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Задания первого этапа республиканской олимпиады

по английскому языку (2016/2017 учебный год)

Lexical-grammar test

Form 10

I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

Tom Wilson is an explorer. He (1) ____________ (to be) to nearly every country in the world, but the most exciting time he (2) ____________ (ever to have) was when he ____________ (to go) to the Congo jungle. A magazine (4) ____________ (to ask) him to retrace the route of a famous explorer who (5) ____________ (to disappear) in the 1920’s.

As he (6) ____________ (to follow) a small river, he got separated from his guides. He went on alone, hoping he (7) ____________ (to find) them, but instead he encountered a group of natives. He stayed with them for several days and (8) ____________ (to find out) that a very old woman (9) ____________ (actually to meet) the famous explorer. She (10) __________ (to know) how he (11) ____________ (to die). Tom (12) ____________ (to become) very friendly with the natives and he (13) ____________ (to plan) to go back and see them again. He is sure they (14) ____________ (to welcome) him back.

II. Insert articles or prepositions:

Last year I went on a trip which was (1) _____ absolute disaster. I was going to Copenhagen (2) _____ business when, (3) _____ accident, I got (4) _____ the wrong train. We were on the way to (5) _____ Hague before I realized my mistake. When I got there I had more problems because all my money was (6) ______ Danish Crones and I didn’t have my credit card with me. (7) _____ chance, I found (8) _____ helpful policeman, who was soon (9) _____ the phone to my company. Thanks to his help I was able to arrange (10) _____ some money to be sent to (11) _____ nearby bank. I spent that night in (12) _____ hotel and paid my bill (13) _____ cash before leaving. (14) _____ the end I got to Copenhagen twenty-four hours later than I had expected.

III. Read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each space.

HomesSome of the (0) very first homes were caves, which had walls and

ceilings that (1) __________ wind, rain and prowling animals, and floors where people could sit or sleep.

Gradually, as the centuries (2) __________ people learned to build different kinds of homes. They needed homes that were (3) __________ for the place where they lived, and they used (4) __________ that were available locally. In dry places, houses were made of mud or clay. Where there was (5) __________ of wood, people built houses of logs or boards. On grassy (6) __________, they built homes of dry grass. People who lived near rivers made rafts or houseboats, or houses raised above the ground on stilts.

Homes today are (7) __________ built bearing the local environment and conditions in (8) __________. Residents of very hot places need houses that will keep them (9) __________, while people in the frozen north need houses that protect them from the cold. Indeed, the climate affects many of the (10) __________ of a house, such as the size, position and the number of windows. Where weather conditions are extreme, for example, windows tend to be smaller. Our homes, comprising modern blocks of flats, (11) __________ a lot in common with those first caves, since they protect us against the weather and give us (12) __________safe place to sleep.

0 A) very B) rather C) mostly D) extremely1 A) put away B) held up C) kept out D) carried off2 A) went by B) passed up C) ran away D) fell behind3 A) suitable B) fitted C) matching D) agreeable4 A) supplies B) fabrics C) materials D) objects5 A) sufficient B) plenty C) enough D) much6 A) stages B) flats C) levels D) plains7 A) more B) ever C) still D) yet8 A) idea B) memory C) thought D) mind9 A) cool B) frozen C) chilled D) lukewarm10 A) factors B) points C) features D) sides11 A) keep B) are C) like D) have

12 A) a B) the C) some D) ---

IV. For questions 1-10, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

The Desire to know

Curiosity goes back to the dawn of human (0) existence. This irrepressible desire to know is not a (1) ____________ of inanimate objects. Nor does it seems to be attributable to some forms of living organism which, for that very reason, we can scarcely bring ourselves to consider alive. A tree, for example, does not display (2) ____________ curiosity, nor does a sponge or even an oyster. If chance events bring them poison, predators or parasites, they die as (3) ____________ as they lived. Early in the scheme of life, (4) ____________ motion was developed by some organisms. It meant an (5) ____________ advance in their control of the environment. A moving organism no longer waited in stolid (6) ____________ for food to come its way , but went out after it. The individual that hesitated in the (7) ____________ search for food, or that was overly (8) ____________ in its investigation, starved. As organisms grew more complex, more messages of greater variety were received from and about the (9) ____________ environment. At the same time, the nervous system, the living instrument that interprets and stores the data collected by the sense organs, became (10) ____________ complex.

0. EXIST

1. CHARACTER

2. RECOGNIZE

3. CEREMONIOUS4. DEPEND5. ORDINARY

6. RIGID

7. ZEAL

8. CONSERVE

9. ROUND

10. INCREASE

Задания

первого этапа республиканской олимпиады по учебному предмету

“Английский язык” 2016/2017 учебного года

Listening Comprehension Test

Form 10 (See Story 9, Listening Practice for School-Leavers;

Total points: 16

I. Mark the right continuation of the sentences:1. Johnny used to vanish from home because…

a) he was bored.b) he wanted to see new places.c) he enjoyed walking long distances on foot.

2. As he grew older Johnny began…a) to feel unhappy at home.b) to travel further.c) to hide from his parents.

3. Johnny went to Cairo because …a) he liked geographyb) he liked flyingc) a plane was flying there

4. Johnny wanted to become an explorer, but his teachers said,…a) “You are too young”.b) “Go into space instead.”c) “It isn’t easy these days.”

II. Complete the sentences:1) Johnny was able to run away from home for the first time at the

age of three because…

2) Johnny got on a bus or even a train , and simply sat there until someone…

3) When Johnny was twelve, he managed …4) They wanted three young people…

III. Answer the questions:1) What did Johnny answer when the police asked him why he ran

away from home?2) What was Johnny’s favourite trick as he grew older?3) What subject was Johnny especially good at?4) Where did Johnny see a notice about an expedition to Brazil

Form 10

Listening comprehension

Vocabulary

Vanish –исчезать

Cairo – Каир (столица Египта)

Amazon – Амазонка

Slip away- ускользать

ЗАДАНИЯпервого этапа республиканской олимпиады по учебному предмету«Английский язык» (лексико-грамматический тест) 2016-2017 уч.год

11 КЛАССVOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR TEST TOTAL: 50 points

I. Complete the sentences using the correct tense forms of the verbs in brackets.1. Dan’s parents who 1)_______(be) both lawyers really 2)__________(want) him to become a lawyer too, but he 3)____________(choose) the profession of a teacher and 4)________(work) for five years at the college already.2. When we arrived at the theatre, the opera already 5)________(start). Everybody 6)_______(listen) to a wonderful peace of music.3. It 7)_________(snow) for three hours, but when the sun came out it 8)______ (melt) soon.4. The children promised that they 9)________(make) dinner before their parents 10)_______(be) back home.

II. Complete the sentences using the right article where necessary (-, a\an, the).1. “1)___Knowledge will forever govern 2)____ignorance,” said Madison, 3)____ fourth president and 4)_____early proponent of 5)____press freedom.2. Some careers do not require going to 6)_____college or 7)____university, but 8)____young Americans believe that having 9)_____degree will help them to obtain 10)____ higher salary on their first job.III. Use the words in capitals at the end of each line to form another word that best fits each gap.For years 1)______ have been helping us to understand PSYCHOLOGY our dreams. They say if you go to bed in an 2)_______ ANXIETYstate of mind you are likely to experience disturbing nightmares.Dreaming of can show either 3)________ of another or a ENVIOUS4)___________ change in your own life. Loosing all your teeth DRAMAshows you are worried about your 5)_______ with other people. RELATE6)_____ insist that everyone dreams each night, but many of us SCIENCEhave no 7)_______ of our dreams when we wake up. REMEMBERIV. Put in the right prepositions where necessary. Are you interested 1)_____ local politics, 2)____ any chance? You are? Well, I’d like to introduce you 3)______ Mike, who is involved 4)_____ politics: he is our local councilor. Now that Mike has been elected we all hope 5)____ better things 6)_____ the future. Mike says 7)_____ us that he is going to deal 8)______ actual

problems of our life and will try to solve them 9)________ the shortest possible time.V. Complete the sentences choosing the correct word.1. Bill has represented his country 1)_____ many occasions.2. You 2)_______ trust your daughter more. You 3)_______ treat her like a child.3. I know she has sent us two letters this month, but we have received 4)______ of them. 4. I was foolish 5)_______ to go out for a walk 6)_______ that heavy rain. 5. Liza Minnelli spent 7)______ her childhood in Hollywood.6. The light was switched on 8)_____ the car phone just now.1) on in at for2) ought to must can may3) needn’t shouldn’t may not don’t have to4) neither either any none5) enough yet still as6) in under through on7) many more most of much8) with by in atVI. Complete the second sentence using the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.1. I was the only person who wanted to watch the programme.No one There was_________ me who wanted to watch the programme.2. If I drink strong coffee at night, it keeps me awake.Prevents _____________strong coffee _____________.3. You aren’t supposed to take aspirins, if there is nothing wrong with you.Perfectly You_________________ all right.4. You shouldn’t eat so many sweets- it’ll damage your teeth.Bad Don’t you realize______________ teeth?5. We went out for a walk in spite of heavy rain.Although We went out for a walk_____________ hard.6. I was too scared to tell him what I really thought.Courage I______________ to tell him what I really thought.

ЗАДАНИЯпервого этапа республиканской олимпиады по учебному предмету«Английский язык» (лексико-грамматический тест) 2016-2017 уч.год

11 КЛАССVOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR TEST TOTAL: 50 points

KEYS

I. 1) are 2) wanted 3) has chosen 4) has been working 5) had started 6)was listening 7) had been snowing 8) melted 9) would have made 10) were

II. 1) -; 2) –; 3) the; 4) an; 5) –; 6) –; 7) –; 8) –; 9) a; 10) a.

III. 1) psychologists; 2) anxious;3) envy; 4) dramatic; 5) relationships; 6) scientists; 7) memory.

IV. 1)in; 2)by; 3)to; 4)in; 5)for; 6)in; 7)to; 8)with; 9)in.

V. 1)on; 2)ought to; 3)shouldn’t; 4)neither; 5)enough; 6)in; 7)most of; 8)with.

VI. 1. There was no one else except me who wanted to watch the programme.

2. Drinking strong coffee prevents me from sleeping.

3. You shouldn’t take aspirins if you are perfectly all right.

4. Don’t you realize that eating too many sweets is bad for your teeth?

5. We went out for a walk although it was raining hard.

6. I had no courage to tell him what I really thought.

ЗАДАНИЯ (See page 187, Story 12, Listening Practice for School-Leavers; первого этапа республиканской олимпиады по учебному предмету I.I.Panova, E.B.Karnevskaya, Z.D.Kurochkina, E.A.Misuno)«Английский язык» (восприятие и понимание речи на слух) 2016-2017 уч.годListening Comprehension Test Listening Comprehension Test

FORM 11 Total points: (20 points) FORM 11 Keys

I. Mark the following statements as True or False: ( 5 points) I. 1. True

1. Christian Constant decorates Easter eggs. 2. False

2. His restaurant is situated in the National Library in London. 3. False

3. Columbus liked the taste of the drink the Indians offered him. 4. True

4. Constant is a hard worker. 5. True

5. The Chocolate Lovers get together once a month.

II. Complete the sentences: (5 points) II. 1. a dinner for 130 people.

1. Tonight Constant has to organize_____________________. 2. other sculptures.

2. Constant believes that his chocolate creations are as much a work of art as_________. 3. local money.

3. When Columbus saw sacks of beans he thought it was________________________. 4. clever as the nose.

4. Constant explains that the mouth is not as___________________. 5. went ashore.

5. In his book Constant describes how Columbus came across an island and__________. III. 1. Chocolate is his main interest in life.

III. Answer the questions: ( 10 points) 2. It is situated in Paris.

1. What is Constant’s main interest in life? 3. He can identify 450 different tastes and smells.

2. What city is his restaurant situated in? 4. It depends on the region, year and method of preparation.

3. What other talent does Constant have? 5. They eat (a very small dinner and) masses of chocolate

4. On what does the quality of cocoa beans depend? (desserts).

5. What do The Chocolate Lovers eat when they get together?