Контрольная работа №1 Forward, 8 класс 1. Read the text and decide if the following statements are true, false or not stated (5points).
Thomas Edison was born in 1847 in Ohio in the United States. He started school at the age of eight
but he hated it because on his first day the teacher called him stupid. After that he stayed at home a lot
of time and had lessons from his mother. He also read a lot of science books at home. He went back to
school but he never liked it very much. He left school forever at the age of twelve and got a job. He
began inventing things at the age of nineteen. In 1877 he invented the photograph, a sort of very early
CD player! Two years later, he made the world's first electric light bulb and New York became the
first city to have electric lights.
1) Thomas Edison didn't go to school because he was ill.
a) TRUE b) FALSE C) NOT STATED
2) His mother gave him lessons at home.
a) TRUE b) FALSE C) NOT STATED
3) Besides science Edison was very interested in literature.
a) TRUE b) FALSE C) NOT STATED
4) He was the inventor of many things which people use now.
a) TRUE b) FALSE C) NOT STATED
5) He invented the photograph, when he was 30 years old
a) TRUE b) FALSE C) NOT STATED

1) Thomas Edison didn't go to school because he was ill.
Ответ: C) NOT STATED (не указано).

В тексте не указано, что Томас Эдисон не ходил в школу из-за болезни. Текст только указывает на то, что он ненавидел школу из-за прозвища, данного ему учителем в первый день.

2) His mother gave him lessons at home.
Ответ: a) TRUE (правда).

В тексте указано, что после неприятного опыта в школе, Томас оставался дома и получал уроки от своей матери.

3) Besides science Edison was very interested in literature.
Ответ: b) FALSE (ложь).

В тексте нет указания, что Томас Эдисон интересовался литературой, только указано, что он много читал научных книг.

4) He was the inventor of many things which people use now.
Ответ: a) TRUE (правда).

В тексте говорится о том, что Томас Эдисон был изобретателем многих вещей, которые люди сейчас используют. Например, фотография и электрическая лампочка.

5) He invented the photograph when he was 30 years old.
Ответ: b) FALSE (ложь).

В тексте указано, что он изобрел фотографию в 1877 году, когда ему было 30 лет, что означает, что он был моложе тридцати лет, когда изобрел фотографию.