«Юный знаток английского языка»

Государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение дополнительного образования детей Псковской области

«Псковский областной центр развития одаренных детей и юношества»

Областной конкурс «Юные дарования» 2012/2013

«Юный знаток английского языка»

Очный тур

7 класс

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1.  Read the text. Seven sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap. There is one extra sentence which you don’t need to use.

Benjamin Franklin

_____(1) _____ Journalist, scientist, educator, politician, writer, philosopher – he truly seemed to be able to do almost everything. His accomplishments and the talents and interests which he displayed during the course of his long life – 1706 to 1790 – have caused him to be called both “the first American” and “the last universal man”.

Benjamin was one of 17 children, all of whom were expected to help support the large Franklin household. ___(2) _____ When he was 12, Benjamin was sent to assist his half-brother James who had a printing shop.

In 1721, James began publishing a newspaper, the New England Courant. Benjamin secretly wrote articles for the paper under the pen name of “Dame Silence Dogood”, putting them under the door of the print shop late at night so that his brother wouldn’t know the articles were his. They immediately became popular with the public.

In 1729, Franklin purchased the newspaper, the Pennsylvania Gazette. Besides, the regular news, Franklin included his own articles and editorials alive with humour and wisdom; and soon the paper was the mostly widely read in all of colonial America.

At the same time, Franklin involved himself in community projects. He founded the country’s first subscription library and organized America’s first fire-fighting and fire insurance companies. ___(3)__

In 1732, Franklin began the publication of an almanac under the name Richard Saunders. He continued to publish it annually for about 25 years, and it came to be known as Poor Richard’s Almanac. Franklin’s proverbs, appearing in it, gained worldwide popularity. His proverbs were not original, but he rewrote them to make them more easily remembered. ____(4)______

An experimenter and practical user of scientific facts, Franklin looked for easier and better ways to do things. He invented and open stove and made the first pair of bifocal glasses.

Franklin is especially famous for his contribution in the field of electricity. The commonest terms used in electricity today are Franklin’s words: battery, brush, charge, condense, conductor, plus, minus, positive, negative – terms he made up as he made observation or conducted experiments. He is best known, however, for his discovery that electricity and natural lightning are the same. ___(5)____

In 1776 Franklin helped to write the Declaration of Independence. Then he was sent to France to seek French aid for the American cause. ___(6)____ Here was poor Richard whose proverbs were so appealing. Here was the great scientist whose experiments made him world famous. Before long, money and the French fleet were on their way to aid America.

In 1787 Franklin was called from retirement. ___(7) ____ He was called to help write a constitution for a democratic federal government.

a.  He helped to establish a hospital and college which later became the University of Pennsylvania.

b.  There was still one more task for him to perform for his country.

c.  As a young child, he worked in the shop of his father, a soap and candlemaker.

d.  He also did pioneer work in the field of weather observation.

e.  Franklin worked tirelessly for the cause of independence.

f.  How does one characterize Benjamin Franklin?

g.  In Paris, Franklin was greeted with warmth and enthusiasm.

h.  Many of them, in one form or another, are still quoted today.

2. Giving directions.

Mark and Lola have invited some friends to a party at their plete the gaps with these words or phrases.

cross past opposite get off along take it takes towards about on the left the train turn

How to get to Mark and Lola’s flat

From Liverpool Street Station take ____(8)_____ which goes to Stansed Airport. _____(9)_____ at Banfield Hill (9th stop - _____(10)_____ about 25 minutes).

When you come out of the station, _____ (11)_____ the road and ___(12)_____ right. Walk __(13)___ Bush Hill road ___(14)__ Banfield. Go up the hill and ___(15)___ the garage.

New Road is the third road ____(16)____.

No.5 is the big house ____(17) ___ the school. Just press the bell marked, Bottom Flat.)

OR

___(18)____ the Underground (Blue Line) to Haleton junction, Then take a number 351 bus to Enfield Lock Station (it takes ___(19)___45 minutes).

351 bus stop is opposite the main exit.

See you there!

Mark and Lola

3. Read the text and put the verbs into the correct tense, either in the active or the passive.

Greenland, called Kallaalit Nunaat in the Inuit language, is the largest island in the world and the closest piece of land to the North Pole. Much of it is above the Arctic Circle, where the sun (20) (not/set) at all during the summer.

Greenland (21) (discover) by Erik the Red, a Viking from Iceland, in 982 AD. He (22) (call) it “Greenland” in order to make other people want to go there.

Greenland (23) (have) a very cold climate, with heavy snowstorms and winter temperatures as low as minus 35°C. Even in summer, the temperature in the north only (24) (reach) 3-4°C.

Greenland (25) (have) almost no trees or grass, and very few species of animals can be found there, although seals and whales are common in the seas around the island.

An enormous ice cap (26) (cover) nearly 85% of the island. In some places, the sheet of ice is more than 3 kilometers thick. Melting ice forms glaciers around the edges of the ice cap. In recent years, however, scientists (27) (notice) that the glaciers (28) (melt) much faster than expected. If the melting (29) (continue) so quickly, it can cause the level of the world’s oceans to rise, and produce a global environmental disaster.

4. Choose the right variant

30. His parents didn’t ______ him stay out later than 10.30 at night.

A allow B let C permit

31. “Do you have anything to ___?” the customs officer asked the passenger.

A Show up B offer C declare

32. It was very difficult to see the road through the _____ fog.

A thick B strong C deep

33. The wasp ______David on the arm.

A bit B stung C scratched

34. The dog stood in front of the fire ________ its tail.

A waving B nodding C wagging

35. My sister is really ______ of children.

A fond B interested C keen

36. Some students feel ______ when they make mistakes. But they shouldn’t, because everybody does when they learn a new language.

A proud B embarrassed C cautious

37. The _______ from London to Cardiff took three hours on the motorway.

A journey B travel C voyage

38. Two men __________ a plane at Moscow airport.

A kidnapped B hitch-hiked C hijacked

39. She felt very ______ when she didn’t get the job.

A shy B disappointed C unfriendly

40. According to statistics, drivers over fifty have _____ accidents than drivers under twenty-five.

A fewer B less C lower

41. Thai cooking is usually very ________.

A heated B spicy C chilly

42. Choose number ten - that’s my _____ number.

A fortune B happy C lucky

43. The shopping centre was _______ of people on the first day of sales.

A crowded B full C busy

44. What do you do for a _____?

A work B life C living

45. I won’t go to the party ______ Robert is invited too.

A unless B except C but

46. Most banks will _____ people money to buy a house.

A lend B give C borrow

47. When you buy something, you are usually given a _______.

A recipe B receipt C bill

48. The ______ in the north of Sweden is really beautiful.

A scenery B scene C view

49. I saw a very good _____ advertised in the paper this week.

A job B work C occupation

50. If you put money in the bank, you get about 8% ______.

A increase B interest C rent

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«Псковский областной центр развития одаренных детей и юношества»

Областной конкурс «Юные дарования» 2012/2013

«Юный знаток английского языка»

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7 класс

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