Summative Test Name__________________
The IX-th form
1. Ask 8-10 questions about the passage. 8 p.
It was Christmas Eve. Ebenezer Scrooge was in his office, the office of Scrooge and Marley. His clerk,
poor Bob Cratchit, was working. Suddenly, Scrooge’s nephew came into the office. Scrooge hated
Christmas and he refused his nephew’s invitation for dinner on Christmas Day. His nephew went away.
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2. Use the proper article. 5 p.
a) We were met by _______ handsome young man. _____ man was ______ guide.
b) _______ street was empty. But suddenly she noticed _______ old woman on ________ opposite side
of _______ street.
c) Long ago this park was _______ large private garden.
d) I want you to explain _______ incident we had this morning.
e) What ________ nice cheerful fellow he is!
f) ________ young man of about 30 with _______ pleasant face rose to greet them when they entered
_______ room.
3. Put the adjectives in brackets into the form which suits the meaning of the sentence. 5 p.
a) It is not always (bright)____________________ students who do well in tests.
b) Terylene shirts are harder-wearing, but cotton shirts are much (comfortable) ___________.
c) Which is (deep) _____________ , Lake Garda or Lake Iseo?
d) I like both of them, but I think Michael is (easy) __________to talk to.
e) She has a lot to be thankful for – (sad) ___________ thing of all is that she does not realize it.
4. Open the brackets and use the verbs in the right tense form. 10 p.
I work at Patrick Ltd. I …………………….. (to work) there since 1999. Last Monday our new accountant
asked me to see her if I ……………………….. (to have) time to spare. She was a new person, so I wondered
what she ………………………. (to be) like. Just imagine how surprised I was when I ………………..… (to meet)
with my former classmate! We used to be close friends, then she …………………… (to move) to another
state and ……………….… (not/to keep) me posted. ’I ……………..… (to hear) you work for this enterprise’,
she told me. ‘We …………………..… (not/to see) each other for 10 years maybe. You
………………………………….. (to change) a lot. I’d like to chat with you a little; what ………………. you …………..
(to say)?’
5.Continue the idea:”It is parents’ example that children learn from… ” 10 p.
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Total:38 p Points______Mark________
