Олимпиадные задания по английскому языку. 10 класс. 2009 год

Олимпиадные задания по английскому языку. 10 класс. 2009 год

Section 1

Reading Comprehension

Time: 30 minutes

Task 1.

You are going to read about a woman returning to the house she used to live in. For items 1-7 choose the answer (a, b, c or d) which you think fits best according to the text./Прочитайте текст и выберите правильные ответы(a, b, c or d) к утверждениям 1-7.

Return to Gunnersbury.

Mary got off the train at Gunnersbury station and walked up towards the mad. The suburban London summer hung over the scene like an old familiar smell and memories made her tremble with recognition at every step. It was many years since she had been here.

She walked along, and although she could not have pictured the road in her mind before, now she remembered each house; a gatepost, the coloured glass in a front door, the lamp-post casting a lonely light on the step. These houses, 'the older larger houses' as she thought of them then, were surprisingly unchanged. In the heat of the afternoon the remembered road had the slightly threatening familiarity of a place in a dream when one thinks: I have been here, yet where it is and what is going to happen? The colours too seemed like dream colours, not reflecting light, as if they were bright colours seen in darkness. And the streets were empty as in a dream.

Mary turned a corner and for a moment did not recognize the scene at all. Houses had disappeared. Tall blocks of flats and huge garages had taken their place. Now there were a few cars, but still nobody walking on the pavements. Mary frowned and thought with a sudden surprised pain, perhaps our house too will have simply disappeared. But by now she had reached the end of the little road and could see, halfway down upon the left, the small semi-detached house where she had lived with Alistair during the four years of their marriage.

Mary steadied herself, putting her hand on to the low wall at the corner of the road, aware of her hand's sudden memory of the wall and its sharp stones. With the touch of her hand upon the wall there came the unexpected image of a piano, their old upright piano long since sold, which Mary must have thought of once as she paused with her shopping-bag at the corner of the road. Alistair had a beautiful voice and they had often sung together, he playing the piano, she standing with her hands on his shoulders. This was a purely happy memory.

Mary now began to walk slowly down the far side of the road. She could already see that the hedge which she and Alistair had planted had been taken away and a low brick wall had been put there instead. The small front garden, which she and Alistair had planted with roses, was entirely paved now except for two beds out of which large rosemary bushes leaned to sweep the paving stones with their blue-green branches.

Now Mary, almost opposite the house, could see with a shock the light of a farther window within the darkness of the front room. They must have knocked down the wall between the two downstairs rooms. She and Alistair had often discussed doing so. She stopped and looked across. The house seemed deserted.

When she returned to Gunnersbury, Mary

A expected to recognize everything

B recognized the smell of the place

C recognized each house as she came to it.

D recognized the road from the station.

The ‘older larger houses’ were

A just as they used to be

B like the houses Mary had dreamt of

C painted the dark colours

D apparently deserted

After turning the corner, Mary was upset because

A there were so many flats and garages

B her old house might have gone

C there were only ugly buildings left

D the street was completely deserted

‘Their’ in line ‘21’ refers to

A the flats

B the houses

C the garages

D Mary and Alistair

5. When she touched the wall, Mary

A remembered playing the piano with her husband

B wished she had not sold their piano

C stopped the rest and listened to the piano

D was reminded of the piano they used to have

6. As she approached the house, Mary noticed that

A the hedge had been replaced with a fence

B the garden wall had been lowered

C the front garden had been swept

D the roses had been removed

7. When she looked into the house, Mary could see that

A the layout of the rooms was different

B there was an extra window downstairs

C an inside wall had been damaged

D the front room was darker than before

(7 Scores)

Task 2. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets./Вставьте глаголы в правильной форме.

Тhe year 1348 1__________(bring) an event of far greater importance than the creation of a new order of chivalry. This 2__________ (be) the terrible plague, known as the Black Death, which 3__________ (reach) almost every part of Britain during 1348-49. Probably more than one-third of the entire population of Britain 4__________ (die), and less than one person in ten who 5__________ (catch) the plague 6_____________ (manage) 7_____________ (survive) it. Whole villages 8__________ (disappear), and some towns 9____________ (be) almost completely 10__________ (desert) until the plague itself 11___________(die out).

The Black Death 12___________ (be) neither the first natural disaster of the fourteenth century, nor the last. Plagues 13__________ (kill) sheep and other animals earlier in the century. An agricultural crisis 14_____________(result) from the growth in population and the need 15___________(produce) more food. Land no longer 16_________ (allow) to rest one year in three, which meant that it 17___________ (overuse), resulting in years of famine when the harvest 18__________ (fail). This process already 19___________ (begin) to slow down population growth by 1300.

After the Black Death there 20___________ (be) other plagues during the rest of the century which 21__________(kill) mostly the young and healthy. In 1300 the population of Britain probably 22_______________ (be) over four the end of the century it 23 ________ (be) probably hardly half that figure.

(23 scores)

Section 2

Use of English

Time: 30 minutes

Task 1 .

Use the suffixes given below to complete the sentences with words from the words in brackets. / Используйте суффиксы, данные ниже, чтобы образовать нужное слово от формы, предложенной в скобках.

dis -	un -	–ment	–ful	.–ly
mis -	re -	under -	–ness	–ize

1. Few young people in Britain (regular) attend church. _____________

2. You should (infect) the wound immediately. _____________

3. They (understood) me. I didn’t mean that. _____________

4. What kind of (govern) should it be to make the country prosperous? _____________

5. (fortunately) they didn’t agree to help us. _____________

6. These batteries are (chargeable) and you can use them many times. _____________

7. She said that her boss (valued) her a bit. _____________

8. You should know forms of (polite) which are common in the country where you’re

going. _____________

9. He was a very (power) man. Everybody obeyed him. _____________

10. There are several clubs which (special) in rare models of automobiles._____________

(10 scores)

Task 2

For Questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer, A, B, C or D best fits each space./Прочитайте отрывок из текста и заполните пропуски.

Example: (0)  A announced  B remembered  C reminded  D said 

My secretary (0) …….. me that I had an important meeting that evening. She (1) …….. me not to set off too late, (2) ……..  I might get held up in the rush hour traffic.

I asked my boss for (3) …….. to leave work early so that I could (4) …….. the traffic jams. He was not very (5) …….. on the idea at first, but eventually I was able to (6) …….. him to (7) …….. me go at 4…….. 5 o’clock. Even (9) …….. this was not as early as I had hoped, it was better than nothing.

I had (10) ……..  started on my journey when I found that there had been a major accident on my route. All the traffic was (11) ……..  down some side streets and I found myself in a part of town that I wasn’t (12) ……..  with. I asked a passer-by for (13) ……..  and I finally (14) …….. to get back to the main road. As I was now late, I drove rather too fast and was (15) …….. by the police for speeding. I never got to my meeting.

1	A	advised	B	guarded	C	insisted	D	suggested
2	A	beside	B	besides	C	except	D	otherwise
3	A	allowance	B	permission	C	permit	D	possibility
4	A	avoid	B	deny	C	prevent	D	reject
5	A	fond	B	glad	C	happy	D	keen
6	A	advice	B	agree	C	make	D	persuade
7	A	allow	B	get	C	let	D	permit
8	A	apart from	B	except for	C	in spite of	D	instead of
9	A	although	B	however	C	though	D	whether
10	A	hard	B	hardly	C	justly	D	sooner
11	A	diversion	B	diverted	C	prevented	D	rejected
12	A	accustomed	B	apparent	C	familiar	D	sensible
13	A	direction	B	directions	C	path	D	way
14	A	managed	B	succeeded	C	was capable	D	was successful
15	A	accused	B	arrested	C	blamed	D	charged

(15 scores)

Task 3. For Questions 1-5, answer the following questions about English-speaking countries/Ответьте на вопросы об англо говорящих странах:

1.  What cat did Alice speak to in Wonderland?

2.  What British newspapers do you know?

3.  What city is the capital of Northern Ireland?

4.  What is Daniel Defoe famous for?

5.  Name the highest mountain in Britain.

(5 scores)

Section 3

Writing

Time: 30 minutes

Personal letter

Read the extract from your pen-friend’s letter. His name is Peter.

Write a letter to Peter, who has just sent you a photo of his family. In your letter:

·  tell him about the sports you like;

·  ask three questions about his birthday.

Write words. Remember the rules of letter-writing

….

Do you like sports? Which sports do you play? Which is your favourite sport?

It is my birthday next week, so I am very excited. I will be thirteen years old!

(20 scores)

Section 4

Speaking

Time:minutes

Task 1 Monologue;

Give a two minute talk about the place where you live. Remember to say:

·  the name of your town/ village;

·  where your town is;

·  what you like/don’t like about your town;

·  your favourite place in your town.

Task 2 Dialogue;

You and your brother/sister are thinking of buying a gift for your cousin. Discuss with him/her what kind of gift you want to buy and choose only one. Here is a list of options:

·  a bike

·  a camera

·  a mobile

·  a CD player

(20 scores)

ANSWER SHEET

Section 1

Reading Comprehension

Task 1

Part 1
1	A	B	C	D
2	A	B	C	D
3	A	B	C	D
4	A	B	C	D
5	A	B	C	D
6	A	B	C	D
7	A	b	C	D

Task 2

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2
3
4
5
6
7
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9
10
11
12
13
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Section 2

Use of English

Task 1

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10

Task 2

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15

Task 3

1.__________________________________________

2.____________________________________________

3.____________________________________________

4.____________________________________________

5.____________________________________________

Section 3

Writing

Time: 30 minutes….

Do you like sports? Which sports do you play? Which is your favourite sport?

It is my birthday next week, so I am very excited. I will be thirteen years old!

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(20 scores)

ANSWER KEYS:

Section 1

READING

Part 1
1			C
2	A
3		B
4		B
5				D
6				D
7	A

TASK 1

(7 scores)

TASK 2

1.  Brought

2.  Was

3.  Reached

4.  Died

5.  Caught

6.  Managed

7.  To survive

8.  Disappeared

9.  Were

10. Deserted

11. Died of

12. Was

13. Had killed

14. Resulted

15. To produce

16. Was… allowed

17. Was overused

18. Failed

19. Had… begun

20. Were

21. Killed

22. Had…. Been

23. Was

(23 scores)

Section 2

Use of English

Time: 30 minutes

TASK 1

1.  regularly 2.  disinfect

3.  misunderstood 4.  government

5.  unfortunately 6.  rechargeable

7.  undervalued 8.  politeness

9.  powerful 10.  specialize

(10 scores)

TASK 2

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
A	D	B	A	D	D	C	D	C	B	B	C	B	A	B

(15 scores)

TASK 3

1. The Cheshire Cat ___________________________

2. The “Times”, the “Guardian”, the “Financial Times”, the “Daily Telegraph”, the “Daily Mail”, the

“Daily Star”, the “Daily Mirror”, the “Daily Express”, etc.

3.______Belfast

4.________English novelist and journalist, he wrote “Robinson Crusoe”, etc. He produced over 500

books, pamphlets and journals.

5._______________Ben Nevis (1,343m) ____________________

(5 scores)

Total -100 scores