Тест 9 класс 1 Unit

• Give English equivalents
• Underline the correct form of the verb

• Роман
• Любовный роман
• Справочник
• Ужас
• Художественная литература
• Публиковать
• Живой, пылкий
• Научный
• Напряженное ожидание
• Выдающийся

One day Robert Burns (1) was walking/walked near the sea. Suddenly he (2) heard/had heard a cry for help. He (3) was running/ran towards the water. Just then a sailor (4) was jumping off/jumped off a boat, and (5) had begun/began to swim towards the man who (6) were calling/was calling for help and saved him. The man who (7) saved/was saved was very rich. He (8) thanked/was thanking the brave sailor and gave him a shilling. By this time a lot of people (9) were standing/stood round them. They called the sailor a hero but the rich man (10) gave/had given him only a shilling. Burns (11) stopped/was stopped them and said, “Let him alone”. The gentleman (12) knows/has known better how much his life costs.

The famous author of detective stories, Arthur Conan Doyle, once (13) comes/came to Paris. He took a cab at the railway station to go to the hotel. “What hotel would you like to go to, Mr Conan Doyle?” asked the cabman. The writer (14) is greatly surprised/was greatly surprised. “How (15) do you know/has you known my name?” he asked.

“Well, it is simple. Yesterday I (16) read/had read in the newspaper that you would visit Paris. Then I (17) noticed/was noticed that your suit (18) is made of/was made of English wool,” the cabman said. “Wonderful! You (19) were/are a born detective!” said Conan Doyle. “Thank you, Sir,” the cabman said. “But another fact also (20) had helped/helped me” “What is it?” asked the writer. “You see, your name (21) is written/has been written on your luggage.”

3. Form the word with the help of suffix:

I. 1.to know: a)+ness, b)+ance, c)+tion, d)+ledge.

2.to appear: a)+ness, b)+tion, c)+ance,d)+ledge.

3.to announce: a)+ness, b)+tion, c)+ment, d)+ship.

4.danger: a)+less, b)+ous, c)+able, d)+ful.

5.success: a)+ible, b)+ous, c)+ful, d)+able.

6. to announce: a)+ness, b)+tion, c)+ment, d)+ship.

7.responsible; a)un+, b)ir+, c)dis+, d)in+.

4. Transform the sentences into indirect speech:

1. John: “I am good at Biology. I get only A’s and B’s”
2. Linda: “I am a new pupil. I don’t know anyone in the class.”
3. Ann: “My father is strict but fair.”
4. Robert: “We shall do interesting projects.”
5. Mother: “Sveta, pass me the salt, please.”
6. Olga: “I shall go to the cinema.”
7. The policeman: “Cross the street here, children.”
8. The teacher: “Children, don’t talk at the lesson.”
9. Bob: “I can swim in the river.”
10. Tom: “Helen, how many lessons do you have on Tuesday?”
11. Jane: “Kate, bring the plates, please.”
12. Mother: “Ben, how many spoons are there on the table?”
13. Dan: “Do not open this box!”
14. Harry: “Don’t watch TV.”

5. Match the beginnings with the endings. Three endings are extra.

1. Agatha Christie is a well-known British author,

a. who is famous for writing powerful romantic stories.

2.Stratford-upon-Avon is an English town

b. is the birthplace of such famous writers as Arthur Conan Doyle, Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.

3.Charles Dickens is a remarkable British writer,

c. who gave a realistic picture of the life of English people in Victorian England.

4.Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland,

d. where Robert Burns was born.

5.Jane Austen is one of the most honored novelist in English literature,

e. who is famous for writing detective stories.

6.Philip Pullman is a contemporary British children’s writer,

f. who is best known for the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials

7.Roald Dahl is an outstanding novelist and short story writer,

g. where William Shakespeare was born

h. who is famous as a writer for both children adults. He is known especially for his very popular children’s book such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

i. who is famous for the highly successful Alex Rider series of adventure novels for children, and a new fantasy series – The Gateskeeper.

j. who is regarded as a “father of the modern fantasy literature”.