ПСКОВСКИЙ ОБЛАСТНОЙ ЦЕНТР РАЗВИТИЯ ОДАРЕННЫХ ДЕТЕЙ И ЮНОШЕСТВА
Областной конкурс «Юные дарования» 2010/2011
«Юный знаток английского языка»
Очный тур
6 класс
Task 1. Choose the correct answer.
1. ______coffee is very expensive at the moment.
a) The b) A c) - d) These
2. I haven’t given ______permission to borrow my calculator.
a) anyone b) somebody c) everybody d) no one
3. Jane and Tom play soccer for their school team. In the last game Jane scored three goals and Tom scored only one. Jane plays ______aggressively than Tom.
a) as b) so c) more d) a few more
4. A tourist wants to know ______.
a) where the guided tours
b) are the guided tours
c) where can they buy guided tours
d) if there are guided tours
5. You ______be hungry after such a big dinner.
a) are allowed b) had to c) can’t d) don’t have to
6. David and Rebecca Carter, who ______married about a year ago, recently bought a new house.
a) have been b) was c) got has
7. Terry is in bed. He ______a flu.
a) is having b) has been c) will be having d) was having
8. You’ve been out of work for several months, so you apply for a job that ______doing something you don’t like.
a) involve b) will involve c) won’t involve d) will have involved
9. ______did Mr. Morris explain to that he had some personal problems?
a) Why b) Who c) Whose d) Where
10. Without your help Bill would never have been able to get there on time, ______he?
a) won’t b) would c) wouldn’t d) will
11. ______was a heavy frost last night.
a) It b) There c) This d) That
12. Galileo proved that the earth ______round the sun.
a) had moved b) moves c) will move d) is moving
13. He promised ______all night.
a) working b) to work c) work d) to have worked
14. They were not allowed ______their presents until Christmas morning.
a) open b) opening c) to opening d) to open
15. This kind of fish ______with a white sauce.
a) served b) had served c) is served d) is being served
16. What would you do if there ______an earthquake?
a) was b) would be c) is d) had been
17. This person can ______.
a) depend b) be depended on c) depended on d) depend on
18. I remember ______the book in many bookshops, but I don’t remember what shops they were.
a) to see b) seeing c) to seeing d) being seen
19. Susan, ______brother you met at the party, is going to work in Africa.
a) whose b) who c) what d) whom
20. I ______a cigarette a day but now I smoke ten.
a) was used to smoke
b) am used to smoking
c) got used to smoking
d) used to smoke
______out of 20
Task 2. Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four choices given below.
The Worst Tourist
The (1) ______successful tourist on record is Mr. Nicholas Scotti from San Francisco. In 1977 he flew from America to his native Italy to visit relatives. En route the plane made a one-hour fuel stop at Kennedy Airport. Thinking that he had arrived, Mr. Scotti got (2) ______and spent two days in New York believing he was in Rome.
When his nephews were not there to meet him, Mr. Scotti assumed they had been delayed in the heavy Roman (3) ______mentioned in the letters. While tracking down their address, he noticed that modernization had brushed aside most of the ancient city’s landmarks. He also noticed that many people spoke English with American (4) ______. After twelve hours travelling round on a bus, the driver handed him to a policeman who spoke only English. Mr. Scotti expressed surprise at the Rome police force employing someone who didn’t speak his (5) ______language. Scotti’s brilliance is seen in the fact that even when told he was in New York, he refused to believe it.
1. a) best b) least c) most d) youngest
2. a) out b) in c) under d) into
3. a) hardships b) darkness c) traffic d) holidays
4. a) mistake b) voice c) trouble d) accent
5. a) Roman b) own c) English d) difficult
Choose the one best answer to each question on the basis of what is stated or implied in the text.
6. Which of the following is not true?
a) Mr. Scotti was born in Italy.
b) The driver handed Mr. Scotti to a policeman who didn’t speak Italian.
c) Mr. Nicholas Scotti made a record of his travels in New York.
d) Mr. Scotti’s relatives didn’t meet him at Kennedy Airport.
7. How long has Mr. Scotti been in New York?
a) One hour
b) Twelve hours
c) Forty-eight hours
d) Three days
8. Why did the plane stop at Kennedy Airport?
a) Hi-jackers made the pilots land there.
b) It happened because of the accident.
c) It was because of the non-flying weather.
d) It needed refueling.
9. How did Mr. Scotti happen to be in New York?
a) He took the fuel stop in New York for his destination.
b) The stewardess told him the plane had arrived in Rome.
c) He decided to see modernization of New York instead of antiquity of Rome.
d) He decided to visit relatives born in New York and in Rome.
10. What does en route mean?
a) Routine
b) On the way
c) Under the open sky
d) Chance
______out of 10
Task 3. Choose the question or response which best fits the situation.
1. - I must apologize for it.
- That’s OK. ______
a) No matters. c) What for?
b) No problems. d) It doesn’t matter.
2. - How much is the chewing gum?
- ______
a) The duty is free. c) One dollar fifty cents.
b) It’s not charged – free. d) Fifty pence one pound.
3. - I think it is the right way.
- ______
a) I am agree. c) I agree with you.
b) The right or the left? d) I don’t think.
4. - ______! We forgot about his jubilee.
a) Bless you c) Take care
b) How terrific d) Good heavens
5. - I’ll give you a lift if you like.
- Thank you. ______
a) Would you drop me at the bus stop?
b) I like the elevator better.
c) No lifts, please.
d) A lift or an elevator?
______out of 5
Task 4. Find the word that is closest in meaning to the italicized word.
1. entire
a) young b) open c) proper d) whole
2. novice
a) book b) false c) beginner d) servant
3. skeptical
a) stubborn b) forceful c) generous d) doubting
4. reveal
a) stress b) display c) feature d) improve
5. sufficient
a) possible b) understandable c) enough d) fine
______out of 5
Task 5. Choose the best answer for each space.
A Good Deed Every Day
The Boy Scout Movement was founded in 1908 (1) ______the British Lieutenant-General R.S.S. Baden-Powell. Since that time, boys from all over the world (2) ______by Baden-Powell’s ideas.
The Boy Scouts (3) ______such things as reading maps, camping and first aid. To become a scout a boy (4) ______promise to do his duty to his country, to help other people (5) ______all times, and to do a good deed every day.
Every four years a ‘World Jamboree’ (6) ______; it’s a meeting of thousands of scouts (7) ______many parts of the world (8) ______camp together as one large family.
Scouts who are (9) ______11 years of age are called ‘senior scouts’, those who are younger are called ‘wolf-cubs’.
Donald (10) ______a wolf-cub for (11) ______months. One day he (12) ______a letter (13) ______the street. There was a name and address (14) ______the envelope and Donald decided to return the letter.
Mrs. Miller, who (15) ______the letter, was very glad: “That’s very nice (16) ______you. I have been looking for this letter (17) ______a long time. Here’s twenty pence for you. And she took (18) ______money (19) ______her purse.
“Sorry, madam,” said Donald. “I (20)______take it. I am a scout, it’s my good deed for today.”
1. a - by; b - with; c - of
2. a - are attracted; b - were attracted; c - have been attracted
3. a - teach; b - are taught; c - were taught
4. a - has to; b - should; c - must
5. a - in; b - at; c - of
6. a - holds; b - is held; c - has been held
7. a - of; b - from; c - in
8. a - who; b - which; c - that
9. a - under; b - over; c - _____ (nothing)
10. a - was; b - is; c - has been
11. a - some; b - few; c - a few
12. a - found; b - founded; c - hag founded
13. a - on; b - in; c - over
14. a - on; b - over; c - at
15. a - lost; b - had lost; c - has lost
16. a - for; b - to; c - of
17. a - for; b - since; c - _____ (nothing)
18. a - some; b - _____ (nothing); c - the
19. a - out; b - out of; c - from
20. a - shan’t; b - don’t; c - won’t
______out of 20
TOTAL: ______out of 60