Олимпиадные задания для студентов СПО
олимпиадные задания по английскому языку

Олимпиадные задания по английскому языку для студентов  СПО.

INSTRUCTIONS:

A) Duration: ONE HOUR AND FIFTY MINUTES.

B) Dictionary cannot be used.

С)Total  38 points.

ANIMAL EMOTIONS

a)        ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS.        (1 point per answer)

1)        Why are scientists not surprised that animals experience fear?

2)        Under what circumstances does the writer suggest it may be unfair to keep animals in cages?

b)        ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT.        (0.5 points per answer)

        3)        Animal lovers believe that dogs can be jealous.

        4)        Scientists are beginning to believe that animals have got feelings.

        5)        Only humans experience both positive and negative emotions.

        6)        Dogs often “laugh” when they see other dogs playing.

7)        Find in the text a synonym for SADNESS (noun).        (0.25 points)

        8)        Give one opposite for FREQUENTLY (adjective, line 14).        (0.25 points)

        9)        Find in the text the word which has the following definition:
“being able to live or exist in spite of great danger
or difficulty” (noun)        (0.25 points)

        10)        Give a noun with the same root as OBSERVED (verb, line 9).        (0.25 points)

        11)        Turn the following sentence into the passive voice.
In the tests that Gosling performed, dogs exhibited four dimensions
of personality.         (0.5 points)

        12)        Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning. Begin as indicated.
It seems that many animals can experience human-like emotions.        (0.5 points)

 13)        Fill in the gap with a correct preposition..         (0.5 points)

        We are the owners …..three dogs.

14)        Use the words in boxes to make a meaningful sentence. Use all the words
and only the words in the boxes without changing their form.        (0.5 points)

Section 3

Writing (3 points)

15)        WRITE A COMPOSITION (80-100 WORDS). CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. SPECIFY YOUR OPTION.

                a)        Using animals in testing pharmaceutical products is entirely justified.

                b)        Animals are incapable of experiencing human-like emotions.

Answers will vary.

Section 4

English culture (8 points)

Choose the correct answer

       I. 16. What's the name of the London underground?

a) Metro, b) Tube, c) Subway, d) Underground,

17. Who is the head of the state in Britain?

a) Mayor,  b) Prime Minister, c) Queen, d) Speaker.

18. What is soccer?

a) American football, b) hockey, c) squash, d) boat-racing.

19. Who wrote "Winnie-the-Pooh"?

a) L. Carroll, b) O. Wilde, c) J.R. Tolkien, d) A. Milne.

20. The US consists of ... states.

a) 38, b) 49,  c) 50, d) 51.

21. In England "public school" means ....

a) state-financed school,  b) private school, c) comprehensive school, d) religious school.

22. The capital of Australia is ... .

a) Melbourne, b) Sidney,  c) Canberra, d) Ottawa.

23.  In the United States "down town" means ... .

a) away from the centre,  b) in the centre, c) in a suburb, d) a small town.

II. 24. 1.  Below is a list of common English proverbs. Match a beginning on the right with an ending on the left. (10 points)

24. 2. Do you have the same, or similar proverbs in Russian or Buryat  language? (10 points).

ANSWER KEYS

SECTION 1. READING COMPREHENSION

a)        ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS.        (1 point per answer)

        1)        Why are scientists not surprised that animals experience fear?

Because fear helps in survival.

        2)        Under what circumstances does the writer suggest it may be unfair to keep animals in cages?

If animals feel the same emotions that humans do.

b)        ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT.        (0.5 points per answer)

        3)        Animal lovers believe that dogs can be jealous.

True (line 2) “Many stories are told of older dogs who become jealous”

        4)        Scientists are beginning to believe that animals have got feelings.

True (line 5) “But now new research is beginning to confirm that animals may have feelings”

        5)        Only humans experience both positive and negative emotions.

False (lines 7-8) “many animals … experience emotions similar to human jealousy, grief and love”

        6)        Dogs often “laugh” when they see other dogs playing.

False (lines 13-14) “when a recording of dogs’ ‘laughter’ is played to other dogs, they start to play with each other”

        7)        Find in the text a synonym for SADNESS (noun).        (0.25 points)

grief (line 8)

        8)        Give one opposite for FREQUENTLY (adjective, line 14).        (0.25 points)

rarely, seldom, infrequently

        9)        Find in the text the word which has the following definition:
“being able to live or exist in spite of great danger
or difficulty” (noun)        (0.25 points)

survival (line 9)

        10)        Give a noun with the same root as OBSERVED (verb, line 9).        (0.25 points)

observation

        11)        Turn the following sentence into the passive voice.
In the tests that Gosling performed, dogs exhibited four dimensions
of personality.         (0.5 points)

In the tests that were performed by Gosling, four dimensions of personality were exhibited by dogs.

        12)        Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning. Begin as indicated.
It seems that many animals can experience human-like emotions.
It seems that many animals are able to experience
human-like emotions.        (0.5 points)

        13)        Fill in the gap with a correct preposition.
We are the owners of three dogs.         (0.5 points)

        14)        Use the words in boxes to make a meaningful sentence. Use all the words
and only the words in the boxes without changing their form.        (0.5 points)

Animals react to anti-depressant drugs just as humans do.

Section 4

English culture (8 points)

I. 16. What's the name of the London underground?

b) Tube

17. Who is the head of the state in Britain?

b) Prime Minister

18. What is soccer?

a) American football

19. Who wrote "Winnie-the-Pooh"?

 d) A. Milne.

20. The US consists of ... states.

c) 50

21. In England "public school" means ....

b) private school

22. The capital of Australia is ... .

c) Canberra

23.  In the United States "down town" means ... .

 b) in the centre

II.24 (10 points) + 10 points for russian and buryat equivalents of english proverbs.