Олимпиадные задания 6 класс
Writing (10 points)
You are very excited because your parents have presented you with a puppy. Write a short letter (50 words) to your sister describing your pet and how you take care of it.
Use of English (25 points)
Open the brackets and put the verbs into the proper tense form.
A Frenchwoman 1______(decide) to go to Great Brit
ain for a holiday. So she 2______(pack) her things and
then she 3______(remember) about her little dog. She
4______(take) it with her because there 5______(be) no one
who 6______(can) look after it. The dog 7______(be) very
quiet and she 8______(hope) that everything 9______(be)
all right" during the flight.
The flight was very pleasant and she 10______(enjoy)
it very much. The Frenchwoman 11______(think) that no
body 12______(notice) the dog. But just before the plane
13______(land) one of the passengers who 14______(sit)
near the woman 15______(tell) her that the English
did not let foreigners bring dogs to their country. The
woman 16______(not know) what to do. When the plane
17______(land) she 18______(put) the dog under her
coat and 19______(go) to the Customs House. The Cus
toms Officer 20______(tell) her that she 21______(can't)
bring dogs to Britain. "I have no dog," 22______(say) the
woman. "Then I 23______(understand) that the tail which
24______(hang) down below your coat 25______(be) your
own," said the Customs Officer.
Reading (11 points)
Read the text and do the tasks below.
English is a Confusing Language
When I arrived in England, I could not speak a word of English, so I decided to take some lessons. My teacher told
me, "It is necessary to study English very well as English is a confusing language." At first I didn't understand him. But some time later I understood what he meant.
I remembered an evening I had spent in a bar in my hotel. I decided to speak English to the barman. I ordered, "A bear, please." The barman could not believe his ears. He thought for a moment and then said, "Listen to me, young man, you are in a bar, not in a Zoo." I didn't understand him but I saw he wasn't pleased. A friendly Englishman saved me and ordered a beer for me. He invited me to his table. He was very patriotic and talked about the Queen. I didn't understand half of what he had said, but I decided to please him. "God shave the Queen," I said. He stood up, looked at me and walked away without saying a word. When I think of that day now I see how right my teacher of English was.
A Write down whether the following statements are true or false.
1.The author could not speak English when he arrived.
2.The author understood what the word "confusing" meant.
3.The barman was angry because he understood him correctly.
4.A friend decided to help him.
5.He was friendly at first.
6.The young man left the author of the story because he was angry with him.
В Answer the following questions.
1.Why did the author of the story decide to take lessons of English?
2.Why did the friendly Englishman decide to help the author of the story?
3.Why did he leave angrily?
4.Did the author of the story understand the meaning of the word "confusing"?
5.What does it mean?
Олимпиадные задания 7 класс
Writing (10 points)
Finish the story (100 words) starting with the following words: Tom came in and closed the door behind him.
Use of English (26 points)
Open the brackets and put the verbs into the proper tense form.
A middle-aged, well-to-do woman 1______(do) her Christ
mas shopping. She 2______(think) she 3___(like)
a cup of tea. She 4______(go) to a cafe in the department store,
5______(take) a vacant seat with relief and
6______(lay) all her parcels and her handbag on the chair
next to her. A pot of good English tea 7______(bring).
While she 8______(enjoy) it she suddenly noticed a hand
from behind 9______(snatch) her handbag. She 10______
so______(shock) that she 11______(not react) at once.
When the woman 12______(understand) all, the thief
13______(disappear). She walked to the Security and
reported that she 14______(rob) and explained what
15______(happened). She really 16______(not have) much
hope that her handbag with the keys, money, credit cards
17______(find). But it was more of a pleasant surprise
when the people from the store 18______(ring) her later
that day. They 19______(say) they 20______(find) her
bag and 21______(ask) her 22______(come) and
23______(get) it back. When she arrived at the place, the
people had no idea what the old dear 24______(talk) about.
The woman went back home and when she opened the door
she realized who 25______(phone) her: during her
absence the thief 26____(take) away all the things from
her house.
Reading (8 points)
Read the text and do the tasks below.
A company in Japan is selling a new drink. Their new drink is a powerful mixture of powered ginseng root, a fungus from the skin of caterpillars and reptile's blood. This strange drink, people say, is helping Chinese women athletes to win gold medals at international athletics meetings. The Japanese firm says that this mixture can do wonderful things for ordinary people too.
Mr Ma Junwen is the trainer of the Chinese women's athletics team. He created the recipe for this peculiar cocktail of roots and fungus and blood specially for the team. His runners train in the mountains of central China. They run 30 or 40 kilometres every day, so they are all very strong runners. But they all drink Ma's cocktail every day too ... and they are winning more medals nowadays than they did before. And Mr Ma is trying to market his odd mixture through the company in Japan. People in Japan know about Ma's runners and they are rushing to buy a bottle of his amazing drink.
So Mr Ma is winning, too, not only runners. Before he invented his drink, he was not a rich man, but now he is making a lot of money from the drink, and people in Japan love it!
A Write down whether the following sentences are true or false.
1.Mr Ma is helping Japanese sportswomen.
2.This drink is a mixture consisting of different ingredients.
3.This mixture was created for sale.
4.A Japanese company is now selling the drink in China.
В Answer the following guestions.
1.Who is drinking Ma's mixture nowadays in Japan?
2.Who usually drinks it in China?
3.How many medals are Chinese women runners winning nowadays, with the help of Mr Ma's drink?
4.Why is Mr Ma winning?
Олимпиадные задания 8 класс
Writing(20 points)
1 (10 points)
A clothes shop is offering students a discount card. Look at the form and fill it in.
MAY FAIR CLOTHES SHOP
Cambridge Road
London
UK
Full name (1)______
Home address (including country) (2)______
Date of birth (day/month/year) (3).
Sex (4)______
Nationality (5)______
How much time do you spend shopping for clothes each
week? (6)______
On which day(s) of the week do you usually go shopping?
(7)______
What clothes do you usually wear? (8)
What is your favourite colour? (9)
Who do you usually go shopping with? (10)
Use of English (20 points) 1 (10 points)
Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. Fill in the space with an appropriate word.
Weather influences the lives of everyone. The climate of
any country depends on its position on Earth, its 1______
from the sea and how high it is. In countries which have sea all
2______them, like Britain, New Zealand, winters are mild
and summers are cool. There is not a huge change from one
season to 3______. Countries near the Equator have hot
weather all year with some 4______rain, except in deserts
where it rains 5______little. Above the desert there are no
clouds in the sky so the 6______of the sun can easily warm
the ground during the day but it gets very cold at night. People
are always 7______in unusual weather and pictures of tor
nadoes, for example, are shown on television. Strong winds
and rain can 8______a lot of damage to buildings and in
spite of modern 9______of weather forecasting they can
10______surprise us.
1.distance, space, depth, length
2.through, beside, around, near
3.next, another, later, other
4.hard, large, heavy, great
5.not, quite, more, very
6.heat, fire, light, temperature
7.attracted, interested, keen, excited
8.make, happen, have, cause
9.jobs, tools, methods, plans
10.yet, still, already, ever
2 (10 points)
You have just come from a holiday, which you spent in your aunt's luxurious house. Write a letter to your friend(150 words), describing it and write what you did during your holiday.
2 (10 points)
Change each sentence so it means the same as the first one. The second sentence is started for you. Write down the missing words only.
11. The Prime Minister was giving an interview, when I joined
the crowd.
The Prime Minister______.
12. The weather is not nice. We won't go for a walk.
// the weather______•
С People are not allowed to come here at all. D People can come from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
13.We said, "We are looking for our books." We said.
14.It's a pity that you are not a doctor. / wish.
15.I saw John. He was crossing the street. / saw John_.
16.You have not done your homework. You should.
17.Their house isn't as big as yours. Your house.
18.Jane asked, "When will you come back?" Jane asked.
19.Usually I get bored when I go to the country. Usually I find.
20.We didn't get the tickets for the performance and we didn't have a good time yesterday.
If we______.
Reading (10 points)
1 (5 points)
Look at the sign in each question and mark the letter next to the correct explanation - А, В, С, or D.
No visitors allowed during office hours
A People can come when they want.
В People can't come from 10a.m. to 5p.m.
This mashine is out of order today. Buy drinks and snacks at the kiosk
A The kiosk is closed today so you will have to use the
mashine. В The kiosk has a better choice of drinks and snacks
than the mashine. С The machine no longer sells drinks, just snacks. D Drinks and snacks are only available from the kiosk at
present.
Passengers for international flights — check luggage in here
A Passengers arriving from abroad must check in their
luggage here. В Travellers from other countries have to check in their
own luggage here. С If you have checked in your luggage, you must wait
here for your flight. D This is where you check in your luggage when you are
going abroad.
Parents are reminded that this is not a playground, please keep children off pictures!
AFamilies can only watch sports events in this park.
ВChildren must not play with the pictures.
СSome of the pictures are unsuitable for children.
DOnly children are allowed in the park.
Staff are available to help people with their shopping
APlease keep your shopping with you.
ВThis shop is looking for extra staff.
СPlease ask if you need an assistant.
DPlease help yourself to what you need.
2 (5 points)
Read the text and questions below. For each question, mark the letter next to the correct answer - А, В, С, or D.
In spite of its widespread diffusion, music remains an enigma. Music for those who live with it is so important that to be deprived of it would be cruel and unusual punishment. Moreover the perception of music as a central part of life is not only for professionals or gifted amateurs. It is true that those who studied the techniques of musical composition can more thoroughly appreciate the beauty of a musical work than those who have not. But even listeners who cannot read musical notation and who have never learnt an instrument may be deeply involved so that a day without music is wasted.
In the context of contemporary culture, this is puzzling. Many people think that music is a luxury rather than a necessity, and that words or pictures are the only means of influence. Those who do not appreciate music think that it has no significance except giving pleasure. This is, no doubt, why our society seldom provides a significant place in education. Today, when education is becoming very practical, music is likely to be treated as an extra in the school curriculum and which only well-to-do parents can afford.
6.What does the author of the text find enigmatic about music?
A That it can be enjoyed by anyone.
В That a thing so widely loved does not play a more important
role in our society. С That so many people who love music do not enjoy it more
often. D That our education system does not find it important.
7.How do different people take music?
A As something unusual.
В As something not necessary.
С As something that interferes with their life.
D As something that only some people can afford.
8.What does the author think about the role of music in education?
A That it is overestimated.
В That it is underestimated.
С That it is not thought about at all. D That it is forgotten.
9.Which words in the text show that the author is critical about
the role of music?
AA day without music is wasted.
ВThis is puzzling.
Сa luxury
Dtreated as an extra
10.Which of these titles is the most suitable for the text?
A A day without music is wasted.
В Music is not important. С Music is an enigma. D Musiciswonderful.
Олимпиадные задания 9 класс
Вариант 1
I. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
Once John Smith and his wife Mary who 1______(live)
in a small house in the mountains, 2______(find) a dog.
Though the dog 3______(be) weak and hungry, he
4______(not eat) anything in the presence of his new mas
ters. Several days later the dog 5______(disappear). John
and Mary 6______(leave) alone. But one day when Smith
7______(travel) in a train, he 8______(see) his dog
running along the road. He 9______(get) off the train at
the next station, 10______(buy) a piece of meat, 11______
(catch) the dog and 12______(bring) him home again.
There the dog 13______(tie) up for a week.
The dog 14______(escape) several times and each time
he 15______(run) north. At last the dog
16______(decide) to stay at the cottage but a long time
17______(pass)
before Smith and his wife 18______(can) touch him. They
19______(call) him Wolf.
One summer a stranger 20______(come) to the cottage.
As soon as the dog 21______(see) him, he 22______
(rush) to the stranger and 23______(lick) his hand. Then
the stranger 24______(say): 'His name 25______(be)
not Wolf. It 26______(be) Brown. He 27______(be)
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my dog.' Mary 28______(ask) to leave the dog with them.
But the stranger 29______(refuse) and 30______(say)
that the dog 31______(must) decide it himself. 'I
32______(say) goodbye and then I 33______(go) away.
If he 34______(want) to stay, let him stay.' For some time
Wolf 35______(watch) the man go. Then he 36______
(rush) after him and 37______(try) to stop him. Then the dog
38_____(run) back to Smith and his wife and then 39______
(try) to drag Smith after the stranger. He 40______(want) to
be at the same time with the old and the new master. Finally
the dog 41______(lie) down at the feet of Smith.
II. Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1.It was his______for selling the most tickets.
A prizeВ tasksС news
2.Most of the machines had______to earth.
A expressedВ coveredС crashed
3.Children often go round the streets raising money for
Did she found her father?
There are 10 fingers on my feet.
Please remember me to take it.
Are you fond of football play?
It's a well thing, buy it.
Give me the others sweets.
We ate dinner with no desire.
9. Don't loose our money!
10. Are there much pupils absent?
A offerВ historyС charity
4.She can______her chances if she stops smoking.
A phoneВ improveС depend
5.What is the______of the Forest Service?
A dangerВ bucketС mascot
6.Our house had a bad______for our neighbourhood.
A attractВ treatedС reputation
7.Who got most of the______?
A lifeВ votesС people
8.Do you know the______of the Scouting movement?
A cheaperВ founderС fever
9.Can you______a child from a poor family?
A pretendВ lookС sponsor
10.Is it polite to______people?
A ignoreВ untieС appear
III. Correct the mistakes.
1. Who invented America?
IV. Express the meaning of each phrase in one word.
1.full of fear — a______d
2.to take the first step — b______n
3.a town where a seat of government is — с______.
4.the end of life — d______h
5.to come or go into — e______г
6.very well known — f______s
7.a male goose — g______r
8.to take place — h______n
9.to spring over — j______p
10.the male ruler of the country — к______g
11.a speech to a group of people — 1______e
12.to walk like a soldier — m______h
13.the dark part of each day — n .______t
14.not shut — о______n
15.to put in the ground to grow — p______t
V. Change the following statements into questions.
1- He usually had dinner at 4 p.m. (General)
2. At the concert he was to play one of his sonatas. (Disjunctive)
3.The father decided to punish them both. (Alternative)
4.Mike goes to bed right after dinner. (To the subject)
5.There are heavy clouds in the sky. (Special)
VI. Choose the correct answer.
1.What's the name of the the London underground?
A MetroВ TubeС Subway
2.What London street is famous for shops?
A Oxford Street В Fleet Street
С Lombard Street
3.What is the Barbican?
A a riverВ an art centre С a pop group
4.Which animal can look at the Queen?
A a dogВ a catС a lion
5.Who wrote'Winnie-the-Pooh'?
A L.CarrollВ O.WildeС A.Milne
6.What is English marmalade?
A apple jamВ orange jamС sweets
7.The traditional English drink is______.
A coffeeВ cocoaС tea
8.What river does London stand on?
A the Thames В the SevernС the Clyde