Задания второго этапа областной олимпиады учащихся
IV-IX классов
По учебному предмету «Английский язык»
Учебный год
VII класс
Максимальное количество – 60 баллов
Part А. Lexical-Grammar Test
I Choose the right variant (6 points)
Come with me. I’m going to see a new film tomorrow.
a) -Are you?
b) -Do you?
c) -Will you?
Could you pass me a glass?
a) -You are welcome.
b) -Here you are.
c) -I’d like to.
It’s 11.30, isn’t it?
a) -Yes, it’s thirty after eleven.
b) -Yes, it’s thirty to twelve.
c) -Yes, it’s half past eleven.
4) -Is this your hat there?
a) -Is this your hat there?
b) -Is that yours hat there?
c) -Is that your hat there?
I’m terribly sorry I’ve said that.
a) -Oh, that’s OK.
b) -It’s my pleasure.
c) -Not at all.
Is it far from here?
a) -As far as I know.
b) -It depends.
c) -Don’t mention it.
II Fill in the gaps with the appropriate pronouns (7 points)
1. Have you had enough to eat? - Yes, thank you. I can't eat_____ more.
2. Did the children behave _____while I was away?
3. _____people learn languages easily; others find it very difficult.
4. So _____ questions need to be considered before a decision can be made.
5. Many questions were asked, but _____ were answered.
6. Both buses are headed in that direction, you can get on _____of them.
7. Cars may be parked on _____side, it’s against the law.
III Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets (12 points)
I'm sorry I (1)____________________________ (not write) for so long, but we (2)___________________________ (be) very busy recently with the new house and we (3)____________________ (not have) any time at all to ourselves. Luckily, the worst part is over now. We (4)___________________________ (have) to stay in a hotel until we could move in, and we (5)____________________________ (be) there for three months. Still it (6)___________________________ (give) us a chance to do lots of major repairs.
We (7)______________________ (live) in the house since last Monday, and I (8) _____________________________ (be) very busy redecorating. We (9)___________________________ (do) all the rooms downstairs, and they are very nice. Last week I (10)__________________________ (make) the curtains, so now everything looks lovely. Upstairs, it's a different story. I (11)__________________________ (paint) the bedroom this week, but I (12)_______________________________ (not / finish) yet. Anyway, with a bit of luck, we should be finished by the weekend.
IV Fill in articles where necessary (a/an, the, -) (14 points)
In 1)_days before 2) ___invention of 3) ___ radio or television, 4)___majority of people made their own entertainment at home. Many 5) ___ evenings were spent reading 6) __ novel, playing the piano or painting 7) ___ picture. In many ways, people were almost forced to find 8) ___ creative outlet in one form or another. Things have changed a lot since then, however. Now, 9) ___typical evening’s entertainment would be so spend 10) __ few hours in front of 11) ___television. This is not really 12) __ very productive use of one’s time or energy and has maybe contributed to13) ___ breakdown of communication within 14) ___family.
V Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given (5 points)
1. I haven’t ridden a bicycle for years.
rode It’s years ____________________________a bicycle.
2. The last time I went to Paris was two years ago.
been I _________________________________for two years.
3.I have never heard such a silly story.
silliest It’s ________________________________ever heard.
4. I haven’t finished my homework yet.
still I ________________________________________ homework.
5. He wasn’t tall enough to be a policeman.
short He was _____________________ a policeman.
VI Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line (5 points)
1.Some people find holidays ___________________________(bore) and _______________(interest).
2. Allan is not only disturbing the whole school but he is setting back his own academic _______________________. (achieve)
3. Agatha Christie was found nine days after her ________________.(appear)
4. ___________, (fortune) nobody was injured in the accident.
5. Although it was __________________(polite), he couldn’t help laughing.
Part B.
I Read the texts and do the following tasks (10 points)
In class I was very slow, untidy and silent. I trembled with worry nearly all the time. Sums were a mystery to me: I just couldn't add or multiply. The squared paper on which we did sums still makes me unhappy whenever I use it. Reading lessons were a little better, because I didn't mind books. When I first started school, I was able to read fairly well, but there were occasional words that puzzled me and held me up. After a few weeks of patient struggling, confidence seemed to burst inside my head: I heard myself reading big words aloud, without much hesitation, and soon I found I could read fluently. The last word to puzzle me was "laugh". I remember poring over this odd word in my reader. The sentence ran: "And so the princess began to laugh and laugh and laugh."What could it be that the princess had begun to do? I was reading aloud, the class listening hard to catch my words, for I had a very soft voice. I came to the first "laugh", got my tongue round the "f", voiced the "a" and - it was like a miracle! - the "f' sound followed as if instinctively. "Laugh!" I said, very slowly. As the other two "laughs" came with increasing confidence I really felt like laughing myself, for the first time since I had started school.
I Mark the statements below as "true" or "false".
1. In class the boy was lively and confident.___________________
2. Sums were very difficult to him.________________________
3. They did sums on special paper._________________________
4. Reading lessons were less difficult.__________________________
5. He learned to read after a few months at school.____________________
6. It was not easy for the class to understand what the boy was reading about._____
7. The boy laughed when he had read the word finally._____________________
IIChoose the appropriate Russian equivalents for the following English phrases and sentences.
1. Sums were a mystery to me.
a) Примеры казались мне таинственными.
b) Задачи были для меня загадкой.
c) Суммы были неизвестны мне.
2. I didn't mind books.
a) Я не любил книг.
b) Я любил книги.
c) Я не обращал внимания на книги.
3. … for I had a very soft voice.
a) из-за того, что у меня был очень мягкий голос.
b) чтобы у меня был очень ясный голос
c) так как у меня был очень тихий голос