Заочнаяолимпиадапоанглийскому языку
8Класс
I)Read the text and do the tasks. (13 points)
Florence Nightingale
1.Florence Nightingale’s parents were rich English land owners. Florence was born in Florence, Italy on 12 May 1820. Her parents named her after the city where she was born. Victorian women didn’t usually go to school but Florence’s father believed that women should get an education so he taught Florence and her older sister at home. They learned Italian, Latin, Greek, history and maths. Florence was a clever child who enjoyed studying.
2.As Florence grew up, she became interested in social problems. When she was twelve years old, she decided she wanted to do something useful with her life. She enjoyed visiting sick people in her neighbourhood.
3.Florence was extraordinary because most Victorian middle-class women didn’t have careers but Florence wanted to become a nurse. Her parents didn’t want her to become a nurse because nurses were usually working-class women. In fact, they didn’t want Florence to work at all, they wanted her to get married. However, her parents’ disapproval didn’t stop Florence doing what she wanted.
4.Florence went to Germany to learn about nursing. At that time nurses learned through experience, not through training. Florence looked after sick people, gave medicine out and helped during operations. She was very happy and she explained why:”We learned to think of our work, not ourselves”.
5.In 1854, Britain entered the Crimean War. Florence and a team of 38 nurses went to the Crimea to help the wounded soldiers. The military hospitals were dirty and badly organized. Florence made the hospitals clean and save. The number of deaths in hospitals went down from 40% to 2%. Florence was kind and gentle with the soldiers. She talked to them and gave them hope. When she walked around the hospital at night she carried a lamp and that’s how she got the nickname «The Lady with the Lamp».
6. After the war Florence wrote a book explaining how to make hospitals better. People from all over the world asked for her advice on designing hospitals. Florence thought nurses should learn through both experience and training. In 1860, she opened her training school for nurses. Today, the Nightingale nurses still care the sick and the poor. Florence’s work in the Crimean War inspired Jean Henri Dunant. In 1864 he started the International Red Cross.
7. Florence died on August 13,1910 in London, England at 90 years old. On her gravestoneit says «F.N. Born 1820. Died 1910.»She didn’t want any other memorial. Many nurses went to her funeral.
1)Match the texts and the titles. One title is extra.
I. Her career.
II.Crimean War.
III.Her childhood.
IV.Sick people.
V.Growing up.
VI. Her death.
VII.Fighting with her parents.
VIII.After the war.
2) True or false.
1.Her parents were rich English land owners.
2.She was named Florence after the city where her mother was born.
3.Florence wanted to become a nurse.
4.Her nickname was «The Lady with a Hope».
5.She wrote many books about the Crimean War.
6.Nowadays, there are the Nightingale nurses, who still care for the sick and the poor.
II) Choose the right option and fill in the gaps. (10 points)
“ Doing anything special this weekend?” there was a funny note in Julia’s voice which 1) … me turn down the volume of the TV and look up at her.
«No, nothing special. Two or three goodfilms are going to be on. But why do you ask?»
«I have absolutely nothing to wear,» said Julia. At that moment she 2)… trendy jeans and a black and silver jumper, which she 3) … just … .
“I’m going shopping on Saturday. 4)… you … with me?”
I don’t like shopping very much. And I 5)… shopping with Julia. But we 6)… friends for many years and I didn’t want to disappoint her. So, I 7)… .
On Saturday morning Julia 8)… to pick me up. By the afternoon we 9)… a dozen of shops and lots of different clothes 10)… . Some of them were too conservative, some too dull, some too silly to Julia’s taste. We bought nothing at all.
1) a. makes b. made c. was made d. had made
2) a. was wearing b. had worn c. had been wearing d. was worn
3) a. is … bought b. has … bought c. were … bought d. had … bought
4) a. are … coming b. shall … come c. do … come d. have … come
5) a. hate b. am hating c. have hated d. was hated
6) a. are b. were c. ’ve been d. will be
7) a. agree b. agreed c. had agreed d. will agree
8) a. drop by b. drops by c. has dropped by d. dropped by
9) a. toured b. have toured c. had toured d. had been toured
10) a. were tried on b. are tried on c. have been tried on d. had been tried on
III) Complete the sentences with the word on the right in its appropriate form. (8 points)
1.Some people think that wars are … , 1.avoid
and that people will always be fighting with each other.
2.I’m more … on this point. 2. optimist
3.The process of … is going rapidly. 3. integrate
4.We certainly risk … ethnic and cultural diversity. 4. lose
5.But this means that there will be no grounds for … 5. religion
and ethnic discrimination.
6.There will be no boarders which need … 6. protect
7.Former policemen can work in schools 7. fight, bully
and it will prevent any … or … there.
IV) Writing. (6 points)
This is a letter from an English-speaking friend.
Dear Kolya,
Thank you for your letter. Sorry, I couldn’t write you the answer before. I was so busy with my exams. I ’m happy you’ve passed your exams.
So I’m really looking forward to coming to your country – finally!
But it’s so sad that I’m coming when you are away! Anyway, can you tell me what places I should go to, what things I should do, and what things I should eat and drink?
Write me soon.
All the best,
Bob.
Write back to Bob.
Write 90-100 words.
Total: 37 points