Проверочная работа по английскому языку по теме "Музыка" в 9 классе (учебник В.Кузовлева)

Test №2. Grade 9^th «Music» Variant I.

1. Read the text Madonna

1. Madonna Louise Ciccone was born on August 16, 1958, in Bay City, Michigan. Madonna is one of the most successful artists in the history of popular music. No other female singer in music has been as successful over such a long time. At the age of five, Madonna lost her mother. Her father was extremely strict and always had her doing something productive. She was also the oldest daughter of eight, which gave her many responsibilities.

2. When Madonna was twelve, she entered a local Catholic high school. After Madonna left school, she attended the University of Michigan on a dance scholarship, where the ballet school owner, Chris Flynn, taught her.

3. After studying at the University of Michigan, Madonna decided to move to New York. She arrived in New York with thirty- five dollars, dance shoes and a bag full of tights. She spent two years working hard at the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater.

4. Madonna realized that she needed more than just dancing to have a career in this world. Madonna started her own band, with her as the lead singer. Her first single “Everybody” was number three on the dance charts. Madonna’s first album entitled ‘Madonna’ was released in 1983 and won her millions of fans and invitations to be in movies. Her career had begun.

5. Madonna not only had a career in singing she started her own clothing line called “Wazoo”. Madonna’s music took a new and controversial turn. Her new album “Like a Virgin” established Madonna as a popular artist.

6. In the early 1990s, Madonna’s career reached a new level. She had the hit songs: “Vogue,” “Hanky Panky,” “Justify My Love” “Rescue Me,” and “This Used to be My Playground” Her greatest hits album was entitled «The Immaculate Collection».

7. In March 1998, Madonna released another album”Ray of Light”. Madonna had also changed her look. She went from a bleach blonde girl to wearing black clothes and black hair. In December 2000 she married Guy Ritchie, a British film director.

8. In 2002, Madonna starred in her husband’s film, “Swept Away” which did not do well at all. Today, Madonna continues to lead the pop charts. She leads in the music industry, she writes her own music and books. She is a great author, actress and musician.

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2. Find in the text. Найдите в тексте.

1. имена прилагательные в превосходной степени сравнения

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2. неличные формы глагола

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3. глаголы в пассивном залоге

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4. примеры притяжательного падежа

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5. имена существительные и прилагательные, соответствующие теме «Музыка»

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3. Give English equivalents to Russian words. Приведите английские эквиваленты следующих слов:

1. чрезвычайно строгий 2. линия по производству одежды

3. солист 4. карьера

5. играть главную роль 5. приглашения сниматься в кино

4. Indicate the numbers of passages where you find the information about. Укажите номер абзаца, в котором содержится информация о… .

1. singer’s parents________________

2. her image_____________________

3. her first album_________________

4. her teacher ___________________

5. her study______________________

6. her career in cinema______________

7. her first work____________________

5. Give another title to the text. Озаглавьте текст иначе.____________________________

6/ Choose the best answer

1. She lost her mother at the age of a)7 b) 5 c) 12

2. She left a) Christian school b) ballet school c) Catholic school

3. Her first album was a)Vogue b) Rescue me c) Everybody

4. She married a) Chris Flynn b) Alvin Ailey c) Guy Rich

5. She starred in the film a) Hanky-Panky b) Wazoo c) Swept Away