Spotlight 8 Entry Test. Choose the correct item. 1 Hurry up! Our train ... in half an hour! A) left B) leaves C) will leave. 2 Can you be a little quiet, please? The baby ... A) sleeps B) is sleeping C) will sleep. 3 Susan doesn’t think books about pirate ships are very ... She prefers romantic novels. A) interested B) interest C) interesting. 4 The Nelsons looked very surprised when they ... that their next-door neighbour was a famous writer. A) hear B) were hearing C) heard. 5 Mark ... his tooth yesterday, when he fell off his bike. A) twisted B) sprained C) chipped. 6 That is the girl ... father works in the armed forces with my dad. A) who B) that C) whose. 7 Let’s go on a ... this year. I’d love to see wild animals in their natural habitat. A) safari B) jungle C) ride. 8 If Jim ... to Spain on business next month, he will stay three extra days to visit the sights. A) is going to travel B) will travel C) travels. 9 Hugh Grant is a(n) ... actor. A) young, excellent, English B) excellent, young, English C) English, excellent, young. 10 Martha tells wonderful jokes. She is the ... girl in our class. A) funny B) funnier C) funniest. 11 My brother didn’t become a songwriter ... he finished his music studies at university. A) while B) until C) then. 12 Mary bought new skating gear ...? A) didn’t she B) she didn’t C) she did. 13 Lin ... in her tree house, when her mum called her for lunch. A) played B) used to play C) was playing. 14 I have a doctor’s appointment. Could you please look ... the children while I’m out? A) up B) after C) for. 15 We ... chess all morning. Can we do something else now? A) has played B) have been playing C) will play. 16 Mary lives in Hollywood, but she ... a famous celebrity. A) has never meet B) never has met C) has never met. 17 Tom ... that the house down the street is haunted. A) is believing B) believes C) believe. 18 When you freeze water, it ... into ice. A) is turning B) turns C) is going to turn. 19 I don’t really think there’ll be flying cars someday, but I guess anything is ... A) responsible B) typical C) possible. 20 Christopher goes to the university ... foot every day, as he enjoys the exercise. A) by B) on C) with. 21 Everyone at the wedding danced and sang, to celebrate the happy ... A) occasion B) incident C) accident. 22 If Teddy is sick, he should stay in bed and drink lots of ... A) ice cream B) chocolate C) fluids. 23 Julie always ... her eyes when she gets sleepy in the evening. A) rub B) rubs C) is rubbing. 24 When Sue was young, she ... hide-and-seek with her friends. Now, she prefers playing board games. A) was playing B) used to played C) used to play. 25 Mum exchanged the green slippers Liz gave her, because they didn’t ... her pink dressing gown. A) fit B) match C) suit. 26 I’m thinking of buying a new car. The one I have is falling ... A) down B) out C) apart. 27 Madonna’s new pop song is really ... I’ve been singing the tune all day. A) noisy B) catchy C) creepy. 28 Joe ... to finish his homework before he goes to the cinema with his friends. A) will B) has C) should.

Перевод задания: Входной тест Spotlight 8. Выберите правильный вариант.

1. B) leaves — Hurry up! Our train leaves in half an hour! (Поторопись! Наш поезд отправляется через полчаса.) Будущее по расписанию выражается Present Simple.
2. B) is sleeping — The baby is sleeping. (Ребёнок спит.) Действие происходит сейчас.
3. C) interesting — Books are interesting. (Книги интересные.)
4. C) heard — They heard that... (Они услышали, что...) Указано прошедшее время.
5. C) chipped — Mark chipped his tooth. (Марк отколол кусочек зуба.)
6. C) whose — the girl whose father... (девочка, чей отец...)
7. A) safari — go on a safari. (отправиться на сафари.)
8. C) travels — If Jim travels..., he will stay... (Если Джим поедет..., он останется...) В условном предложении первого типа после if используется Present Simple.
9. B) excellent, young, English — an excellent, young, English actor. (превосходный молодой английский актёр.) Порядок прилагательных: оценка, возраст, происхождение.
10. C) funniest — the funniest girl. (самая смешная девочка.) После the нужен превосходный разряд.
11. B) until — didn’t become... until... (не стал... до тех пор, пока не...)
12. A) didn’t she — Mary bought new skating gear, didn’t she? (Мэри купила новую экипировку для катания, не так ли?)
13. C) was playing — Lin was playing... when... (Лин играла..., когда...) Длительное действие было прервано другим.
14. B) after — look after the children. (присмотреть за детьми.)
15. B) have been playing — We have been playing chess all morning. (Мы играем в шахматы всё утро.) Действие началось раньше и продолжается сейчас.
16. C) has never met — she has never met a famous celebrity. (она никогда не встречала знаменитость.)
17. B) believes — Tom believes that... (Том считает, что...) Глагол believe обычно не употребляется в форме Continuous.
18. B) turns — it turns into ice. (вода превращается в лёд.) Это общеизвестный факт, поэтому используется Present Simple.
19. C) possible — anything is possible. (возможно всё.)
20. B) on — on foot. (пешком.)
21. A) occasion — the happy occasion. (счастливое событие.)
22. C) fluids — drink lots of fluids. (пить много жидкости.)
23. B) rubs — Julie always rubs her eyes. (Джули всегда трёт глаза.) Подлежащее в третьем лице единственного числа требует окончания -s.
24. C) used to play — she used to play hide-and-seek. (раньше она играла в прятки.) После used to используется начальная форма глагола.
25. B) match — the slippers didn’t match her dressing gown. (тапочки не подходили к её халату по цвету или стилю.)
26. C) apart — the car is falling apart. (машина разваливается.)
27. B) catchy — a catchy song. (запоминающаяся песня.)
28. C) should — Joe should finish his homework. (Джо следует закончить домашнюю работу.)

Ответ: 1 — B, 2 — B, 3 — C, 4 — C, 5 — C, 6 — C, 7 — A, 8 — C, 9 — B, 10 — C, 11 — B, 12 — A, 13 — C, 14 — B, 15 — B, 16 — C, 17 — B, 18 — B, 19 — C, 20 — B, 21 — A, 22 — C, 23 — B, 24 — C, 25 — B, 26 — C, 27 — B, 28 — C.