Максим Зиканов
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2 недели назад
Отработка контрольной работы No 2 7 класс I. Make the right choice to complete the sentences: 1. A ... is a story of a person’s life written by another person. (novel, biography, myth) 2. I like to read ... stories, they are always about robots and future. (adventure, science fiction, suspense) 3. Hercule Poirot used ... in his investigations. (psychology, appearance, obsession) 4. Sherlock Holmes was extremely ... . (mysterious, intelligent, extraordinary) 5. My parents ... me to become a teacher. (created, solved, inspired) 6. Last summer I ... around the Crimea. (used to travel, travel, travelled) 7. Who ... a novel “Twenty thousand leagues under the water”? (writes, wrote, did write) 8. Oleg ... his favourite toy yesterday. (breaked, broken, broke) 9. We ... our last holidays in the sanatorium. (spent, spended, spend) 10. When ... your car last time? (you drove, you did drive, did you drive) 11. The children ... surprised when they saw a ghost. (didn’t be, was not, were not) 12. We found a secret message, ... we decided to act. (after, when, then) 13. Mother ran to save her child ... she heard his cry. (as soon as, until, then) 14. He will continue his experiment ... he gets a good result. (as soon as, until, when) 15. Olga was very happy ... she got an excellent mark. (after, until, then) 16. Suddenly, there was a ... gust of wind. (scared, powerful, confused) 17. In these tales heroes overcome great ... . (obstacles, champions, traditions) 18. The Leprechaun has a hidden ... . (warrior, treasure, saint) 19. When the story finished happily, we were all very ... . (relieved, confused, asleep) 20. Who ... the first American President? (did be, were, was) II. Read the text and answer the questions: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE William Shakespeare was one of the greatest and famous writers. He was born in 1564 in Stratford-on- Avon. It was a small English town. His father wanted his son to be an educated person, and William was sent to the local grammar school. When the boy studied at school he had no free time. When he had a rest William liked to go to the forest and to the river Avon. At that time actors and actresses visited Stratford- on-Avon. William liked to watch them. He was fond of their profession and he decided to become an actor. He went to London. There he became an actor. He began to write plays too. Shakespeare was both an actor and a play-writer. In his works Shakespeare described important and dramatic events of life. His plays were staged in many theatres, translated into many languages and they made Shakespeare a very popular man. The most famous plays of the writer are "Othello", "King Lear", "Hamlet", "Romeo and Juliet". He produced thirty-seven plays. He was connected with the best theatres of England during twenty-five years. William Shakespeare wrote a lot of poetry. His poems have been published in many languages. They are well-known among people. William Shakespeare died in 1616. But his plays are popular now, and millions of people admire them. 1. When and where was Shakespeare born? 2. Who inspired him to become an actor? 3. What was Shakespeare in London? 4. What did Shakespeare describe in his works? 5. How many plays did he create? 6. Is Shakespeare’s literature works popular nowadays?
I. Make the right choice to complete the sentences:
1. A ... is a story of a person’s life written by another
person. (novel, biography, myth)
2. I like to read ... stories, they are always about robots
and future. (adventure, science fiction, suspense)
3. Hercule Poirot used ... in his investigations.
(psychology, appearance, obsession)
4. Sherlock Holmes was extremely ... .
(mysterious, intelligent, extraordinary)
5. My parents ... me to become a teacher.
(created, solved, inspired)
6. Last summer I ... around the Crimea.
(used to travel, travel, travelled)
7. Who ... a novel “Twenty thousand leagues under the
water”? (writes, wrote, did write)
8. Oleg ... his favourite toy yesterday.
(breaked, broken, broke)
9. We ... our last holidays in the sanatorium.
(spent, spended, spend)
10. When ... your car last time?
(you drove, you did drive, did you drive)
11. The children ... surprised when they saw a ghost.
(didn’t be, was not, were not)
12. We found a secret message, ... we decided to act.
(after, when, then)
13. Mother ran to save her child ... she heard his cry.
(as soon as, until, then)
14. He will continue his experiment ... he gets a good
result. (as soon as, until, when)
15. Olga was very happy ... she got an excellent mark.
(after, until, then)
16. Suddenly, there was a ... gust of wind.
(scared, powerful, confused)
17. In these tales heroes overcome great ... .
(obstacles, champions, traditions)
18. The Leprechaun has a hidden ... .
(warrior, treasure, saint)
19. When the story finished happily, we were all very ...
. (relieved, confused, asleep)
20. Who ... the first American President?
(did be, were, was)
II. Read the text and answer the questions:
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
William Shakespeare was one of the greatest and
famous writers. He was born in 1564 in Stratford-on-
Avon. It was a small English town. His father wanted
his son to be an educated person, and William was
sent to the local grammar school. When the boy
studied at school he had no free time. When he had a
rest William liked to go to the forest and to the river
Avon.
At that time actors and actresses visited Stratford-
on-Avon. William liked to watch them. He was fond
of their profession and he decided to become an actor.
He went to London. There he became an actor. He
began to write plays too. Shakespeare was both an
actor and a play-writer.
In his works Shakespeare described important and
dramatic events of life. His plays were staged in many
theatres, translated into many languages and they
made Shakespeare a very popular man.
The most famous plays of the writer are "Othello",
"King Lear", "Hamlet", "Romeo and Juliet".
He produced thirty-seven plays. He was connected
with the best theatres of England during twenty-five
years.
William Shakespeare wrote a lot of poetry. His
poems have been published in many languages. They
are well-known among people.
William Shakespeare died in 1616. But his plays
are popular now, and millions of people admire them.
1. When and where was Shakespeare born?
2. Who inspired him to become an actor?
3. What was Shakespeare in London?
4. What did Shakespeare describe in his works?
5. How many plays did he create?
6. Is Shakespeare’s literature works popular
nowadays?