Семестрова контрольна робота (9 клас)

   Моніторинг у форматі ДПА з англійської мови     1 етап      9- А клас

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Date________________________________________________________

                                               Variant 1

Task 1. Listening

 

Giant Panda National Park

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Task 1

. Listen to the first part of the recording (0 -1.22). Mark the statements (1-6) True or False.

 

1. China is planning to create a big protected park for giant pandas.
2. Giant Panda National Park will be twice bigger than Yellowstone National Park in America.
3. The protective area will be in the southeastern province of Sichuan.
4. It is planned to complete work by 2023.
5. This National Park will measure 3 million hectares.
6. This park will provide pandas with a safe area to meet with other pandas.

 

 

Task 2

Listen to the second part of the recording (1.23-2.35). For questions (7-12) choose the correct answer (A, B or C).

 

7. Who is involved in plans for the park?

1. a reporter
2. an official
3. a policeman

 

8. How can the new National Park help people living within this territory?

1. It will increase poverty.
2. It will reduce poverty.
3. It will destroy poverty

 

9. When was the idea for the park first suggested?

1. in January 2017
2. in June 2017
3. in July 2018

 

10. What are giant pandas for China?

1. an official national animal
2. an international animal
3. an unofficial national animal

 

11. Where do most giant pandas live?

1. in captivity
2. in the forest
3. in the wild

 

12. How many giant pandas live in captivity?

1. 30
2. 300
3. 3000

 

 

____/ 12 points

 

Task 2. Use of English

Read and complete the gaps in the text with the correct option.

 

Kite-Flying Is for People of All Ages

 

Kite-flying has a long history as 1) _____ activity for adults and children. The 2) ______ of flying a piece of cloth high in the sky 3) __________ more than 2,000 years ago in China. 4)________ then, kites have been used to do scientific experiments, power boats, take pictures from the air and much more.

Kite flying can be done 5) _______ or with friends and family. Kites are popular with people who like to create works of art to fly in the sky; with engineers who try to improve the kite’s design; and with those who like to combine kite-flying with music.

 

Kites differ in shape and size 6) _________ flying conditions can differ greatly as well. Flying kites requires skill, but also a little artistry. Experience makes a difference, as does the weather. Ideally, you want a nice steady wind and a place 7) _______ trees and buildings. Sometimes 8)________ flying conditions happen in winter — on a frozen lake. There is a kiting festival called Colour the Wind Kite which 9) _________ place every February on Clear Lake in Iowa. The festival adds colour to the winter sky and gives people a reason to go outside. They invite expert fliers to come and share their love 10) __________kites with locals and visitors. This year, more than 100 children attended a kite-making class.

 

1.	A.	the	B.	an	C.	a	D.	----
2.	A.	custom	B.	habit	C.	use	D.	skill
3.	A.	beginning	B.	was began	C.	begun	D.	began
4.	A.	since	B.	for	C.	lately	D.	ever
5.	A.	lonely	B.	alone	C.	one	D.	together
6.	A.	because	B.	as result	C.	till	D.	during
7.	A.	near the	B.	away from	C.	under	D.	in the middle
8.	A.	the best	B.	the most best	C.	the goodest	D.	more better
9.	A.	was taken	B.	took	C.	takes	D.	take
10.	A.	from	B.	with	C.	for	D.	in

 

_____/ 10 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Task 3. Reading

 1. Read the text and mark the statements True or False.

 

The History of Chocolate

 

Humans may have been enjoying cacao, the substance used to make chocolate, for much longer than experts had thought. Researchers at the University of British Columbia in Canada have found that humans grew cacao trees and used cacao starting around 5,300 years ago.

A tropical tree known as Theobroma cacao produces large, round pods that contain the bean-like cacao seeds. A soft, light-colored substance covers each seed. Today, the seeds are cooked and turned into many chocolate products. But thousands of years ago, cacao was used to make drinks.

There is no established history of native people in South or Central America using cacao to make chocolate the way people do now, the researchers reported.

By the time Spanish explorers arrived in Central America in the late 1400s, people were using it to make hot and cold chocolate drinks with spices. By the 1580s, Spain began importing cacao and spreading it to other European countries. By the 1800s, technology developed in the Netherlands made it possible to turn cacao into a hard chocolate product.

Michael Laiskonis teaches chocolate-making classes at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York. He said he has observed a growing interest in natural cacao tastes. He said he introduces his students to the history of chocolate. He tells his students, for example, about a recipe from the 1600s that mixed Mayan and Aztec versions of cacao drinks with European influences.

 

1. People’s love for cacao has developed quite recently.

2. Scientists from Canada have found out that people grew cacao herbs many years ago.

3. Cacao seeds look like beans.

4. In the past people used cacao to make drinks.

5. The researchers found out that people in South America made chocolate the way it is produced today.

6. The Spanish explorers taught people in Central America to add spices to chocolate drinks.

7. The Europeans learnt to make hard chocolate in the nineteenth century.

8. People can learn to make chocolate in New York.

9. Today people are more interested in chocolate with its natural flavour.

10. The professor from New York institute teaches his students only modern recipes of chocolate.

_____/ 10 points

 

 

 

 

 

Task 4. Writing / 20 sentences /

 

Imagine you have just returned home from a holiday with your new foreign friend. Write a composition in which you:

- describe your friend

- describe his appearance and his clothes

- describe his traits of character

- describe his hobbies and likes.

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_____/ 12 points

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                             Total: _____/ 44 points