Test on Module 6 (Spotlight 8) Variant 1

I. Use a proper word in the blank.

1. The driest places in the world are called … .

2. Everest is the highest …. in the world.

3. The Arctic …. is the smallest in the world.

4. Our cadet school stands by the Volga … .

5. There is a nice ….. between the Volga and the Akhtuba.

II. Chose a proper word/ word combination in the gap.

Last year we went on …(1)… to Kazan. It’s a big city and the capital of

Tatarstan. We … (2)… a train and got off a day and a half later. During five days of

our tour we saw …(3)… . The greatest of them was Kazan Kremlin. We visited some

museums and tried …(4)… . In the end we … (5)… to keep the memory of our trip.

A local cuisine

B took

C a guided tour

D famous landmarks

E bought souvenirs

III. Put the sentences into reported speech.

1. Tom said to his friends: “I enjoy listening to rap”

2. Granny asked Mike: “Show me your drawing, please!”

3. The teacher said: “Students, do this exercise in writing!”

4. Liza told me: “I will become a stewardess”

5. Mum said: “I have already cooked dinner”

IV.

Read the text and mark the statements T (true), F (false) or NS (not stated)

Red Double-Decker Bus

One of the symbols of London is a red double-decker bus. Buses have a long and

interesting history in the capital. The first buses appeared in London in 1829. They were

pulled by three horses. Motorbuses were first used in 1899.

The Routemaster is a model of double-decker bus that was introduced in London

in 1956. The design was very popular with Londoners and tourists. The passengers

could get on and get off quickly at stops, at traffic lights and slow speeds. The

conductor collected fares when the bus was travelling.

Nowadays you can see modern red double-decker buses in London and other

British towns. They are tall but they are not very fast. Also they are cheaper than the

Tube. Tourists like taking these buses because they can have a nice view of the city

from the upper deck.

1. The text is about the history of buses in London.

2. London had no buses in the 19th century.

3. You can pay the conductor at the bus stop.

4. There are double deckers in other cities of the country.

5. London buses are not popular with tourists.

Test on Module 6 (Spotlight 8) Variant 2

I. Use a proper word in the blank.

1. There is the Atlantic … between Europe and America.

2. We could see a beautiful …. from the top of the hill.

3. The Sahara is the largest …. in the world.

4. The capital of our country stands by the Moskva-….

5. Elbrus is the highest …. in Russia.

II. Chose a proper word/ word combination in the gap.

In the summer our family went to the seaside. We …(1)… the plane and arrived

in Simferopol two hours later. We didn’t …(2)… all day. We went …(3)… to

different parts of Crimea. We saw beautiful palaces which are the most …(4)… of the

region. We visited …(5)… with a lot of fruit and vegetables.

A lie on the beach

B famous landmarks

C local markets

D boarded

E on guided tours

III. Put the sentences into reported speech.

1. My aunt said: “I have already travelled to Crimea”

2. Bill said to his brother: “Help me with cleaning the room, please”

3. The doctor said: “Children, brush your teeth twice a day!”

4. Mike told me: “I hate lying in the scorching sun”

5. Mum said: “I will come earlier today”

IV.

Read the text and mark the statements T (true), F (false) or NS (not stated)

Black cabs

London’s iconic black cabs are a symbol of London. The story of black cabs

goes back to the 17th century. In 1625 the services began with horse-drawn vehicles.

These carriages were private means of transport. But in the 1850s there appeared open

two-wheeled carts on the streets of London – they were called cabriolets.

In fact the first motor cabs appeared on the streets of London in 1903. Today the

black cab has become a cultural icon. It has appeared in countless films, books, and

artworks, symbolizing London itself. Traditionally the car has a partition inside to

separate a driver from passengers.

Drivers of London cabs are always specially trained. They must know all the city

streets and pass the test to get the license. In the future this famous taxi will probably

become electric taxis due to modern technologies.

1. The text is about taxis.

2. The first cabs appeared in London in the 16

th

century.

3. Londoners didn’t like the motor cabs at first.

4. Taxi drivers became a cultural icon.

5. Drivers of the black cab are highly professional people.

Ключи

№ п/п

1 вариант

2 вариант

I

1.

deserts

2.

mountain

3.

ocean

4.

river

5.

valley

1.

ocean

2.

valley / landscape

3.

desert

4.

river

5.

mountain

II

1. C

2. B

3. D

4. A

5. E

1. D

2. A

3. E

4. B

5. C

III

1.

Tom said to his friends that he

enjoyed listening to rap.

2. Granny asked Mike to show her

his drawing.

3.

The teacher told students to do

this exercise in writing.

4. Liza told me that she would

become a stewardess.

5.

Mum said that she had already

cooked dinner.

1.

My aunt said that she had already

travelled to Crimea.

2.

Bill asked his brother to help him with

cleaning the room.

3.

The doctor told children to brush their

teeth twice a day.

4. Mike told me that he hated lying in

the scorching sun.

5. Mum said she would come earlier

that day.

IV

1. T

2. F

3. F

4.NS

5. F

1. T

2. F

3. NS

4. F

5. T