Олимпиадные задания. Школьный тур. 8 класс
олимпиадные задания по английскому языку (8 класс) на тему

Школьная олимпиада по английскому языку 8 класс

Вариант 1

1. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

Once John Smith and his wife Mary who 1 _________ (live) in a small house in the mountains, 2 ______ (find) a dog. Though the dog 3 ______ (be) week and hungry, he 4 _____ (not eat) anything in the presence of his new masters. Several days later the dog 5 _____ (disappear). John and  Mary 6 ____ (leave) alone. But one day when Smith 7____ (travel) in a train, he 8 ____ (see) his dog running along the road. He 9 ____ (get) off the train at the next station, 10 ____ (buy) a piece of meat, 11 ___ (catch) the dog and 12 ____ (bring) him home again. There the dog 13 ___ ( tie) up for a week.

The dog 14 ____ (escape) several times and each time he 15 ___ (run) north. At last the dog 16 ___ (decide) to stay at the cottage but  a long time 17 ___ (pass) before Smith and his wife 18 ____ (can) touch him. They 19 ___ (call) him Wolf

One summer a strange 20 ____ (come) to the cottage. As soon as the dog 21 ____ (see) him, he 22 ____ (rush) to the stranger and 23     (lick) his hand. Then the stranger 24 ____ (say): “His name 25 ____ (be) not Wolf. It 26 ____ (be) brown. He 27 ___ (be) my dog”. Mary 28 ___(ask) to leave the dog with them. But the stranger 29 ____ (refuse) and 30 ____ (say) that the dog 31 ____ (must) decide it himself. “I 32 ___ (say) goodbye and then I 33 ___ (go) away. If he 34 ___ (want) to stay, let him stay.” For some time Wolf 35 ___ (watch) the man go. Then he 36 ___ (rush) after him and 37 ___ (try) to stop him. Then the dog 38 ___ (run) back to Smith and his wife and then 39 ___ (try) to drag Smith after the stranger. He 40 ___ (want) to be at the same time with the old and the new master. Finally the dog 41 ___ (lie) down at the feet of Smith.

2. Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1. It was his  ____ foe selling the most tickets.

A  prize                                B  tasks                        C  news

2. Most of the machines had ___ to earth.

A  expressed                        B  covered                C  crashed

3. Children often go round the streets raising money for ____ .

A  offer                                B  history                C  charity

4. She can _____ her chances if she stops smiking.

A  phone                                B  improve                C  depend

5. What is the ____ of the Forest Service?

A  danger                                B  bucket                C  mascot

6. Our house had a bad ___ for our neighbourhood .

A  attract                                B  treated                C  reputation

7. Who got most of the _____ ?

A  life                                B  votes                        C  people

8. Do you know the ___ of the scouting movement?

A  cheaper                                B  founder                C  fever

9. Can you ____ a child from a poor family.

A  pretend                                B  look                        C sponsor

10. Is it polite to ____ people?

A  ignore                                B  untie                        C  appear

3. Correct the mistakes.

1. Who invented America?
2. Did she found her father?
3. There are ten fingers on my feet.
4. Please remember me to take it.
5. Are you fond of football play?
6. It’s a well thing, buy it.
7. Give me the others sweets.
8. We ate dinner with no desire.
9. Don’t loose our money.
10. Are there mush pupils absent?

4. Express the meaning of each phrase in one word.

1. Full of fear- a_ _ _ _d
2. To take first step- b_ _ _ _n
3. A town where a seat of government is c_ _ _ _ _l
4. The end of life- d_ _ _h
5. To come or go into- e_ _ _r
6. Very well known- f_ _ _ _s
7. A male goose- g_ _ _ _r
8. To take place- h_ _ _ _n
9. To spring over- j_ _ _p
10. The male ruler of the country- k_ _g
11. A speech to a group of people- l_ _ _ _ _e
12. To walk like a solder- m_ _ _ _h
13. The dark part of the day- n_ _ _t
14. Not shut- o_ _n
15. To put in the ground to grow- p_ _ _t

5. Change the following statements into questions.

1. He usually had dinner at 4 p.m. (general)
2. At the concert he was to play one of his sonatas. (disjunctive)
3. The father decided to punish them both. (alternative)
4. Mike goes to bed after dinner.(to the subject)
5. There are heavy clouds on the sky. (special)

6. Choose the correct answer.

1. What’s the name of the London underground?

A  metro                        B  tube                                C  subway

2. What London street is famous for shops>

A  Oxford Street                B  Fleet Street                        C  Lombard Street

3. What is the Barbican?

A  a river                        B  an art centre                        C  a pop group

4. Which animal can look at the queen?

A  a dog                        B a cat                                C a lion

5. Who wrote “Winnie-the-Poor”?

A  L.Carroll                        B  O.Wilde                        C  A.Milne

6. What is English marmalade?

A  apple jam                B  orange jam                        C  sweets

7.  The traditional English drink is ______ ?

  A  coffee                        B  coca                                C tea

8. What river does London stand on?

A  The Thames                B  the Severn                        C  the Clyde

9. Robert Burns is a _______ poet.

A  American                B  English                        C  Scottish

10. The oldest university in Britain is in ______ .

A  London                        B  Edinburgh                        C  Oxford