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Стартовая работа 9 класс ФГОС

Вариант 1

1. Listen to the text "The First Discovery of America" and choose the right items to complete these statements

1) Erik the Red left Iceland because_______

a) he wanted to travel

b) he didn't like the climate

c) he was trying to avoid some problems

2) Erik and his people made Greenland their new home as_____

a) it provided food for the animals

b)the island was big and lonely

c)it was the first island on their way

3) Leif [li:f] and his men lost their way______

a) on the way to Norway

b) on the way from Norway

c) on the way to Greenland

4) The country Leif and his men arrived in ______

a) abounded in food

b) had neither snow nor ice

c) was a safe place to live

5) The new country got the name of _____

a)Forestland

b)Grapeland

c)Vinland

6) Leif visited the new country again.

a) often

b) never

c) eventually

7) Leif discovered America for Europeans about ________ Columbus.

a) thousand years before

b) five hundred years after

c) five hundred years before

2. Reading

Read the text about Auckland and match its paragraphs (A-D) with the titles (1-6). There is one extra title. Fill in the table after the text.

A.About one million people live in Auckland. It is the biggest city in New Zealand. It is an important business and industrial cen­tre. It is the most dynamic and multicultural city in Zealand.

B.The city's history began when the Maoris people settled there. The first Europeans came there in 1840. Auckland used to be the capital of Zealand. Since 1945 Auckland has grown and now you can see lots of modern offices and trading centres there.

C.Besides, there are a lot of famous sights. You can enjoy Maoris dancers in the Auckland Museum. At the Parnell Village you can visit some of the first European settlers' homes. If you are a great nature-lover, visit the beautiful Auckland Domain for its large palm trees and exotic plants.

D.Auckland is often called "City of Sails" because it is an ideal place for water sports. Wherever you are in the city you can see the sea and the boats of the Auckland Harbour. Auckland is famous for its beaches and nice fishing places. You can go in for swimming or diving or fishing or sailing or windsurfing there.

E.The only bad point for visiting Auckland is the ticket price. If you are from Europe or from America, it is rather high. It will take you twenty-four hours to get from Europe to Auckland,
for example. Of course, there are regular international flights in Auckland.

1. Places of Tourist Interest

2. The History of the City

3. Travelling to Auckland

2. New Zealand's Largest City

3. A Lovely Place for a Water Lover

4. Exotic Animals in the City

3. Read the text and complete it filling the blanks (1-8) with the missing parts of the sentences (a-i). One of the parts is extra.

French Market

Last Sunday we visited Coustellet — a small French village. Trucks and vans of different sizes filled the market space. Each one had a table in front of it and a blackboard (1) ______.

The Coustellet market is small and not yet fashionable. From March till November it is just local people and the farmers (2) ______ what they have taken from the earth a few hours earlier. We really enjoyed (3) _____purchasing

around.

We walked slowly along the stalls and tables. A middle-aged French housewife was doing her everyday shopping.

(4)___, she was not content merely to look at the goods before buying. She went sniffing tomatoes, snapping the green beans between her fingers, tasting cheese and olives. If they didn't come up to her private standards, she glared at the stallholder (5) ____.

At one end of the market we saw a van from the wine co­operative. It was surrounded by men (6)_______.We bought red peppers to roast and big brown eggs and basil and peaches and goat's cheese and lettuce. And, 7)____, we went across the road to buy some fresh bread. The bakery was crowded and noisy. It smelt of warm bread and almonds. (8) ____I thought that the French spend as much of their money on their stomachs as the English do on their cars. I could easily believe it.

1. with the day's prices for vegetables

2. still warm from the bakery

3. watching the locals

4. unlike us

5. who bring in

6. while we were waiting

7. rinsing their teeth in the new red wine

8. as if she had been betrayed

9. when the basket could hold no more

4. Choose the right item to complete the sentences.

1. I think that _________ is dancing beautifully!

a) pair b) couple

2. There are several big parks in London _________ Hide Park.

a) beside b) besides

3. MynewEnglishteacherisreally ______ andsmart.

a) hilarious b) ridiculous c) funny

4. The police found a ___________ body in the park.

a) dead b) died

5. ChristopherColumbus _________ Americain 1492.

a) found b) opened c) discovered

6. I havenevermadeanyscientific _________ .

a) technology b) discoveries c) explorations

5. Complete the sentences with the words:nervous, indifferent, various, different, worn out

1. These shoes are not a pair. They are _____.

2. Don’t be ___________. Everything is going to be OK.

3. You can’t be so ________ to her! She is your sister.

4. I think I will throw this bag away. It is really ______.

5. For ______ reasons I prefer to stay here for long.

1. Make the adjectives of the opposite meanings. Use the prefixes un-, in-, il-,im~, ir-.

1. _visible

2. _pleasant

3. _patient

4. _different

5. _legal

7.Choose the right verb form.

1. If I (have / had) enough time, I would start learning Japa­nese.

2. If only it (hadn't rained / didn't rain) yesterday.

3. If you hadn't been late yesterday, we (will see / would have seen) the beginning of the film.

4. I wish we (have / had) holidays now.

5. If they (had been / were) in Russia last month, they would have met my uncle.

9. Complete the text with the right phrasal verb.

come down, see off, drop out,break down, see through,hand over, drop in on, hand in,come off, drop off

1.Mary had to ___ of the race because of injury. (выбывать)

2.The terrorists agreed to_____the hostage. (пере­дать)

3. __your papers ___at the end of the exam. (сдать)

4.We____ with the flu every winter. (подхватить,слечь)

5.I think I will ___Jill on my way home. (заглянутьккому-л.)

10. Choose the right modal verbs.

PASSENGER: Excuse me! (Should / May) I leave my trunk here?Will that be OK?

CLERK: I am afraid you (can't / shouldn't). You (should / can) keep your luggage with you.

PASSENGER: I (don't have to / can't) carry it round all the time. It is too heavy forme!

CLERK: You (are to / can) get a trolley.

PASSENGER: I (needn't / can't) see any. Where (should / can) I find one of these trolleys?

CLERK: I am sure you will find some outside the main entrance.

PASSENGER: You (should / are to) be more polite and helpful to your clients.

CLERK: Well. If you wait for a moment, I will see if I (can / may) call a porter for you. PASSENGER: Thank you, I really (can't / mustn't) have taken so heavy trunk.

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