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Задания 2015-2016 уч. года

Этап: I (заочный, отборочный)

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Тур 1 ( чтение )

8-11 классы

Задание 1. Reading Comprehension (Part 1)

Questions 1-6 are based on Text 1. Read the following newspaper article. Six sentences have been removed

from it. Choose from the sentences A-G the one which fits each gap (1-

6). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.

Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

A Dog’s World

Alexandra Horowitz, a psychologist who studies dog behaviour, describes dogs as 'anthropologists among us', and in her engaging book Inside of a Dog, she studies them with the same intensity and affection that they devote to us. Even in the middle of a busy modern city, we are surrounded by all kinds of animals that share our space and our food, but only one of them bothers to study us.

To rats, crows and cockroaches, we are mostly an irritation and sometimes a threat. Dogs are different. [1________] They also try to control us, persuading us to provide them with food and shelter. People are used as tools to solve the puzzles of closed doors and empty water dishes.

Most interestingly, dogs confirm our prejudices about other people. [2_________] But in fact, when their dog greets a stranger with a wagging tail or a growl, he is copying his owner’s unconscious signals, which he has gradually worked out through smells and body language. If we want to understand the life of any animal, we need to think about it from their perspective. We need to know

what it can sense and how it responds to this. And, whereas humans see the world, a dog smells it. [3____________] Instead, they bravely stride up to an unknown object and take a nice deep sniff. When a dog turns its head towards you, it is to let his nose 'look' at you. The eyes just come along for the ride.

Sniffing objects gets smells to the brain via receptor cells in the nose. Humans have around six million of these. Six million seems an enormous amount but some dogs have more than 300 million, which explains their remarkable sense of smell. They put this to great use socially, especially by lifting a leg at every lamp post to convey a message. [4___________] Instead, the purpose is for them to leave information about themselves; how often they walk by that spot, their recent victories and how interested they are in mating. In this way, the pile of scents becomes a kind of noticeboard.

All mammals tend to produce the same kinds of sounds to express certain meanings and dogs take advantage of this when they communicate with humans. They are able to vary the length, range, pitch and frequency of their barks in different situations. [5__________] It has been suggested that dogs learnt to develop a wider vocal range as they became domesticated.

[6___________] Look a dog in the eyes, and you get a definite feeling that he's looking back. When information, reassurance or guidance is needed, they seem to inspect our faces. In fact, we are known by our dogs probably far better than we know them. They are amazingly skilful at spying on our every move, knowing about our comings and goings and whether we are anxious or sad. They are students of our behaviour and what makes them especially good is that they never tire of watching out for changes in our expressions and moods.

A All dog owners think that their pet is a good judge of character.

B Because of this, forgetting what we think we know about dogs is the best way to begin to understand them.

C But what about a dog's ability to see and understand?

D However, contrary to popular belief, the main point of this kind of communication is not to mark their territory.

E As a result, most people can tell whether a dog is happy, lonely or aggressive just by listening.

F Unlike wolves, they inspect our actions, interpret our emotions and, over time, learn how to please us.

G Dogs don't touch new things or stare at them as we do.


Questions 7-18 are based on Text 2. Read the following magazine article.

For questions 7-18, do the tasks below.


Doesn't that sound terribly yellow to you?'I can't say. I'm colour blind', was my flat·mate's response. And that was that

for another twenty odd years, when by chance I came across an article in a newspaper on research into synaesthesia at a London hospital. At last, I understood my interpretation of the world through colour.

Synaesthesia is the subjective sensation of a sense other than the one being stimulated. For example, the sight of a word may evoke sensations of colour or the sound of music may also have a similar effect, as may taste. Or, to put it simply. synaesthetes, i.e. people with synaesthesia, have their senses hooked together, so that they experience several senses simultaneously.

To those not already aware of it, synaesthesia seems a new phenomenon. Yet, it is far from new. In 1690, John Locke, the philosopher, wrote of a blind man with synaesthetic capabilities. The first reference in the medical field was in 1710, by Thomas Woodhouse, an English ophthalmologist. In his Theory of Colour, the German writer, Goethe talked about colour and the senses. The poet, Arthur Rimbaud, wrote about synaesthesia in his 1871 poem Voyelles, as did another French poet Baudelaire, in Correspondance. So, synaesthesia has a respectable history.

Synaesthesia is understandably met with a certain degree of skepticism since it is something beyond the ken of the vast majority of people. Son et lumiere shows in the 19th century were an attempt at combining the senses in a public display, but such displays were not capable of conveying the sensations experienced by involuntary synaethesia, as the ability which a synaesthete's experience is called.

There has been a number of well-documented synaesthetes. Alexander Scriabin, the Russian composer, (1871-1915), tried to express his own synaesthetic abilities in his symphony Prometheus, the Poem of Fire (1922). And another Russian, Rimsky-Korsakov, noted the colour associations musical keys possessed. For example. Scriabin saw C major as red, while to Rimsky·Korsakov it was white. Arthur Bliss, an English composer, based his 1922 Colour Symphony on the concept of synaesthesia. He did not claim to be a synaesthete; his colour choices were arbitrary and the project an intellectual exercise.

In the field of the visual arts, probably the best known artist with synaesthetic capabilities is the Russian artist, Wassily Kandinsky (1866·1944)

credited with being the founder of abstract painting. It is said he experienced 'sensory fusion' at a performance of Wagner's Lohengrin, with the music producing colours before his eyes. He did not see colours solely in terms of objects, but associated them with sounds. He even composed an opera, Der Gelbe Klang (The Yellow Sound), which was a mixture of colour, light, dance and sound.

For many people with synaesthesia, knowing that what they have been experiencing has both a name and a history and that they are among a number of notable sufferers is a revelation. Initially, they often feel that there is something wrong psychologically or mentally, or that everyone feels that way. Then they realise with a thud that other people do not. Suppression is an option, but unwittingly some people have managed to make use of the ability to their advantage. While the condition of synaestheia may hamper many people because of its disorienting effects, it can also open up a range of new skills. It is not unusual for people who have synaesthesia to be creative and imaginative. As many studies have shown, memory is based to some extent on association. Synaesthetes find they are able to remember certain things with great ease.

The person who associates the shape of a word with colour is quite often able to remember a longer sequence of words; and the same goes for other areas where memory needs to be used.

But this condition like all gifts, has its drawbacks. Some people see words as colours; others even individual letters and syllables, so that a word becomes a kaleidoscope of colour. Beautiful though such a reading experience may be, synaesthesia can cause problems with both reading and writing. Reading can take longer, because one has to wade through all the colours, as well as the words! And, because the colour sequences as well as the words have to fit together, writing is then equally difficult.

Questions 7-10 Do the statements below agree with the information in the text? In Boxes 7-10, write: Yes if the statement agrees with the information in the text. No if the statement contradicts the information in the text. Not Given if there is no information about the statement in the text.

7. Synaesthetes experience several senses at the same time. 8. Newspaper articles and TV news reports about synaesthesia are appearing with monotonous regularity nowadays. 9. Mention of synaesthesia can be traced back to the 17th century. 10. It is strange that many people are skeptical about synaesthesia.

Questions 11-14 Choose the appropriate letters A-D and write them in Boxes 11-14 on your answer sheet. 11. Son et lumiere shows... A attempted to combine public senses B were frequent in the 19th century C were both public and involuntary D did not reproduce the experiences of synaesthetes

12. Both Alexander Scriabin and Rimsky-Korsakov... A wanted to have synaesthetic abilities B created a lot of documents C linked music to colour D agreed with Bliss in 1922.

13. The Russian artist, Wassily Kandinsky... A performed Wagner's Lohengrin B found abstract painting C also composed music D saw objects.

14. At first, 'sufferers' of synaesthesia believe that... A other people have similar experiences or there is something wrong with them B they are a revelation. C they are psychologically or mentally superior D they are unique

Questions 15-18 According to the reading passage, which of the following statements are true about synaesthetes? Write out four appropriate letters in Boxes 15-18 on your answer sheet (in any order).

A Some synaesthetes are disoriented by their abilities. B Unusually, some synaesthetes have great creativity. C Memory is heightened by synaesthesia. D Synaesthetes have gifts and drawbacks. E Some synaesthetes use their ability to help themselves. F Their ability can be an obstacle to them. G Some synaesthetes write in colour.


Questions 19-20 are based on Texts 3 and 4. For questions 19-20, read the following short texts and answer the

multiple-choice questions by selecting the correct response. Only one response is correct.

19. Text 3It is a curious tradition that the clock on the tower of Christ Church

Cathedral in Oxford is always five minutes later than standard British time. The explanation for this lies in the conservative nature of the Cathedral's clergy. It was only when the railways arrived in the middle of the nineteenth century that it became important for clocks throughout the country to be synchronised, however difficult this might be. When the Cathedral was asked to come into line, the clergy discussed the request but decided that this was an idea that needed to prove its worth before being adopted.

Why does Christ Church Cathedral clock give a different time from other British churches? A Oxford likes to be different from other places. B It was initially a protest against the coming of the railway. C Cathedral staff were reluctant to act too quickly. D It was very difficult to alter the time on the clock.

20. Text 4Zebras are members of the horse family. However, these 'stripey horses' are

not used for riding. Keen riders have occasionally attempted to try. Although zebras have at times let someone sit on their back, the rider soon discovered that a zebra's neck is stiffer than a horse's, lacking the suppleness that enables riders to control the horse. The structure of a zebra's back also makes it less suitable for riding. It would undoubtedly be possible to breed zebras that would ride well, but with the arrival of the internal combustion engine, there has not been much incentive to do so.

What is the writer's conclusion about zebras? A Zebras are not as similar to horses as they initially appear. B People have little motivation to develop a zebra that could be ridden. C It is unlikely that people could develop a zebra that would be good to ride. D Motorised vehicles are gradually reducing the numbers of zebras that are being bred.


Questions 21-36 are based on Texts A-H.For questions 21-36, read the following texts and choose from the jobs (A-

H). Some of the jobs may be chosen more than once. When more than one answer is required, these may be given in any order. Which job requires wide travel in the United Kingdom? 21.Which job requires employees to call at customers’ homes or firms?

22.

Which job lasts for only a few months? 23.

For which job is payment based on the age of the employee?

24.

For which job is it essential to know a foreign language? 25.

Which job would suit someone who likes to work alone? 26.

ln which job will the successful applicant have to deal with the post?

27.

Which job would suit a person who likes being with old people?

28.

Which job requires the employee to work afternoons and evenings?

29.

Which job has a two-year training scheme? 30.Which jobs state that the appearance of the employee is important?

31. 32.

For which jobs is it essential for the candidate to be able to drive?

33. 34.

Which jobs will require the person appointed to work abroad?

35. 36.

Job ABettabuys supermarkets are looking for recruits for their management trainee scheme. Candidates should have a recognised qualification in a relevant subject (e.g. management, economics, business studies). Experience in the retail trade is not essential, as the company will provide full training. Successful candidates will spend two

Job EThe Wallgate lnsurance Company has a vacancy for a trainee insurance clerk. Full training will be given, but applicants must have a good standard of education, be smart in appearance and be confident in dealing with members of the public face to face or over the telephone. Salary dependent upon age and experience.

years in a number of our branches learning all aspects of supermarket work. After this period of training, appointment as a deputy manager can be expected with promotion to manager when available. Attractive salary during training with 4 weeks' holiday a year plus statutory holidays.

Job BWanderlust Holidays are looking for representatives to work in various European countries from mid-July until the end of October. Representatives are responsible for ensuring the smooth running of our overseas holidays, for selling excursions and for dealing with complaints. Candidates should be lively and cheerful individuals who get on well with others. A knowledge of Spanish or Greek would be useful but is not essential. Basic salary plus commission on excursions sold.

Job FNational Credit Bank is looking for recruits to its training scheme in its international branch.The training scheme lasts for three years, during which all aspects of modern banking will be covered. ln the first year training will take place at a local branch in Britain and at our staff college. For the following two years, training will take place in a variety of different countries. At the end of the training, Successful candidates can expect rapid promotion. Applicants must have a knowledge of at least one foreign language and a qualification at degree level in a subject relevant to banking.

Job COak Lodge provides care for elderly people in their own homes. We are seeking care staff to work either mornings or evenings. Experience is not essential as training is provided. A caring attitude and a sense of humour are far more important than paper qualifications. Car and phone essential. Payment by the hour to be discussed at interview.

Job GA vacancy has arisen for a receptionist at the show rooms of Melton Cars. The successful applicant will be required to work from 2.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m., Tuesdays to Saturdays. This is a position, which involves a great deal of telephone and face-to-face contact. The ideal candidate will be extremely smart, articulate, and reliable and have a very pleasant personality. Duties will be quite varied, including dealing with incoming and outgoing mail. Typing skills would be a definite advantage. !n return we offer an attractive salary, excellent working conditions and the

opportunity to develop with a major public company.

Job DPTI Medical Supplies are looking for representatives to work in all parts of the country. Representatives should have qualifications in the biological or medical fields and will need to have good communication skills. A current driving licence is essential. Our representatives travel to different parts of the country to give demonstrations of our equipment to individual doctors and to medical and nursing staff at hospitals. Highly attractive salary and car provided.

Job HHot Line Delivery gives you the possibility of working on a self-employed, part-time basis with one of the country’s most successful parcel delivery services. You will work on your own within a small geographical area, delivering and collecting parcels by car or van from customers' homes for around 15 to 20 hours per week, including some evenings as necessary. lf you are over 21, have your own transport and telephone, along with a polite manner to allow us to continue our reputation for professional quality customer service, phone us today.


Questions 37-42 are based on Text 5. Read the following magazine article. For questions 37-42, choose the

answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.


Parking Hell

Local authorities in England and Wales now make more than £1 billion from the parking business. Yet there are growing accusations of sharp practice, and all over the country motorists are gearing up for battle.

Wednesday, 3.20. pm: David Nicknam, a North London parking attendant until last May, shuffles nervously down Hampstead High Street explaining the "tricks" he says he was taught here for issuing what he nonchalantly calls "dodgy tickets".

"I was told to give tickets no matter how legally a car was parked," Nicknam says with a disapproving frown, his greying ponytail and wispy beard incongruous among the impeccably groomed ladies strolling up the hill. "If a driver’s got a disabled badge, you write that there’s no badge. If there's a visitor's permit,

sometimes you ignore it - it’s a question of 'Who's going to believe the driver?' And if you ask me if you can park for five minutes to collect someone, I'd be expected to say OK - and then ticket you once you have gone. He doesn't have your name, the thinking goes, so what’s he going to do?"

Nicknam, 39, was taking home £ 226.79 for a 42-hour week when he says he was sacked after three months’ probation. The reason, he says, is that he found grounds to ticket only five or six cars "legally" in a typical day, rather than the ten or more he says his superiors expected. "If I wanted to survive, to get a permanent job, I was told I'd have to bring in at least ten tickets no matter how," he says with ill-disguised contempt. The scams, he says, ranged from falsely claiming that bays had been suspended to hand-issuing deliberately mistimed tickets after claiming his computer was down. "I told them, I can’t do that. I said I believed in God. I asked my supervisors, ‘How do you sleep? Do you lie there dreaming about ticketing cars all night’?"

Camden council rejects his allegations, and, as a clearly disaffected former employee of the council's parking contractor, Nicknam is by no means neutral. He readily accepts that he bears grudges against NCP, whose management, he says, refused to hear his complaints and promoted supervisors who openly broke the rules. Yet his claims - of attendants falsifying observation times, issuing "ghost" tickets when cars were not present, dishonestly claiming tyres were outside parking bays - have all been made by other London parking attendants (PAs) in recent months. At stake is public confidence in the entire system of parking enforcement.

"You have to ask why drivers hate the PAs," Nicknam reflects as he crosses into Prince Arthur Road, a favourite spot, he explains, for colleagues to hide before pouncing on cars left for three minutes at school pick-up time. "How many people have spoken out before me? You have to ask why the council doesn't want PAs to help the drivers. You might call it cheating, but I call it stealing." He shakes his head and whispers disapprovingly. "It’s money, isn’t it? Money talks."

Council coffers are swelling not simply through parking tickets and bus-lane fines, but also from meter feeds and the sale of permits. Yet by any standards, the business of ticketing, clamping and removing cars is booming as never before.

The London boroughs issued almost seven million penalty charge notices in last year, up from £5.4 million in three years ago. Outside London, English and Welsh councils handed out almost three million more. By law, local authorities must regulate parking not primarily to raise money, but "to secure the expeditious, convenient and safe movement of vehicular and other traffic". Yet as the surpluses have risen over the years, so have public suspicions about the councils' true agenda. As Brian King, director of the RAC Foundation, sees it, local authorities

now see parking as "a convenient and easy way to raise money, rather than as a policy issue".

Public tolerance is being tested with every television investigation alleging corruption, and with each outraged report of target-fixated attendants ticketing buses, fire engines, even a rabbit-hutch whose owner, delivering to a Manchester pet shop, moved his van before a warden could pounce.

"It's the biggest fraud that goes on," claims Jim Carlson, a Pimlico accountant who runs Appeal.com, one of a growing number of websites campaigning against what they see as unjust use of parking regulations to make money. Carlson has heard it all: Pas falsifying information in their notebooks to "prove" that correctly parked cars were elsewhere; motorists illegally ticketed long after they had driven off. He makes an annual award to the victim of what he considers the most absurd abuse of PA's powers. Its latest winner was Nadhim Zahawi, who was handed a penalty charge notice in central London as he lay in the road with a broken leg after coming off his scooter.

"The councils are very happy to allow a poor system to continue, because they get the revenue," Carlson says wearily. "Nobody now has faith in the system. I certainly don’t."

37. It is claimed in the article that ‘dodgy tickets’ areA. given to disabled drivers.B. unfairly given to legally parked cars.C. given in excess to illegally parked cars.D. still being issued by Nicknam.

38. Nicknam was firedA. with no warning.B. for giving out illegal tickets.C for not giving out enough tickets.D. because he did not want a permanent job.

39. Nicknam’s reasons for disobeying his employer areA. moral.B. corrupt.C. deceitful.D. profitable.

40. Multiple claims of dishonest ticketing areA. not being taken seriously by too many.B. making people distrustful of the parking system.C. posing no threat to the parking system.D. getting a lot of employees fired.

41. The business of ticketing, clamping and removing cars isA. becoming increasingly illegal.B. under inspection by the RAC.C. making more money than in the past.D. becoming an important policy issue.

42. The conclusion of the article isA. hopeful.B. pessimistic.C. neutral.D. passionate.

Задание 6. Reading Comprehension and Writing (Part 6)

Questions 43-48 are based on Text 6. It is an early draft of an essay. Some parts of the passage need to be

rewritten. Read the passage and select the best answers for the questions that follow. Some questions are about particular sentences or parts of sentences and ask you to improve sentence structure or word choice. Other questions ask you to consider organization and development. In choosing answers, follow the requirements of standard written English.


(1) Even in today’s modern society, many people still perform rituals on a daily basis; they knock on wood to ward off bad luck or throw salt over their shoulders to repel evil spirits. (2) Every culture has its own superstitions, and now anthropologists and psychologists think they know why.

(3) It is because our brains are always working to find the causes of the significant events that we perceive. (4) When something strange happens that we can’t explain, our minds are uncomfortable with the uncertainty. (5) However, we fill this cognitive gap with whatever explanations are available to us, and superstitions provide a simple way to explain mysterious events. (6) They believe that spirits that live in wood have to be appeased, or that throwing salt blinds the devil. (7) Our minds are capable of great things, as anyone who has studied famous artists and inventors knows. (8) Superstitions may seem silly to nonbelievers not sharing them. (9) To believers those rituals on the other hand are providing a sense of control over situations otherwise which would be unsettling.

(10) But they can also sometimes cause great harm. (11) For instance, in Angola, some villagers still believe in witches. (12) If someone dies of a strange disease or a sudden misfortune befalls a family, the villagers might assume it is because someone in the family has secretly cast a spell. (13) Sometimes, children will be taken by members of their own family and beaten, disowned or even killed.

(14) People should be careful not to let superstitions get in the way of their compassion for others. (15) They might also be better off using science to explain strange events whenever possible.

43. In context, which of the following is the best revision of the underlined portion of sentence 3 (reproduced below)?

It is because our brains are always working to find the causes of the significant events that we perceive.A (As it is now)B They are saying that it isC For example, it is, these scientists say,D These scientists believe we adopt superstitionsE Furthermore, the scientists say it is

44. In context, which is the best replacement for However in sentence 5?A ConverselyB ThereforeC As this demonstratesD As I personally believeE Otherwise

45. In context, which of the following changes best improves sentence 6?A replacing ‘They’ with ‘For instance, we are inclined to’B replacing ‘that spirits’ with ‘about spirits’C deleting ‘that live in wood’D replacing ‘have to be’ with ’would have been’E replacing ‘or’ with ‘but’

46. In context, which of the following is the best way to revise and combine sentences 8 and 9 (reproduced below)?

Superstitions may seem silly to nonbelievers not sharing them. To believers those rituals on the other hand are providing a sense of control over situations otherwise which would be unsettling.A The superstitions seeming silly to nonbelievers who don’t share them, however, to believers those rituals provide a sense of control over otherwise unsettling situations.

B They seem silly to those nonbelievers who don’t share the superstitions, but the rituals providing a sense of control over otherwise unsettling situations to believers.C Although such superstitions may seem silly to nonbelievers, to believers those rituals provide a sense of control over otherwise unsettling situations.D Instead of the superstitions seeming silly to those who don’t believe in them, theserituals give believers a sense of control to situations otherwise unsettling.E They may seem silly to nonbelievers who don’t share the superstitions, hence those rituals provide a sense of control to believers over otherwise unsettling situations.

47. In context, which of the following is the most effective revision of the underlined portion of sentence 10 (reproduced below)?

But they can also sometimes cause great harm.A On the other hand,B Furthermore, C Another issue is the fact thatD To my knowledge,E Consequently,

48. Which of the following sentences should be omitted to improve the unity of the passage?A Sentence 1B Sentence 2C Sentence 4D Sentence 7E Sentence 11

Тур 2 (Лексика и грамматика)

8-11 классы

Задание 1. Use of English (Part 1)

Questions 1-8 are based on Task 1. Below there are two texts with blanks. Select the appropriate answer for each blank. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Conservationists have long debated whether the koala should go on the Australian national threatened species list. [1_________] the koala is clearly in trouble in some parts of the country - in Queensland, for example, high numbers are afflicted by disease - in other parts such as Victoria and South Australia the problem is not that koala populations [2___________], but that they have grown to the point where they are almost too numerous. For a species to be classed as vulnerable, its population [3____________] by more than 30 percent over the last three generations or 10 years. The problem is that when such a stipulation is applied to koalas, the Victorian boom offsets the Queensland bust, and the species stays off the list. This has repercussions because northern koalas are different to southern ones. They are smaller, for example, and they contain a genetic variation not represented in the South. [4__________], a split listing has been devised koalas from New South Wales, the ACT and Queensland are now officially 'Vulnerable'; those from Victoria and South Australia are not considered threatened.

1. A Because B However C Despite D While 2. A had been falling B were falling C are falling D had fallen 3. A must have decreased B will be decreased C was decreasing D has

decreased 4. A According to this B For this reason C For instance D In contrast

Lyrebirds, a common bird in rainforest areas of Australia, have an incredible repertoire of sounds that they are able to mimic from their environment. Including over 20 other birdcalls as well as sophisticated mechanical sounds. They [5____________] to replicate the sounds of chainsaws and pneumatic drills. The male lyrebird sings a medley of mimicry to impress females - and the more detailed and varied his repertoire is, the more interesting it seems to potential

[6_____________]. Like females of other bird species, female lyrebirds do not [7___________] in the imitating, but simply judge the competing males' symphonies. Once learned, it seems a lyrebird rarely forgets a call, and the sounds are passed down through the generations. There are some lyrebirds in Victoria, Australia, that [8_____________] recreate the sounds of axes, saws and old-fashioned cameras which have not been used in the area for years.

5. A have been known B are being known C are knowing D know6. A companions B spouses C mates D pairs7. A put forward B take place C work out D take part8. A indeed B still C just D yet


Questions 9-11 are based on the following.

Complete each of these idioms with good, better, best.

9. People who live here enjoy the __________ of both worlds: the peace of the countryside, and fast and frequent rail connections with the city.

10. I didn't want to have a karaoke machine at our party, but against my __________ judgement, I agreed.

11. Learning a little Japanese should stand you in ____________ stead when you visit Japan.



For questions 12-19, complete the text with the prepositions and particles below. On for (x3) to with in of


Film VillainsIt appears to be a prerequisite [12__________] screen villains to love

classical music, and magnificent examples abound. Take, for instance, Malcolm McDowell's insistence [13__________] listening to Beethoven while he kills people in A Clockwork Orange. Glenn Close's thirst [14___________] revenge is fuelled by music from Madame Butterfly in Fatal Attraction, while the gangster AI Capone finds reason [15___________] shed a tear when listening

to Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci in The Untouchables. Hollywood's interpretation [16__________] evil genius comprises villains who are highly intelligent, often slightly aristocratic beings, and their sensitive tastes [17__________] art and music are placed in sharp contrast [18________] the crude brutality of their acts of violence. Hans Zimmer's score for Hannibal enhances the dramatic effect of Dr Lecter's talent [19_____________] displaying a veneer of refined elegance just before he murders his victims. Perhaps, more than any other kind of music, the range and complexity of classical music reflects the tangled psychological workings of the criminal mind.


For questions 20-28, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.

There is more to recycling than meets the eye.The relationship [20_______] the modern consumer and their rubbish is a

complex one. [21________] rid of rubbish has come to mean a great deal more than simply consigning breakfast leftovers to a plastic bag. With the advent of recycling, rubbish has now invaded many people’s personal lives [22_____] an unprecedented degree. [23_____] was a time, in living memory, when rubbish collection was a simple matter - but today's household rubbish, before [24______] discarded, has to be filed and sorted into colour-coded containers according to its recycling category.

[25____] is more, we are brought out in a rash of irritation by the suggestion that, if rubbish collections were to become more infrequent, people would then [26_____] the effort to cut [27_____] on shopping and recycle more. We might be excused for wondering how this would be possible. Can people realistically buy [28_____] eggs or tubes of toothpaste than their lives require?

Recycling is supposed to be good for us. But for some, it's just a load of rubbish!


This task contains many spoken expressions (some of them are formal, but most of them are informal) that we use in response to things that people say. For example, if somebody says, "How did you know that I've been offered that job in London?", you might reply, "A little bird told me." (which means that you are not going to say who told you).

For questions 29- 52, match the sentences 29- 52 with the most suitable response from the list A-X. Use each response once only.

29. Goodbye. See you next week. (A) Get a life!

30. I forgot my wife's birthday. (B) Hands off!

31. Who was that man I saw you with last night?

(C) I'm absolutely stuffed!

32. I waited for the bus for half an hour, then three came along at once.

(D) Oh no, who let the cat out of the bag?

33. I've just eaten six hot dogs and now I've got a terrible stomachache.

(E) Night night, sweet dreams

34. If you look at my girlfriend again, I'll kill you!

(F) What complete rubbish!

35. Thanks for inviting me to dinner. (G) Oh yes, you and whose army?

36. I'm brilliant! My teacher says I'm the best student in her class.

(H) No way! You're pulling my leg!

37. Have a nice weekend. (I) Stop blowing your own trumpet!

38. What shall we have for dinner? (J) Same to you.

39. Please don't tell anyone my secret. (K) Never you mind. Wait and see!

40. I'm tired. I'm going to bed. (L) Hang on, give me a moment.

41. I'm going to spend the weekend sitting in front of the television.

(M) Bless you!

42. These chocolates look delicious. (N) Oh dear, so you're in the doghouse again?

43. Have you had enough to eat? (O) I could murder a curry.

44. I can't come to your party. (P) Mind your own business!

45. I've just won £10,000! (Q) How typical!

46. I've got some amazing news. (R) Yes, cheerio, take care.

47. By the time I'm 30, I'll be a millionaire and married to a supermodel.

(S) Fire away, I'm all ears.

48. I've heard that you're going to give me a surprise party for my birthday.

(T) In your dreams!

49. Acchhhooooooo! (U) That'll teach you.

50. Men are much more intelligent than women.

(V) Oh, what a shame.

51. Come on, let's go or we'll be late. (W) You're welcome. Come in and make yourself athome.

52. What are you going to get me for my birthday?

(X) Don't worry, my lips are sealed.

Answer Sheet _____________________________________________

Тур1Reading

Тур 2Use of English

1. 1.2. 2.3. 3.4. 4.5. 5.6. 6.7. 7.8. 8.9. 9.10. 10.11. 11.12. 12.13. 13.14. 14.15. 15.16. 16.17. 17.18. 18.19. 19.20. 20.21. 21.22. 22.23. 23.24. 24.25. 25.26. 26.27. 27.28. 28.29. 29.30. 30.31. 31.32. 32.33. 33.34. 34.35. 35.36. 36.37. 37.38. 38.39. 39.40. 40.

41. 41.42. 42.43. 43.44. 44.45. 45.46. 46.47. 47.48. 48.

49.50.51.52.

Критерии оценки заданий

заочного (отборочного) этапа

2015-2016 уч. год

Тур: 1 (чтение)

Задание 1.

Reading Comprehension (Part 1)

Каждый правильный ответ оценивается в 1 балла. Если ответ неверный, то участник олимпиады получает 0 баллов.

Максимальное количество баллов – 6.

Задание 2.


Каждый правильный ответ оценивается в 1 балл. Если ответ неверный, то участник олимпиады получает 0 баллов.


Задание 3.




Задание 4.




Задание 5.




Задание 6.




Суммарное максимальное количество баллов за тур – 60.

Тур: 2 (лексика и грамматика)

Задание 1.

Use of English (Part 1)



Задание 2.




Задание 3.




Задание 4.




Задание 5.


За каждую правильно подобранную пару участник олимпиады получает 0,5 балла. Если ответ неверный, то участник олимпиады получает 0 баллов.


Суммарное максимальное количество баллов за тур – 40.

Суммарное максимальное количество баллов за выполнение заданий заочного этапа многопрофильной олимпиады – 100.

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