The police _________ the car in the forest far from the town.

a) threw b) found c) felt d) fought

11. We can travel to Germany by __________ and sea.

a) land b) grass c) lake d) wood

12. The reporter wanted to know how everything had __________ .

a) graduated b) happened c) invited d) explained

13. We hoped that he will ___________ the game.

a) sell b) cut c) tell d) win

14. We always __________ hard to finish our work on time.

a) take b) try c) shout d) wash

15. A dark __________ covered the sky and soon it began to rain.

a) coat b) land c) cloud d) stick

16. William Hill made it the aim of his life to get a good _________ .

a) decision b) expression c) examination d) education

17. The Central Lowlands ___________ between the Western Australian Plateau and the Eastern Highlands.

a) ruin b) lie c) pay d) place

18. Mrs. Green __________ the house at 10 o'clock every morning to go shopping.

a) draws b) comes c) leaves d) lives

19. It was great __________ to meet the famous scientist.

a) friendship b) honour c) memory d) knowledge

20. This discovery is of great __________ .

a) movement b) ability

c) difficulty d) importance

15. Rewrite each of the sentences in reported speech.

1. “Why did he leave yesterday?”

She asked me ________________________________________

2. “Where will you be going next summer?”

He asked me _________________________________________

3. “Have you met him before?”

I inquired ____________________________________________

4. “Eat more fruits and vegetables,” the doctor said.

The doctor said _______________________________________

5. “Don't come before 10 o'clock,” I said to him.

I told ________________________________________________

6. “Can you speak more slowly?” he asked me.

He asked ____________________________________________

7. Ann says, “I am working tomorrow evening.”

Ann says ____________________________________________

8. Tom said, “I am feeling ill.”

Tom said ____________________________________________

9. Ann said, “I am going away for a few days.”

Ann said _____________________________________________

10. John said, “I can't come to the party on Friday.”

John said ____________________________________________

16. Put the verbs in the simple present or the simple progressive.

Supermarkets in the U.S. __________ (test) a new robot checkout system. The machines __________ (attract) interest from several European chains. Shoppers __________ (start) by touching a video screen which _________ (give) instructions on how to pass the shopping over a scanning window. As the customer __________ (do) this, the system __________ (get) information from the computer and __________ (print) a bill. Customers can pay by credit card without human contact. The largest American supermarket chain __________ (study) customer reactions. 25% of the customers __________ (prefer) the system but 25% __________ (hate) it because they are afraid of technology and like human contact.

17. Use the correct form of the word.

In the last four years, over 150 football magazines _________ (appear) in Britain. They are about football, football, and more football.

The magazines are called “fanzines,” and Howard Presser _________ (start) one when he was sixteen.

Howard __________ (speak) to Jill Evans about his magazine.

“I __________ (be) a football fan since I __________ (be) eleven. I __________ (decide) to start my own magazine because the newspapers never __________ (write) about my team.”

Howard __________ (be) a fan of Queens Park Rangers (a London) team and his fanzine __________ (come) a long way in a short time.

When the magazine __________ (begin), Howard only __________ (have) a few readers. He __________ (sell) over five hundred copies at his last match!

Howard __________ (not have) a free minute since he __________ (start) the magazine two years ago, but he doesn't mind.

“I ___________ (meet) lots of interesting people in the last two years and I _____________ (be) never bored.”

18. Underline the correct form.

1. He ran / had run out of the room as soon as we walked in.

2. I had gone to sleep / went to sleep by the time he arrived.

3. They waited until we were all there before they had started / started.

4. He left because he had finished/ finished his homework.

5. He left / had left school by the age of sixteen.

6. He wasn't there where I had looked / looked.

7. I was sure that I saw / had seen her somewhere before.

8. The house has been / had been empty for several months when I bought it.

9. He couldn't play because he had injured / injured his leg.

19. Complete the text with a / an, the or “zero”.

__________ Komodo dragon lives on __________ island of Komodo, which is part of __________ Indonesia. __________ Komodo dragons are very dangerous animals. They grow up to be three metres long. They eat __________ chickens, __________ goats and other small animals, as well as __________ humans. Just the saliva of __________ Komodo dragon can kill __________ man, and there is a well-known case of __________ Frenchman who was bitten by __________ dragon, and died two years later.

Most animals survive because __________ adults do not eat their own babies. __________ Komodo dragon survives because __________ babies can climb __________ trees whereas __________ adults cannot. __________ adults are too big to do it, so __________ babies just sit in the trees until they are ready to look after themselves. The Komodo dragon does not breathe __________ fire but it has ________ worst breath known to __________ mankind, and there is __________ strong temptation to run when you are close to these animals.

20. Choose the best answer. Only one answer is correct.

One of Elvis Presley's best known gestures was to run a comb through his hair, and he _______1________ for it. In the spring of 1957, Life magazine ran a story about a large group of girls who all ____2_____ like Presley's by a hairdresser in Michigan. The hairdresser responsible _______3_________ as saying that she _______4__________ over a thousand “Elvis heads,” and that by the following year over 75,000 girls would be wearing it. This didn't happen. Elvis _____5__________ the U.S. Army on March 24, 1958, at the height of his success. By the end of the following day, he _____6_________ in one of the most photographed events of his career. The photographers ______7________ the barber to cut more slowly, and Elvis ______8_________ , “Hair today, gone tomorrow.” The Presley hair _____9___________ and destroyed, but the cutting of his hair was very symbolic. Although Elvis looked similar when he returned from the army in March 1960, his career was never the same. As John Lennon said when he ____10________ of Elvis's death in 1977, “Elvis died the day he went into the army.”

1. a. loved 2. a. have their hair cut

b. was loved b. cut their hair

c. had loved c. had their hair cut

d. has been loved d. had cut their hair

3. a. was reported 4. a. has cut

b. reported b. was cut

c. had reported c. cut

d. had been reported d. had cut

5. a. had joined 6. a. cut his hair

b. was joined b. has cut his hair

c. had been joined c. had had his hair cut

d. joined d. was cut his hair

7. a. was begged 8. a. says

b. had begged b. said

c. begged c. had said

d. had been begged d. told

9. a. swept up 10. a. informed

b. had been swept up b. had informed

c. was swept up c. had been informed

d. had swept up d. was informed

21. Choose the best answer. Only one answer is correct.

_____1______ very poor woman _____2_____ to a party by a rich friend of hers. At first she thought she _____3_____ accept the invitation because she _____4______ nothing to wear and no jewelery. But then she _____5_____ “Why not? May be it's the only party I'll ever go to.”

So she made _____6____ a dress from some clothes that _____7____ gave her. She also _____8___ a beautiful bracelet from her rich friend. The bracelet was the most beautiful thing she _____9____ ever _____9____. At the party she felt rich and happy. She laughed, she _____10_____ wine, she danced, she talked and she _____11_____ again.

When she got home she looked very _____12_____ . Suddenly she noticed there was no bracelet; it ____13______ .

Next day she ran to the jeweller, described the bracelet to him and asked, “How much may a bracelet like that ____14______ ?” He named a very big sum of money. She borrowed the money from a money-lender and bought a new bracelet identical to the one she ____15_____ and gave it to her rich friend. The friend didn't notice ______16_______ .

The poor woman ______17_____ pay the money back. So she took two jobs and worked eighteen hours _____18______ . She worked like that for twenty years and at forty she ____19______ sixty. Of course, she hadn't seen her rich friend since then.

One day, however, she met the friend _____20______ in the street. The rich lady ____21______ recognized her. And the woman had to remind her of _____22______ party and ____23____ beautiful bracelet she had borrowed from her.

“Oh, that,” laughed the rich friend. “That wasn't a real bracelet. It was just an imitation. Not worth ____24______ at all.”

1. a. The 2. a. was invited 3. a. didn't

b. A b. invited b. can't

c. An c. was inviting c. couldn't

4. a. didn't have 5. a. thinks 6. a. her

b. had b. was thinking b. herself

c. hasn't had c. thought c. yourself

7. a. somebody 8. a. was lending 9. a. has seen

b. anybody b. borrowed b. has been seeing

c. nobody c. was borrowing c. had seen

10. a. has drunk 11. a. has been laughing 12. a. happily

b. drinks b. laughed b. luckily

c. drank c. laughing c. happy

13. a. went 14. a. cost 15. a. lost b. has gone b. costs b. had lost

c. was gone c. was costing c. has lost

16. a. different 17. a. had to 18. a. in day

b. the different b. must b. a day

c. the difference c. was c. on day

19. a. looked 20. a. by chance 21. a. hard

b. looking b. in chance b. harder

c. was looked c. on chance c. hardly

22. a. the 23. a. a 24. a. somethng

b. an b. an b. anything

c. a c. the c. nothing

22. Correct the mistakes. G- grammar, P- punctuation, Sp- spelling

Cole Porter

P Cole Porter was born in indiana, USA, in 1891. When he was GG young, his mother teached him to play __ piano and __ violin. After PPSp leaving high school, he studyed law at harvard university and music G at yale, where he wrote football songs. In 1917, he did go to Europe G and join the French Foreign Legion. After the was he has got G married and lived in Paris and Venice. He worked very hard during G ten years writing songs but he was not successfully. Then he wrote a G song called “Let's Do It”. It was _____ big hit and he becomes one G of the most greatest song writers of all time. Cole Porter died in G 1964 but his songs will live forever.

23. Fill in the correct form of the verbs.

Dear Boris,

I _____1_____ your letter about a month ago but I could not find time to write ever since. I _____2_____ very busy lately revising for my exams. Next Friday I ____3______ my first exam. Right now it is 6 p.m. and I ______4____ at my desk. I ____5______ here since 9 a.m. Thank you for everything you ____6______ for me. I hope to hear from you soon.

Yours,

Helen

1. recieve 2. be 3. take 4. sit 5. sit 6. do

24. The Title Tells It All

Read the sentences. Then put a X next to the title that tells what all the sentences are about.

1. Some animals, like bears, sleep in caves. Turtles might sleep in burrows[1] in the ground. Birds can sleep in trees, and a little deer will lie down in the leaves.

· Burrows Used By Animals

· Places Where Animals Sleep

· A Home in the Trees

2. Fish like to eat bugs[2] - or other fish! Birds like to eat bugs, too. A bear might eat the fish he pulls out of the a lake. Dogs like lots of things. And cats just love to have milk.

· A Bear at the Lake

· Birds and Bugs

· Foods That Animals Like

3. Everyone likes a special kind of animal. Some people like dogs, and some like cats. I know a girl who loves horses, and I know a boy who loves mice. What animals do you like?

· The Girl Who Loves Horses

· The Cat Family

· Animals That People Like

25. What Do They Really Mean?

Put an X next to the right answer.

1. Ted's mother told him to clean his room and then go outside to rake the leaves. Ted said, “A giant couldn't do all the work I have to do.”

What did Ted really mean?

_____ Ted thought he could do the work but a giant couldn't do it.

_____ Ted thought he had too much to do.

2. “Come to the window,” said Suzy. “Look at all the rain.”

”Yes,” said her father. “It is raining cats and dogs today.”

What did Suzy's father really mean?

_____ He thought it was raining very hard.

_____ He thought that animals were falling to the earth.

3. Father looked around the room. “All the things are out of place,” he said. “It will take me seven years to clean this room.”

What did Father really mean?

_____ He thought he was very slow when he worked.

_____ He thought the room needed a lot of cleaning.

26. Read the text.

Alice Makes a Birdhouse

Winter was coming, and Alice wanted to make a home for the birds. She would make a birdhouse.

Alice and her mother got some wood. Next, Alice's mother cut the wood for all of the sides of the birdhouse. Then she made a hole for the birds to get into the house.

Alice and her mother put the sides on the house. Then they put on the top. Alice ran to get food to put in the hole. Then the house was ready!

1 2 3 4 5 6

Number the sentences to show the order of things that Alice or her mother did.

_____ Alice's mother cut wood for all the sides.

_____ Alice wanted to make a birdhouse.

_____ They put the sides together.

_____ Alice's mother made a hole so that the birds could get in.

_____ Alice got food for the birds.

_____ They put the top on the house.

27. Read the text.

A Move to the City

When Nicky and his family moved to the city, Nicky was sad. He loved the country, but his mother and father took jobs in the city. Nicky's father and mother did what they could to make him happy.

Nicky missed his friends more than anything. But on the way to his new school, a boy ran up to him. The boy said his name was Ted.

“I'll show you around the school,” said Ted. He smiled at Nicky, and Nicky smiled back.

Write Yes or No on the line.

1. Nicky was happy to move.

__________

2. Nicky's mother and father didn't care[3] about Nicky's feelings.

__________

3. Ted was nice to Nicky.

__________

4. Nicky was happy that Ted came by.

__________

28. Read the text.

Larry liked to do things that scared[4] people. He thought he was funny.

One day Larry waited in the back of the door. His little sister walked into the room. Then Larry jumped out at her. Larry's sister cried out. Then Larry knew that he had not done anything funny. He had not thought of anyone but himself.

Write Yes or No on the line.

1. Did Larry want to be mean to others? __________

2. Did Larry think that he was funny when he scared people? __________

3. Did Larry's sister think that he was funny? __________

4. Do you think Larry's sister was silly to cry out? __________

5. Do you think Larry was sorry for what he did? __________

29. Read the text and answer the questions.

Ted thought he would like to be in the school band. But Ted also liked to play baseball. He played baseball everyday after school.

The time came for Ted to try out for the band. He didn't do well. He was told that he couldn't be in the band.

Ted got angry. He felt that the head of the band was not fair. When he told his friends, they said he had played too much baseball. So Ted got angry with them, too.

1. What did Ted do every day after school?

2. What did the head of the band tell Ted?

3. Do you think Ted had a right to be angry with the head of the band?

4. Do you think that Ted's friends wanted to be mean to him.

30. Read the text. Choose the best answer to each question.

The Stone Age was a period of history which began in approximately million B.C. and lasted until 3000 B.C. Its name was derived from the stone tools and weapons that modern scientists found. This period was divided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic Ages. During the first period, (2 million to 8000 B.C.) the first hatchet and use of fire for heating and cooking were developed. As a result of the Ice Age, which evolved about 1 million years into the Paleolithic Age, people were forced to seek shelter in caves, and develop new tools.

During the Mesolithic Age (8000 to 6000 B.C.) people made crude pottery and the first fish hooks, took dogs hunting, and developed a bow and arrow, which was used until the fourteenth century A.D.

The Neolithic Age (6000 to 3000 B.C.) saw humankind domesticating sheep, goats, pigs, and cattle, being less nomadic than in previous eras, establishing permanent settlements, and creating governments.

1. Into how many periods was Stone Age divided?

(1) 2

(2) 3

(3) 4

(4) 5

2. Which of the following developed earliest?

(1) the fish hook

(2) the first hatchet

(3) the bow and arrow

(4) pottery

3. Which of the following developed earliest?

(1) farming

(2) clothing

(3) living outdoors

(4) using fire

4. Which period lasted longest?

(1) Paleolithic

(2) Ice Age

(3) Mesolithic

(4) Neolithic

5. Which of the following periods saw humankind developing a more communal form of living?

(1) Paleolithic

(2) Ice Age

(3) Mesolithic

(4) Neolithic

6. The author states that the Stone Age was named so because

(1) it was very durable.

(2) the tools and weapons were made of stone.

(3) there was little vegetation.

(4) the people lived in caves.

31. Read the text and answer the questions.

The Spartans lived in that part of southern Greece called Laconia. Sometimes people called them Spartans and sometimes Laconians. Those people were very brave and their way of life was very simple. One of their rules was that they should always speak very briefly (кратко) using no more words than were necessary. To this day we often call a short answer laconic; that is, such an answer as a Laconian might give.

There was in northern Greece a land called Macedonia, ruled over by a king, Philip by name. Philip wanted to become head of all Greece. He had a great army and conquered state after state. But although his strength was so great, Laconia remained free. When Philip reached Laconia, he sent a letter to the brave Spartans saying, “If I conquer your country, I will level your great city to the ground.” In a few days he saw the answer brought to him. Upon opening the letter he found only one word written in it. That word was “If”.

1. Why did Laconians speak very briefly?

2. What do we call a short answer?

3. Why did Philip attack Laconia?

4. Why did Spartans answer Philip's letter in one word?

5. Do you always speak laconically? When do you speak laconically?

32. Read the text and answer the questions.

Robin Hood fought against those who oppressed people. Robin Hood took money from the oppressors and gave it to the poor people. The Sheriff tried to arrest him but could not do it. At last the Sheriff decided to organise a shooting contest where he could arrest Robin Hood. He knew that Robin Hood could shoot quite well. The appointed prize was a golden arrow. On the day of the contest the Sheriff was looking everywhere for Robin Hood but did not see him.

Suddenly, a man in red appeared in the village. There were several companions with him, too. He won the contest and recieved the prize. When he was leaving the town, an idea came to his mind. He shot an arrow into the Sheriff's open window. There was a paper attached to it with the following words: “Robin Hood thanks the honourable Sheriff for the Golden Arrow.”

1. What did Robin Hood do?

2. Why did the Sheriff want to catch Robin Hood?

3. Why did the Sheriff organise the shooting contest?

4. Why did Robin Hood decide shoot an arrow into the Sheriff's window?

5. Was the Sheriff glad to get an arrow in the window? Why do you think so?

33. Read the text. Choose the best answer to each question.

Children and Work

England could be growing richer using the workforce of schoolchildren who are working too young. Perhaps England has about a million children workers.

A national study that will be organised by specialist Chris Pond, will find out if employers are making young people do difficult work for a child's wages.

Mr. Pond says the aim of the study is not to stop children's work. He thinks many young people enjoy working - and they especially enjoy the pocket money they earn. However, they may also be paid less money. They risk being in danger and they miss school very often.

Six weeks ago the Government started a campaign against children missing classes, with a plan to punish parents who allow their children not to go to school regularly. Politicians were shocked by a new report which showed as many a seven out of 10 children who don't got to school at least once a month.

Through his study, Mr. Pond also hopes to find out what children spend their money on. `I don't expect to find that they are working to help their families- although some might be. Most are likely to be spending money on compact discs and sporting clothes for themselves,' he said.

1. What becomes clear from this part of the text?

In England

A. children who have a job earn a lot of money.

B. many children who are not old enough have jobs.

C. parents often force their children to take on jobs.

2. What will Chris Pond try to find out?

A. What kind of work children ususally do.

B. Whether working children are paid too little.

C. Why so many children have jobs.

3. What does this part of the text make clear?

A. Children should not be allowed to work for money.

B. Young people often know the disadvanges of jobs very well.

C. Working not only has positive but also negative sides for children.

4. What sort of campaign did the Government start six weeks ago?

A campaign against

A. children behaving badly to teachers.

B. children having all kinds of jobs.

C. children staying away from school a lot.

5. What does Mr. Pond want to find out?

A. How much money working children have to give to their parents.

B. On what things children spend the money they have earned.

C. With what kind of work children earn most.

34. Read the text. Choose the best answer to each question.

Fred Savage

An interview with 16-year-old American film and TV actor Fred Savage, who starred in the TV series “The Wonder Years.”

How did you start acting?

When I was six years old I did a Pac Man vitamins commercial. I love doing commercials because it's such a lot of fun. A lot of my friends still do commercials on TV, and it's just great because some day that money will pay their college course.

Why did you want to become an actor?

I've never done this to be popular or to have fans or anything. I'm doing this because I enjoy it. I don't do it for the job or because I need the money.

Do you still go to school?

I have a teacher when I'm filming; he helps me with my schoolwork. I should spend three hours a day on it, but a lot of the time I do only one or two hours. I like science, but I hate English, because it is boring.

You don't have a normal childhood do you?

It's true I don't go to school with my friends or spend a much time with them as I'd like to, but I'm getting knowledge that they may never get.

Didn't you have your first film kiss on “The Wonder Years?”

Yes, I had to kiss this girl and it was also her first film kiss. It was bad enough doing it, but when I finished our parents stood up and clapped their hands- we felt really uncomfortable.

What do you think of your fans?

My fans are great. I really love them. People are able to find me in the strangest places, though. I can be riding my bicycle in the woods somewhere, and someone will find me and ask for my autograph. I guess it's still new to me, so I'm really pleased by it.

1. How does acting in commercials help young people?

A. They can later pay their studies with the wages they earn.

B. They get a lot of friends who work in the the film or TV business.

C. They learn things that will help them to become good actors.

2. Why does Fred want to be an actor?

A. Because he likes the work of an actor.

B. Because he loves it if many people know him.

C. Because he wants to become rich fast.

3. Which of these statements about Fred's schoolwork is true?

A. He does not really work hard enough for it.

B. He is better at language then at science.

C. He likes private lessons better than going to school.

4. What especially does Fred like about his way of life?

A. He has more freedom than most other young people have.

B. He has more money for nice things than his friends.

C. He learns things that most other young people do not learn.

5. What does Fred tell about his first film kiss?

A. He did not feel OK, especially because of his parents' reaction.

B. He felt shy because he did not know the girl very well.

C. He was rather proud of the way he did it.

6. What does Fred say about fans?

A. He is sorry that he cannot speak with all his fans.

B. He thinks that fans cause a bit too much trouble sometimes.

C. He very much likes the interest fans have in him.

Answer Keys

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

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

2. penny, enter, loosely, see, writer, spaceship, disco,

4. can, apartment, subway, grade, fall, truck, candy, french fries, bathtub, druggist, gasoline, line, soccer

5. taught, do, learn, do, admitted, receive, left, find out, receipt, remind