Олимпиада для 10 класса
олимпиадные задания по английскому языку (10 класс) на тему

Школьный тур олимпиады по английскому языку для 10 класса

1. Complete the sentences with    in /on.

1. What’s your mark _____ Chemistry?

2. Do you have extra classes _____ Math?

3. I’ve read a lot of articles _____ this subject.

4. Who gives you classes _____ English?

5. Could you give me your notes _____ England?

2. Fill the gaps using   so/such.

1. You are _____ impatient.

2. It is _____ a high temperature. I’m worried.

3. She is _____ crazy about pop music.

4. They are _____ good friends.

5. Today there is _____ nasty weather.

6. The box is _____ heavy.

7. The jeans are _____ dirty.

8. You are _____ absent-minded.

9. They are in _____ a bad mood.

10. She is _____ an emotional girl.

3. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Don’t change the word given.

1. “They are the most helpful people I’ve ever met”.   (never)

He told us he __________ such helpful people before.

2.“Can you give me a piece of advice?”   (could)

He asked me __________ a piece of advice.

3. “Do you know that girl?”   (knew)

Ann asked me __________ that girl.

4. “When did you have a break?”   (had)

He wondered __________ a break.

5. “Has he gone?”   (whether)

He wanted to know __________ .

4. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

1. Is there any _____  to fear that cloning will lead to a nightmarish world?

(reason;           goal;          aim;           purpose)

2. We need to do more to protect the _____ .

( environment;          nature;          ecology;          global warming)

3. Plato was the first to _____ the lost city of Atlantis.

( compose;           write;          describe;           publish)

4. What do you _____ when you talk about intelligence?

(seem;           want;           describe;           mean)

5. Does your father _____ more in his job than your mother?

(afford;          adore;            win;           earn)

5. Complete each sentence so that the meaning is similar to the first sentence.

Ex. Of course, I can give you a hand.

He promised to give me a hand.

1. We were surprised that he turned up at the party.

Nobody expected __________ .

2. Her parents forbid her to go there.

Her parents don’t let __________ .

3. What causes to feel you so tired?

What makes __________ ?

4. My parents insisted and I was forced to phone Ann with excuses.

My parents made ___________ .

5. I knew that he didn’t allow anybody to use his computer.

I was told that he wouldn’t let __________ .

6. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in capitals.

1. We will know their _____ next week.                               DECIDE

2. Clothes can tell the world about our ______ .                   PERSON   

3. His life is very ______ at times.                                        STRESS

4. Some people _____ in the supernatural things.                 BELIEf          5. Cars cause a lot of ______ .                                              POLLUTE

7. Complete the text with the following verbs in the correct form.

follow               punish              refuse              support               object 

1. The Pilgrims were people of England who (1)_____ to the relationship with God and religious services used in the church of England. King James (2) ______ all who(3) ______ to (4) ________ the laws and traditions of the Church of England and to give money to (5) ______ it.

8. Read the text and complete the sentences below.

        Mary’s first thought on receiving the invitation to the school reunion was to ignore it. But then she changed her mind and decided to meet up with her former schoolmates.

        She hardly recognized John when he came up to her. They danced, and he asked her out. Soon they found they had fallen in love.

        She wouldn’t be lucky if she had ignored the invitation.

1. If Mary _________ , she wouldn’t have thought about her old schoolmates.

2. If Mary hadn’t changed her mind, she ________ .

3. If John hadn’t come up to her, she __________ .

4. If she hadn’t danced with him, he _________ .

5. If Mary had ignored the invitation, she _________ .

9. Choose the right word.

        Most people say they prefer spring or summer, but early autumn is the time when I most want to be in England. Surprisingly, the weather is often better in September and October than it is in the (1)(core; middle; centre) of summer. This is really the time to get out and enjoy the beauty of the English countryside. Already the children have (2)(returned; visited; attended   ) to school and, with fewer people looking (3)(at; for; from) hotel rooms, accommodation is a lot less expensive than in the summer season. At this time of the year, you will find that the English woods and forests are at their most (4)(pretty; nice; beautiful) and nothing is more invigorating than strolling slowly (5)( away; out; through ) an English wood on a frosty morning in early autumn, walking across a crisp carpet of fallen gold and brown leaves in the cold air. The world seems at (6)(calm; peace; comfort ) when the weather is like this and I always feel relaxed in a golden English wood on a frosty morning in early autumn.

10. Fill in the gaps with the most suitable word. Only one word is correct.

       The M 25, (1)_____ motorway around London, opened (2)_____ 1986. Today people call (3)_____ the biggest car park in Europe. Every morning on the radio we (4)_____ about jams, road repairs (5)_____ crashes. We (6) _____ hear “There is a traffic jam all the way round the M 25 in both directions. (7)_____ you are driving to work, we advise you to go (8) _____ home.”

        Winston Churchill said that the car (9)_____ the curse of the twentieth (10)_____ . This will probably be true of the (11)_____ century too. It can (12) _____ very funny to compare advertisements for cars with the reality of driving them. Cars (13) _____  symbols of freedom, wealth (14) _____ masculinity. But when you are stuck in a (15) _____ jam, all (16) _____ are just metal boxes to sit in.                                                                         

Школьный тур олимпиады по английскому языку для 9 класса

1. Complete the sentences with    in /on.

1. What’s your mark _____ Chemistry?

2. Do you have extra classes _____ Math?

3. I’ve read a lot of articles _____ this subject.

4. Who gives you classes _____ English?

5. Could you give me your notes _____ England?

2. Fill the gaps using   so/such.

1. You are _____ impatient.

2. It is _____ a high temperature. I’m worried.

3. She is _____ crazy about pop music.

4. They are _____ good friends.

5. Today there is _____ nasty weather.

6. The box is _____ heavy.

7. The jeans are _____ dirty.

8. You are _____ absent-minded.

9. They are in _____ a bad mood.

10. She is _____ an emotional girl.

3. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Don’t change the word given.

1. “They are the most helpful people I’ve ever met”.   (never)

He told us he __________ such helpful people before.

2.“Can you give me a piece of advice?”   (could)

He asked me __________ a piece of advice.

3. “Do you know that girl?”   (knew)

Ann asked me __________ that girl.

4. “When did you have a break?”   (had)

He wondered __________ a break.

5. “Has he gone?”   (whether)

He wanted to know __________ .

4. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

1. Is there any _____  to fear that cloning will lead to a nightmarish world?

(reason;           goal;          aim;           purpose)

2. We need to do more to protect the _____ .

( environment;          nature;          ecology;          global warming)

3. Plato was the first to _____ the lost city of Atlantis.

( compose;           write;          describe;           publish)

4. What do you _____ when you talk about intelligence?

(seem;           want;           describe;           mean)

5. Does your father _____ more in his job than your mother?

(afford;          adore;            win;           earn)

5. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in capitals.

1. We will know their _____ next week.                               DECIDE

2. Clothes can tell the world about our ______ .                   PERSON   

3. His life is very ______ at times.                                        STRESS

4. Some people _____ in the supernatural things.                 BELIEf          5. Cars cause a lot of ______ .                                              POLLUTE

6. Complete the text with the following verbs in the correct form.

follow               punish              refuse              support               object 

1. The Pilgrims were people of England who (1)_____ to the relationship with God and religious services used in the church of England. King James (2) ______ all who(3) ______ to (4) ________ the laws and traditions of the Church of England and to give money to (5) ______ it.

7. Fill in the gaps with the most suitable word. Only one word is correct.

       The M 25 (1)_____ motorway around London, opened (2)_____ 1986. Today people call (3)_____ the biggest car park in Europe. Every morning on the radio we (4)_____ about jams, road repairs (5)_____ crashes. We (6) _____ hear “There is a traffic jam all the way round the M 25 in both directions. (7)_____ you are driving to work, we advise you to go (8) _____ home.”

        Winston Churchill said that the car (9)_____ the curse of the twentieth (10)_____ . This will probably be true of the (11)_____ century too. It can (12) _____ very funny to compare advertisements for cars with the reality of driving them. Cars (13) _____  symbols of freedom, wealth (14) _____ masculinity. But when you are stuck in a (15) _____ jam, all (16) _____ are just metal boxes to sit in.                                                                         

8. Choose the right word.

        Most people say they prefer spring or summer, but early autumn is the time when I most want to be in England. Surprisingly, the weather is often better in September and October than it is in the (1)(core; middle; centre) of summer. This is really the time to get out and enjoy the beauty of the English countryside. Already the children have (2)(returned; visited; attended   ) to school and, with fewer people looking (3)(at; for; from) hotel rooms, accommodation is a lot less expensive than in the summer season. At this time of the year, you will find that the English woods and forests are at their most (4)(pretty; nice; beautiful) and nothing is more invigorating than strolling slowly (5)( away; out; through ) an English wood on a frosty morning in early autumn, walking across a crisp carpet of fallen gold and brown leaves in the cold air. The world seems at (6)(calm; peace; comfort ) when the weather is like this and I always feel relaxed in a golden English wood on a frosty morning in early autumn.