Олимпиадные задания по английскому языку. 11 класс.
2009 год
Section 1
Reading
Comprehension
Time: 40
minutes
Task 1
Read Jane’s story. For questions 1 -7 and choose the correct
answer A, B, C or D./ Прочитайте рассказ Джейн и выберите к вопросам 1-7
правильные варианты ответов.
During the baking hot months of the summer holidays my mother and I used
to escape to one of the scattered lakes north of Prince Albert. In its magic
surroundings we used to spend the long summer days in the open air, swimming and
canoeing or just lying dreaming in the sun. In the evening the lake was always
a bright, luminous grey after the unbelievable sunset colors had faded.
The last summer before we returned to England was particularly
enchanted. For one thing, I was in love for the first time. No one will ever
convince me that one cannot be in love at fifteen. I loved then as never since,
with all my heart and without doubts or reservations or pretence.
My boyfriend Don worked in Saskatoon, but the lake was ''his place'' – the
strange and beautiful wilderness drew him with an obsessive urgency, so I
suspected it was not to see me that he got on his motor-cycle as many Fridays
as he possibly could, and drove three hundred-odd miles along the pitted
prairie roads to spend the weekends at our place.
Sometimes he couldn't come, and the joy would go out of everything until
Monday, when I could start looking forward to Friday again. He could never let
us know in advance, as we were too far from civilization to have a phone or
even a telegraph service. Three hundred miles in those conditions is quite a
journey. Besides, Don was hard up, and sometimes worked overtime at weekends.
One Friday night a storm broke out. I lay in bed and listened to the
thunder and the rain beating on the roof. Once I got up and stood looking out
over the treetops, shivering. I tried not to expect Don that night hoping he
would have enough sense to wait until the storm ended. Yet in my frightened
thoughts I couldn't help imagining Don fighting the storm. His motorbike, which
had always looked to me so heavy and solid, seemed in my thoughts frail enough
to be blown onto its side by the first gust that struck it. I thought of Don
pinned under it, his face pressed into the mud.
I crawled back into bed, trying to close my throat against the tears.
But when my mother, prompted by the deep sympathy and understanding between us,
came in to me, she kissed my cheek and found it wet.
"Don't get upset, Jane,'' she said softly. ''He may still come.''
When she had tucked me in and gone, I lay thinking about Don, about the
danger of the roads. You couldn't ride or walk along them safely after heavy
rain; your feet would slip from under you. The roads in Northern Canada are not
like the friendly well-populated English ones, where there are always
farmhouses within walking distance and cars driving along them day and night.
It was hours later, that I
suddenly realized the sound of the roaring engine were real. The storm was
dying.
1. Every
summer Jane used to spend
A. in the camp
B. by the sea side
C. near the lake
D. in the village
2. The last
summer was particularly fascinating for Jane because she
A. spent it in the magic
surroundings.
B. had a lot of fun in
the open air.
C. enjoyed unbelievable
sunsets by the lake.
D. fell in love for the first
time.
3. Jane
believes that love at fifteen is
A. a sincere deep feeling.
B. associated with
doubts.
C. full of reservations.
D. connected with pretence.
4. Don
traveled three hundred-odd miles every weekend because he was
A. desperate
to see the author before she left.
B. fond of
riding his motorcycle.
C. attracted
by the beauty of the lake.
D. fond of
spending weekends with his friends.
5. Sometimes
Don didn't come to see Jane and her mother on Friday because he
A. thought
they were too far from civilization.
B. had given
up hope of seeing the author.
C. worked to
make some extra money.
D. hated
traveling in exhausting conditions.
6. Mother came
into Jane's room during the storm because she
A. felt Jane
was afraid of the thunder.
B. felt Jane
was worried about Don.
C. heard Jane
walking in the room.
D. heard Jane
crying in her bed.
7. According
to the author the roads in Northern Canada were
A. slippery.
B. muddy.
C. lonely.
D. busy.
Transfer all your answers to your answer sheet.
(7 scores)
Task 2
Choose
from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (8-14). There is
one extra sentence which
you do not need to
use./Заполните пропуски 8-14, выбрав правильный ответ
из предложений A-H, из которых одно лишнее.
I lived in Port Stewart, one
of the small villages on the coast. I rented a small room at the top of an
old damp two-storey Victorian terrace house. The house was the last one in
the terrace and from its window I could look out on the grey, ever-restless
ocean.
8__________
The weather in that part of the North of Ireland was never the kindest,
though when the summer came the landscape around us, the easy access to
Donegal and to the remoter parts of the North gave the area its own
particular delight.
An old retired
couple who owned the house lived in two rooms on the ground floor. 9_______His
bent figure would brave even Port Stewart’s weather as he walked along the
sea front.
I never saw the old
man at any other time apart from these walks. 10_________His wife, his
second, would sit quietly in the kitchen beside the fire constantly knitting
and offering us cups of tea as we came in from the pub or back from studying.
She never bothered us much, was always friendly and enjoyed a cup of tea with
those of us who would sit and chat with her.
11_________
We were not surprised, aware even then that age can be cruel. But what moved
me most was his rapid worsening, the fact that I never again saw him walking
bent double against the wind, and the sight of his walking stick always lying
in the hall. It became a strange kind of symbol.
12_________ The
fact that we were only aware of this old man's illness through his rasping
cough and his wife's nursing him gave the house an air of heavy sadness.
One evening, I came
in from the cold and went I straight to the kitchen to heat myself at the
fire. Mrs. Paul sat alone. There was a silence I couldn't understand. I
recall now that her knitting needles were for once not in evidence. 13________
Her face was very still.
It took her some time to
acknowledge me coming into the room. 14________ She looked up slowly
and I remember her old, lined but still quite beautiful face as she said
calmly and without emotion: ‘My husband is dead’.
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A Mr. Paul became ill very suddenly.
B ‘Would you like a cup of tea?’ I asked.
C Mr. Paul was in
his eighties and I remember him going for his nightly walk accompanied by his
walking stick and a small dog.
D Late into the night I could hear him coughing.
E However, I could not
believe what had happened.
F I can still remember the view from the window
and the constant changes in the sea.
G I heard him
occasionally in his own room.
H Neither was there any steam
coming out of the old kettle normally kept hot by the fire.
(7 scores)
Task 3.
Read the extract from the text and complete the sentences with the correct
forms of the verbs in brackets./Прочитайте отрывок из текста и заполните пропуски глаголами из скобок
в правильной форме.
When
Mr. Hiram B. Otis, the American Minister, 1____________ (decide) to buy
Canterville Chase, everyone 2____________ (tell) him that it 3___________ (be)
a foolish thing to do. There 4__________ (be) no doubt that a ghost
5___________ (live) in the house. Indeed, Lord Canterville himself 6__________
(mention) the feat to Mr. Otis when they 7____________ (discuss) the sale.
‘We
8___________ (not live) in the place ourselves, 9_____________ (say) Lord
Canterville, ‘since the day when my grand-aunt 10____________ (frighten) by the
ghost. It 11_____________ (happen) many years ago. My grand-aunt
12_____________ (dress) for dinner when she suddenly 13____________ (feel) two
skeleton hands being placed on her shoulders. The fright 14_____________ (make)
her very ill and she never really recovered.’
‘I
15____________ (not believe) in ghosts,’ 16______________ (say) Mr. Otis.
(16
scores)
Section
2
Use of English
Time: 40
minutes
Task
1.
For questions 1–10, read the
text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D)
best fits each space./Заполните пропуски 1-10 подходящими ответами (A, B, C or D)
Gender
gap in education
For many years now, British girls have 0 much better in exams
than boys. Most theories about the causes of this gap 1_________ the sexes have
blamed the education 2 ______. However, new research suggests that boys’ poor
performance has nothing to do 3______ internal practices at schools. Instead external factors,
such as different learning styles and how children are 4 _____up, have to be
considered. For this 5 ________, many educationalists are now studying how boys and girls
learn to read. They believe that, since reading is 6 ______taught either by
mothers or by female primary school teachers, many boys 7_____ reading as a woman’s
activity and this puts them 8 _______it.
Another factor could be that boys are generally more 9 ________than girls. When
they can’t be the best, they would rather 10_____
up on education than be considered average.
Girls seem much happier to be second best.
0
A acted
B behaved
C performed
D succeeded
1
A among
B between
C beside
D beyond
2
A method
B style C technique
D system
3
A by
B from
C at
D with
4
A brought
B raised
C given
D grown
5
A cause
B purpose
C reason
D objective
6
A hardly
B generally
C rarely
D lately
7
A look
B notice
C see
D watch
8
A off
B on
C across
D through
9
A determined
B optimistic
C possessive
D competitive
10
A give
B take
C break
D turn
(10 scores)
Task 2.
Choose the right option from a), b),
c), d)/ Выберите правильный вариант ответа*
* Только один вариант
является верным.
1.I... glasses since I was a child,
a) wear, b) wore, c) am wearing, d) have been wearing.
2. When the phone rang, I... dinner.
a) cook, b) was cooking, c) had been cooking, d) have been cooking.
3. He usually had dinner at 4 p.m., ... ?
a) had he, b) hadn't he, c) did he, d) didn't he.
4. He works ... and makes good progress.
a) hard, b) hardly, c) good, d) badly.
5. He reminds me ... someone I knew in the army.
a) of, b) to, c) from, d) about.
6. Mary is here. Where are ... ?
a) other, b) others, c) the others, d) another.
7. What ... bad weather we are having today!
a) the, b) a, c) an, d) — .
8. Did you read ... English books at school?
a) some, b) many, c) much, d) none.
9. I want to know what ...,
a) are you doing, b) were you doing, c) will you do, d) you are doing.
10. I've made ... mistakes now than I made last time.
a) few, b) a few, c) fewer, d) less.
(10 scores)
Task 3.
Translate into English/ Переведите на английский язык.
1. Вам придется завтра рано встать.
2. Эту книгу можно найти в любом магазине.
3. Если я не поступлю в институт, то буду искать
работу.
4. Мало надежды на то, что мы достанем билеты.
5. Он сказал, что ждет уже час.
(5 scores)
Task 4 For
Questions 1-5; answer the following questions about English-speaking countries/Ответьте на вопросы об англо говорящих странах.
1. What
is the ancient and poetic name for England or Great Britain?
2. What
is the national bird of the UK?
3. What
is “the Derby”?
4. What
is the Woolsack?
5. Who
had the longest reign of many British monarchs?
(5 scores)
Section 3
Writing
Time: 40
minutes
Read the extract from your pen-friend’ letter. Her
name is Amanda, who has just finished her exams.In your letter:
·
tell her about your hobbies;
·
ask three questions about her best friend’s party .
Write 100-140 words. Remember the rules of the letter
writing.
(20
scores)
Section
4
Speaking
Time: 10-15 minutes
Monologue;
Give a 2-minute
talk about a person you admire.
Remember to say:
- What this person looks like;
- What his/her profession is;
- Why you admire him/her;
- What you can do to become like him/her.
Dialogue
You
and your flat mate are thinking of getting a pet. Discuss with him/her which
pet you would like to have and choose one pet you both want.
Here is the list of
possible pets:
·
a dog
·
a cat
·
a bird
·
a goldfish
(20
scores)
ANSWER
SHEET
SECTION
1. READING COMPRIHENSION
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Task2
Task3
Section 2
Use of English
Task 1
Task 2
Task 3.
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Task 4.
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Writing
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You can use the
opposite side
20 scores
ANSWER KEYS
SECTION 1.
READING COMPREHENSION
Task 1
1
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C
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2
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D
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3
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A
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4
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5
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6
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7 scores
Task 2
II. 8 - F, 19 - C, 10
- G, 11 - A, 12 - D, 13 - H, 14 – B
7
scores
Task 3
I 1.
decided; 2. told; 3.was; 4. was; 5.lived; 6. mentioned/had mentioned; 7. were
discussing; 8. haven’t lived; 9. said; 10. was frightened; 11. happened;
12. was dressing; 13. felt; 14. made; 15. don’t believe; 16. said.
16 scores
SECTION 2 Use of English
Task 1
1 B
2 D
3 D
4 A
5 C
6 B
7 C
8 A
9 D
10 A
10
scores
Task 2
10 scores
1- d, 2- b, 3- d, 4- a, 5- a, 6- c, 7-
d, 8-b, 9- d, 10-c.
10
scores
Task 3
1. You will have to get up early tomorrow.
2. This book can be found in any shop.
3. If I don't enter the Institute, I'll look for a job.
4. There is little hope that we'll get the tickets.
5. He said he had been waiting for an hour.
5
scores
Task 4
1. Albion (from the Latin word albius
(white) having in mind the white cliffs of Dover)
2. The national bird of the UK
is the robin.
3. The annual horse race in Surrey/England.
4. It is a special seat for the Lord Chancellor in the House
of Lords. /The Woolsack is a cushion stuffed with wool to symbolize what was
once England’s chief source of wealth.
5. Queen Victoria reigned for 64
years
5
scores
Total-100 scores
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