Олимпиада по английскому языку
олимпиадные задания по английскому языку (7 класс)

Олимпиадные задания по английскому языку

I. LISTENING

1. Прослушайте интервью с Эммой и ответьте на вопросы. Отметьте верные предложения (T) и неверные (F):

1. Emma took her exams yesterday.
2. Emma’s mother lives in Oxford.
3. Her parents do not live together.
4. Emma has got a brother and a sister.
5. Her brother is twelve years younger than Emma.
6. Emma’s brother likes to play football.
7. He doesn’t go to school yet.
8. Emma’s father lives in Edinburgh.
9. They often spend holidays together with their father.
10. Emma is fond of pop music.

II. PRACTICAL USAGE OF ENGLISH

1. Соотнесите данные реплики с вариантами ответов:

1. Great weather, isn’t it?

1. It’s nice to see you.                        C. Yeah. I really love hot weather.
2.  That’s too bad.                        D. Not so good.

2. Would you like to see our new flat?

A. I’d love too.                                C. Nice meeting you.

B. How interesting.                                D. Well, I hope so.

3. Anything to drink?

A. Small, please.                                C. Ok, thank you.

C. A glass of milk please.                        D. An English muffin, please.

4. Sorry I’m late.

A. Bye then.                                        B. See you tomorrow.

C. Nice to see you.                                D. Never mind.

5. I’m afraid Jane isn’t in the office.

A. Take it easy.                                B. That’s kind of you.

C. Don’t worry.                                D. Take care of yourself.

6. I’m going to give up my work.

A. That’s great.                                B. God on heaven.

C. Good heavens.                                D. Going where?

7. What seems to be the problem?

A. Oh, dear.                                        B. I have an earache.

C. No problems.                                D. Let me see.

8. How’d you like the movie?

A. Fine thanks.                                B. That’s a good point.

C. You did a great job.                        D. Oh, it was great.

9. Could you tell me where the bus stop is?

A. Take care of yourself.

C. Ok, turn over the corner and you’ll see it.

B. See you later.

D. I see what you mean.

10. What do you think of Ann?

A. She’s lovely.                                B. I’ve got a better idea.

C. She’ll be fine.                                D. I like it.

2. Подберите синонимы:

1. The title

A. hero                                        B. subject

C. name                                        D. main idea

2. Forward

A. sideways                                        B. backward

C. ahead                                        C. down

3. Ancient

A. humorous                                        B. terrible

C. old                                                C. lively

4. To prohibit

A. to enjoy                                        B. to permit

C. to be afraid of                                D. to forbid

5. To explore

A. to like                                        B. to search

C. to dislike                                         D. to study

3. Соедините слово с его значением:

 1. Behavior                 a) a piece of ground on which fruit trees are grown

2. Chapter                  b) a main division of a book, written about a particular part of the subject or story                                                                                                                              

 3. Currency                  c) a way of acting

4. Merchant                 d) money in actual use in a country

5. Orchard                e) a person who buys and sells wholesale or on a large scale

4. Соедините идиоматическое выражение с подходящим по смыслу значением:

5. Прочитайте текст, вставьте подходящий вариант:

                                               Gender gap in education

For many years now, British girls have 0 much better in exams than boys. Most theories about the causes of this gap 1_________ the sexes have blamed the education 2 ______. However, new research suggests that boys’ poor performance has nothing to do 3______ internal practices at schools. Instead external factors, such as different learning styles and how children are 4 _____up, have to be considered. For this 5 ________, many educationalists are now studying how boys and girls learn to read. They believe that, since reading is 6 ______taught either by mothers or by female primary school teachers, many boys 7_____ reading as a woman’s activity and this puts them 8 _______it.

Another factor could be that boys are generally more 9 ________than girls. When they can’t be the best, they would rather 10_____ up on education than be considered average. Girls seem much happier to be second best.

0           A acted               B behaved                  C performed                   D succeeded

1            A among            B between                  C beside                         D beyond

2           A method            B style                        C technique                   D system

3           A by                    B from                        C at                                D with

4           A brought            B raised                      C given                       D grown

5           A cause               B purpose                   C reason                      D objective

6           A hardly              B generally                 C rarely                       D lately

7           A look                  B notice                     C see                            D watch

8           A off                    B on                           C across                        D through

9           A determined       B optimistic               C possessive                 D competitive

10         A give                  B take                         C break                         D turn

6. Вставьте подходящий вариант:

1. Where is Kate? She _____ tennis.

A. plays      B. is playing      C. play       D. played

2. ______ not any glass in the windows, that is why ____ so cold in the room.

A. It is, there is       B. It was, there is     C. There are, it is    D. There is, it is

3. She was tired and asked me _____ make so much noise.

A. didn’t       B. did not to         C. not      D. not to

4. Both Steve ______ Jane ______ here.

A. or, is     B. and, is        C. or, are        D. and, are

5. I didn’t know if he needed any help. _______ ?

A. So did I        B. Neither did I        C. So didn’t I      D. Neither didn’t I

6. ___ President of ___ United States lives in ____ White House in ___ Washington D.C.

A. -, the, the, -     B. -, the, -, the       C. -, -, the, the       D. The, the, the, -

7. I have my English class ___ Monday morning.

A. in          B. at          C. for            D. on

8. _____ breakfast yet? Yes, I ____.

A. Did you have, have    B. Had you had, have     C. Have you had, have    D. Do you have, had

9. I was late. The teacher ___ a test when I ___ to class.

A. has already given, got    B. had already given, got    C. has already given, get     D. was already giving, get

10. How long will it ___ to do the homework?

A. need her       B. take her       C. she take      D. she need

11. Mary has never been to London, ____ she?

A. has     B. did         C. hasn’t     D. didn’t

12. According ___ the list he was the 10th.

A. to           B. at              C. on          D. for

13. He grew up in New England, ____?

A. don’t you     B. didn’t he      C. doesn’t he          D. did he

14. Lorena is ____  girl I have ever met.

A. the most beautiful   B. a more beautiful    C. the beautifulest    D. most beautiful

15. Newspapers and magazines ____ just by the postman.

A. have been bring   B. has been brought      C. have been brought    D. were bought

16. I haven’t got ______ money with me.

A. no            B. some            C. any        D. a

17. He said he _____ that man before.

A. never met     B. did not meet       C. had never met      D. did not never meet

18. When I ______ the children ______ television peacefully.

A. came, watched          B. came, were watching     C. was coming, were watching     D. was coming, watched

19. Have you ever been _____ Paris.

A. in      B. to        C. at        D. through

20. Who ____ Phil with his homework?

A. does help       B. helps       C. do help       D. help

21. The train ______ at 5 o’clock.

A. will leave        B. leaves      C. leave      D. is leaving

22. My sister ____ some new clothes last week.

A. had bought      B. bought        C. was buying        D. have bought

23. The tickets ____ yesterday.

A. was sold        B. sold        C. were sold        D. sell

24. Lisa said that she ______ this book.

A. buys      B. bought      C. has bought         D. had bought

25. She _____ to Moscow, if she _____ her homework.

A. go, will do      B. goes, does        C. will go, does     D. will go, do

7. Вставьте подходящие модальные глаголы:

1. When I was younger, I … speak Polish much better

A) could                                B) can

C) will be able                        D) would

2. Nobody answers the phone. They …be out.

A) Should                                B) would

C) Can                                        D)must

3. I … get up early on Mondays.

A) am able                                B) have to

C) must                                D) may

4. … you mind passing me the salt?

A) Will                                B) Should

C) Could                                D) Would

5. A driver … to take the test in English.

A) hasn’t                                B) needn’t

C) doesn’t have                        D) mustn’t

III. SPELLING

1. Выберите подходящий вариант для правильного написания:

1. Mag… ine

A) es                                        B) ez

C) az                                        D) uz

2. Knowl…ge

A) id                                        B) ad

C) ed                                        D) yd

3. Geogra…y

A) ff                                        B) ph

C) fe                                        D) fi

4. E… ellent

A) k                                        B) cs

C) x                                        D) xc

5. Th…sday

A) ir                                        B) ur

C) er                                        D) yr

IV. SOCIOCULTURAL COMPETENCE

1. Выберите подходящий вариант:

1. How many independent states are there on the British Isles?

A) two                                B) three

C) five                                D) one

2. What is the symbol of England?

A) a thistle                        B) a rose

C) a shamrock and red hand        D)a daffodil

3. Where is Shakespeare’s birthplace?

A) in London                        B) in Stratford-on-Avon

C) in Glasgow                            D)in Cardiff

4. The UK is a….

A) parliamentary monarchy                 B) constitutional monarchy.

C) parliamentary republic                C) constitutional republic

5. What is the capital of Scotland?

A) Cardiff                                B) London

C) Liverpool                                D) Edinburgh

6. The official residence of the Queen is..

A) Buckingham Palace                B) The Barbican centre

C) Whitehall                                D) St. James’s Palace

7. What is the unit of currency of the UK?

A) dollar                                B)pound sterling

C) euro                                D) franc

8. What animal symbolizes the British monarchy?

A) the dragon                                B) The horse

C) the lion                                D) the tiger

9. Who is the author of “Robinson Crusoe”?

A) Daniel Defoe                        B) Jonathan Swift

C) Rudyard Kipling                        D) Geoffrey Chaucer

10. Many banks and offices are located in…

A) the East End                        B)the West End

C) the City                                D) Westminster

V. WRITING

1. Напишите открытку-поздравление с Новым годом (3-5предложений)

2. Расставьте необходимые знаки препинания так, чтобы получился связный текст. Каждое новое предложение начинайте с заглавной буквы. Выполните работу письменно:

oneoftheoldenglishlegendssaysthatlondoncanbethecapitalofthecountryrichandgreatuntiltwelveblackravensliveinthetoweroflondoneachhasgotitsnameandthekeeperscarefullylookafterthemifoneofthebirdsdiesanotheryoungerraventakesitsplacelondonersbelievethislegendandalwaysbringsomefoodtogivethebirdswhentheycometothetowerthekeeperscutthebirdswingsbecausetheyareafraidthattheymayflyaway.

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LISTENING

2. PRACTICAL USAGE OF ENGLISH

1. Соотнесите данные реплики с вариантами ответов:

2. Подберите синонимы:

3. Соедините слово с его значением:        

4. Соедините идиоматическое выражение с подходящим по смыслу значением:

5. Прочитайте текст, вставьте подходящий вариант:

6. Вставьте подходящий вариант:

7. Вставьте подходящие модальные глаголы:

3. SPELLING

1. Выберите подходящий вариант для правильного написания:

4. SOCIOCULTURAL COMPETENCE

1. Выберите подходящий вариант:

5. WRITING

1. Напишите открытку-поздравление с Новым годом (3-5предложений). Максимально – 10 баллов:

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2. Расставьте необходимые знаки препинания так, чтобы получился связный текст.     Каждое новое предложение начинайте с заглавной буквы:

___ One of the old English legends says that London can be the capital of the country, rich and great until twelve black ravens live in the tower of London each has got its name and the keepers carefully look after them if one of the birds dies, another younger raven takes its place Londoners believe this legend and always bring some food to give the birds when they come to the tower the keepers cut the birds wings because they are afraid that they may fly away.

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