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олимпиадные задания по английскому языку

Подготовка к олимпиаде по английскому языку (школьный тур)

Комплект заданий для учащихся 8-9 классов

LISTENING

Time: 10 minutes

Вы услышите четыре коротких диалога, обозначенных А, В, С и D. Определите, где происходит каждый из этих диалогов. Используйте каждое место действия из списка 1-5 только 1 раз. В задании есть одно лишнее место действия. Вы услышите запись дважды. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу.

1. In a tourist information centre
2. In a theatre
3. In a newsagent`s
4. At a train station
5. At a sport centre

READING

Time: 20 minutes

Task1. Прочитайте тексты и установите соответствие между текстами A-D и заголовками 1-5. Запишите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании есть один лишний заголовок.

1. Exercise and health
2. Health and your diet
3. Work and health
4. Preventing health problems
5. Dangerous lifestyles

1. Healthy food is essential for the body and the mind. You are what you eat, so if you eat junk food or drink a lot of sugar drinks, think what it is doing to your body. Another old saying is «an apple a day keeps the doctor away», pointing out the benefits of eating simple, healthy  food.
2. A good work-out can keep you fit and healthy, but too much can cause problems. There are two forms of exercise, resistant and aerobic, and both have their advantages, but doctors recommend combining both forms for maximum benefit. It can be difficult to find time to go to the gym, because of work or family obligations, but just a few minutes a week can work wonders.
3. Staying healthy is just as important as getting help when you do fall ill. Doctors recommend getting vaccinated against certain diseases at a young age, or perhaps when there is a flu epidemic and many people suffer from and spread the disease. «Prevention is better than cure», as the old saying goes. It is easier to get ill than it is to get better, so take care.
4. It is not so easy to combine healthy living with your everyday  routine, and sometimes a person`s job can present problems. For  example, if you work long hours, you can become over-tired and your body gets run down. Other jobs involve a lot of pressure, which can cause stress, leading to various illnesses. As always, moderation and care are the best defence against the threat of  illness.

Task 2. Прочитайте текст и выполните задания.  Ответьте на вопросы заданий, выбрав один из предложенных вариантов ответов 1, 2 или 3. Запишите свои ответы в таблицу

     There is something about the English Channel that has always fascinated the human race and it has always played a special role in British history. The sea itself has always been important to mankind but the Channel often created a barrier between Great Britain and the Continent. This barrier has existed for more than 12,000 years and the desire to break it has occupied the minds of many people for almost two hundred years.

     The construction of the tunnel is perhaps the most incredible engineering project of the 20th century. In fact its completion was called a “technical triumph”.

     However, the first proposal to build a Channel Tunnel appeared in 1802, when a French engineer presented his project for two tunnels to cross it. Historians say Napoleon was interested in that plan. But Napoleon was more interested in fighting the British than in linking the two countries, and shortly afterwards a new war between England and France began. There were many other plans to build a tunnel but unfortunately all of them failed. It was not until after the last war that Britain and France began seriously considering the project. On the 12th February, 1986, Mrs. Thatcher and President Mitterrand signed the Franco-British Treaty which allowed the construction and the operation of the Channel Tunnel. The tunnel was completed eight years later.

     It is now very quick and easy to cross the Channel. You don’t have to book a ticket. The Channel Tunnel trains operate twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year. You can now cross the Channel in thirty-five minutes. At last the great barrier has been broken.

     In 1996, the American Society of Civil Engineers, with Popular Mechanics, selected the tunnel as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.

1. What has always been important to all people?

a. The English Channel.

b. The sea.

c. The tunnel.

2. What did Europeans want to do for many years?

a. To create a barrier between Great Britain and the Continent.

b. To sign a contract on the construction of the tunnel.

c. To connect Great Britain and the continent by train service.

3. When did the Channel Tunnel begin to function?

a. In 1994.

b. In 1986.

c. In 1996.

4. Who proposed the first plan to build a tunnel under the Channel?

a. Napoleon

b. A French engineer.

c. President Mitterrand.

5. Why is it easy to cross the Channel at present?

a. The tickets are cheap.

b. The tickets are sold everywhere.

c. The trains go day and night.

6. What is the best title for the text?

a. Engineering Projects.

b. The Channel Tunnel.

c. Seven Wonders of the World.

USE OF ENGLISH

Time: 10 minutes

        To the top of the world

The coldest walk in the  (0)__A__ is probably the one Alan Chambers and Charlie Paton did a few years (1)_____ when they walked to the North Pole. To prepare for the trip they (2) _____ a day in a freezer at a temperature of – 30 ° C. But they were more comfortable there than at the North Pole (3)_____ they weren’t tired or hungry.

They began their 1,126 km walk (4) _____ 8 March 2000 and (5)_____ at the North Pole 70 days later. A plane took  them  straight home from there. Charlie had his 30th (6) ____ during  the trip and he was surprised when Alan gave him (7)_____ small cake with a candle on it. Alan said the (8)_____ moment for him was Charlie’s face when he (9)_____ that cake.

The strange thing is that more men (10)_____ walked on the moon than on the North Pole.  

0  A world   B planet

1  A ago   B since  С already

2  A passed  B spent C go

3  A because  B but C with

4  A at   B on C under

5  A reached  B arrived C was

6  A celebration  B birthday C holiday

7  A the   B a C an

8  A best   B better C good

9  A saw   B watched C see

10  A did   B have C be

WRITING

 Time: 20 minutes

Imagine that you are going to visit a shopping center soon. Write an invitation to your friend and ask her/him to join you.

Do not forget to write about:

• the date and the name of the place you are going to visit
• why you want to go there
• the programme of your visit  

Follow the rules of letter writing.

  You should write about 40-60 words.

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В данной разработке используются материалы из учебника по подготовке к ОГЭ, Макмиллан, ГИА, 2013