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олимпиадные задания по английскому языку (5 класс) по теме

ВСЕРОССИЙСКАЯ ОЛИМПИАДА ШКОЛЬНИКОВ 2008-2009

Задания школьного этапа олимпиады по английскому языку

для учащихся 10 класса

Listening

You will hear a conversation. For items 1 – 7 decide whether the statements are TRUE, FALSE or the statement is NOT STATED on the tape.

Anna can’t say if the beaches in Phuket are better than in the south of France.

True

False

Not stated

The sea in Phuket is much clearer than in the south of France.

True

False

Not stated

Anna prefers small beaches to big ones.

True

False

Not stated

Sam is going to spend his holidays lying on the beach.

True

False

Not stated

There is no fixed price for a taxi service in Phuket.

True

False

Not stated

There are modern conveniences in cheap hotels in Phuket.

True

False

Not stated

Sam decides to go to Thailand with a friend.

True

False

Not stated

Reading

Part 1

Choose the most suitable heading from the list A – F for each text (1 – 5). There is one extra heading which you do not need to use.

Science

Crime

Sport

Weather

Education

Culture

Into every Wimbledon a little rain must fall. Poor weather halted the women’s quarterfinals just after they began Tuesday, sending Venus Williams, Lindsay Davenport, Kim Clijsters and Silvia Farina Elia off the court after less than 15 minutes of play. Action has now resumed. Williams had taken a 2 – 0 lead over Davenport, while Clijsters and Farina Elia had split the first four games of their match when the rain came.

Tropical Storm Bill blew right past the National Weather Service’s new five-day forecast, hitting Louisiana less than a day and a half after the first storm advisory was issued.

Herbie Mann, the versatile jazz flutist who combined a variety of musical styles and deeply influenced genres such as world music and fusion, has died. He was 73.

An Australian Christian school has banned the new best-selling adventure of teenage wizard Harry Potter saying the book promotes evil witchcraft and magic.

Jefferson City police on Wednesday were investigating why a Missouri plant employee shot and killed three coworkers and wounded five others late Tuesday night before apparently fatally shooting himself.

Part 2

Read the text and do the task that follows.

One man’s meat is another man’s poison

People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten. If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy. You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive. On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat – the normally accepted practice in many northern countries. The sad truth is that most of us have been  brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.

No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail. Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world. There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food. My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised. As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own. For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him. The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after a heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants. Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert. Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift. I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living-room where we talked for a couple of hours. I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner. Snails would, of course, be the main dish. I did not fancy the idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room. To our dismay, we saw that there were snails everywhere: they had escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete possession of the hall! I have never been able to look at a snail since then.

For items 1-5, choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) which fits best according to the text.

What is the text about?

People like delicious food.

People have to eat certain foods.

People’s tastes differ.

Eating is healthy.

Why did Robert find it difficult to obtain snails?

He lived in the country.

He lived in a country where people didn’t eat snails.

As his flat was in a small town.

He had a big garden.

Why did the writer put the snails in a paper bag?

He wanted to throw them away.

He decided to cook them himself.

He wanted to Make Robert happy.

He wanted to play a joke on Robert.

Which of the following wasn’t mentioned in the text?

Where Robert lived.

Why Robert asked his friend to collect snails for him.

If Robert considered octopus a great delicacy.

That snails were a great luxury in the world.

Why have garden snails received more praise than other creatures?

Because they can be cooked only in wine.

There are a lot of them in all the gardens.

They are considered to be great delicacy.

Few people associate them with food.

Use of English

Task 1

Choose a, b, c or d

It’s pleasant to hear ….

him to sing

him sing

he sings

he singing

I’m afraid I …your disk too long.

am keeping

have been keeping

keep

had kept

Don’t let that … you.

to worry

worrying

worry

worries

This is …

a foolish advice

another foolish advice

a foolish piece of advice

foolish pieces of advice

I doubt if the next show … a success.

is

will be

be

will have

Freedom of individual is something worth …

to fight for

fighting for

fight for

at fighting for

Do you think that the “Times” and the “Washington Post” have …in common?

many more

a little

much less

much

It was a cottage … like a mansion with a wooden gallery running around it.

being built

built

having built

building

To him she would always be … woman in the world.

a far more lovely

loveliest

the loveliest

a more lovely

A lot of people object … “Titanic”.

bring up

to bring up

to bringing up

bringing up

We have still some time left. We … walk so fast.

mustn’t

needn’t

shouldn’t

don’t have

When you came back you found that your little sister … into a young girl.

grew

to grow

had grown

grow

Don’t play with the knife, … ?

won’t you

shall you

will you

will you not

There are usually … students at the lecture of this professor.

a lot more

less

much more

little

Where … all this time?

had you been

were you

have you been

are you

After our quarrel he avoids … to me.

speaking

to speak

speak

of speaking

Neither Nick nor Mike … with such unfair conditions.

put up

puts up

are putting up

don’t put up

There has been little mail lately, … ?

has there

hasn’t there

has it

hasn’t it

If you hear anybody … this story, don’t believe it.

tell

to tell

is telling

tells

Task 2

Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

Memories and Reality

There is a well-known (1) ___________,’School days are the best days         SAY

of your  life.’ No (2) ____________ at school ever believes it though, and     STUDY

by the time you realize it’s true, it’s too late! It’s when you are worried

about your (3) _________ situation and are beginning to hate the                   FINANCE

(4) ___________ of working in an office or factory every day that you          BORE

 look back fondly on the (5) _______ times you had at school. When             EXCITE

you’re still at school you often focus on the negatives, like having  to

pay (6) ___________ during a tedious chemistry lesson, being punished        ATTEND

for bad (7) ___________ (when you didn’t do anything wrong anyway)         BEHAVE

or feeling (8) __________ in an exam because you don’t know any of the      HELP

answers (and, in fact, had completely (9) _________ the questions too!).      UNDERSTAND

But it’s quite (10) __________ to complain about things and then have            ACCEPT

great memories afterwards. Just have a good time at the time as well.

Task 3

Complete using the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box.

My dad ……… during the film, as usual!

I felt so ….. when my parents didn’t come to watch me in the school play.

Although they’re partners in a comedy act, apparently they don’t ….. with each other off stage.

Let’s ……. a play at the end of term!

Fiona ….. her mother; they both love playing board games!

I told Marcie that the word ‘stupid’ didn’t appear in the dictionary and she…… it!

Laurel and Hardy will ….. as one of the greatest double acts in comedy history.

You can always …………….. Uncle Colin to cheer you up when you’re feeling miserable.

Task 4

Write one word in each gap.

The Russian Climate

Even a quick glance (1) ……. an atlas will show you just how big Russia is. For people who are not familiar (2) ……. the country, it’s hard (3) …… imagine the distance involved. The city of Vladivostok on the east coast, famous (4) …… being the final stop on the Trans-Siberian Railway, is over 9300 km from Moscow and is seven hours ahead. The total area of Russia is 17,074,200 square kilometers, which is over 130 times the size of England. Anyone interested in the weather will not be disappointed (5) ……… the range of climate that Russia has to offer. You might expect the south of the country (6) …… be generally warmer, and you’d be right. Temperatures in the south average 20C in the summer, and the record high is 38C. And most people are aware (7) …….. the fact that Siberia can be cold, with some areas covered (8) …..  snow for half of the year, but do you know how cold? The record low is –94C, recorded at Verkhoyansk. The wind blows from the south in winter and the north in summer, except (9) …. in the far east, where it’s the opposite way round. This area experiences monsoons and visitors need to be warned (10) ……. the heavy rains, which can bring potentially dangerous floods. The country is certainly not short (11)…… extremes of weather – but nothing prevents people (12) ……. enjoying themselves, whatever the weather!

Task 5

Five of the adjectives cannot go with the noun ’people’. Find them.

PEOPLE

breathtaking elegant magnificent stylish striking spectacular smart relaxed trendy scenic graceful impressive picturesque beautiful powerful fashionable gorgeous attractive stunning

WRITING

Write an essay of 200-250 words about issues involved in this question:

Has the attitude towards sports changed in our country recently?

Express your opinion.

Speaking

Student Card

Your friend and you are going to have an adventure holiday. You discuss 4 different tours and you have to come to a decision where to go:

mountain climbing in Himalayas,

safari in South Africa,

archaeological expedition in the Sahara desert,

amusement parks in the USA.