Задания
для проведения школьного этапа олимпиады школьников по английскому языку для
учащихся 9классов в 2016-2017 учебном году
ENGLISH OLIMPIAD
1.
Choose the most suitable heading from the list A – F for each part (1-5) of the
article. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use.
A. MUSICAL
PERFORMANCE
B. ATTRACTIVE
LANDSCAPE
C. PERFECT
HOLIDAYS
D. PORTRAIT
OF A GIRL
E. FILM
FOR ALL AGES
F. EXCITING
HOBBY
- This is a full-length (ninety minutes) cartoon,
which is entertaining for both adults and children over six. The animation
and colour are of very high quality and the story has lost of fun and
excitement. The plot is quick moving and full of surprises. There is
romance, action, comedy, music and lots of fantastic songs and dances.
- The young woman is shown in a “shepherdress” hat
and white dress, recalling a classical chiton. The background landscape,
common in such paintings, seems to indicate the heroine’s closeness to
nature, to the ordinary joys of life. The painter’s colour range – at
times as translucent as porcelain, at others muted like mother-of-pearl –
is based upon subtle plays of grey and green, light blue and pink.
- In this picture one is struck by the artist’s
absolute mastery in portraying natural details, whether the dry, sandy
soil of the forest, the clear stream of water, the yellow bark and fluffy
needles of the pines, or the sense of a bright, clear, calm summer day.
The artist managed to create an image familiar to anyone who has seen a
Russian forest.
- Have a good time on the most lively and exciting
island in the Caribbian. Relax under a palm tree on the white sandy
beaches. Swim in the clear, blue sea. Listen to the bands playing Calypso music.
Or get really adventurous and go scuba diving for sunken treasure on the
sea bed. Join in the many cultural celebrations we offer.
- Do you like Latin American dancing? Do you want
to dance like you see in the films and on the stage? Do you want to feel
the rhythm of the music in your body and in your soul? If you answered
“Yes” to any of these questions, join our Latin dance classes. All are
welcome!
2. Read the text and choose the answer (a, b, c) for
each questions 6 – 10.
Cycling
We often hear a saying «Don't invent a bicycle» about something simple and known for a
long time.Really, the bicycle is old
enough — more than a hundred years of age. Its first prototype appeared in 1791
in France. In 1800 a Russian peasant Artamonov made an iron bicycle and
travelled on it from Nizhni Tagil to Moscow.
First bicycles looked odd: a large (about
1.5m high) front wheel with a cranked axle. The back wheel was usually smaller. Bicycles were made of
iron and riding them was not comfortable because of shaking. They were even
called «boneshakers». In 1868 rubber tyres were invented, first solid, then
pneumatic. New types of bicycles appeared every year but only in 1885 people
saw a model which looked like modern cycles. It had two almost equal wheels and
a chain drive to the rear wheel. The frame of the cycle was diamond-shaped.
This shape survived and became basic. The new machine looked more elegant than
the old «spiders» which were soon abandoned. As time went by, new bicycles were
invented — for two, three and even fifteen riders!
The first bicycle race was held in 1868
in Paris. But the sport became popular only several decades later because
bicycles were expensive and only rich people could afford them. By the end of
the 19th century many factories produced thousands of bicycles which became
cheap, so many people could practise cycling and take part in various
competitions.
Cycling competitions are generally divided
into road and track events. Both kinds are in the Olympic programme. Olympic
road events include individual and team races. Individual races' distances are different usually up to 200
kilometres. The winner is the first cyclist who passes over the finish line
with his front wheel. In
the team road event the teams start the contest with 2-4 minutes interval, and
that team wins whose members get the best sum of timings.
Track events take place on special cycling
tracks which look like elongated stadiums with a sloping runway made of
concrete, wood or plastics.
Track events are very spectacular. The Olympic programme includes 1
km sprint races, 1 km heat or time trial, individual pursuit and team pursuit
over 4 km.
Modern sport bicycles are very light but firm machines
made of special metals.
6. How old is a bicycle?
a)
240
b)
220
c)
190
7. How did the first bicycles look like?
a)
a large front
wheel with a cranked axle.
b) a small front wheel with a cranked axle.
c) a large back wheel with a cranked axle.
8. When were pneumatic tyres invented?
a)
in 1875
b)
in 1885
c)
in 1868
9. Where and when were the first bicycle races held?
a)
in 1886
in Paris
b) in 1868 in Russia
c) in 1868 in Paris
10. . What events are included in cycling competitions?
a) individual and team
events
b) road and track events
c)
road and team
events
3. Change the form of the verbs (11 - 15)
which you think fits best according to the text.
Waking Up
Jerry hated the way his wife woke him up in the
morning. It showed that she was angry with
him and
it ____(11)________like that every day
But it
was really dangerous ________(12)________an artist like that! It made him feel
bad for hours - simply hours.
She came into the room in her working clothes , with a
handkerchief over her head , just to
show him that she _______(13)__________up much earlier
and now ________(14)__________ about the
house.
She called in her low warning voice: « Jerry! What!
What s the matter?» « It is time to get up. It is half past eight.» And then
she left the room, _______(15)_______the door quietly behind
her.
- Do
- Wake
- Get
- Work
- Close
4. Change the form of the
words (16 – 20) which you think fits best according to the text.
The Oldest
Road
The M 1 road is the grandfather of the British
motorway system. The southern section celebrate its silver jubilee in November
1984. Nowadays it is a mass of traffic with large numbers of trucks, and you
need all your____(16)______ on the road. Not that this matters too much. This
part follows a ______(17)_______ route north from the capital, and the sights
here are not at all special.
Only when you reach Bedfordshire, and the pace relaxes
slightly, it is worth considering turning off. From there on you can find a lot
of _______(18)_____ things to do.
The countryside isn’t spectacular, but it is almost
always lovely and _______(19)_____typical English shire country, with rolling
hills, good walks and views, interesting churches and _____(20)________country
houses. Further north, there is an interesting mixture of handsome market and
industrial sites and pleasant country in the foothills of the Pennies.
- Attentive
- Tradition
- Vary
- Enjoy
- Beauty
5. Comment on the following statement (200 – 250
words).
Computers play an important role in our life. However,
some people worry about their negative influence on the younger generation.
ОТВЕТЫ
1.
E
2.
D
3.
B
4.
C
5.
F
6.
b
7.
a
8.
c
9.
c
10. b
11. had done
12. to wake
13. had got
14. was working
15. closing
16. attentive
17. traditional
18. various
19. enjoyable
20. beautiful
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