Школьная олимпиада
английский язык- 5 класс
Комплект заданий.
Чтение
A computer game: The Lost Statue
In this game you are in a small country called Neverland. It is a deserted place. The weather there is terrible. It rains a lot and there are strong winds. The only people there are two young brothers. They live alone in their small house on the beach. In the game, you are one of the boys – Josh or Frank. Josh loves the beach very much and he is good at windsurfing. Frank is interested in doing quizzes and playing guessing games.
One day, they meet a strange man. He collects old things. He needs to find a small statue from the Stone Age and he asks the boys for help.
You decide to help the man. First, you talk to the man and learn about the lost statue. Then, with your brother, organise a trip around Neverland to look for it. On the way you play games, answer questions, do quizzes, visit different places and talk to different people. Collect objects and souvenirs – they are very useful and help you find the lost statue and win the game.
The Lost Statue is a great game! Discover the secrets of Neverland and learn about the old times. Play it now and have fun!
1. Прочитайте текст. Выберите правильный вариант.
1 Neverland is
a a big island. b a deserted country. c an old city.
2 The weather in Neverland is
a warm and sunny. b cold and cloudy. c rainy and windy.
3 Frank and Josh live in
a a castle. b a house on the beach. c a motel.
4 In the game you are
a a boy. b the strange man. c the lost statue.
5 The strange man
a collects old objects. b organises trips around Neverland. c teaches history.
2. Прочитайте текст снова. Расставьте утверждения T (True) и F (False) в соответствии с содержанием.
1 _____ The two brothers live in a big house in the forest.
2 _____ Josh is good at quizzes.
3 _____ Frank’s hobby is playing guessing games.
4 _____ The man wants to find an ancient stone.
5 _____ Collecting different objects in the game helps the player to finish it.
Лексико-грамматический тест
1. Выбери правильный вариант.
1 Her ice skates are __________ than mine.
A much expensive B more expensive C many expensive D a lot expensive
2 The weather’s beautiful today. __________ sunny and warm.
A There is B It has C It’s D Its
3 What’s the time? – It’s half __________ ten.
A Before B to C after D past
4 You can have either coffee __________ tea.
A or B neither C nor D both
5 Did she come here __________ car?
A with your B on her C by her D by
6 She can’t __________ without her glasses.
A hear B see C watch D look
7 Schools are much __________ than they were in the past.
A noise B noisy C noisier D noisiest
8 __________ those your new trainers?
A Is B Am C Be D Are
9 (telephone) Hello. __________ I speak to Stephen Fry, please?
A Can B Have C Must D Am
10 Is Lagos usually warm __________ summer?
A at B to C on D in
11 She bought some fruit __________ her lunch.
A from B for C to D in
12 Michael has lost __________ MP3 player.
A he B its C his D their
13 Keith __________ his sister. She’s taking her driving test.
A have just phone B has just phoned C did just phoned D is just phone
14 __________ never seen a tsunami.
A I’ve B I’m C I haven’t D I was
15 Mrs Thomas isn’t going __________ the Conservative party.
A join B to join C joining D joined
16 __________ you going to be at the club this evening?
A Was B Did C Have D Are
17 __________ you ever visited an African country?
A Was B Did C Have D Are
18 Don’t buy that book. It’s not very good. You __________ enjoy it.
A will B can C won’t D must
19 New York is __________ biggest city in North America.
A a B an C the D than
20 My Mum says my sister’s room is __________ than mine.
A tidy B tidier C tidiest D tidily
2. Прочитай, выбери и дополни.
in in on at at at always usually never before
Dear Agatha,
It’s Sunday and I’m very happy. I can play all day!
I get up late (1) … Sunday’s mornings.
I have breakfast and than I (2) … play with Tom in the garden.
I have lunch with my parents (3) … one o’clock.
(4) … the afternoon I do my homework for Monday.
I usually go out with Sam and Stan (5) … the evening,
But today I’m going to the cinema with my sister.
The film starts (6) … 8.30. My sister wants to see an adventure film but I don’t.
I (7) … watch adventure films, but that’s not a problem!
We can watch a comedy! I love comedies!
I want to read a book (8) … I go to bed.
I think, I will sleep (9) … midnight.
I love Sundays. I (10) … have a great time!
Buy for now, Kate.
_____________________________________________________________________________
OLYMPIAD CONTEST IN ENGLISH
FORM 6
Reading.
Write the missing words in the correct place on the postcard:
Back / card / city / last / million / staying / together / way
Dear Dave,
Well, this is my first time in New Zealand, but I sure hope it won’t be the (1).
Laura and I are (2) at Waitemata Harbour, which is relatively busy – though Auckland only has just over one (3) people. But the beach is one way and the farms are the other (4) and both are glorious and there’s nobody there! And as the picture on this (5) shows, for someone who likes sailing, like you do, this (6) is a paradise. They call it the city of sails.
Maybe one day you and I will visit Auckland (7) and you can take me sailing. I’d like that…
Speak to you when I get (8).
Love, Helen.
True or false?
9. Helen has been to New Zealand before.
10. Helen is visiting New Zealand alone.
11. Helen has visited the beach and the farms.
There are more people where Helen is staying than on the beach or at the farms.
Helen tells Dave she has been sailing.
Dave likes sailing.
Helen wants to go back to Auckland one day with Dave.
Grammar.
Choose the correct answer:
She is … university teacher.
A) a B) an C) one
2. I like … small animals.
A) the B) – (nothing) C) a
3. Is this coat…?
A) yours B) your C) the yours
4. Is Diana…?
A) a your friend B) the your friend C) your friend
5. Who are … people over there?
A) that B) the C) a
6. …. is your telephone number?
A) Which B) What C) How
7. Could I have … drink?
A) other B) – (nothing) C) another
8. This is …winter for 20 years.
A) the more bad B) worse C) the worst
9. She is taller…me.
A) than B) as C) that
10. Her eyes …a very light blue.
A) are B) have C) has
11. … help me?
A) Can you to B) Do you can C) Can you
12. You …worry about it.
A) not must B) don’t must C) must not
13. It …again. It … all the time here in the winter
A) rains, rains B) is raining, is raining C) is raining , rains
14. I...she … you.
A) think, likes B) am thinking, likes C) think, is liking
15. Who … the window?
A) opened B) did open C) did opened
16. Why … ?
A) those men are laughing B) are laughing those men C) are those men laughing
17. What …?
A) does she want B) does she wants C) she want
18. I didn’t …he was at home.
A) thinking B) thought C) think
19. …a hole in my sock.
A) There is B) Is C) There are
20. We are going …the opera tomorrow night.
A) at B) with C) to
Unjumble the letters, write the words:
1. lewoly 2. rifghetden 3. moanw 4. uccussefsl 5. dingmok
Match:
raise a) a visit
go b) the smoke
wear c) dark
organize d) money
feel e) swimming
grow f) jeans
need g) a birthday party
smell h) terrified
become i) grapes
arrange j) bamboo
True or false?
London Zoo is in Regent’s Park.
There are three parts in the UK.
The capital of Scotland is Cardiff.
Madame Tussaud’s is in Baker Street in London.
UNICEF is United Nations Children’s Fund.
Put the words in the correct order to make a proverb.
Home / is / place / no / like / there
I (школьный ) этап Всероссийской олимпиады по английскому языку
7 класс
Комплект заданий
Чтение
1. Прочитайте текст о чае и сопоставьте предложения (A-F) с абзацами (1-5). Одно предложение лишнее.
1 ___
The origins of drinking tea can be traced back to the times of the mythical Chinese emperor Shen Nung, who lived about 2737 BC. According to a Chinese legend tea was discovered when the emperor’s servant put a boiling pot of water under a tea bush and some tea leaves fell into it.
2 ___
The oldest of all teas is green tea - a very healthy variety of tea. But unlike black tea, it does not undergo the process of full fermentation and in the final stage its leaves usually keep their different shapes and forms.
3 ___
Research done in Japan has shown that people who drink green tea everyday do not fall ill with dangerous diseases so often.
4 ___
Apart from the more common types of black and green tea, today it is possible to buy teas with very unique scents. For example, Earl Grey is made of black tea with bergamot oil, which gives it a delicate taste.
5 ___
Today tea is served everyday and on many social occasions. No matter which tea you like – black or green, tea is now the most popular drink.
A The green one keeps you in good health.
B Water gives tea its specific taste.
C It started almost 5,000 years ago.
D It’s more famous than water!
E Where is the difference?
F The aroma is right there!
2. Прочитайте текст снова. Расставьте утверждения T (True) и F (False) в соответствии с содержанием.
1 _____ Chinese emperor Shen Nung discovered tea.
2 _____ Black tea is healthier than green tea.
3 _____ Green tea keeps you in a good health.
4 _____ Earl Grey is a variety of black tea.
5 _____ Water is more popular than any variety of tea.
Лексико-грамматический тест
1. Поставь подходящий по смыслу глагол в нужной форме.
be come eat give have meet play speak visit write
Basketball star in our town
By Leslie Banks
Russel White? The famous basketball player was in our town! Our editor? Stanley Davis, (1) … him at the supermarket, last Saturday.
Russel (2) … very kind and he (3) … to our editor about his visit. Russel (4) … to our town last week. Did you know that his grandparents live in our town! This was a great surprise! Russel has many fans in our town. He (5) … with the local basketball team three days ago and he also (6) … schools and sports camps in the area.
Russel (7) … no photographs with him so he (8) … his name on a box of cat food and (9) … it to Stanley!
Sadly, Stanley’s cat (10) … the box!
Russel left for New York this morning but he will be back in our town next month.
2. Выбери правильный вариант.
1. I’m going to America … Christmas.
a) at b) on c) in
2. - … did you phone her?
-This morning.
a) Who b)When c)Why
3. The room is empty. There is … there.
a) no one b) anyone c) someone
4. I have been ill … two weeks.
a) for b) since c) yet
5. I … to the shops yesterday.
a) am going b) went c) go
6. John … his homework yet.
a) have not finished b) is finishing c) hasn’t finished
7. They are Julie’s shoos. They’re ….
a) hers b) her c) she
8. I woke up ten minutes….
a) for b) ago c) before
9. There is … bread left.
a) few b) a little c) a few
10. I want to buy … sweets.
a) a b) some c) an
Страноведение
Выбери правильный вариант
1. The symbol of Britain is ….
a) a lion b) a rose c) a dragon
2. The capital of Scotland is ….
a) Liverpool b) Edinburgh c) Manchester
3. The biggest in Britain is ….
a) Glasgow b) Liverpool c) London
4. The highest mountain in Britain is ….
a) Ben Nevis b) Scafell c) Snowdon
5. Christina Ricci is ….
a) a model b) an actress c) a tennis player
I (школьный этап) олимпиады
Комплект заданий по английскому языку для 8 класса
I. Reading
1) Look at the statements below about entertainment for children in London.
Read the text to decide if each statement is true or false. Put “T” or “F” on your
answers.
The Barbican Center programme changes from day to day.
Children can be left at the Barbican Centre for the day.
At the South bank Centre there is dance from different parts of the world.
The children’s Zoo sells soft toy animals.
The Museum of the Moving Image is most suitable for older children.
It coasts £ 3.95 to join the Jumping Jelly Bean Club.
Visiting London with children? Here’s a guide to some attractions for younger tourists.
The Barbican Centre has its annual children’s festival. Summer in the City, on 1-5 August. Each day’s timetable is handed out as you enter. It may include magic shows, face painting, hat making and music. One ticket (£ 4.50 for children, £1 for adults, and no children or adults allowed on their own) buys a full day’s activity so you can have a go at everything.
At the South Bank Centre young dancers can join in Sleeping Beauty workshops with the English National Ballet on 3 August. On 4 August Peter Badejo encourages all comers to join in African dance and there’s outdoor dance, theatre and music for all the family on the terraces around the Centre at weekends. For example, on 21August the Teatro Buendia from Cuba will present a show for children of all ages called An Elephant Takes Too Much Room.
At London Zoo there is a special exhibition about animals which have disappeared as well as animals in danger of disappearing. There are lifesize moving models of dinosaurs, but you can also see living examples of endangered species such as tigers and bird-eating spiders. While you may not want to get too near these, there are plenty of friendly animals in the new Children Zoo which will be happy to let you get close to them.
The Museum of the Moving Image is about the cinema. Its guides are actors dressed as cowboys and films stars. You can learn about film-making in special classes and there is a special exhibition at eye-level for very young children under one metre tall.
If adults are ready for a rest why not book Sunday lunch at the Russel Hotel? The Jumping Jelly Bean Club offers an exercise class (with qualified instructors) for children while you have a drink. Sit down to lunch together (£14.25 for adults, £3.95 for the children’s menu), then while you have your coffee, the Jumping Jelly Beaners watch children’s films. The Club is held every Sunday lunchtime and it’s free to children with families eating in the hotel.
Read the text and choose the correct phrase for each gap. Be careful! There is one
extra phrase.
School news
This week we (a) a lot of things at school. Students in Class1 (b) over 3000 aluminum cans. We (c) these to the town recycling center. Students in Class 2E (d) the playground. They (e) a lot of things – so if you (f) something, ask Class 2E!
Students in Class 3D (g) large rubbish bins in the playground. Please put your rubbish there, in future!
Class 3G (h) “Save it” posters for each classroom. Class 5 (i) a lot of old books, clothes and toys. They are going to have a sale on 17th March. Please come! We (j) another meeting on 20th March. Please come with more ideas.
1 have brought 2 have collected 3 have taken
4 have designed 5 have found 6 have lost
7 have put 8 have cleaned 9 have done
10 have planned 11. have planted
Use of English
1) Choose the correct answer.
Computers ___ more and more efficient.
A are becoming B become C is becoming
The police ___ questioning the suspect at the moment.
A was B is C are
I ___ Italian for three years now.
A have been learning B am learning C have been learning
Jason ___ Amanda since he was five years old.
A has known B knows C have known
I’m ill, ___?
A am I B aren’t I C am not I
‘What are your plans for the summer?’
‘I ___ with my cousins in the country.’
A will be staying B will stay C am going to stay
Mother didn’t let the children ___ TV.
A watch B to watch C watching
‘I’ll call you as soon as he ___.
A will come B came C comes
‘How do I get to the ice-rink from here?’
‘Get ___ a number 7 bus. It will take you there.’
A on B from C in
You ___ walk on the grass in the park.
A needn’t B must C mustn’t
Children ___ by special instructors how to swim.
A have taught B teach C are taught
‘Can I go to the park?’
‘You can’t go ___ you have done your homework.’
A while B until C after
‘I depend ___ public transport to get to work.’
‘You ought to save up and buy a car.’
A on B to C in
14. John is recovering from his injuries. I went to ___ hospital to visit him yesterday/
A a B - C the
15. ‘Did you enjoy your stay in the hotel?’
‘Yes. They were ___ friendly people that we felt very welcome.’
A such a B so C such
16. ___ beef is a kind of ___ meat.
A The, - B - , - C A, the
17. ‘What are you doing tonight?’
‘I don’t know. I can’t make ___ my mind!”
A up B out C in
18. She ___ him that she would be late.
A tells B said C told
19. They ___ to hit us if we didn’t give them the money.
A offered B threatened C suggested
20. He asked her ___ she had any experience in banking.
A why B that C if
Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the words in bold.
She’s never baked a cake before.
first It’s ________________________ baked a cake.
2. Saving some money for the future is useful.
to It is ________________________ some money for the future.
3. The teacher made them do the exercise again.
made They _______________________the exercise again by the teacher.
I advise you to go to bed early tonight.
should You ________________________ early tonight.
Can you shout any louder than that.
loudest Is that ______________________ you can shout?
Test your idioms. Choose the correct answer.
If you get butterflies in your stomach before an exam, how do you feel?
hungry
nervous
shy
If you’re over the moon, how do you feel?
sleepy
happy
upset
‘Tom is as cool as a cucumber.’ What does it mean?
he is very calm
he is fashionably dressed
he is stupid
‘John is a down-to-earth person.’ What is he like?’
he is very short
he is rude
he is practical
If you’ve got a sweet tooth, what kind of things do you like to eat?
cakes and chocolates
fish and chips
cucumbers and tomatoes
If your computer is out of date, what does it mean?
it is old
it is broken
there is something wrong with its clock
When someone hits the roof, how does this person feel?
happy
angry
a bit annoyed
If your heart is in the mouth, how do you feel?
afraid
in love
ill
I’ve got green fingers. What am I good at?
cooking
painting
gardening
When you learn something out of the blue, is it a surprise?
yes
no
I (школьный) этап олимпиады по английскому языку -2009/10 уч. год.
Комплект заданий для 9 класса.
I. Установите соответствие тем А - G текстам 1 - 6. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую букву только один раз. В задании одна тема лишняя.
А. EXPENSIVE NEWSPAPERS
В. SЕRIOUS PROBLEM
С. DIFFERENТ TOPICS
D. WAYS OF READING
Е. INSTANТ INFОRМAТION
EASIER READING
FAМOUS AUТHOR
1 There are two main types of newspaper: ‘broadsheets’ and ‘tabloids’. Broadsheets are often larger than tabloids, and are ‘serious’ newspapers. They present the news in detail, and do not have many stories about the private lives of famous people. Tabloids, оn the other hand, are much more interested in news and scandals involving stars than they are in serious news. They often have very big headlines, particularly оn the front page, and have lots more photographs.
2 There is an organisation in the UK called the Plain English Campaign. Their aim is to try to get official documents, such as government leaflets, written in а style of English that is easy tо understand. They say that а lot of written English, particularly when it’s talking about legal issues, is confusing, even to British people. They have had а lot of success, and manу government departments now make sure that the documents they produce are checked to make sure they’re understandable.
3 The Tolstoy family have contributed much tо Russian society and culture for many hundreds of years. Оnе of the most famous Tolstoys, Count Lev Nikolaevich, better known to the world as Leo Tolstoy, was born in 1828. Не was а writer, politician and philosopher, and is now considered to bе оnе of the greatest novelists of the 19th century. Маnу of his books, including War and Реасе and Аппа Karenina, are still extremely popular today. LeoTolstoy died in 1910.
4 lf you’re reading а newspaper and you want tо find out what’s оn ТV at 8 o’clock tonight, you don’t read every word оn the ТV page. you ignore all the programmes оn earlier in the day, and just look at the information about programmes оn at 8 pm . With а news report, however, you mау read the whole thing through quickly tо get а general idea of what it’s about. If it looks interesting, you might decide to read it in more detail.
5 When we want to find а company’s telephone number, we look in а telephone directory. The Internet, however, doesn’t have а directory of websites, so how can we find the website of а business we’re interested in? The answer is to use а ‘search engine’. Оnе of the most popular search engines at the moment is Google. Let’s say you want to find а company cal1ed Haymarket. You do а quick search оn Google, and all the websites which have the word Haymarket in them appear in а list.
6 Many people suffer from some form of dyslexia. This means that their reading or writing ability is not as good as you would expect from their level of intelligence. There are actually many different types of dyslexia. If you have ‘scotopic sensitivity syndrome’, fоr example, you find it difficult to read black print оn white Paper. Other colours, however, аrе much easier to read.
II. Прочитайте утверждения 1 - 6 и следующие за ними тексты. Установите соответствие между утверждениями и содержанием текстов. Напишите цифру 1 - если утверждение верное, и цифру О - если утверждение неверное. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу.
| 1 We know for certain where and when chess was invented. | Тhe two-player game chess is оnе of the most popular board games in the world. It is also оnе of the oldest, although there is uncertainty regarding where and when chess originated. Several countries claim to have invented the game. |
| 2 We will never know for sure why the game is called ‘ches’. | Оnе possibility is that chess was invented in India about 1,500 years ago. Another theory, however, says that the Chinese were playing а form of chess over 800 years before that. We shall probably never know for sure, but we do know where the word ‘chess’ comes from. It comes from the Persian word shãh, which means ‘king’. |
| 3 It is possible that the rules оf the game will chaпge iп the future. | Тhe rules for chess have changed several times during the centuries. Маnу of the modern rules were introduced in the 15th century, and minor changes to the game were also made in the 19th century. An internationa1 organisation called FIDE (Federation Internationale des Échecs) is now responsible for making аnу further changes to the rules. |
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| 4 А тап called Charles Darrow iпvented Moпopoly. 5 Darrow’s family helped him make the board game 6 Parker Brothers also made a version of the game for the UK
| Тhe enormously successful board game Monopoly has аn interesting history. Although many people believe that Char1es Darrow created the game, it is now known that he did not. In the 1920s, there were а number of home-made games in the USA called Моnopolу, аll very similar to the game we play today. Charles Darrow played оnе of these games, enjoyed it, and decided to make his own version. Не, his wife and his son made the sets bу hand and he began to sell them. Тhe game’s popularity grew and, in 1935, Darrow sold the game to the American соmраnу Parker Brothers. The UK version of the game, with London street names, was produced by Waddington Games in 1936. In а short space of time, there were versions for cities and countries аll round the world. It has bееn estimated that since 1935 more than 500 million people have p1ayed Моnороlу. |
III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.
Jack Jones (1 – leave) his office at 6 p.m. He (2 – have) a very busy day. He (3 – walk) home and in a few minutes (4 – reach) the street where he (5 – live) for many years. What he (6 – see) as he (7 – come) round the corner (8 – make) him very angry. A man just (9 – get) out of a car (10 – park) right in front of the gate of Mr Jones’ house. There (11 – be) the “No Parking” notice that he (12 – put) in the front garden. Mr Jones (13 – get) angry, he (14 – change) into the clothes he always (15 – wear) when (16 – work) in the garden and (17 – go) out.
The houses farther down the street (18 – have) no cars (19 - park) outside them. This (20 – be) because a few weeks earlier “Police Notice – No Parking” in clear white letters (21 – fix) up. Suddenly an idea (22 – start) to form in his mind.
A little while later he (23 – take) his wife out to see what he (24 – do). To her surprise she (25 – find) that the little black and white “No Parking” notice (26 – take down) and in its place (27 – be) a new board (28 – paint) bright blue with white letters on it which (29 – say) “Polite Notice – No Parking.” Since that time Jones never (30 – trouble) with cars (31 – park) outside the gate of his house again. It (32 – be) a funny thing, but true, that people usually (33 –read) what they (34 – expect) to see. Hardly anyone (35 – notice) that it (36 – be) a “polite notice” and not a “police notice” that (37 – write) in his front garden.
IV. Выберите правильный ответ.
… birthday party was very interesting.
a) - b) A c) An d) The
2. I understood how … I knew about it and felt ashamed.
a) much b) little c) many d) few
3. We are going to the theatre … Saturday.
a)on b) in c) at d) after
4. I believe her … it.
a) know b) knowing c)to know d) known
5. Nobody likes … at.
a) to laugh b) laughing c) to be laughed d) laughed
6. The children enjoyed … in the garden.
a) play b) playing c) to play d) played
7. There is … place like home.
a) no b) some c) any d) somewhere
8. The Volga is longer … the Thames.
a) as b) so c) like d) than
9. We usually have dinner at home, … we?
a) have b) haven’t c) do d) don’t
10. You … see the film to know what it is about.
a) can b) have c) needn’t c) should
11. … a long way to walk and we were tired.
a) It is b) There is c) It was d) There isn’t
12. The news … very exciting.
a) is b) are c) were d) have been
13. When I entered the office I … to give my name.
a) asked b) asking c) was asked d) have been asked
14. She wanted to know where … spend her holidays.
a) will she b) she will c) would she d) she would
15. Ann … the article since morning.
a) translates b) is translating c) has been translating c) has translated
16. The weather forecast said the weather … tomorrow.
a) changes b) is changing c) would change d) will change.
17. … my things I went out to find a taxi.
a) Packing b) Packed c) Being packed d) Having packed
18. What … you … about all the time?
a) are … speaking
b) are … saying
c) are … telling
d) have … telling
19. You haven’t read this novel, have you? – … , I couldn’t find the book.
a) Yes, I have b) Yes, I haven’t c) No, I have d) No I haven’t
20. The plane … to have landed.
a) announced b) was announced c) announce d) announces
V. Выбери правильный ответ.
Where is Ben Nevis situated?
a) in Scotland b) in Wales c) in England d) in Northern Ireland
What is the name of the Queen’s oldest son?
a) Charles b) Philip c) Andrew d) Edward
The symbol of the US is … .
a) Union Jack b) Uncle Sam c) Big Ben d) Pall Mall
In the United States “down town” means … .
away from the centre
in the centre
in a suburb
a small town
A brunch is … .
a) breakfast b) late breakfast c) dinner d) a tea party
When it is 12 o’clock in Moscow in London it is … .
a) 6 o’clock b) 7 o’clock c) 8 o’clock d) 9 o’cloc
Школьный этап Всероссийской олимпиады по английскому языку.
Комплект заданий, 11 класс, 2009-10 уч. год I READING
Part 1
Questions 1-7
Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-l for each part (1-7) of the article. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use. Transfer your answers to your Answer Sheet.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
A. Views on academic results and assessment
B. Reasons for satisfaction at school
C. Where the pressure comes from
D. Views on the purpose of school
E. The most stressful types of work
F. A profile of the survey's respondents
G. Reactions to good results
H. The low percentage of students working for good results
I. The general results of the survey
School pressures survey
It has long been known that Hong Kong's education system is strongly exam oriented. The results of a survey this week show us some of the effects of this system on those most involved in it, i.e. students. Unsurprisingly it reveals that students are concerned over their academic results and being put under pressure through assessments.
A total of 537 full-time students aged 12 to 29 were surveyed this month by the Federation of Youth Groups for a study entitled 'How important are academic results to students?'
With a system that frequently tests students of all ages every week, and sets exams at least once a term, it was no surprise to find that about 60% of those surveyed rated academic results as important or very important, and said mark-based assessments had put them under pressure.
The pressure comes not only from the assessments themselves but from how those concerned respond to the education system. More than 35% said the main cause of the pressure came from their parents' expectations while about 31% said their own ambitions were the cause. It seems that both students and their parents are as caught up in the exam system as one another.
Yet, in spite of the importance given to assessments and the pressure they create, surprisingly only about 14% of respondents said that good results made them happy.
Happiness at school seemed in fact to come from
other things: nearly half the respondents said good relationships with their schoolmates made them feel happy with school life while 4% said the sudden cancellation of tests by teachers would make them happiest.
The results also indicated that although pressures were great, this had not adversely affected students' attitudes to the value of schooling. Up to 70% believed the significance of learning was to obtain knowledge, establish an analytical mind and explore interests.
This may explain another finding: only about 11% of the students said they would study for high marks and good academic results. We may be putting our students under enormous pressure for little good effect.
Part 2
Questions 8-13
Read the text below about a famous American singer. For questions 8-13, choose the anwer (A, В, С or D) which you think fits best according to the text. Mark your answers on your Answer Sheet.
Tammy Wynette
The Heroine of Heartbreak
Tammy Wynette fulfilled many a girl's fantasy from the American South by moving from the cotton fields to become America's self-styled First Lady of Country Music. Along the way, she sold more records than any other female country-and-western star. But as well as 35 number one hits and White House 5 performances for four different presidents, the so-called 'Heroine of Heartbreak' also had five husbands and four children, seventeen surgical operations and once experienced a kidnapping.
Her life story, she freely admitted, was 'ridiculous — mostly because I've made it that way'. The best thing that perhaps could be said about Wynette's personal dramas was that they provided an endless source of good material. 'I write better when I'm depressed,' she claimed, and was once accused of setting to music 'every angry word and flying plate'.
As with everything else throughout Tammy's career, her beginnings in music were closely connected to a personal tragedy. Her father who'd dreamed of becoming a professional musician himself, was very ill when Tammy was born and he died when she was just nine months old. On his death bed, he made his wife promise to encourage their daughter to take an interest in music, if she showed any talent. Young Wynette, as she became known, began taking piano lessons at the age of eight, and she became so good at playing by ear that her piano teacher eventually gave up on her.
Tammy only really started to take her singing ambitions seriously, however, after the break-up of her first marriage to Euple Byrd. Now with three children and after several frustrating and fruitless trips to Nashville in search of a recording contract, she was persuaded that she would have a better chance if she moved there and so it was in 1966 that she packed her children and their few belongings into her car and drove to 'Music City'. Euple happened to drive past just as she was leaving. 'In your dreams, baby, in your dreams,' he said when she told him her plans. (Years later, when Euple asked her to sign a photograph, Tammy was able to return this sentiment in writing.)
Arriving in Nashville, Tammy would leave the children in the car while she did the rounds of the record companies. She eventually slipped past an absent secretary and into the offices of producer Billy Sherrill at Epic Records. He remembers her as a pale, desperate-looking girl but he instantly fell for her voice with what he called its 'teardrop quality'. And the rest, as they say, is history...
8. The opening paragraph suggests that...
A. Tammy's career was a short one.
B. Tammy kidnapped someone.
С Tammy enjoyed good health.
D. Tammy grew up in a farming area.
9. In response to questions about her difficulties, Tammy
A. pointed to her success.
B. blamed herself.
С called the questions 'ridiculous'.
D. refused to answer.
10. What is said about Tammy's songs?
A. They were written for plays.
B. They were criticised for the music.
C. They were based on her experience.
D. They were written by a friend.
11. Tammy moved to Nashville because ...
A. previous trips had been encouraging.
B. her ex-husband encouraged her to go.
C. becoming a singer might be easier there.
D. she could easily afford to.
12. 'This' in line 43 refers to ...
A. the photograph.
B. Tammy's dreams.
C. Euple's request for a signature.
D. Euple's comment on her plans.
13. The writer suggests that ...
A. Tammy kept her personal life and music separate.
B. Tammy relied too much on other people.
C. Tammy's personal life limited her success.
D. Tammy succeeded despite many difficulties.
Part 3
Questions 14-19
Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-G the one which fits each gap (14-19). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on your Answer Sheet.
Child labour — a blessing or a curse?
When does childhood fun become an abuse
of human rights?
Ten-year-old Lita Matundan sells flowers to motorists stuck at traffic lights. 'We are poor, so if I do not work we will not eat’, says Lita, who has six siblings. She was a victim of polio during her infant years and has never seen the inside of a classroom. (14)
Gerry Gueverra is another 'early learner' in the labour market. (15) He then goes to school at 10 am and after that returns to the market till 8 pm. 'I dream of having my own restaurant or food chain one day,' he says.
(16) He runs the family market stall both before school and after classes have finished for the day, when he should be doing his homework. 'I have no choice but to work so the family can eat,' says Ronald, who has five older brothers and sisters.
Many of these children work under 'exploitative conditions', but they go on working because of 'inadequate survival resources' within their families: parents are so poor the children have to work. (17)
There are other reasons which force the children to work, such as natural disasters or the geographical location of the home, or the simple fact that education is too expensive. Employers also like to hire children, seeing them as easy to manage and unlikely to complain.
Meanwhile, in another part of the world, Tejan, aged 9, who sings for money on commuter trains and picks rags off rubbish dumps, is taking part in a rally and shouting slogans demanding that youngsters like her be given the right to work. (18) 'If I'm not working, how can I survive?' ran one of her slogans. 'End poverty, provide employment for our parents, do something in the villages so we don't have to run to the cities (19), said Deepak Shukla, 15, another street child who helped organise the rally.
The organisers said that unless basic needs such as food, shelter and clothing were fulfilled, children should not be denied the right to work.
A. If they do not work, there will be no food on the table.
B. But don't stop us from working.
C. He wakes at 4 am to take goods to market.
D. She was one of 200 children who took part in the rally.
E. Ronald Acudo, aged 12, works longer days than most adults.
F. This work is hard, dirty and dangerous.
G. Her parents have no money for her education and her father cannot work because he's sick.
II Use of English
Part 1
Questions 1-15
Fог questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer А, В, С or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on your Answer Sheet.
Red River rising
As the (0) D sun turned its warming (1) ... on the frigid (2) ..., it set in motion a deadly chain of (3) .... The snow and ice of the long, cold winter (4) ... into water that fed and swelled the Red River, which forms on the North Dakota — Minnesota (5) .... The river grew and spread swallowing everything in its (6) ... .
The water rose with such speed that some people (7) ... their vehicles in the street and escaped (8) ... city dump trucks. Hospitals and nursing homes were (9) .... Family members were scattered, (10) ... refuge in shelters (11) ... North Dakota and Minnesota,
(12) ... downtown Grand Forks under five feet of water and more than 40,000 people (13) ..., there (14) ... to be but one mild consolation: things could not possibly (15) ... any worse.
| 0 A. season | C. wintry |
| B. cold | D. spring |
| 1 A. lights | C. sunset |
| B. rays | D. lines |
| 2 A. landscape | C. space |
| B. view | D. scenery |
| 3 A. causes | C. events |
| B. effects | D. occasions |
| 4 A. heated | C. melted |
| B. dripped | D. washed |
| 5 A. valley | C. region |
| B. countryside | D. border |
| 6 A. path | C. route |
| B. passage | D. slope |
| 7 A. neglected | C. abandoned |
| B. ignored | D. forgot |
| 8 A. boarding | C. boarded |
| B. aboard | D. abroad |
| 9 A. disappeared | C. emptied |
| B. departed | D. exited |
| 10 A. having | C. finding |
| B. knowing | D. waiting |
| 11 A. through | C. among |
| B. across | D. together |
| 12 A. As | C. With |
| B. Like | D. From |
| 13 A. lonely | C. deserted |
| B. survived | D. homeless |
| 14 A. used | C. had |
| B. seemed | D. found |
| 15 A. turn | C. get |
| B. develop | D. come |
Part 2
Questions 16-25
Read the text below. Use the words in the box to form one word that fits in the same numbered space in the text. Write the new word in the correct box on your Answer Sheet.
(16) COMMUNICATE
(17) ABLE
(18) SUCCESS
(19) SPECIAL
(20) FULL
(21) COMPETENT
(22) ADVANCE
(23) ORGANISE
(24) DEVELOP
(25) ISOLATE
Learn your job skills from your teacher
A teacher standing at the front of a History class is seldom teaching history alone. A good teacher is also demonstrating self-expression, management ability, (16) ... skills, and a whole host of other skills that may be useful for you later in life. There are certain basic (17) ... that everyone needs to have if they are to be (18) ... in education, employment and even in social circumstances.
Learning these skills is (19) ... important at secondary school level, in order to (20) ... prepare for further education or the working world. A minimum level of (21) ... is demanded by all employers, colleges and universities. The more (22) ... you are in those areas the more the (23) ... believes you will be competent.
These personal (24) ... skills differ from other school subjects in that they cannot be taught in (25) ... from the rest of the school curriculum.
Part 3
Questions 26-40
For questions 26-40, read the text and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (Ö) by it. If. a. line has a word which should not be there, write the word at the end of the line. There are two examples at the beginning (0) and (00).
Transfer your answers to your Answer Sheet.
Getting the school bus
0I’ ve been getting the school bus to school for three. Ö
00 years now since we have moved to our new house. have
26 I have to wake up at six each morning to make it sure
27 that I am at the end of the lane just after half past to
28 catch it. It won’t wait you for more that a minute so
29 you really have to be on the time. Luckily I am not the
30 first to be picked up or I would have been to get up even
31 earlier. We all usually sit in the same place each day. The
32 older boys all sit at the back of the bus as far as away from
33 the driver as possible. It is always these boys who they cause
34 the trouble with other children on the bus or motorists on
35 their way to work. Sometimes people make the driver to stop
36 the bus to make complain about something that has been
37 thrown or rude behavior. Most days though we get to school
38 without a problem. The are always teased if they will
39 have a new haircut or wear something different, but you can’t
40 expect that thirty kids to sit on a bus and not have any fun.
ОТВЕТЫ
АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК- 5 КЛАСС
Чтение
1
1 b; 2 c; 3 b; 4 a; 5 a
2
1 F; 2 F; 3 T; 4 F; 5 T
Лексико-грамматический тест
1.
1-B 2-C 3-D 4-A 5-D 6-B 7-C 8-D 9-A 10-D
11-B 12-C 13-B 14-A 15-B 16-D 17-C 18-C 19-C 20-B
2.
1-on 2-usually 3-at 4-in 5-in
6-at 7-never 8-before 9-at 10-always
Максимальное количество баллов-40
За каждый верный ответ участник получает 1 балл.
Время на выполнение работы-60 минут.
КЛЮЧИ - английский язык -6 класс
Максимальный балл-60
Reading (15 points)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| last | staying | million | way | card | city | together | back |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|
| F | F | T | T | F | T | T |
|
II. Grammar (20 points)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| A | B | A | C | B | B | C | C | A | A |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| C | C | C | A | A | C | A | C | A | C |
III. Unjumble the letters (5 points)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| yellow | frightened | woman | successful | kingdom |
IV. Match (10 points)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| d | e | f | g | h | i | j | b | c | a |
True or False (5 points)
Put the words in the correct order to make a proverb.(5 points)
There is no place like home.
8. I woke up ten minutes….
a) for b) ago c) before
9. There is … bread left.
a) few b) a little c) a few
10. I want to buy … sweets.
a) a b) some c) an
Страноведение
Выбери правильный вариант
1. The symbol of Britain is ….
a) a lion b) a rose c) a dragon
2. The capital of Scotland is ….
a) Liverpool b) Edinburgh c) Manchester
3. The biggest in Britain is ….
a) Glasgow b) Liverpool c) London
4. The highest mountain in Britain is ….
a) Ben Nevis b) Scafell c) Snowdon
5. Christina Ricci is ….
a) a model b) an actress c) a tennis player
7 класс
Чтение
1 1 C; 2 E; 3 A; 4 F; 5 D
2 1 F; 2 F; 3 T; 4 T; 5 F
Лексико-грамматический тест
1.
1-met 2-was 3-spoke 4-came 5-played 6-visited 7-had 8-wrote 9-gave 10-ate
2.
1-b 2-b 3-a 4-a 5-b 6-c 7-a 8-b 9-b 10-b
11-a 12-a 13-b 14-b 15-c 16-b 17-a 18-c 19-c 20-c
Страноведение
1-a 2-b 3-c 4-a 5-b
КЛЮЧИ-8 класс-англ.яз.
ANSWER KEYS
READING (16p.)
1)
2)
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
II. USE OF ENGLISH (25p.)
1)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| A | C | C | A | B | C | A | C | A | C | C | B | A | C | C | B | A | C | B | C |
2)
| 1 | the first time she has |
| 2 | useful to save |
| 3 | were made to do |
| 4 | should go to bed |
| 5 | the loudest |
III. IDIOMS (10p.)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| b | b | a | c | a | a | b | a | c | a |
Общее кол-во баллов-51
Время-60 минут
Ключи – 9 класс, английский язык
Task I
Task II
Task III
| 1 | left | 20 | was |
| 2 | had had | 21 | was fixed |
| 3 | walked | 22 | started |
| 4 | reaches | 23 | took |
| 5 | had lived / had been living | 24 | had done |
| 6 | saw | 25 | found |
| 7 | was coming / came | 26 | had been taken |
| 8 | made | 27 | was |
| 9 | had got | 28 | painted |
| 10 | parked | 29 | said |
| 11 | was | 30 | was troubled |
| 12 | had put | 31 | parked / parking |
| 13 | got | 32 | is |
| 14 | changed | 33 | read |
| 15 | was wearing | 34 | expect |
| 16 | worked / working | 35 | noticed |
| 17 | went | 36 | was |
| 18 | had | 37 | was written |
| 19 | parked |
|
Task IV
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| d | b | a | c | c | b | a | d | d | d |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| c | a | c | d | c | c | d | a | d | b |
Task V
КЛЮЧИ-1 этап,10 класс-английский язык
ANSWER KEYS
SECTION 1
7 баллов
READING
| 1 | G |
| 2 | A |
| 3 | E |
| 4 | F |
| 5 | D |
|
|
|
| 6 | B |
| 7 | D |
SECTION 2
USE OF ENGLISH
Task 1
| 1 | A | B | C | D |
| 2 | A | B | C | D |
| 3 | A | B | C | D |
| 4 | A | B | C | D |
| 5 | A | B | C | D |
| 6 | A | B | C | D |
| 7 | A | B | C | D |
| 8 | A | B | C | D |
| 9 | A | B | C | D |
| 10 | A | B | C | D |
| 11 | A | B | C | D |
| 12 | A | B | C | D |
| 13 | A | B | C | D |
| 14 | A | B | C | D |
| 15 | A | B | C | D |
Task 2 Task 3
| 16 confirmation |
| 17 impressed |
| 18 reputable |
| 19 insistent |
| 20 optimistically |
| 21 definitely |
| 22 Unfortunately |
| 23 flight |
| 24 displeasure |
| 25 patience |
| 26 is |
| 27 is believed |
| 28 know |
| 29 acting |
| 30 do not think |
| 31 have arrested |
| 32 are called in |
| 33 takes |
Ключи -11 класс
школьный этап олимпиады по английскому языку-2009/10 уч.год READING
| Item | Answer |
| 0 | I |
|
| 1 | F |
|
| 2 | A |
|
| 3 | C |
|
| 4 | G |
|
| 5 | B |
|
| 6 | D |
|
| 7 | H |
|
| 8 | A | B | C | D |
| 9 | A | B | C | D |
| 10 | A | B | C | D |
| 11 | A | B | C | D |
| 12 | A | B | C | D |
| 13 | A | B | C | D |
| 14 | G |
|
| 15 | C |
|
| 16 | E |
|
| 17 | A |
|
| 18 | D |
|
| 19 | B |
|
11 класс USE OF ENGLISH
| Item | Answer |
| 0 | A | B | C | D |
| 1 | A | B | C | D |
| 2 | A | B | C | D |
| 3 | A | B | C | D |
| 4 | A | B | C | D |
| 5 | A | B | C | D |
| 6 | A | B | C | D |
| 7 | A | B | C | D |
| 8 | A | B | C | D |
| 9 | A | B | C | D |
| 10 | A | B | C | D |
| 11 | A | B | C | D |
| 12 | A | B | C | D |
| 13 | A | B | C | D |
| 14 | A | B | C | D |
| 15 | A | B | C | D |
| 16 | communication |
|
| 17 | abilities |
|
| 18 | successful |
|
| 19 | (e)specially |
|
| 20 | fully |
|
| 21 | competence |
|
| 22 | advanced |
|
| 23 | organization |
|
| 24 | development |
|
| 25 | isolation |
|
| 0 | V |
|
| 00 | have |
|
| 26 | it |
|
| 27 | V |
|
| 28 | you |
|
| 29 | the |
|
| 30 | been |
|
| 31 | V |
|
| 32 | as |
|
| 33 | they |
|
| 34 | V |
|
| 35 | to |
|
| 36 | make |
|
| 37 | V |
|
| 38 | will |
|
| 39 | V |
|
| 40 | that |
|
8 469
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