TASK 2 READING (20 points)
1. Read fragments
from stories about famous illusionists. For answers to questions choose the
names designated by letters A-E. “0” is the example for you.
- John Henry Anderson was a Scottish magician who performed
in Europe and the United States in the early 19th century. His
favourite trick was bullet-catching, but his best remembered for pulling a
rabbit from a hat. He didn’t think of the trick first, but he made it
popular and there have been variations on it ever since.
- Robert Houdin was born in France in 1805. He was originally
trained as a clockmaker. He first appeared as a magician in Paris in 1845.
He used common objects to create illusions rather than complicated pieces
of machinery. He was known as the father of magic and it was from him that
Harry Houdini took his name years later.
- Howard Thurston was from Ohio. He started by touring and
doing card tricks. In 1908 he met the magician, Harry Kellar. Kellar sold
him his tricks and Thurston turned them into a 3-hour long magic show. He
toured with it for over 20 years. He was well-known for illusions such as
the “floating lady”.
- Harry Houdini was born Erik Weisz in Budapest, Hungary.
Before taking up magic, he worked in a circus. His world-wide fame
came from his amazing escapes. One of his most incredible escapes was from
a box that was locked, roped, weighted then lowered into water. Late in
his career he went to Hollywood and made films, performing his own stunts.
- David Copperfield was born in 1956
in America. He began performing at the age of twelve. He is noted for his
ability to make objects disappear, something he has done frequently whilst
on the air, watched by millions. He once made the Statue of Liberty,
America’s most famous landmark disappear. He also walked through the Great
Wall of China. From the late 1970s, he was on TV in The Magic Show of
David Copperfield.
Who
- was born in
Scotland? __A__
- made a famous
trick he didn’t invent?_____
- performed
illusions with large objects?_____
- acted in
films?____
- pulled
objects from a hat?_____
- performed in
France and gave his name to another magician?___
1.
Read the text and
do the tasks below. (15 points)
A Trip by
Plane
An American
farmer wanted to make an air trip. There was an airport close to his farm. So
one morning he came there to ask if he could make an air trip.
"You
see," he said to one of the pilots, "I have never flown before, but I
would like to." The pilot told him that the price of the trip was 10
dollars for a ten-minute trip. "Oh, it's a dollar a minute," the
farmer said. "Can't you reduce the price?" The pilot thought for a
minute and then said, "I won't take any money if you don't say a word
during the whole trip." The farmer agreed.
"By the way," said the
pilot, "you may take your wife too." The farmer was happy.
The next
day at three o'clock the farmer and his wife arrived at the airport. Soon they
were up in the air. The plane flew at a high speed, it went up and down very
quickly, but since the passengers didn't say a word.
"You
are brave people," said the pilot. "I thought you would be afraid to
fly."
“Well,” said the farmer, “I am glad, I will not have to pay
for the trip, as I didn’t have to say a word, but I wanted to speak to you when
my wife fell out of the plane”
A Write
down whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
6.
The farmer didn't like the price of the trip.
7. It was a trip on the ship.
8.
The farmer decided to take his wife because it could make
the price of the trip less.
9.
The price was 10 dollars for each minute.
10. The passengers kept silent when they were in the air.
11. The farmer's wife was quite well after the trip.
B Answer
the following questions.
12.
What kind of trip did the farmer want to make?
13. Did he find the trip cheap or expensive?
14. What was the price of the trip?
15. On what condition did the pilot agree to change the price of the trip?
16. Who joined the farmer?
17. Did the plane fly slowly or quickly?
18. Did the passengers speak much during the trip?
19. Did the farmer pay for the trip?
20. What happened to his wife in the air?
TASK 3
USE OF ENGLISH (30 points)
1. Fill
in the gaps, using a suitable word from a box. Use each word only once. “0” is
the example for you.. In the box there is a superfluous word which does not
need to be used. (6 points)
Valentine’s Day
There are different (0) stories about St. Valentine.
One story says that Valentine was a roman
(1) ___________ who lived about 1800 years ago. At that time
Roman (2) ____________ were not allowed to marry. Valentine disobeyed the law
and secretly married young (3) __________. Valentine was then sent to prison.
He died in (4) __________ on February 14
in 270 AD. The soldiers took him and buried him at a (5) ___________ in Rome.
If you go to Rome, you can see where he is buried. Valentine’s Day is a day
when people give Valentine cards, (6) ___________ and flowers to people they
love.
2. Choose the right variant (10 points)
1. The Volga is …river in the
territory of Russia.
a) long b)
longer c) the longest
2. … birthday is it next week?
a) Whose b) Whom c) Who
3. Perhaps they …a new house next year.
a) will buy b) buy c)
shall buy
4. Two years … Derry bought a car.
a) ago b) for c) since
5. My favourite subject at school is … Biology.
a) the b) a c) –
6. Do you get … letters every day?
a) much b) many c) a many
7. George plays …the violin rather well.
a) - b) on c) in
8. My elder sister is afraid … height.
a) - b) of c) with
9. Jean always stays in fashion. People like ….
a) hers b) she c) her
10. When a student, Mike spent two years in … Germany.
a) a b) the c) –
3. Choose the right variant (10 points)
- Jess was
watching / watched TV when the TV suddenly was
breaking / broke.
- While Dad was
listening / listened to music in the car, he was
driving / drove into the back of a bus!
- My parents were
walking / walked home yesterday when they were seeing
/ saw an asteroid in the sky.
- Oliver climbed
/ was climbing a mountain when he was dropping /
dropped his MP3 player in a river.
- Madonna sang/
was singing when we got/ were getting to the
concert.
4. Choose the right variant (4 points)
- Maria is very
proud of / good at science, so she wants to be a doctor.
- You have to
be worried about / interested in helping people if you want
to be a firefighter.
- David wasn’t
very proud of / good at failing his exams.
- You shouldn’t
get interested in / upset about not getting an interview.
TASK 4
WRITING (20 points)
Write to your foreign friend
the letter how you spent summer holidays (80-100 words).
TASK 5
SPEAKING (20 points)
- Dialogue
(10 points)
Put the phrases of
the dialogue into the correct order
A) 1. Yes, sure.
Thank you.
2. That's
exactly what I want.
3. Can I have
a look at this magazine?
4. I think this
article about clothes is interesting.
5. Yes, of
course. I read quickly.
B) 1. Oh, yes,
it is. It tells you how to choose the best clothes for
you.
2. See you
tomorrow then.
3. Yes, sure.
What would you like to read?
4. Do you
think you will give it back to me tomorrow?
5. You can
also read an article about music.
- Monologue
(10 points)
Speak on your hobbies.
ОЛИМПИАДА ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ ДЛЯ 7 КЛАССА (
ШКОЛЬНЫЙ ТУР)
5 апреля 2012
I. Reading.
Read the text and use the sentences (A-H) to complete the gaps.
There are two extra sentences you will not need.
Dogs
help people get well.
Joan Gray is a nurse. Often her patients are people who have now
returned home from hospital but are not ready to go back to work. She also
spends a lot of her time visiting people still in hospital. 1(
).
They look forward to seeing her, especially because she doesn't
go alone. She takes her dog, Bertie, with her. Joanne says that Bertie makes
her patients feel better. Bertie started going to work with Joanne four years
ago and she is sure that he has made a real difference. " Bertie is
brilliant with people", she says. " For example, he helps patients
who cannot use their arms very well. 2( ).
He can also help patients who are very nervous or depressed.
They tell me they feel calmer and happier when he is with them.
Joanne realized several years ago how much her patients enjoyed
seeing an animal. “I used to have a cat that I took with me sometimes on my
visits. My patients always asked me about him and all said they loved seeing
him. 3( ). It's easier to take a dog to see
someone.
Research shows that pets can reduce stress and help people get
better more quickly from all sorts of illnesses. 4( ). For
instance, one man in hospital didn't want to talk to anyone but he spoke to
Bertie. He told him he hated the hospital food and didn't like the people in
the beds next to him. So the hospital was then able to get him the food he
liked. 5( ).
Not all dogs are suitable for visiting sick people. Some dogs
are afraid of people they don't know. 6( ).
But the right dog can help people get better.
A. Joanne can give lots of examples of this.
B. That' why I got Bertie.
C. There are many other dogs like Bertie.
D. They want to touch him and this makes them try harder to
move
their arms.
E. Joanne's visits are very important to all her patients.
F. Others are too friendly.
G. Of course, not everyone likes dogs.
H. They also arranged to move him to a different bed.
II. USAGE.
Choose the correct word for each gap from the list. Write the
word in the correct space. Use each word once.
a, am, asked, at, but,
eating, for, had, her, in, me, must, not, our, the, us, well, were, who,
whose
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First
day at a Language school
I am studying English at a language school in London. I can
remember my first day very...... (1). My friend took......(2) to
the school and said goodbye. I felt a bit nervous but I went to the school
office and asked where I ....... (3) to go. The secretary, ...........(4)
name is Debbie, showed me to a classroom. There......(5) four other
students and a teacher in the room. The teacher ..... ( 6) some
questions and gave ....(7) all a little test.
After .......(8) test I went to the school
cafe ........(9) lunch with Anne and Meshad, two of the new
students. We talked about ..... (10) homes and why we were
studying...... ( 11) England. At two o'clock I went to my
first lesson. I did .......(12) feel nervous in class because
everyone was friendly. I sat next to a boy ...... (13) came
from Venezuela.
Now , after three months, I.......(14) still very
happy here. I really love living in London..........( 15) I will be
happy to go home next month to see my family.
III. USAGE.
Decide which answer (A, B, C, D) best fits each space.
The
Threat to the Environment
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world
is in (1)........ Many species of animals (2)..........
, and could easily become (3)............ if we do not make an
effort to protect them. There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals(4).......for
their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds,(5)........
as parrots, (6)....... alive, and sold as pets. For many animals
and birds, the problem is that their habitat- the place where they (7)........-
is disappearing. More (8)........ is used for farms, for houses or
industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were. Farmers use
powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops, but these chemicals(9).........the
environment and harm wildlife. The most successful animals on earth -human
beings- will soon be the only ones left, unless we (10)...... solve
this problem.
1
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A. danger
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B. treat
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C. problem
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D. vanishing
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2
|
A. are threatened
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B. are threatening
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C. were threatening
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D. threatened
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3
|
A. disappearing
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B. vanished
|
C. empty
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D. extinct
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4
|
A. hunted
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B. are
hunted
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C. are hunting
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D. hunt
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5
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A.
like
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B. such
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C. or
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D. where
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6
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A. caught
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B. will be caught
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C. are caught
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D. catch
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7
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A. are
living
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B.
live
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C. lived
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D. have lived
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8
|
A. land
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B. earth
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C. soil
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D. area
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9
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A. will
pollute
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B. polluted
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C. are polluting
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D. pollute
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10
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A.
can
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B. will be able to
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C. will
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D. may
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IV. QUIZ
Choose the correct answer.
1. What's the name of the London underground?
A.
Metro B.
Tube C. Subway
2.What London street is famous for shops?
A. Oxford
Street B. Fleet Street
C. Lombard Street
3. Which animal can look at the Queen?
A. a dog B.
a cat C. a
lion
4. Who wrote 'Winnnie-the-Pooh'?
A. L.
Carroll
B. O. Wilde C. C.
Milne
5. What is English marmalade?
A. apple
jam B. orange
jam C. sweets
6. Robert Burns is a ............ poet.
A. American
B. English C. Scottish
7. What is the name of a man the monument to whom stands in
Trafalgar Square?
A.
Nelson
B.
Chaplin C. Scott
8. What is the capital of Australia?
A.
Sydney
B. Canberra C.
Melbourne
9. The capital of Northern Ireland is........ .
A. Dublin
B. Cardiff C. Belfast
10. The kilt is ........... .
A. a
skirt
B. a shirt
C. a pair of trousers.
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