Школьный
этап Всероссийской олимпиады школьников
10
класс
2015-2016
учебный год
Время выполнения: 1час 40
минут
I.LISTENING
Time – 15 min
Task 1. You will hear a conversation between Jamie
and his father. For statements 1 – 7, decide if each statement is True (A),
False (B), or Not stated (C). Transfer all your answers to your answer sheet.
- Jamie normally gets up late on Saturdays.
A. True B.
False C. Not stated
- Jamie’s dad doesn’t know what a bottle drive is.
A. True B.
False C. Not stated
- Recycling takes a lot of time.
A. True B.
False C. Not stated
- Jamie’s entire family thinks helping the planet
is important.
A. True B.
False C. Not stated
- The students are going to take half the bottles
to the recycling centre.
A. True B.
False C. Not stated
- The students thought they could mail the leaflets
to the people in the area.
A. True B.
False C. Not stated
- Jamie asked his dad for some money.
A. True B.
False C. Not stated
II.
READING
Time
– 20 min
Read the text and do the
tasks.
After
over twenty years of confusing both the Irish and tourists by having distances
in kilometres and speed limits in miles per hour, Ireland has just become fully
metric. However, there is some confusion over the sixty thousand new speed
signs – and not only on the part of drivers. For example, one speed sign gave
an 80kmh (50mph) speed limit down a dead-end street while another had a limit
of 100kph(62 mph) outside a primary school.
There
was a nation-wide publicity campaign, including newspaper and television
advertisements and brochures posted to every house, before the new signs were
introduced. The government believes this will be enough to prevent drivers
misunderstanding the new ‘120’ speed limits and trying to imitate Michael
Schumacher on the motorways. Northern Ireland’s transport department has also
launched a campaign encouraging drivers to be extremely careful when they cross
the border.
The
Irish police expect a certain amount of confusion, mistakes and high speeds. In
spite of this, they have no intention of being lenient and giving drivers a
period of time in which to get used to the new signs. Ignorance is not an
excuse and any driver who exceeds the speed limits will suffer the
consequences. Unfortunately for the police, half their instruments for
measuring speed still register them in miles per hour and they have to convert
from miles to kilometres, which makes it a little complicated for them.
When
Ireland first converted distances to kilometres in 1983, motorists never quite
knew where they were because any new signs were in kilometres while the old
ones still reported the distance in miles. However, schools have been teaching
the metric system for thirty years and the Irish government is ready to change
to be in line with the rest of Europe.
The
UK remains the only European country using the imperial system on its roads. A
spokesman for the department of Transport stated that it was improbable that
Britain would change in the near future. Although the Irish have replaced one
system for the purpose of greater European harmony, they are still left with
another British legacy – they drive on the left.
1.
The passage is about the new speed limits they have introduced in Ireland.
a)
true
b)
false
c)
doesn’t say
2.
Some drivers went down a dead-end street at 80kph.
a)
true
b)
false
c)
doesn’t say
3.
The Irish government thinks they have adequately publicized the change and the
new signs.
a)
true
b)
false
c)
doesn’t say
4.
For more than twenty years ……
a)
Ireland has converted to the metric system
b)
the distances on road sign were in kilometres, while speed signs were in miles
c)
people had to convert the speed limits into kilometres before they knew the
distance they travelled
d)
the Irish and tourists were confused by the speed limits
5.
Which is correct?
a)
People were informed by various means before the speed signs were changed.
b)
People should drive at 100kph outside primary schools.
c)
They are going to publicize the new road signs.
d)
Schumacher has misunderstood the new speed signs.
6.
They ……
a)
break the law because they imitate Schumacher
b)
don’t want Schumacher to race on the motorway
c)
have warned drivers coming from Northern Ireland to be careful
d)
will punish drivers who don’t convert to kilometres
7.
Some of the police ……
a)
are still using instruments which measure speed in miles
b)
are tolerant of people making mistakes because of the new signs
c)
have no intention of exceeding the speed limit
d)
have to convert distances into kilometres before they know the speed of a car
8.
Which is correct?
a)
Ireland first went metric in 1983.
b)
Some children have been studying the metric system for thirty years.
c)
When Ireland first converted distances into kilometres, they did not change all
the road signs immediately.
d)
They have been changing road signs into kilometres for thirty years.
9.
The British government ……
a)
hasstated that British drivers will not have to drive on the right in the near
future
b)
has no intention of changing the system used on the roads for the moment
c)
will probably change the system used on the roads soon
d)
thinks the imperial system is better than the metric one
10.
Which is correct?
a)
The Irish think the rest of Europe should change to be in harmony.
b)
If you are using the metric system, you should drive on the left.
c)
Irish drivers drive on the same side of the road as the British.
d)
The British say the Irish can’t drive on the right.
III.
USE OF ENGLISH
Time – 30 min
A. Complete each gap with the correct word formed
from the word in brackets.
1. He has the.............................. habit
of interrupting other people when they're talking.
(ANNOY)
2. So much.............................. isn't
good for that old woman.(EXCITE)
3. When she came in late,
she closed the door.................. in order not to wake her parents.
(QUIET)
4. I'm afraid he's.............................. It
would be a mistake to trust him with money.(HONEST)
5. He was.............................. with
the results of his exam.(DISAPPOINT)
6. I know the length of
the table is 1.20 meters, but what's the..................... ?(WIDE)
7................ people
suffer when the weather is freezing and they have nowhere to sleep.(HOME)
8. Many young people have
difficulty finding ...................... after leaving university.(EMPLOY)
9. The actors in that
film are completely......................... I've never heard of any of
them.(KNOW)
10. Are you sitting.......................... or
would you prefer to sit on the sofa? (COMFORT)
B.
For questions 1 - 12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C
or D) best fits each gap.
The
internet bus
In
the desert areas that surround Tucson city, USA, students spend hundreds of
hours on yellowbuses each year getting to and from their schools. But when
mobile internet equipment was (1)______on a yellow school bus, the bored, often
noisy, teens were (2)______into quiet, studiousindividuals.
District
officials got the idea during (3)______drives on school business to Phoenix,
two hours eachway, when they (4)______that, when they went in pairs, one person
could drive and the othercould work using a laptop and a wireless card. They
(5)________ if internet access on a school bus could (6)______ students'
academic productivity, too.
But
the idea for what students call 'the internet bus' really (7)_______shape when
the district's chiefinformation officer (8)______across an article about having
internet access in cars. He thought,'What if you could put that in a bus?'
The
officials have been delighted to see the (9)_______ of homework getting done,
morning andevening, as the internet bus (10)________up and drops off students
along the 70-minute drive.
(11)_______some
students spend their time playing games or visiting social networking sites,
moststudents do make (12)______of their travel time to study.
1. A installed
B set C included D structured
2. A replaced
B exchanged C switched D transformed
3. A extraordinary
B occasional C exceptional D few
4. A believed
B acknowledged C estimated D realised
5. A thought
B imagined C suspected D wondered
6. A increase
B enlarge C rise D heighten
7. A formed
B took C held D did
8. A
got B looked C came
D put
9. A
total B amount C number
D measure
10. A brings
B picks C rides D catches
11. A since
B despite C although D However
12. A
progress B work C use
D part
Match the English and
Russian proverbs.
1.
Diamond cut diamond.
2.
Discretion is the better part of valour.
3.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
4.
Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
5.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
6.
First come, first served.
7.
Forbidden fruit is sweetest.
8.
The game is not worth the candle.
9.
Homer sometimes nods.
10.
Honey catches more flies than vinegar.
a) И на солнце есть
пятна.
b) Нашла коса на
камень.
c) Не делай из мухи
слона.
d) Береженого бог
бережет.
e) Соловья баснями
не кормят.
f) Игра не стоит
свеч.
g) Доброе слово и
кошке приятно.
h) Руби дерево по
себе.
i) Первому гостю -
первое место и красная ложка.
j)
Запретный плод сладок
V.WRITING Time – 20 min
A Story
Here is the
beginning of the story. Please, complete the story. Produce your own version.
You should write 120 - 150 words.
One
summer day, when most of my friends were on holidays in some hot countries, I
was wandering around the town. It was rather hot. I felt exhausted after 2-hour
walk. In the park I found a bench and sat down to have a rest. I felt my eyes
getting sleepy, so, I couldn’t resist any more, and finally fell asleep …
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KEYS:
I.LISTENING
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C
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2.
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A
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3.
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C
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4.
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C
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5.
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B
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6.
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B
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7.
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B
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7 баллов
II. READING
10 баллов
V.
WRITING
: 20 баллов(см. критерии оценивания)
Максимальное количество
баллов за работу: 69
Tapescript
Father: Good morning, Jamie. You’re up very early
this morning – unusual for you on a Saturday.
Jamie: Morning, Dad. Well, I’m up for a good
reason.
Father: Oh, what’s that then?
Jamie: My school is having a ‘bottle drive’.
Father: Sorry?
Jamie: A bottle drive. All the students at the
school – well, at least all the older students – are going to go around the neighbourhood and ask people if
they want to donate any old bottles they have.
Father: Why? So they won’t just throw them away?
Jamie: Yes, that’s one reason. Some people don’t
take time to recycle and they just throw their old bottles in the bin. That’s
not a good thing because glass takes such a lot of time to break down and the
bottles just lie there in the landfill sites.
Father: Well, that means that a bottle drive is a
great way to help out the Earth .And we know how important that is.
Jamie: True. But there is another reason why
we’re going door-to-door asking for bottles.
Father: Oh?
Jamie: Yes. Some of the bottles are refundable
and we’re going to take those ones to the recycling centre and get the deposit
back on them.
Father: Really? What are you going to do with the
money?
Jamie: We’re not sure yet. Some of the children
thought it would be a good idea to use it to buy some saplings. You know, young
trees, to plant in the school grounds.
Father: Yes, that sounds like a good idea.
Jamie: Some other students want to use the money
to get some leaflets about recycling printed up. They thought that we could
pass them out to local residents.
Father: Hmmm, I think I’d go with that suggestion.
It’s a brilliant way to educate people about the importance of recycling. Maybe
the leaflets would persuade them to get more involved in recycling.
Jamie: Actually, I think you’ve got something
there. I’ll let the students in my class know what your opinion is.
Father: So, I hope you have a good day. Let’s hope
people are generous. Here’s a little donation to get you started.
Jamie: Hey, thanks, Dad!
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