Олимпиадные задания для 9 класса
олимпиадные задания по английскому языку (9 класс) по теме

Раздел 2. (задания по чтению)

В 3

1.  The ecological problem
2.  The city of foreigners
3.  Deceptive luxury
4.  The place where you can touch the history of the cinema
5.  The dark side of the city
6.  The main business of the city
7.  From the history of the city
8.  The diversity of names

1.  Los Angeles is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States. The Los Angeles area, which includes the city itself and its suburbs, has a population of 13.6 million. Los Angeles's nicknames are LA and the City of Angels. Some people also call it 'La-La Land' because they think the city is full of strange and crazy people. The inhabitants of Los Angeles are called Angelenos. Los Angeles is often called 'the entertainment capital of the world.'
2. The largest and most famous entertainment industries in LA are television and film production, so the city is full of celebrities and wannabe actors who come here hoping to attract attention of some Hollywood big shot. Hollywood is still the centre of American film industry, though many studios have moved out of it. The famous Hollywood sign is known all over the world. Each letter in the sign is 15.2 m tall.
3.  Los Angeles is a multicultural city. About 100 languages can be heard on its streets! It has the largest number of Mexicans outside Mexico, Koreans outside Seoul and Iranians outside Teheran. There are some areas in LA where it seems that you are not in an English-speaking country at all. Little Tokyo, for example, has Japanese Buddhist temples, Japanese shops, karaoke clubs, sushi bars and rock gardens. In Little India you can find saris and sitars. There is even Little Russia in Los Angeles where everyone speaks Russian!
4.  One striking thing about LA is that it doesn't seem to have a city at all. It keeps growing and spreading in all directions, even out into the desert! It seems that nobody walks in Los Angeles; there are a lot of beautiful cars driven by beautiful people. But with so many cars LA has the dirtiest air in the US. The sunshine is hidden by the smog.
5.  LA's most important street, Sunset Boulevard, is about 40 km long. Its most famous stretch, the Sunset Strip, passes through Hollywood. The Strip is known for its bright billboards and chic restaurants where the waiters are really wannabe actors or singers or scriptwriters. There are also modern apartment buildings with pools and palm trees but inside there are often six or more young hopefuls living together in two rooms to save money on rent.

        F. Universal Studios in Hollywood is one of the most amazing places on earth. Not only does it have a theme park but it's also a working studio. A tram tour takes you past film sets where movies are being filmed and you can also see a lot of Hollywood history, including Alfred Hitchcock's old studio offices and the set where they filmed part of Jaws and the Jurassic Park. You can even bump into Steven Spielberg or Johnny Depp on their way to work... or to lunch (contrary to what their agents say, the stars are human, they have to eat).

G. LA is an exciting city but it's also a dangerous place to live in. There are over 1300 street gangs in LA with over 160000 members. Most gangs exist in poor, rundown areas and most gang members are young people. Teenagers join gangs because they want to have money and because there's nothing else to do where they live. Joining a gang gives them a sense of belonging and being a part of something important. Gangs are responsible for such crimes as theft, vandalism, drug smuggling and even murder.

On the great plain of Texas, about a hundred miles from the town of San Antonio, the hot sun was shining from a bright blue sky. Under the golden light appeared a few wagons, covered with snow-white canvas. They were slowly moving across the prairie in the midday heat.

The owner of the wagons was Woodley Poindexter — a sugar planter from Louisiana. Mr. Poindexter had lost most of his money and had left his home on the Mississippi river. He was going to a new home in Texas together with his family and black slaves.

Mr. Poindexter himself was riding behind the wagons. He was a tall thin man of fifty with a proud and severe face. He was wearing simple but rather expensive clothes and a straw hat.

Two horsemen were riding beside the planter — one of them on his right, the other on the left.

The first one was his son Henry — a young man of twenty. He was dressed in a sky blue cotton shirt and trousers of the same material. There was a Panama hat on his head. Henry's face was open and cheerful.

The other horseman was Henry's cousin. Captain Cassius Calhoun — that was his name — was an ex-officer of volunteers. He was wearing a dark blue military suit and a cap. Calhoun was six or seven years older than Henry.

There was also a carriage with two passengers. One was a young lady with the whitest skin. The other was a black girl. The young lady was the daughter of Woodley Poindexter — Louise. The black girl was her maid.

Suddenly the wagons stopped. The worried manager came up to Woodley Poindexter.

«What is it, Mr. Sansom?» asked the planter.

«There's been a fire in the prairie. The grass has burnt, and the ground is black.»

«What of that, Josh Sansom?» asked the planter's nephew. «How stupid of you to raise such a row about nothing!»

«But, Captain Calhoun,» protested the manager, «how do we find the way?»

«Find the way! What are you talking about? We haven't lost it — have we?»

«I'm afraid we have, sir. The wheel tracks are no longer seen. They've burnt out, along with the grass.»

«Can't we cross a burnt piece of prairie without wheel tracks? We'll find them again on the other side.»

«Ye-es,» said Sansom, «if there is any other side. I don't see it.»

(By T.M. Reid)

A7.  Mr. Poindexter was a sugar planter from Texas.

l) True        2) False        3) Not stated

A8.  Mr. Poindexter had had some financial problems.

1) True        2) False        3) Not stated

A9. The clothes that Mr. Poindexter was wearing cost a lot of money.

         l) True        2) False        3) Not stated

A10. Henry was a young man with a good sense of humour.

l) True        2) False        3) Not stated

A11. Henry was a few years older than his cousin.

      l) True        2) False        3) Not stated

A12. Louisa was a very beautiful young lady.

1) True        2) False        3) Not stated

A13. Mr. Sansom was afraid that they had lost the way in the prairie.

1) True        2) False        3) Not stated

A14. Mr. Poindexter had two children.

1) True        2) False        3) Not stated

Раздел 3. ( задания по грамматике и лексике)

B4. Tracey Bennett moved about among the _______  guests with         ADMIRE

       the smile of the queen.

B5. She was happy_______ by friends and admires – young         SURROUND

       businessmen, lawyers, statesmen. But in that splendid crowd

       there was a man who watched her every move. It was Albert Kington.

       He followed her everywhere, not close, but like a shadow.

B6. He _______ from place to place;        GO

B7. upstairs and downstairs, _________ in corners        STAND

B8. With eyes ______ upon Tracey’ s face, like a policeman on        TURN

       duty. From time to time Tracey came up to the edge of the roof and

       looked at the plain.

B9. Why she did so no one _____ tell.        CAN

B10. No one _________ in her movements except Albert Kington.        INTEREST

B11. He had thoughts about it – thoughts he _________. Suddenly a

        group of moving objects appeared on the plain.

        “Wild horses!” said somebody.

B12. “They _____ this way – straight to your place, Mr. Bennett”        COME

Did you know?

B13. One ______ thing about British schools is that “public” schools         CONFUSE

         are really private schools.

B14. They are not run by the _______ and parents pay for their        GOVERN

         children.

B15. to attend _______ schools. Only 7 % of children go to public schools.        THIS

        The most famous British public schools are Eton, Harrow, Winchester.        

B16. Eton is a very old school but it is not the _____ school in Britain.        OLD

         That honour belongs to Winchester,

B17. founded 60 years ______.         EARLY

        There are no girls at Eton but some other boys’ public schools in the

        UK accept some girls in the upper school, after the age of 16.

B18. Henry VI, the _______ of Eton College, became King of England at        FOUND

         the age of 9 months and the King of France by the age of 8.

Ключи к заданиям.

B3 – 8621345

A7 –   2

A8 –   1

A9 –   1

A10 – 3

A11 – 2

A12 – 3

A13 – 1

A14 -  1

B4 – admiring

B5 – to be surrounded / being surrounded

B6 – went

B7 – standing

B8 – turned

B9 – could

B10 – was interested

B11 – didn’t like / did not like

B12 – are coming

B13 – confusing

B14 – government

B15 – these

B16 – oldest

B17 – earlier

B18 - founder