Олимпиада по английскому языку. 10 класс

Олимпиада по английскому языку. 10 класс.

Вариант 1

1. Open the brackets (each correct answer – 1 point)

1. If you (not know) he was English, you would never guess.____________________________________

2. He already (forget) French since he (leave) Paris.___________________________________________

3. Did you say anything when she asked you? – Yes, I did. You see, if I (not answer) her questions, it (seem) very impolite._________________________________________________________________

4. You (choose) books for half an hour already. You (choose) anything yet?_______________________________________________________________________________

5. I began writing to you instead of going to the seaside as I (plan) before._________________________

6. Years ago he (be) very poor and (not know) how to live. He (become) rich now.______________________________________________________________________________

7. John was hungry because he (have) nothing to eat since morning.______________________________

8. I am not going to the party. I (not invite)._________________________________________________

9. It (be) all right if I came round at about 6?________________________________________________

10. I (talk) over the phone for half an hour when the porter knocked at the door.______________________________________________________________________________

11. The preparations for the party just (finish) and the guests are already arriving.___________________________________________________________________________

12. It's difficult to work to deadlines. I wish I (have) more time.__________________________________

SCORE:_______________ (12 points)

2. Choose the best alternative (each correct answer – 1 point)

1. She ________ the wine to see if it is all right.

A is tasting B tastes C was tasting

2. He lost his job two years ago. He _________ since.

A hasn’t worked B hasn’t been working C didn’t work

3. While I _______ along this morning I _______ about what you’d said.

A was driving…was thinking B was driving… thought C drove…thought

4. It was a nasty evening. The wind ________ and the rain ________ down.

A blew…beat B was blowing…was beating C was beating…was blowing

5. It was June 1991. Ann and Alan _________ married.

A had just got B just got C have just got

6. The number of cars on the roads ________ rapidly from year to year.

A increases B is increasing C increase

7. Hardly ______ her the news, when I regretted it.

A I told B I had told C had I told

8. Just look at him! He _____ very foolish.

A is B is being C was

9. I saw Tom waiting at the door of my house. “I’m sorry”, I said. “I hope you ______ long”.

A aren’t standing B haven’t been standing C haven’t stood

10. Why are you crying? What ___________?

A happened B has happened C has been happening

11. I took a towel and went down to the beach. Outside the hotel I met Max. I __________ at school with him.

A studied B had studied C had been studying

12. “Hello”, she said. “I’m glad you are here. I _______ to talk to you.”

A wanted B am wanting C have been wanting

13. She ________ only two letters by noon.

A wrote B has written C had written

14. I was told that the sisters ___________ since their parents’ divorce.

A had not met B had not been meeting C didn’t meet

15. She could see from the wet look of their costumes that they _________.

A were swimming B had been swimming C had swum

SCORE:_______________ (15 points)

3. The text is full of all kinds of mistakes. Try to find and correct them. Write the right version in the space provided (each correct answer – 3 points)

Dear Chris,

Thanks for your last letter. I am really sorry I didn't write back earlier,_____________________________

but I have only just got back from holiday.___________________________________________________

I went with three friends to a little place which is _____________________________________________

near of America, but it wasn't exactly that we expected._________________________________________

We booked some rooms in hotel in the village, but when________________________________________

we arrived to the hotel, we were very disappointing.___________________________________________

It was very old, rather dirty and we couldn't to see the sea._______________________________________

So we decided change. The next hotel was perfectly.___________________________________________

It was very clean and it had the bigest swiming pool___________________________________________

I ever seen. But it was one problem - it was so much____________________________________________

expensive. We stay one night, but then there was time__________________________________________

to change again. On the end we found the beautiful____________________________________________

apartment with a balcony and it was cheap. Unfortunatly,_______________________________________

we only had four days of our holiday left!____________________________________________________

Anyway, I must go and unpack my suitcase. I will write again soon._______________________________

Love, Jane. SCORE:_________________ (48 points)

4. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line (each correct answer – 1 point)

Knowing the island for over twenty years gives us an unrivalled advantage

in__________________ to plan your holiday. And we certainly HELP

don't abandon you once you've________________________. As we ARRIVE

____________________ in holidays to Corsica we have a resident SPECIAL

manager there. We also have two regional_________________________ REPRESENT

who are there to answer your questions and help to find a______________ SOLVE

to any problems which might occur.

SCORE:_________________ (5 points)

5. Read the text and answer the questions (each correct answer – 4 points)

Every year, thousands of students fly to the USA to spend their holidays working at summer camps. In return, they get a free return flight, full board, pocket money and a chance to travel. Lucy Brown joined Camp America and spent 8 weeks working at a summer camp.

‘I applied at the last minute and was thrilled at the prospect of spending the holidays doing something more exciting than working in the local supermarket that I accepter the only job left – in the camp laundry.

I started to have my doubts during the bumpy three-hour ride to the camp, about 90 miles from New York. What’s more, on arrival I was told by the camp director that I would be doing the washing for 200 children – on my own! For the first week, the party sent out by the jobs agency – ten students from different countries - became a full-time cleaning team, getting the place ready for its opening.

After the children’s arrival I had to work from morning till night to get all the work done. ‘Don’t worry,’ said the director. ‘The kids always throw all their clothes in the wash after five minutes in the first week.’ I smiled through gritted teeth.

Considering there was no hot water in the laundry and the rickety old machines, the washing came out remarkably well. But with so many clothes to wash and dry, some washing did get mixed up. I had six-year-olds marching up and telling me their parents would be very angry if I did not find their favourite sweater.

The kitchen workers and myself found ourselves at the bottom of the camp’s class system. We were never invited to join in the evening activities. When we did manage to get out of the camp, our evenings tended to consist of eating ice-cream in the local gas station or drinking cheap lemonade. Despite the unexciting venues, we made the beat of the situation and enjoyed a lot of laughs throughout the summer.

The plus points of the camp were the beautiful parkland setting and meeting a great bunch of travelling companions. And of course I would never have seen Niagara Falls, climbed the Empire State building or visited Washington DC.

1. Why did Lucy take a job in the camp laundry?

A She thought the work sounded exciting

B There was no other work available

C She wasn’t qualified for any other work

D It seemed to be the easiest work

2. The most unexpected news for Lucy was that

A the camp was so far from New York

B there would be so many children in the camp

C she would be working without any help

D there was to be a party during the first week

3. The director suggested that the first week was the worst because

A the children used the laundry more

B the children’s clothes were dirtier

C the laundry equipment wasn’t working well

D Lucy was still learning how to do the job

4. One problem she had in her work was that

A the colours in the clothes ran together

B some clothes got damaged in the wash

C she couldn’t get the clothes completely clean

D some clothes got temporarily lost

5. Lucy and the kitchen workers

A were the slowest at learning their jobs

B had to organize their own social life

C didn’t get on together very well

D used to avoid the evening activities SCORE:_________________ (20 points)

TOTAL SCORE:____________________ (100 points)