I. Read the text and do the task that follow

Промежуточная аттестация

по английскому языку в 9 классе, 2020-2021 учебный год

I. Read the text and do the task that follow

Christmas in England is the biggest celebration of the year. Unlike the New Year`s day which is usually dedicated to big and noisy parties Christmas is a home and family holiday. In Western Europe people usually have special Christmas holidays which last for about ten days. These are used to get ready properly.

Christmas time is the busiest for housewives. Most shops have season sales so they get a wonderful chance to buy lots of useful things and presents much cheaper. You just have to know what you want to buy and where you have to go. There are special services delivering Christmas trees in special pots. These firms take care of the environment and prevent wild trees from being cut down.

Small children believe that on Christmas night Santa Claus travels from chimney to chimney on his deer and brings presents to everyone. That is why to get a present you have to put up a sock next to the fireplace. Of course, in modern houses most flats are equipped with central heating and have no fireplaces, that is why children usually put their gift socks next to their beds. This is quite comfortable because you can see what Santa has brought to you as soon as you wake up.

Choose the best sentence ending (a, b, c, or d) which is true to the text

1. Christmas time is the busiest for housewives because

a) they have to work and do the housework;

b) they have no time to get ready for the celebration;

c) they have to buy presents and things in sales;

d) their families eat more on these days.

2. The difference between Christmas and New Year`s day is that

a) no one gets presents on New Year`s day in England;

b) New Year`s day is a public holiday while Christmas is a family one;

c) you don`t have to buy a Christmas tree for New Year`s day;

d) people don`t have holiday on New Year`s day;

3. According to the legends Santa Claus

a) gets into a house through the chimney;

b) never gives presents to those who have modern flats;

c) brings gift socks with him;

d) wakes children up to ask how they behave.

4. Christmas sales

a) are held every three months;

b) are a way to protect environment;

c) can`t be organized to sell Christmas trees;

d) are a wonderful opportunity to buy things cheaper.

II. Match the words with their definitions:

1. The machine that lets you put documents and such on paper. a) MOUSE

2. The tool you use to type words onto the computer. b) SCANNER

3. The most popular internet search engine. c) SOFTWARE

4. What you use to click things on the screen. d) VIRUS

5. What is another word for computer screen. e) CURSOR

6. Any physical part of a computer. f) PRINTER

7. The object on your screen that lets you point at things. g) EMAIL

8. Internet mail. h) HARDWARE

9. A machine that lets you put paper documents onto your computer. i) KEYBOARD

10. A program that destroys your computer system. j) GOOGLE

11. Any program on the computer. k) MONITOR

III. Выберете правильный ответ.

1. The more you exercise, the _____ you`ll become.

a) fit

b) fitter

c) fittest

2. Can you ______?

a) to swim

b) swim

c) swimming

3. I promise that I ______ you.

a) help

b) going to help

c) will help.

4. I _____ to the cinema when I saw a ghost.

a) went

b) was going

c) had gone

5. If you don`t water flowers they _____ .

a) will die

b) are dying

c) die

6. John ________ English for 5 years.

a) studies

b) has been studying

c) have studied

7. If I were you, I _______ to the party.

a) would go

b) go

c) will go

8. This house _____ in 1995.

a) built

b) was built

c) is built

9. Kate is __________ student in our class.

a) smarter

b) the most smart

c) the smartest

10. I would like ________an ice cream.

a) eating

b) eat

c) to eat

IV. Writing.