Олимпиады по английскому языку

Всероссийская олимпиада школьников. Школьный этап.

Английский язык 5-6 классы.

Part 1. Listening

Прослушайте диалоги. В каких местах можно их услышать? Соотнесите диалоги (1-4) с названиями мест (A-D). Вы услышите текст  дважды.

Dialogue 1……….                                   A. In the park

Dialogue 2……….                                   B. In a flower shop

Dialogue 3……….                                   C. On a Beach

Dialogue 4………                                    D. At school

Part 2. Reading

Прочитайте текст о Мартине  и выполните задание.

My clothes

        I like trousers and jeans. I don’t like shirts but I like T-shirts and sweatshirts. I also like baseball caps. My favourite colours are blue and red.

        At school I usually wear my black trousers or blue jeans, and a T-shirt or sweatshirt. I’ve got a lot of T-shirts. My favourite T-shirt is blue with a picture of a tiger on it. I usually wear trainers. I’ve got some black shoes, but I don’t like them.

        At the moment I’m wearing blue jeans, a red and blue sweatshirt and my new trainers. I really love my new trainers!

       True or False:

1. Martin likes jeans. ___
2. He doesn’t like sweatshirts. ___
3. His favourite colours are blue and green. ___
4. He usually wears green trousers at school. ___
5. His favourite T-shirt is black. ___
6. He doesn’t like his black shoes. ___
7. Martin wears trainers. ___
8. At the moment he is wearing green and blue sweatshirt. ___
9. He doesn’t like trainers. ___
10. Martin has got a lot of T-shirts.___

Part 3. Use of English

Выберите верный ответ:

1. She is … university teacher.

A) a     B) an   C) one

2. I like … small animals.

A) the    B) – (nothing)   C) a

3. Is this coat…?

A) yours   B) your   C) the yours

4. Is Diana…?

A) a your friend   B) the your friend   C) your friend

5. Who are … people over there?

A) that   B) the    C) a

6. …. is your telephone number?

A) Which   B) What   C) How

7. Could I have … drink?

A) other   B) – (nothing)   C) another

8. This is …winter for 20 years.

A) the more bad   B) worse   C) the worst

9. She is taller…me.

A) than   B) as   C) that

10. Her eyes …a very light blue.

A) are   B) have   C) has

11. … help me?

A) Can you to   B) Do you can   C) Can you

12. You …worry about it.

A) not must   B) don’t must   C) must not

13. It …again. It … all the time here in the winter

A) rains, rains   B) is raining, is raining   C) is raining , rains

14. I...she … you.

A) think, likes   B) am thinking, likes   C) think, is liking

15. Who …  the window?

A) opened   B) did open   C) did opened

16. Why … ?

A) those men are laughing   B) are laughing those men   C) are those men laughing

17. What …?

A) does she want   B) does she wants   C) she want

18. I didn’t …he was at home.

A) thinking   B) thought   C) think

19. …a hole in my sock.

A) There is   B) Is   C) There are

20. We are going …the opera tomorrow night.

A) at   B) with   C) to

Part 4. Writing

Imagine you are in a holiday camp and your mobile phone doesn't work. Leave a note to your roommate Ann. Say: you can’t go to the cinema with her; where you are going instead; when you can see each other; where you will meet; what you will do together when you meet. (Write about 50-60 words).

SCRIPT 5-6

Dialogue 1.”Do you want to buy roses or tulips?”

                  “Oh, I don’t know, they are so beautiful!”

                  “Yes, they are. And look at the lilies, aren’t they lovely?”

Dialogue 2.”The sun is hot today, let’s go swimming, the water in the sea is warm.”

                  “I want to sunbathe first, I like hot weather very much. I can swim but not very              well.”

                  “It’s a pity, swimming is fun!”

Dialogue 3. “Lisa, stop talking to Helen!”

                   “I’m sorry, Miss Priestly.”

                  “You should pay more attention to the lesson!”

Dialogue 4.”Do you often walk here?”

                  “Yeah, I like alleys and green lawns, they are so peaceful!”

                   “Yeah, I love nature too and this place is beautiful!”

Всероссийская олимпиада школьников. Школьный этап.

Английский язык 7-8 классы.

Part 1. Listening

 Вы услышите рассказ об обязанностях по дому. Определите, какие из приведенных утверждений 1-7 соответствуют содержанию текста (1-True), какие не соответствуют (2- False), и о чем в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3-Not stated).  Вы услышите текст  дважды.

1- The family is large.

        1)True                                 2)False                           3)Not stated

2- Not all of them have duties.

        1)True                                  2)False                          3)Not stated

3-The boy cleans his room every Sunday.

        1)True                                  2)False                           3)Not stated

4- The mother waters the flowers.

        1)True                                  2)False                           3)Not stated

5- The boy*s parents allow him to go to the cinema.

        1)True                                  2)False                           3)Not stated

6-They understand each other quite well in this family.

        1)True                                   2)False                          3)Not stated

7- It is difficult for a boy to help his parents.

        1)True                                   2)False                          3)Not stated  

Part 2. Reading

Прочитайте текст и выберите верный вариант.

Time for coffee

The story of coffee drinking is one of the greatest and most fascinating in history. Millions of coffee drinkers worldwide cannot imagine life without a cup of aromatic coffee in the morning. Coffee is a natural stimulant which makes us feel more awake, alert and ready to concentrate.

The qualities of mocca, as coffee was once known, were first discovered in Ethiopia more than one thousand years ago. However, it was not Africans but Turks and Arabs who actively encouraged coffee drinking. The habit of coffee drinking quickly spread throughout the Arab world, where coffee won a reputation as the wine of Islam.

Coffee was first grown in Yemen. It was popular with Turks who served the drink to visiting Italian merchants. In 1615 traders from Venice brought coffee to Europe, where it was originally sold as a medicine. By the end of the sixteenth century coffee was drunk in major European cities from Paris to London. Now, around the world there are different methods of preparing coffee, for example, in Turkey coffee is traditionally boiled three times while Italians are the inventors of espresso and cappuccino.

We drink coffee because of its aroma, taste and stimulating effect. However, extensive consumption of coffee may be harmful to our health, for instance, it may increase one’s blood pressure or make one’s heart beat irregularly. Fortunately, new brands of coffee have been appearing on the market recently. As they do not contain substances harmful to health, many people will not have to give up their coffee-drinking habits.

  1 Coffee was discovered

a in Europe

b in Africa

c in Asia

2 Coffee drinking was  popularized  by

a the Ethiopians

b the Italians

c the Turks

3 Coffee was first grown

a in Italy

b in Turkey

c in Yemen.

4 In Europe, coffee was popular as

a a medicine

b the wine of Islam

c a natural stimulant

5 By the end of the sixteenth century people drank coffee

a in northern Europe

b in the most important European cities

c in Paris and London only

6 New brands of coffee

a are as harmful as the original mocca

b are less harmful than regular coffee

c may influence our concentration ability

Part 3. Use of English

Выберите верный ответ:

1. A horse has got___ legs.

   A for   B fore   C fort     D four

2. There`s a cinema in the town centre____there?

  A isn`t it   B hasn`t   C wasn`t    D doesn`t

3. It`s Sunday so I_____get up early.

   A haven`t to  B didn`t had    C hadn`t to    D don`t have to

4. Does Marcus earn___money?

   A many   B lots   C the  D a lot of

5. Have you ever ____to Bangkok?

   A go   B been   C went   D gone

6.  If the weather is good, I____the children to the park.

   A took    B taken   C take   D have taken

7. This is the_____film I`ve ever seen.

   A  worse   B most bad    C bad   D worst

8. When____the party?

  A have you left   B has gone   C did you left    D did you leave

9. Dad can`t come to the phone because he____the dinner.

   A will cook    B is cooking   C cooks    D cooked

10. _____happened to your car? It`s scratched!

   A Which   B Who    C What    D Why  

11. He needs____new printer. He should buy one soon.

   A some    B the    C a     D an

12. The train has probably left _____.

   A yet   B already    C still    D just

13. There is____ at home. I`ve been ringing all day.

   A no one    B everyone     C someone    D anyone

14. I thought the book was very ______.

   A excitement    B exciting     C excited    D excite

15. The dentist told me______my teeth after every meal.

   A to clean     B clean    C cleaning    D cleaned

16. Mercedes______a new car. It`s called the Smart car.

   A had built    B have built     C build   D building

17. _____from Italy ?

   A Does you come    B Am you come    C Do you come    D Are you come

18.  The hotel _____ by a large fire.

   A is destroyed      B destroy   C was destroyed   D destroys

19. Ouch! I____my finger!

   A `m just cutting    B had just cut   C `ll just cut      D `ve just cut

20. Look! The cat is in the tree. We should ___it.

   A help    B helping   C to help     D will help

Part 4. Writing

Imagine that you cannot come to your friend’s New Year`s party. Write him/her a letter with apologies. Do not forget to: send your wishes; name the reasons why you cannot come; follow the rules of letter writing. You should write about 80 -100 words.

SCRIPT 7-8

                                                       My household duties

     I live in a family, which consists of father, mother and me. Everybody in our family has duties at home. And, of course, I have my duties too. I like to help my parents, and it is not difficult for me. Every Sunday I clean my room. I begin with the cleaning of carpets. Usually I take a vacuum-cleaner and turn it on and then clean. Then it comes the turn to sweep the floor, to dust the furniture. I try to do this work in a proper way. Besides, one of my duties is to water the flowers. I do it twice a week. We have a lot of flowers in our flat and all of us like them very much.

     Besides, my duties include some kind of shopping. I usually go to the shop to buy bread, milk and some other food. It is not difficult for me because the shop is near our house.

     I think that there is nothing bad in helping parents. I understand my parents quite well, because they are too busy at work. My parents also try to understand me and allow me to go to night clubs with my friends and to invite my friends to our place. We are a happy, friendly family.

Всероссийская олимпиада школьников. Школьный этап.

Английский язык 9-11 классы.

Part 1. Listening

You will hear an interview with an Australian girl called Verity, who has recently been on a student exchange programme. For each question 1-6, choose the correct answer A, B or C.

1. Verity chose the Netherlands for her exchange programme because

A a friend had recommended it.

B one of her relatives was from there.

C she had always wanted to go there.

2. What did Verity find difficult about living in the Netherlands at first?

A sharing a bedroom

B getting up early

C cycling to school

3. What did Verity immediately notice about the Netherlands?

A The countryside was more varied than Australia.

B The buildings were how she’d imagined them.

C The weather was much colder than she’d expected.

4. What was different about the school in the Netherlands?

A It had better facilities.  

B There was a wider range of subjects.

C The class size was much bigger.

5. Verity was surprised that students in the Netherlands

 A knew very little about Australia.

B had never considered doing an exchange programme.

C had travelled to a lot of countries.

6. Verity recommends that students on an exchange programme should

A go to a place where they can speak the language.

B stay for six months.

C ask their parents to visit.

Part 2. Reading

Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски 1-6 частями предложений, обозначенными буквами A-G. Одна из частей в списке A-G лишняя.

Lindsay Wildlife Museum

Lindsay Wildlife Museum is a unique natural history and environmental education centre where visitors can listen to the cry of a red-tailed hawk, go eye-to-eye with a grey fox and watch a bald eagle eat lunch. More than fifty species of native California animals are on exhibit here.

Thousands of school children learn about the natural environment in their classrooms (1) _________ of the museum. Nature- and science-oriented classes and trips are offered for adults and children. More than 600 volunteers help to feed and care for wild animals, (2) _______.·Volunteers are active in the museum's work, contributing (3) ________.

The museum was founded by a local businessman, Alexander Lindsay. Sandy, as friends knew him, started teaching neighborhood children about nature in the early 1950s. Initially housed in an elementary school, the museum began offering school-aged children summer classes, (4) ______________.

After nearly a decade of the museum operation, it became apparent (5) _____________ . With a new 5,000 square-foot home, the museum could now develop and display a permanent collection of live, native wildlife and natural history objects.

People came to the museum for help with wild animals (6) __________ urban growth. In response, a formal wildlife rehabilitation programme- the first of its kind in the United States of America - began in 1970.

A. that a permanent, year-round site was necessary

B. as well as field trips focused on the natural world

C. many hours of service to wildlife care and fundraising

D. that had been injured or orphaned because of intense

E. that needed public attention and a new building

F. as well as teach children and adults about nature

G. through education programmes and on-site tours

Part 3. Use of English

1.Прочитайте приведенные ниже тексты. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 7-13 так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текстов.

The popsicle

Mother's Day

2.Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 14-20. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям 27-33, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов.

Diana

Diana had been hoping to get away by 5:00, so she could be at the farm in time for dinner. She tried not to show her true feelings when at 4:37 her deputy, Phil Haskings, presented her with a complex twelve-page document that (14)______ the signature of a director before it could be sent out to the client. Haskins didn't hesitate to (15)_______ her that they had lost two similar contracts that week.

To (16) ___________the truth, it was always the same on a Friday. The phones would go quiet in the middle of the afternoon and then, just as she thought she could leave, a new document would land on her desk. Diana looked at the document and knew there would be no chance of escaping before 6:00.

Diana adored her children. At first (17) ________ she looked happy. The demands of being a single parent as well as a director of a small but thriving City company meant there were (18)_______ moments left in any day to relax. When it came to the one weekend in four that James and Caroline spent with her ex-husband, Diana would try to leave the office a little earlier than usual to avoid the weekend traffic.

She read through the first page slowly, aware that any mistake (19) _____________ hastily on a Friday evening could be (20) _____________ in the weeks to come. She glanced at the clock on her desk as the signed the final page of the document. It was just showing 5:51.

14 1) obliged 2) demanded 3) required 4) compelled

15 1) recall 2) remember 3) recollect 4) remind

16 1) tell 2) speak 3) talk 4) say

17 1) glimpse 2) look 3) sight 4) view

18 1) few 2) little 3) much 4) many

19 1) took 2) made 3) held 4) done

20 1) disappointed 2) dissatisfied 3) apologized 4) regretted

Part 4. Writing

You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen friend Frank.

... Yesterday I went to our school library to prepare for my exam. Is there a library at your school? Do you and your friends often take books from the library? Why /why not? What kind of books are there in your school library? ...

Write him a letter and answer his 3 questions.
Write 80–100 words. Remember the rules of letter writing.