Итоговая контрольная работа по английскому языку  

Ученика (цы) 7 «А» класса

МБОУ СОШ №43 х. Ильичевка

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Task 1. Read the text and choose the right item in the sentences after it.

The New Zealand Kiwi

This strange bird is New Zealand's national symbol. Everywhere in the world, Kiwi is New Zealand, or a New Zealander. New Zealanders also like to call themselves Kiwis.

The Kiwi (bird) got its name after its shrill call - "kee-wee kee-wee". It can't see well, and although it has wings, it cannot fly. Kiwis live in forests or wet places and feed on insects, worms, snails, and berries. It is unusual in at least two things. First, it is the only bird in the world that has its nostrils¹ at the end of its long beak to find food and sense danger. Second, the female kiwi has the largest  egg, in proportion to its body size. Kiwis are as big as chickens, but their eggs are almost as big as those of ostriches! There are several species of kiwi spread over the North and South Islands of New Zealand.

The kiwi looks very much like kiwifruit - the brown furry fruit with the green flesh. Kiwifruit comes originally from China, and in fact its original name was Chinese gooseberry². Sometime in the 1960s, the kiwifruit farmers in New Zealand decided to market the fruit overseas, but decided to give  them another name. To help identify the fruit with New Zealand, they chose the name kiwifruit. Some people call kiwifruit kiwis, but this is incorrect. New Zealanders especially find this very wrong! A kiwi is a bird or a human New Zealander; but the fruit has different names - kiwifruit or Chinese gooseberry.

While it's not easy to see the real kiwi bird, the kiwi as a symbol is everywhere: on stamps and coins, on all sorts of products, in the toy shops, on flags, everywhere, all over the world.

1. People think that the kiwi bird is strange because  it ... .

a) has a long tail              b) has too long wings            c) can't fly

2. The name of the bird comes from ... .

a) its size              b) its cry             c) New Zealand fruit

3. Kiwis are really unusual because they ... .

a) look like ostriches                                  b) are as big as ostriches

                      c) lay eggs as big as those of ostriches  

4. New Zealanders call themselves ... .

a) kiwifruit                   b) gooseberries              c) kiwis

5. The kiwifruit originates from ... .

a) China                        b) Australia                     c) New Zealand

1 nostrils [ʹnɒstrəlz] - ноздри

2 gooseberry [ʹɡʊzbərɪ] - крыжовник

Task 2. Choose the right item for each sentence.

1. It                        all day. When will it stop?

1. has been raining
2. has rained

2. It is noon. You                       on the computer for two hours already.

1. have been working
2. have worked

3. We                          to Australia. And John                       there all his life.

1. have never been, has lived
2. have never been, has been living

4. Nancy                        in Canada this year.

1. travelled
2. has travelled

5. It's the first time Mary and Paul                    to the sea resort in Spain.

1. have gone
2. went

Task 3. Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1. Have you translated the article (yourself/yourselves)?
2. Unfortunately, Michael is not (between/among) my best friends.
3. There is (few/a little) cheese in the fridge. Let's make cheese sandwiches.
4. Paul decided to take (up/down) swimming and began going to a good swimming pool.
5. Mary, if you can’t do the work (yourself/herself), ask somebody to help you.
6. The road is not (wide enough/enough wide) for two cars.