Олимпиада.5-6 классы.

LISTENING (20 points)

Listen to the text “A Careless Tongue” and choose the correct answer. (Прослушайте текст и выберете правильный ответ)

1. This text is about …

a) the young girl who likes to tell stories about her neighbors.

b) the young girl who learns a good lesson.

c) the old man who asks the girl to throw the stones as far as she can.

1. Choose the correct answer.(Выберете правильный ответ на вопрос)

1) Why do many good people suffer because of these stories?

a) Because these stories are funny.

b) Because these stories are sad.

c) Because the young girl tries to make them funnier and funnier.

2) Why does the old man ask the girl to throw the stones as far as she can?

a) Because he has many stones and wants to throw them away.

b) Because the girl asks him to give her these stones.

c) Because the old man has a plan to make her stop telling stories.

3) Why is the girl surprised when the old man asks her to pick up all the stones?

a) Because she can find some stones but not all of them.

b) Because she is tired and cannot do it.

c) Because she does not know where to go to pick up the stones.

4) What does the girl learn from the old man?

a) She learns that the old man needs these stones to build a house.

b) She learns that she should first think, then speak.

c) She learns how to tell funny stories.

READING (20 points)

Read the text and choose if the statements below are true or false. (Прочитайте текст и определитель «правда» или «ложь» в утверждениях ниже)

Shopping Hours in Britain

Shopping hours in Britain are changing. Until a few years ago, shops were opened at nine o’clock in the morning and closed at half past five or six o’clock in the evening. Some also were closed for an hour for lunch. In many towns, shops were closed on Wednesday afternoons. On Sundays, nothing was open. But now some shops are opened for longer hours. Some big shops and many supermarkets never close! If you need a litre of milk or some bread at midnight, you can easily buy it.

For people who work long hours or people who often work at night or early in the morning, like doctors, the new shopping hours are good. If someone finishes work at five o'clock in the morning, they can go to the supermarket on their way home and buy some breakfast or a newspaper or anything else they may need.

But not everyone thinks the new shopping hours are a good thing. Some people say that Sunday is a holiday – who wants to work in a supermarket on a Sunday? But shops are very busy at the weekend and longer shopping hours are here to stay.

1. Say if the following sentences true or false. (Скажите следующие утверждения «правдивы» или «ложны»)

1. Until a few years ago, shops were opened at ten o’clock. A True B False

2. In the past, some shops were closed at lunchtime. A True B False

3. A few years ago, shops were also closed on Sunday afternoons. A True B False

4. Some big shops and many supermarkets never close! A True B False

5. Today, all shops are opened for longer hours. A True B False

6. It’s easy to buy food in the middle of the night. A True B False

7. The new shopping hours are good for doctors. A True B False

8. It’s impossible to buy a newspaper at five o'clock in the morning. A True B False

9. Everyone likes longer shopping hours. A True B False

10. Sunday shopping hours are here to stay. A True B False

USE OF ENGLISH (20 points)

1. Choose the right answer.(Выберете правильный ответ)

1. He ……. to the swimming pool every Sunday.

a) went b) will go c) goes

1. Tom usually ……… coffee, but today he ……… tea.

a) drank ….. drank b) drinks …..is drinking c) drinks ….will drink

1. It ………… next week.

a) won`t rain b) isn`t raining c) doesn`t rain

1. Look! She …………. the same blouse as me.

a) wears b) is wearing c) will wear

1. They ………… hard in the garden last Wednesday.

a) work b) are working c) worked

1. English school never ………… on Monday.

a) is beginning b) began c) begins

1. I …….. you tomorrow.

a) phone b) will phone c) am phoning

1. Come in. We …………. Dinner.

a) have b) are having c) will have

1. She ………….several languages.

a) speaks b) is speaking c) spoke

1. She …………. to the theatre twice last week.

a) goes b) went c) is going

WRITING (20 points)

Your British pen-friend has written a letter to you. Write a letter back and answer the questions. (Твой друг по переписке написал тебе письмо. Напиши ему письмо и ответь на его вопросы)

Name ______________________________________________

Surname ______________________________________

Home address ______________________________________

Date of birth ____________________________________

Family _____________________________________________

Favorite subjects_____________________________________

What are your hobbies?__________________________

Favorite sports___________________________________

Do you have any pets?___________________________

Keys

LISTENING

A Careless Tongue

There lives a young girl who likes to tell stories about her neighbors. To make people laugh she tries to make the stories funnier and funnier. Many good people suffer because of these stories. An old man who lives in the village wants to make her stop telling stories about her neighbors. He has a good plan. He asks the girl to throw small stones on her way home as far as she can in all sides. The girl is surprised to hear it but it is easy and she agrees to do it.

When the young girl comes back, the old man asks her to go along the same road and pick up all the stones that she has thrown away.

'I can find some of the stones, but I cannot find all of them,' says the girl.

'That's true,' says the old man. 'Those stones are like the stories that you tell about your neighbors. It is easy to make up stories about your neighbors, but it is difficult to call them back, because they go from mouth to mouth and become worse and worse. Remember! First think, and then speak.'

The young girl remembers it all her life.

1. b).

2. 1) c;

2) c;

3) a;

4) b.

READING

1. F

2. T

3. T

4. T

5. F

6. T

7. T

8. F

9. F

10. T

USE OF ENGLISH

1. c

2. b

3. a

4. b

5. c

6. c

7. b

8. b

9. a

10. b