Олимпиадные задания (школьный этап) 5-8 классы
олимпиадные задания по английскому языку на тему

                                       ENGLISH OLIMPIAD

                                                    5th  form

I. Прочитайте текст и выполните задание после текста

                                                         Tea – leaves.

             Many years ago people didn’t know about tea in European countries. Many people didn’t  even know the word “tea”, though drinking was very popular in the East.

            Once a young sailor came back from India. He returned from a far-away country & brought his mother a gift. He brought her a box of tea. The old woman didn’t know anything about tea, but she liked the smell, & invited all her friends to come & try it. When her guests arrived, she invited them to the dining table. The old woman gave them  cakes & fruit & tea-leaves.

            When the sailor entered the room & saw a big plate with the tea-leaves, he understood everything. He smiled when he saw his mother’s friends. They were eating tea-leaves with butter & salt. They pretended they liked it, but it was clear they didn’t enjoy eating the leaves.

           “Where is the tea, Mother?” the sailor asked. His mother pointed to the plate in the middle of the table. “No, this is only the leaves of the tea,” the sailor said. “Where is the water?”

“The water?” his mother said. “I didn’t know what to do & threw the water away, of course.”

Завершите предложения, используя информацию из текста:

1.Many years ago people in Europe ……

liked tea                         b) didn’t like tea                       c) didn’t know about tea

2.People drank tea ……

       a) in Europe                               b) in the East                            c) in Africa

3.A young sailor came back from ……

       a) Asia                                       b) India                                     c) Europe

4.He brought his mother  ……    

       a) a box of sweets                     b) a box of tea                           c) a box of coffee

5.The old woman ……

       a) didn’t know anything about tea        b) didn’t  like tea          c) didn’t want to drink tea

6.She invited her friends ……

      a) to look at tea                          b) to try tea                               c) to smell tea

7.The old woman gave them ……

      a) sweets                                    b) tea-leaves                             c) apple-pies

8.The guests……

      a) played with tea-leaves           b) ate leaves                             c) looked at tea-leaves

9.The guests ……

      a) liked tea-leaves                      b) didn’t like tea-leaves           c) took tea-leaves home

10.The sailor’s mother ……

      a) drank the water                      b) threw the water away          c) gave the water to her guests

II. Соотнеси глаголы из первой колонки со словами из второй, чтобы получилось словосочетание:

     1. have                                  a. television

     2. get up                                b. computer games

     3. watch                                c. school

     4. play                                   d. the radio

     5. speak                                 e. home

     6. go to                                  f. early

     7. listen to                             g. a letter

     8. go                                      h. dinner

     9. read                                   i. English

III. В каком из следующих слов звук, передаваемый буквосочетанием  “ed” , отличается от остальных?

        1) finished      2) worked           3) counted            4) stopped               5) cooked          6) kissed

IV. Соедини начало вопроса с ответом:

      1. When…                      a) $ 30

      2. Whose…                     b) 10

      3. How much                  c) 2 o’clock

      4. Why…                        d) a fish

      5. How many…              e) Sam’s

      6. What …                      f) because I am cold

V. Choose the best variant:

1.There is no bad weather, there … bad clothes.

              a)is                                      b)some                                c)are

2.Children like to play…snowballs in winter.

              a)in                                     b)with                                  c) –

3.A school year usually starts …1st of September.

              a)in                                      b)at                                      c)on

4.Can you draw? – Yes, I can draw …pencil very well.

              a)with                                  b)in                                      c)by

5.Pupils …to school next year, computers … their teachers.

              a)will be go / will                b)go / are                             c)will go / will be

6.I think Ann is…pupil in our class.

              a)better                                b) the best                           c)good

7.There …some toast on the table.

             a)is                                        b)are                                   c)no

8.Where …you …last summer?

             a)did/ went                           b)do/ go                              c)did/ go

9.Kate never gets bad marks, …?

             a)don’t she                           b)does she                           c)doesn’t she

10.Your book is not very interesting, my book is …

            a)interesting                           b)more interesting              c)most interesting

Keys ( 5th )   - ключи

I - the text

1- c

2-b

3-b

4-b

5-a

6-b

7-b

8-b

9-b

10-b

II

1-h

2-f

3-a

4-b

5-i

6-c

7-d

8-e

9-g

III

3

IV

1-c

2-e

3-a

4-f

5-b

6-d

V

1-c

2-c

3-c

4-b

5-c

6-b

7-a

8-c

9-b

10-b

                                          ENGLISH  OLYMPIAD

                                                          6th  form

Выберите правильный вариант:

      1.I would like … a few words about myself.

      a) tell you                    b) telling you                        c) to tell you

2. When my father was a child he used to eat a lot of  sweets, … ?

      a) doesn’t he                             b) wasn’t he                                    c) didn’t he?

3. He said he … his umbrella.

      a) has lost                                  b) had lost                                      c) lose

4. We’ll be late for the railway station, if the bus … .

      a) hasn’t arrived                                b) won’t arrive                     c) doesn’t arrive

5. English children get a lot of presents …Christmas Day.

      a) on                                          b) at                                                 c) for

6. When my cousin came, we … dinner.

       a) had                                         b) having                                        c) were having

7. Have you ever been to … Red Square?

      a) -                                             b) a                                                  c) the

8. – Where … yesterday? What happened … you?

       a) have you been … to                      b) were you … with                c) were you … to

9.  Your  hair … so beautiful!

       a) -                                             b) is                                                 c) are

10. There are … pupils in the class because most of them are ill.

        a) little                                       b) few                                              c) many

11. I’m the richest man in the world, … ?

       a) am I                                       b) amn’t I                                        c) aren’t I

12. My mother told me …

       a) water the flowers                  b) to water the flowers                    c) watered the flowers

13. We … to visit the Tretyakov Gallery.

       a) have always wanted             b) always wanted                             c) always want

14. There … furniture in the sitting-room.

        a) are many                              b) are much                                      c) is much

15. Different languages … all over the world.

        a) will spoken                          b) is spoken                                      c) are spoken

Перепишите предложения, используя слова, данные в скобках так, чтобы  смысл предложения  сохранился (слова в скобках не изменяйте):

Nobody in our class can run as fast as Nick. ( fastest )

1. Nick _________________________________________________ in the class.

She arrived a few minutes ago. ( just )

2.  She _________________________________________________ arrived.

This is my first visit to the USA. ( never )

3. I _____________________________________ the USA before.

What job did she have at the time? ( working)

4.   Where _____________________________________ at the time?

I don’t believe she is from France. (can’t )

5. She ___________________________ France.    

         III.     Подберите синонимы к выделенным словам:

1. The cake is really delicious. I’ve already eaten three pieces & I want more.

awful

tasty

spicy

2. There’s not much information about it in press. We can only guess at the number of  

deaths the fire has caused.

predict

request

understand

3. Something is wrong with my bicycle. I think, I have to mend it.

correct

build

repair

4. He really hates this man.

dislikes

misses

likes

5.Pushkin is a well-known writer.

artistic

famous

clever

IV. Завершите предложения, используя слова в рамке:

The patron saint  of  _________________________________ is  St. George.

Many people in Scotland have the name Mc.Donald or Mc.Kenzie. “Mac”means__________________________ .

Britain used to have a lot of colonies, but in 1949 Britain & former colonies founded _____________________________________ .

The most famous symbols of the USA are the Statue of Liberty, “The Stars & Stripes” & the ____________________.

The Head of State in Britain is ___________________________________________________.

Scotland is a land of scenic beauty. This is the land of  tartans & whisky, of romantic  castles & the melodies of ______________________________ .

The Welsh are proud of their language, they sing songs in Welsh & you can see road ___________________________ in Welsh.

The real power in the UK belongs to _____________________________________________ .

English people keep  ___________________ in the Tower of London & look after them because people believe that London will be rich while they live there.

The eldest son of the Queen Elizabeth II is Prince _______________________________

V. Прочитайте  текст  и выполните задание после текста                                                       

                                                           Famous  Diaries

      What would you do if you see a friend’s diary on the table? The wish to have a look is great, but diaries are private & only the author can read them.  

      A diary is a personal record of experiences & feelings. It can include (включать) anything - from what you ate for breakfast to your thoughts  on a favourite new film. The brilliant thing about diaries is that there are no rules – anything goes! People have been keeping diaries for thousands of years. Some of them can give an impression of what life was like in other times.

      Samuel Pepys wrote one of the most famous historical diaries. He wrote the diaries in 1660-1669. They give us information on such events as the Great Plague (чума) of  1665 & the Great Fire of London in 1666.

      But, even if Pepys’ friends could have an opportunity to look into his diaries they couldn’t read them. The diaries were written in a code that wasn’t cracked (не был разгадан) for over 100 years!    

       Have you ever heard about the Diary of Anne Frank? The Diary of Anne Frank is the most famous diary of modern times. Anne Frank was a Jew (еврейка), living in Holland, who hid from the Nazis during World War II (2-ая мировая война). She couldn’t meet anyone from 1942 to 1944, that’s why Anne’s diary became her close friend. On the first page she wrote: “I hope you will be a source of great comfort & support”

      She called her diary Kitty & it has been translated into 55 languages & has sold  more than 25 million copies around the world.

Завершите предложения, используя информацию из текста:

1. Diaries are very personal &                       a) no one should read them

                                                                       b) very interesting to read

                                                                       c) everyone should read them

2. A diary can include                                   a) only things about your food

                                                                       b) thoughts on your favourite  films

                                                                       c) anything you want to write about

3. There are                                                    a) strict rules how to write diaries

                                                                       b) no rules how to write diaries

4. Samuel’s diaries give people some information about … of London.

                                                                       a) important events

                                                                       b) usual events

                                                                       c) merry events

5. It was … to read Samuel’s diaries because of a special code.

                                                                        a) easy

                                                                        b) impossible

                                                                        c) careless

6. Diaries give the opportunity to know         a) your friend’s secrets

                                                                        b) what life was like in other times

                                                                        c) what to eat for breakfast

7. Anne wrote her diary because                     a) she had a lot of friends

                                                                         b) she met a lot of interesting people

                                                                         c) she couldn’t meet people

8. Anne had                                                      a) a girlfriend called Kitty

                                                                         b) a diary, which she called Kitty

                                          ENGLISH  OLYMPIAD

                                                 6-th  form (ключи)

1. 1. – c)                                       11. – c)

2. – c)                                       12. –b)

3. – b)                                       13. – a)

4. – c)                                       14. – c)

5. – a)                                       15. – c)

6. – c)

7. – a)

8. – c)

9. – b)

10. –b)

   II.  1. Nick is the fastest in the class.

        2. She has just arrived.

        3. I have never been to the USA before.

        4. Where is she working at the moment?

        5. She can’t be from France.

III.  1. – b)

       2. – a)

       3. – c)

       4. – a)

       5. – b)

IV.  1. England                                          6. bagpipes

       2. son of                                              7. signs

       3. the Commonwealth                        8. the Prime-Minister

       4. eagle                                               9. black ravens

       5. the Queen                                      10.Charles

V. 1. – a)

     2. – c)

     3. – b)

     4. – a)

     5. – b)

     6. – b)

     7. – c)

     8. – b)

                                               ENGLISH  OLIMPIAD

                                                                  7th form

I.Read the text & do the task below:

       A company in Japan is selling a new drink. Their new drink is a powerful mixture of powered ginseng root, a fungus from the skin of caterpillars & reptile’s blood. This strange drink, people say, is helping Chinese women athletes to win gold medals at international athletics meetings. The Japanese firm says that this mixture can do wonderful things for ordinary people too.

       Mr. Ma Junwen is the trainer of the Chinese women’s athletics team. He created the recipe for this peculiar cocktail of roots & fungus & blood specially for the team. His runners train in the mountains of central China. They run 30 or 40 kilometers every day, so they are all very strong runners. But they all drink

Ma’s cocktail every day too… & they are winning more medals nowadays than they did before. And Mr.Ma is trying to market his odd mixture through the company in Japan. People in Japan know about Ma’s runners & they are rushing to buy a bottle of his amazing drink.

      So Mr. Ma is winning, too, not only runners. Before he invented his drink, he was not a rich man, but now he is making a lot of money from the drink, & people in Japan love it!

 Write down whether the following sentences are true or false:                

1. Mr. Ma is helping Japanese sportswomen.
2. This drink is a mixture consisting of different ingredients.
3. Chinese sportswomen used to win few medals.
4. This mixture was created for sale.
5. A Japanese company is now selling the drink in China.

II.Complete the sentences with slim, curly, glasses, like & beard:

1. She looks _________________ her mother.
2. He wears _________________ .
3. She’s got long, ________________ hair.
4. He’s got a short, dark ______________ .
5. She’s tall & ______________ .

III.Match the objects with the descriptions:

       money     jeans        shoes        knife           coat

1. There are usually two of them. You wear them. They are made of leather.
2. You wear it when it’s cold. It’s often made of wool.
3. It’s made of metal. You put it on the table when you have a meal. You cut things with it.
4. You spend it. It is round & made of metal or it is rectangular & made of paper.
5. You wear them. They are usually blue. They are made of cotton.

III.Choose the correct answer & circle them:

1. What … nasty weather!

1. -                              b) a                             c)an                           d)the

2. Oxford is a beautiful city & … very old.

a)its                              b)that is                      c)there is                   d)it’s

      3.  I’m sorry, I …  . Can you speak more slowly?

           a)am not understanding         b)will understand    c)don’t understand         d)understanding

      4.  It’s the most delicious cake I have ever tasted! When & where … it?

           a)will you buy            b)have you bought              c)did you buy                d)has you bought

      5. The child made the dog … high.

           a)jumping                   b)jump                              c)to jump                         d)jumped

      6. Last year Tom read a lot of books … the history of Australia.

           a)on                             b)in                                  c)for                                d)at

      7.Did you enjoy … the Tretyakov Gallery?

          a)visited                       b)to visit                           c)have visited                 d)visiting

      8.Little John believed that Canada … in the South of the American Continent.

           a)is                               b)was                               c)has been                       d)to be

       9. At 7 o’clock yesterday Nick … cricket & his parents … daffodils.

           a)was playing, planted  b)played , planted     c)played, were planting  d)was playing, were playing

      10.My little brother began to read …

           a)in the age of 4          b)at the age of 4           c)at 4 ages old                    d)at 4 years old

 IV.How much do you know about the United Kingdom & the United States? Choose the correct answer:

1.Which of the following is not the patron saint of a UK country?

                a)St.George                  b)St.Harry                        c)St.Andrew                      d)St.David

2.The national currency of the UK is…  .

                a)the euro                    b)the dollar                       c)the pound                       d)the rouble

3.The home of London Zoo is…   .

               a)Hyde Park            b)Regent Park                   c)Green Park                    d)Kew Gardens

4.Who had the longest period of reign?

               a)Queen Elizabeth I     b)Queen Elisabeth II        c)Queen Ann            d)Queen Victoria

5.Every year an international festival called Eisteddfod is held in …   .

               a)England                b)Scotland                     c)Wales                          d)Northern Ireland

6….   is known as Athens of the North.

               a)Belfast                       b)Cardiff                              c)Edinburgh                     d)Glasgow

7.The US Congress is divided into 2 parts:

               a)the House of Commons & the House of Representatives     c)the Senate & the House of Lords          

               b)the House of Lords & the House of commons      d)the House of Representatives & the Senate

8.On the 4th of July Americans celebrate…

               a)Presidents’ Day      b)Independence Day    c)Thanksgiving Day         d)Memorial Day

9.The greatest river in the USA is …

               a)the Colorado          b)the Niagara                 c)the Missouri                 d)the Mississippi

10.Another name for … is the Big Apple.

               a)Washington DC        b)Philadelphia             c)New York                      d)Los Angeles

Form  7th 

KEYS

1. 1-F

     2-T

          3-T

          4-F

          5-F

2. 1-like

     2-glasses

     3-curly

     4-beard

     5-slim

3. 1-shoes

2-coat

3-knife

4-money

5-jeans

4. 1-a

2-d

3-c

4-c

5-b

6-a

7-d

8-b

9-d

10-b

5. 1-b

     2-c

     3-b

     4-d

     5-c

    6-c

    7-d

    8-b

    9-d

   10-c

                                                       ENGLISH  OLIMPIAD

                                                               8th  form

I.Read the text & answer the following questions choosing the right variant:

      I went to the cinema last week & laughed all the way through the new film “Waiter!” which is set in a restaurant. The American actor Tom Waiter plays the worst cook the world has ever seen & he employs one of the worst waiters, played by Joe Vermont.

      The London restaurant where the filming took place does actually exist.

Jane Connors, the owner, runs a successful business &, although she thinks “Waiter!” is a good film, she is very annoyed with the director. When she agreed to the filming, she wasn’t told that the film is about a restaurant where everything goes wrong & the food is disgusting. Although the film might make Jane’s restaurant famous if it is a success, she is afraid that people will stop coming because they will think that the food & service is terrible – like it is in the film. Jane is worried she will lose business & may even have to close & start again with a new restaurant.

       Having seen the film, I agree she has a problem. The film company paid her a very small fee & she has since asked for more. The best solution though is for her to contact the newspapers. I am sure they will be interested in her story & it will actually help her business in the end.

1. What is the writer trying to do next?

1. to advertise a restaurant
2. to review a film
3. to explain someone’s problem
4. to take someone’s advice

2. What can the reader find out from the text?

1. Why Jane is feeling angry.
2. Why Jane’s restaurant has closed.
3. Why Jane didn’t enjoy the film.
4. Why Jane’s restaurant is unpopular.

3. What does the writer think Jane ought to do?

1. To open a new restaurant
2. To ask the film company for more money
3. To improve the quality of the food in her restaurant
4. To write to the newspapers

4. What did the director not tell Jane?

1. That the film would be a success
2. That the restaurant in the film would be very bad
3. That she would not be paid
4. That she would need to employ extra staff

5. What is Jane worried about?

1. That she would have to close her restaurant
2. That she would have to close her business & start a different one
3. That she would become unpopular
4. That she would have to close her restaurant & open a new one.

II. Look at the sign & mark the letter next to the correct explanation – A, B, C or D:

1)                

A  We charge a fine for lost luggage.

B  We give lost luggage away if it is not collected after two weeks.

C  We will look after your luggage for two weeks if you pay a fee.

D  We keep things people have lost for a maximum of two weeks.

2)

A  The road ahead is closed to traffic.

B  The road in front is likely to be busy.

C  There are road works further along.

D  There is a parking zone further along.

3)

A  Passengers arriving from abroad must check  their luggage in here.

B  Travellers from other countries have to check their luggage in here.

C  If you have checked your luggage in, you must wait here for your flight.

D  This is where you check your luggage in when you are going abroad.

4)

A  Don’t leave drinks here.

B  Drinks are free here.

C  There are no drinks left.

D  You can buy drinks here.

5)

A  Sport clothes are on sale here.

B  There are special prices for tourists.

C  Foreign ties are available.

D  We make & sell silk ties.

III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Don’t change the word given. You must use between two & five words.

1.We have more work to do in May than at any other time.(busiest)

    May …………………………………………………………… of year.

2.The last time I saw him was a month ago.  (seen)

    I …………………………………………………………………. a month.

3.They  built a new office block last week.  (was)

    A new office block ………………………………………………………..  .

4. “I am working on a new drug”, the scientist said to us. (told)

     The scientist ………………………………………………….on a new drug.

5.We need more money to buy a house.  (until)

    We can’t buy a house ………………………………………………………money.

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

1.She was very ……………………with the service & complained to the manager.    SATISFY

2.It was really ……………………experience. I’ll remember it for as long as I live.   FORGET

3.The ……………………… of the islands were quite friendly.                                   INHABIT

4.He is very ………………… ! You can trust him!                                                      RELY

5.More than a hundred …………………are taking part in the game.                          COMPETE

V. Choose the best variant:

1.Well, girls, who is going to … the table for tea?

a)lay                        b)lie                            c)laid                            d)lain

2.Do you own this lovely house or do you … it?

            a)employ                b)rent                         c)hire                            d)appoint

3.We made a short trip to … Netherlands.

            a)a                          b)a                              c)an                               d)the

4.Jack’s …brother was my classmate.

            a)old                      b)older                        c)elder                           d)the oldest

5.Let’s buy a bar of chocolate & a carton of yoghurt, … ?

            a)will you             b)don’t we                   c)shall we                      d)aren’t we

6.The witness… by the police now.

            a)questioning       b)are being questioned      c)has been questioned   d)is being questioned

7.How long …. this house?

            a)have you owning     b)have you been owning    c)have you been owned     d)have you owned

8.I wondered what …. since we last met?

            a)had he done       b)he has done               c)he had done               d)he did

9.When Richard arrived at the boutique his wife … home.

            a)had already gone     b)has already gone     c)already went         d)went

10.Let’s … our glasses to your health!

            a)rise                    b)get up                         c)raise                         d)pick up

VI.  Put the appropriate number of a word or a word-combination from the box to London, New York or Washington DC. The words can’t be used twice.

London  _______________________________________________________________________________

 New York  ____________________________________________________________________________

 WashingtonDC________________________________________________________________________

Form 8-th

KEYS

1. 1-b

          2-a

          3-d

          4-b

          5-d

2. 1-D

     2-B

     3-D

     4-C

     5-C

3. 1.May   is our busiest time   of year.

2.I   haven’t seen him for  a  month.

3.A new office-block  was built last week.

4.The  scientist   told us he was working   on a new drug.

               5.We can’t buy a house  until we have   money.

4. 1-satisfied

2-unforgatable

3-inhabitants

4-reliable

5-competors

5. 1-a

     2-b

     3-d

     4-c

     5-c

     6-d

     7-d

     8-c

     9-a

    10-c

6. London  - 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13,14, 16, 18, 19

New York  - 1, 12, 15, 17, 20

Washington DC  - 3,4, 7, 8