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2023/2024 учебный год

VIII класс

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Part А. Read the text and do the tasks below the text

   Vincent Van Gogh was born in Groot Zundert, in the Netherlands on March 30,1853, to parents Theodorus Van Gogh, a preacher, and Ana Cornelia Carbentus. In 1869 at the age of 16, Van Gogh began a career, not as a painter, but as an art dealer with the firm Goupil&Cie where daily contacts with works of art kindled his appreciation of paintings and drawings. Gradually Vincent lost interest in his work and decided to try his hand teaching at a Catholic School for boys. His growing interest in religion and his desire to help the poor eventually drove him to become a clergyman. In 1878 he became a lay preacher in one of the most impoverished regions in Western Europe: the coalmining district of the Borinage in Belgium. Vincent sympathized with the poverty-stricken miners and gave away most of his food and clothing to ease their burdened lives. His extreme commitment to the miners drew disfavour fr om the church, which dismissed him of his post. Vincent however, decided to remain with the miners and began to paint them and their families, chronicling their harsh conditions.

      Soon after, thanks to his brother’s financial help, Vincent decided to go to Brussels in 1880 to begin studies in art. During the next 10 years Vincent painted around 872 paintings. In 1882 Vincent began living with Clasina Maria Hoornik, also known as Sien, and her children, in the Hague. Their volatile personalities and the strain of living I complete poverty created a stormy relationship. Vincent was devoted to Sien and her children but art always came first. As his drawings and paintings skills advanced, his relationship with Sien deteriorated and they parted ways in September 1883.

      In 1886 Vincent moved in with his brother Theo in Paris wh ere he met Paul Gauguin and various other artists, who had a tremendous impact on his ongoing evolution as an artist. Never truly happy in large cities, Vincent decided to move to Arles, province in the south of France, where he rented a studio and invited Pal Gauguin to live with him. In December 1888 Vincent experienced a psychotic episode in which he cut off a piece of his left ear. After this episode he was in and out of asylums for the next year. It was thought that Van Gogh was actually epileptic and that is why people thought he had fits of insanity throughout his life. He painted one of his best-known paintings, Starry Night, during one of his stays in the asylum. In mid 1890 Vincent left the asylum and spent the last few months of his life in Auvers, France. On July 27, 1890, Vincent Van Gogh shot himself in the chest. Two days later he died with his younger brother Theo by his side. He left behind a wonderful array of paintings that make him one of the most influential painters of our time.

1. Choose the correct answer
2. Van Gogh decided to become a clergyman due to …
3. his love of art.
4. his developing enthusiasm in Christianity.
5. the Goupil&Cie art dealer firm.
6. His teaching at the Catholic School for boys.
7. Vincent’s extreme commitment to the miners resulted in …
8. his sympathizing with the miners.
9. his painting himself.
10. the church discharging him of his duty.
11. the church giving food and clothing to the miners.
12. Vincent and Clasina’s relationship was stormy because of …
13. her children
14. their tame personalities.
15. his devotion to art.
16. the stress of living in poor conditions.
17. Vincent moved to Paris …
18. to live with his brother
19. to live with Paul Gauguin
20. to meet other artists.
21. in order to evolve as an artist
22. Vincent went to Arles because…
23. he did not get along with his brother Theo.
24. he wanted to live in Gauguin’s house in Arles.
25. he wanted to live in a bigger city.
26. he disliked big cities.
27. Vincent first went to asylum because …
28. he cut off part of his ear.
29. he was epileptic.
30. he painted Starry Night.
31. he was insane throughout his life.
32. Van Gogh was believed to be …
33. ridiculous
34. a loner
35. epileptic
36. an inadequate painter.

1. Find synonyms for the following words in the text
2. respect, recognition, dedication ______________________
3. exhausted _____________________________
4. stay ___________________________________

Part B. Lexical-Grammar Test

1. Read the text and choose the right answer  

If it’s so hard to lose weight why do people keep 1. ___? Because they want to 2. ___ better is the usual answer. The problem is that going on a diet is likely to 3. ___ more harm than good, according to health 4. ___. There is a strong tendency to 5. ___ all the weight lost within one year of stopping the diet.

1. Look carefully at each line of the text. Some lines are correct, but some have a word which should not be there. Write С if a line is correct . If a line has a word, which should not to be there write the word in the space provided
2. Animated cartoons are films which they have been made____________
3. with a lots number of drawings giving the impression of ____________
4. movement when shown continually. The technique ____________
5. was used to produce them has changed dramatically since 1889. ______
6. The preparation of a cartoon film would take lots of some time ______
7. and labour, and it was too impossible to make a full-length _________
8. film. A new technique of “limited animation” was introduced _______
9. which cut it down the number of drawings. Today the _____________
10. cartoon industry is been fully developed and annual festivals ________
11. are held in many of countries throughout the world. _____________

1. Fill in the gaps with one suitable word

You’ve always (1) ______ up your children to come (2) _____ you when they’re (3) _____trouble. You feel it’s your job to (4) _____ after them (5) _____ they’re having problems. But now, as your children are grown (6 )_____, they often don’t want to share (7) _____ problems with you. Of course, you want to (8) _____ on well with your children, but (9) _____ means you have to give them (10) _____ freedom.

1. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given
2. In the morning I have a twenty-minute walk to school.

TAKES In the morning __________________________________ to go to school.

2. “How are you feeling after your operation, Ann?” the doctor asked.

SHE The doctor asked ___________________________ after her operation.

3. Karen doesn’t like to play the piano as much as I do.

KEEN Karen ______________________________ playing the piano than I am.

4. When they had left, she cleared away the dishes.

UNTIL She waited ___________________________ she cleared away the dishes.

5. John likes football. Mark likes football too.

AND Both __________________________________________________ football.

6. As soon as he had breakfast, she left the house to go to work.

HAD No ____________________________ than she left the house to go to work.

7. I started working there two years ago.

HAVE I __________________________________________________ two years.

8. These tests have to be corrected.

NEED These _______________________________________________ corrected.

1. Fill in the articles a, the, --

It was too true. Mrs. Spenser was gone and Katy never saw her again. I 1) ___ few days it came out that Mr. Spenser was 2)____very bad man and he had been making 3)____ false money. 4)____ police were searching for him to put him in 5)____ jail, and it was 6)____ reason he had come back in such 7) ____ hurry and carried off his poor sick wife.

1. Read the following sentences and complete them with prepositions
2. If you are not satisfied with the gift, you can exchange it_______ something else.
3. A further delay_____________ our schedule will create a bad impression on our clients.
4. I warned Luke_____________ the bad weather conditions but he insisted on leaving.
5. The relationship_____________ man and animal has changed significantly over the centuries.
6. My parents are going away for the weekend, so I have to take care________ my little sister.
7. I did not expect Richard to be such a bad influence_____________ Craig.
8. She wanted to replace the antique furniture_____ more contemporary pieces.
9. There was a great need_____________ volunteers at the refugee settlement.

1. Each pair of sentences has the same missing word. Complete the sentences
2. a) We ran into terrible traffic on the ______________road.
3. b) She wore a single gold ____________on her left hand.
4. a) They lived in a house at the _______ of the mountain,
5. b) I dropped the ball on my________and broke a toe.
6. a) No one should be allowed to _________ the rules.
7. b) I decided to take a _________ from all devices for a week.
8. a) What we do on social networking sites can make a _________________to how we are feeling.
9. b) When it comes to online news articles and printed newspapers, there’s no _________________in the information they provide.

1. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the words in brackets

     Preparation is essential to performing well in an interview. Firstly, you should think about your 1)_______________________ ( STRONG) and 2) _______________ (WEAK). Read the job 3)______________(DESCRIBE) 4)_____________(CARE) and talk to people doing the same type of job. List the skills and 5)_______________________( QUALIFY) needed and think about what proofs you can give to show that you have these skills. Check the time, the date and the location of the interview. Make sure you are 6)____________ (SUIT) dressed and arrive on time. Try not to look 7)______________ (COMFORT); smile, look at the person interviewing you and focus throughout. Many employers feel confident about candidates who ask 8)__________________________ (THOUGHT) questions about the company and the position; you should take time before the interview to prepare several questions that show you’ve researched the company and are well-informed about the position.