Олимпиада по английскому языку.
2009 – 2010 учебный год. 8 – 9 классы.
Школьный тур.
Task 1
For questions 1 – 20 put the verb in brackets into the correct form.
Captain Scott
The professor started his lecture with the words: «You know, I am sure, about one Scott, Sir Walter, who (to be)_____ (1) immortal as long as English Literature (to read)____(2). Here is another Scott, immortal, too as long as men still (to admire) ______(3) heroism»
In 1910 Captain Robert Scott and his crew (to set)______ (4) sail in the Terra Nova in an attempt to discover the South Pole. They had motor sledges and ponies for taking the loads. But soon some of the ponies (to shoot) ______(5) as food for the crew (to run)______(6) short, but at last the plain (to cross) ______(7).
An even more difficult stage (to lie)______ (8) before them as a great range of mountains (to rise)______ (9) in front of them.
Scott watched the men carefully. He had decided that the final dash of 150 miles (to make)____ (10) by four men and himself. Five men(to choose)_____ (11). On 18th January they reached the Pole.
And at the Pole, in the midst of the waste of snow stood a tent with the Norwegian flag flying above it. Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer, (to reach)_____ (12) the Pole a month before and (to leave)_____ (13) . Bitterly disappointed Scott said to his companions: «If we (to have)_____ (14) the motors and ponies, we (to arrive)______(15) here first. Things (to come)____ (16) out against us.
I wonder if we (to manage)______(17) the return journey. But if we
(to decide)_____(18) to give our lives to this enterprise, which is for the honour of our country, I appeal to our country to see that those who depend on us (to care)______ (19) for properly.»
Eight months later a search party found a silent tent. They were there as they (to die)______ (20) .
Task 2
For questions 21 – 25 change the following statements to questions.
1. He has done nothing to be punished for. (Disjunctive.)
2. I had to take a taxi as it was raining. (Special.)
3. The children observed the pictures in the gallery. (To the subject.)
4. The English are famous for their conversation. (Alternative.)
5. They met each other on their way home. (General.)
Task 3
For questions 26 – 30 read the text and the questions about it. Choose the one best answer A, B, C or D to each question.
What makes a good pianist.
When I was a kid, my family could only afford to send one child to private piano lessons — it was expensive — and my older sister got to be the one to go. It seemed like she was going to get some privilege that I was not going to get, so I threw a temper tantrum for several days. I was four years old. Finally my Dad said, "OK, OK, OK just be quiet, you can go." And after the second lesson I wanted to quit, because I didn't know you were supposed to come home every day and practice. So I said, "Thanks, Dad, but now I don't want to do it," and he said, "Oh no, no, no, it doesn't go that way." So from four years old until about 11 years old, playing the piano was not fun. I mean, there were other things that I thought I should be doing.
At 11 years old I started studying at the musical college which is now the musical college of Roosevelt University. That's when things changed. I started hearing things within the music then and started seeing things between the notes. I got to the point where instead of my parents saying, "You'd better go in there and practice," they would say, "Gee, it's 11 o'clock, don't you want to stop practising now?" The tables had turned. I could just sit at the piano for hours. I loved the sound of it, the feel of it.
26. Who was first sent to private piano lessons?
A. the boy B. the boy's father C. the boy's sister D. some other child
27. The boy threw a temper tantrum — behaved nastily — because
A. he wanted to get the privilege his sister got.
B. he liked music and wanted to practise.
C. piano lessons were fun and he did not want to miss it.
D. he wanted to go to the musical college.
28. The boy wanted to quit because
A. his father could not afford the lessons.
B. his father wanted to live quietly.
C. he did not like the sound of the piano.
D. he hated everyday practice.
29. How long were piano lessons not fun for the boy?
A. 4 years B. 7 years C. 15 years D. 11 years
30. Which statement is not true? At the age of 11 _____ .
A. the boy came to understand music.
B. the boy loved the sound of the piano.
C. the boy liked to practice for hours.
D. the boy liked to turn the tables.
Task 4
For questions 31 – 42 complete the sentences with the correct article or preposition.
We are now (31) _____- Oxford Street, one of the busiest streets in (32) ____ West End of London famous all (33) ______the world (34) ______its famous shops. (35) ______pavements are crowded (36) _____ people and it's dangerous to go (37) ______the street (38) ______the traffic is stopped (39) _____ the policeman (40) ____ duty. When you cross the road (41) ______the crossing lights, look first (42) ______your right.
Task 5
For questions 43 – 49 make the sentences. Mind the correct word order.
The Russian writer Anton Chekhov, who was born in 1860 and died in 1904, has made an enormous(43) ______to modern literature.His success was a remarkable(44)______, and came despite the fact that Chekhov's family lived in severe poverty for much of his (45)______.
Chekhov's works have had a great influence on 20th century literature in many ways, particularly in terms of (46) ______expression, plot and narrative structure, and character(47) ______.
Even today, more than a hundred years after his(48)______, Chekhov's stories are extremely popular all over the world and major new(49) ______of his plays are frequently mounted, to great success / CONTRIBUTE
ACHIEVE
CHILD
EMOTION
DEVELOP
DEAD
PRODUCE
Task 6
For questions 50 – 60 match up the English and Russian idioms.
50. to tread on smb's corns (toes)51. put your best foot forward!
52. to throw dust in smb's eyes
53. you have only yourself to blame
54. to catch smb in the act
55. the earth seemed to swallow smb up
56. to set the wolf to keep the sheep
57. to put down roots
58. to raise one's hands
59. to appear out of the blue
60. to pull oneself together / a. разводить руками
b. пускать козла в огород
c. наступать на мозоль
d. попасться с поличным
e. словно с неба свалиться
f. для отвода глаз
g. одна нога здесь, другая там!
h. провалиться сквозь землю
i. пенять на самого себя
j. пускать корни
k. взять себя в руки
End of the test.