год 2021-2022

 

Задания первого этапа областной олимпиады учащихся IV-IX классов

по английскому языку

2021/2022 учебный год

V класс

Максимальное количество: 40 баллов

I.                  Read the text and do the following tasks (13 points)

The Boy with the Best Idea

A long, long ago a man with an elephant came to a village. This was the first time the people of the village had seen an elephant, and they wanted to know the weight of the elephant. But everybody had different ideas about it. Each of them said that he was right and the others were wrong. They tried to think of a plan to find out how much the elephant weighed. But they could not think of one. Then a boy said, “I have a plan and I can tell you how much the elephant weighs; please let me try it.”The people of the village did not want to listen to the boy. “How can he find a plan when we, old people, cannot?” they said. But they decided to let him try. The boy first told them to put the elephant in a big boat. The boy then made a mark on the side of the boat where the water reached. Then he told them to take the elephant out of the boat, and the boat rose in water.

After that, he collected some large stones and told the people to put them in the boat. The boat began to go down again till at last the water came up to the mark on the side. This showed that the stones in the boat were the same weight as the elephant. It was then very easy to weigh the stones. So the people knew how much the elephant weighed.

1. Read the text and decide which answer is correct

1. The text is about:

a) a man and an elephant;      b)  a boy and his brilliant idea;    c) a boat and a man.

2. Choose the best translation

1. They wanted to know the weight of the elephant:

a) Они хотели знать рост слона.       b) Они хотели знать вес слона.

c) Они хотели знать силу слона.

2. But they decided to let him try

a) Они решили прогнать его.             b) Они решили тренировать его.

c) Они решили позволить ему попробовать.

3. Read the text again and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).

1 _____A long, long ago a man with an elephant appeared in the village.

2 _____It was the first time when the people of the village saw an elephant.

3 _____They couldn’t agree how to weigh the elephant correctly.

4 _____The people of the village said that the boy was too young to know how to weigh the elephant.

5 _____They put the elephant into a boat and the boat went down to the bottom of the river.

4. Complete the sentences with a correct word.

First the elephant was put in a boat. They marked the place where it reached 1)_________. When the elephant was taken out of the 2) ___________________, it 3)_____________again. Then people filled the boat to the mark again, but this time with 4) ___________. The weight of the stones was the same as the weight of the 5) ____________. So , people found out the weight of the elephant.

II.  Complete with correct prepositions (5 points)

1. I usually go to the park ____ Sundays.

2.We go skiing _____ December.

3.We don’t go to school _____Easter.

4.I got up ____ 8.00 a.m. this morning.

5.I don’t like getting up _____ the morning.

III.Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (7 points)

Tony 1) ____________________ (play) tennis with his friend George now. He 2) ________ (like) tennis and always 3) ________________________ (try) very hard to win. Last week he 4___________ (lose) and he 5) _______________________(be) very angry. But at the moment he 6) ______________________ (win) and he 7) ___________________(be) happy.

IV. Find the mistakes and correct them.

1.  How many sugar do you want? _____________________________________

2. There are some money on the table.__________________________________

3. She is the better student in the class. _________________________________

4. Who is it?  It’s a box. _____________________________________________

5. That cars are red. ________________________________________________

6. Jane don’t like coffee. ____________________________________________

7. We has got a car.________________________________________________

V. Use a, an, the where necessary (5 points)

1. Bill Robins was ____ very rich man. He was ___ richest man in ___ village.

2. Granny often tells us ____ long stories.

3.___ Pacific Ocean is deep.

 

Задания первого этапа областной олимпиады учащихся IV-IXклассов

по учебному предмету «Английский язык»

2021/2022 учебный год

VI класс

Максимальное количество: 50 баллов

 

Read the texts about three different religious festivals and do the tasks

I. In which festival do people (7 points)

1. clean and decorate their homes?______________________________________

2. get wet? _________________________________________________________

3. try to understand the problems of the poor?______________________________

4. have a special basket of food?________________________________________

5. not eat between morning and night?____________________________________

6. buy new clothing?__________________________________________________

7. put bright lights in their homes? ______________________________________

 

Religious Festivals Around the World

Glossary

to fast- to eat no food or drink

Islamic Festivals-Ramadan

Because the Islamic religion uses a calendar based on the moon, not the sun, the exact date of religious festivals changes from year to year. The Islamic calendar begins with the hijra, the year when Mohammed left the city of Mecca for Medina.

The New Year is a time for peaceful prayer for most Muslim people. Every year, in the month of Ramadan – the ninth month of the Islamic calendar – all Muslims fast from early morning until evening.

By living without everyday comfort, even for a short time, a fasting person better understands the life of poor people who are hungry, and also grows in his or her spiritual life.

Easter in Poland

In Poland, there are many customs at Easter: for example, the “blessing basket”, containing (among other things) coloured eggs, bread, salt and white sausages. Everything in the basket has a meaning: the eggs represent Christ, the bread, salt and sausages good health and enough money in the coming year. The family Easter breakfast on Sunday morning is very important as Christmas dinner for Poles. And there is one more Polish tradition connected with Easter Monday: “watering”. People throw water at each other, and this is a wish for good health, too. Even strangers on the street are not safe from a bath of cold water on Easter Monday.

A Hindu Festival- Diwali

The festival of Diwali is one of the most essential (important) religious festivals in India. It lasts for five days around the end of October. It is the festival of Laxmi, the Goddess who, in the Hindu religion, brings peace and prosperity.

Preparations for the festival begin several weeks before the festival itself. People clean and decorate their homes, prepare special food and buy new clothes and jewellery to welcome the Goddess into their homes. All over India, people light up their homes with oil lamps and colourful lights.

The celebrations take place on the darkest night of the lunar month, Amavasya. In the evening, fireworks fill the sky to make Diwali a true “Festival of Light”.

II. Write if these sentences are TRUE or FALSE (6 points)

1. Islamic festivals are at the same time each year. ____________________

2. Ramadan is the sixth month of the calendar. _______________________

3. The Easter Basket contains coloured eggs,  bread, biscuits, cakes, chicken, salt and white sausages.________________________________

4. Breakfast is very essential to Poles at Easter._____________________________

5. Diwali continues for five days.______________________________________

6. Laxmi brings peace and prosperity.___________________________________

III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense forms (10 points)

Peter 1) (be) _______________ one of my best friends. At the moment he 2) (stay) ____________ with my family in London. I 3) (know)__________ him since I 4) (be) ____________ a little girl when we 5) (play)_______ together after school. Now Peter 6) (look) ___________________________ for a job in London. He 7) (just/pass)__________________ his exams and 8) (want) ________ to be a journalist. Tomorrow he 9) (have) ____________________ an interview. I hope he 10) (get)______________________the job!

IV. Form the adjectives to fill in the gaps (5 points)

1. John is a__________ driver. He always gets into accidents. CARE

2. Weather in England is very ______________ .CHANGE

3. This book is very _____________. It helped me a lot. USE

4. The shelves are too ________________. DUST

5. This animal is not at all _______________. DANGER

V. Use one word to make the sentences complete (6 points)

1. If you stand far from the others, you can’t … what they are talking about.

2. Strong wind can blow off all the … from the trees.

3. If you stay … at home, it is good to read an interesting book.

4. Some birds like to build their nests on the … of the rivers.

5. Friends are always good to … other.

6. … Mike nor his brother can play the guitar. 

VI. Find the mistake and correct it (6 points)

Will I help you with the cooking?  Shall

1 She has worked here since a month._________________ 

2. Kim hasn’t got much friends._________________________

3. I left for Paris at 10 am tomorrow._____________________

4. We bought some new furnitures yesterday._______________

5.  People kill many thousand of wild animals every year.________________

6. Want you some ice-cream?_______________________

 

VII. Complete the dialogue (6 points)

J. Hello, Mike! 1)________________________________________________?

M. I’m going  shopping.

J. 2)__________________________________________________________?

M. I’m going with my friend, Ann.

J. 3)__________________________________________________________?

M. We’re going to buy some CDs for our party.

J. 4)__________________________________________________________?

M. Yes, I like pop music very much.

J. 5)__________________________________________________________?

M. Yes, I have bought Michael Jackson’s last CD.

J. 6)__________________________________________________________?

M. I bought it when it was number 1 in the hit-chat.

VIII. Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold (4 points)

1.She’s never eaten pizza before.

FIRST It’s the________________________________ eaten pizza.

2. I’ve never read such an interesting book.

EVER It’s the most _________________________________read.

3. I haven’t finished painting the house yet.

STILL I ___________________________________________ the house.

4. I haven’t seen Melanie for 3 years.

TIME The last _______________________________ was three years ago.

 

Задания первого этапа областной олимпиады учащихся IV-IX классов

по учебному предмету «Английский язык»

2021/2022 учебный год

VII класс

Максимальное количество: 60 баллов

 

Read the text “10 ways to improve your memory” and do the tasks:

I. Match the headings (A-J) to the paragraphs (1-10) of the text (10 points):

A. Form a mental picture

B. Listen to classical music

C. Take mental exercise

D. Invent a story

E. Take an interest – make an effort

F. Keep to a healthy diet

G. Drink coffee

H. Take physical exercise

I. Organise your ideas

J. Repeating things

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A good memory is often seen as something that comes naturally, and a bad memory as something that cannot be changed, but actually there is a lot that you can do to improve your memory. Here are the experts’ top tips.

1.  ____ We all remember the things we are interested in and forget the ones that bore us. This explains the reason why schoolboys remember football results easily but struggle with dates from their history lessons! Take an active interest in what you want to remember, and concentrate on it. One way to “make” yourself more interested is to ask questions – the more the better!

2.  ____ Repeating things is the best way to remember things for a short time, e.g. remembering a phone number for a few seconds. ‘Chunking’ or grouping numbers helps you to remember them, e.g. the following numbers would be impossible for most of us to remember: 1492178919318483. But look at them in “chunks”, and it becomes much easier: 1492 1789 1931 8483.

3.  ____ Another way to make something more memorable is to think about something visual associated with it. Form a picture in your mind, and the stranger the picture the better you will remember it! Is an English person studying Spanish wanted to remember the Spanish word for “duck” – “pato”, he/she could associate it with the English verb ‘to pat’ and imagine a picture of someone patting a duck on the head.

4.  ____ To remember long lists, try to make up a story which includes all the items you want to remember. In experiments, people were asked to remember up to 120 words using this technique and when they were tested later, they could remember 90% of them!

5.  ____ If we organise what we know in a logical way we remember information more easily. Make well-organised notes. Be sure things are clear in your mind.

6.  ____ Many experts believe that listening to some composers, especially to Mozart, helps people to organise their ideas more clearly and so improves their memory. Sadly, rock music does not have the same effect!

7.  ____ If you don’t want to lose your memory as you get older you need to keep your brain fit, just like your body. Logic puzzles, crosswords and mental arithmetic are all good “mental aerobics”.

8.  ____ Physical activity is also important for your memory, because it increases your heart rate and sends more oxygen to your brain, and that makes your memory work better. Exercising also reduces stress, which is very bad for the memory.

9.  ____ The old saying says that “eating fish makes you brainy”. Scientists have discovered that the fats found in fish like tuna, sardines and salmon – as well as in olive oil – help to improve the memory. Vitamins C and A (found in fruits like oranges, strawberries and red grapes) and vitamin B (found in lean meat and green vegetables) are good “brain food”, too.

10.       ____ Caffeine may not be too good for you, but like exercise, it increases your heart rate and sends more oxygen to your brain. A cup of this drink really helps you concentrate when you sit down to study.

II. Give the synonyms from the text (3 points):

a.     To make better - _______________

b.     To focus - _______________

c.      To invent - _______________

III. Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets (9 points):

         Ever since the day I (1. to decide) _______________ to change my life and move to Istanbul, I (2. to think) _______________it over carefully, wondering whether my sudden decision a few weeks ago was the right one. I (3. to watch) _______________ a documentary about Istanbul on TV one afternoon, and all at once I (4. to attract) _______________ to the idea of being a part of Istanbul’s culture and excitement. But now it just (5. to worry) _______________  me that soon I (6. to live) _______________ all alone in a strange city. You see, I (7. not/to grow up) __________________ in the city, but in a small sleepy village in the middle of nowhere, and I (8. to spend) _______________ all my life here. It would be hard to imagine a quieter place. Anyway, my house (9. already/to sell) _______________, so it’s too late now to change my mind.

IV. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs from the box. There are extra words in the box (5 points):

Say     Tell     Speak     Hear     Listen     Look     See

1. Don’t switch off the radio. I’d like to _________________ to the latest news.

2. Will you turn the volume up, I can hardly ___________________ anything.

23. _________________________ him I am waiting for him at the bus-stop.

4. Frankly ____________________, I have never seen a crocodile with my own eyes.

5. Please, _______________________ at this picture carefully and try to remember all the details

 

 

 

 

 

V. Fill in the correct prepositions where necessary (-) (8 points):     

Pamela lives _____ 7, Primrose Street. She usually takes a bus _____ work. Sha sometimes has to wait _____ the bus stop forfifteen minutes before getting _____ a crowded bus which takes her toTrafalgar Square. There she jumps _____ the bus and walks further. _____ the way _____ the gallery she feeds the birds near the fountain. Then she enters _____ the gallery where she works as an assistant curator. 

VI. Complete the sentences using the appropriate derivatives of the words in capitals (5 points):

1. The most_______________building in the city is the Cathedral. TO IMPRESS

2. The next________________ in tennis will be held in our city. CHAMPION

3. We agreed to meet at the________________to the theatre. TO ENTER

4. His stories are full of________________and love of nature. BEAUTIFUL

5. He has passed his exams_________________ .SUCCESS

VII. Translate into English the words in brackets (6 points):

1. Life is (намного)_______________easier and more convenient now.

2. I hardly know (кого-нибудь)_____________here.

3. The report will be ready (через два дня)___________________ .

4. — He refused to speak at the meeting. — (Я тоже)____________________ .

5. The two planes were landing one after (другим)_________________ .

6. (Ни одна)______________of my two younger sisters can dance well.

VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first (3 points):

1. My little sister never gets on lifts because she is afraid of closed spaces.

If ________________________________________________________________ .

2. Only by going to England or the States will you improve your English.

Unless _____________________________________________________________.

3. I forgot to take my camera, that is why I didn’t take any pictures.

If _____________________________________________________________.

IX. Fill in the question tags (4 points):

1. Let’t go to the theatre, ____________?

2. Don’t touch that, ____________?

3. I’m quite clever, ____________?

4. We had a good time, ____________?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X. Read the text and choose the most suitable variant (7 points):

Celebration – Dream Town USA

         Close your eyes and imagine the perfect town, with pretty houses and tree-lined streets 1)………. a clear blue lake. Now, open your eyes and head for the town of Celebration in Florida, USA, where the Walt Disney Company has, once again, turned a dream into reality.

          2)………. houses in Celebration have garages at the back, so the streets are clear of parked cars. Fences are low and backyards are small 3)………. people can talk to their neighbours. Children play happily in the parks and playgrounds. Parents let them go off by themselves without 4)………. their safety. The town’s facilities, 5)………. include a school, medical centre, fitness centre, bank and post office, combine modern technology with the traditional style of a small 1950s town.

          If you can’t put up with life in the fast lane, take a break and 6)………. a visit to Celebration. Who knows – you might even decide to 7)……….!

 

1	A around	B on	C at	D about
2	A All the	B Both of	C Each and every	D The most
3	A that makes	B as urges	C so that	D such as
4	A caring for	B looking into	C worrying about	D protecting from
5	A who	B these	C which	D whose
6	A have	B give	C do	D pay
7	A remain	B live	C leave	D stay

 

 

Задания первого этапа областной олимпиады учащихся IV-IX классов

по учебному предмету «Английский язык»

2021/2022 учебный год

VIII класс

Максимальное количество: 70 баллов

 

Read the text and do the following tasks:

The Great Famine

         The year of 1845 changed the history of Ireland forever. The weather was good so people were expecting a good potato crop that year. What they didn’t know was that a new form of potato disease had been brought into Europe.

         The disease first appeared in America two years earlier, and then it arrived via cargo ships into France and finally reached the Isle of Wight and Ireland. It turned potatoes into a black, rotten mess, which nobody could eat. More than half of the year’s crop was destroyed.

         Irish people depended on potatoes for their survival. Most people owned very small areas of land, and they grew potatoes instead of grain because a farmer could produce three times as much food on the same plot of land. A single acre of potatoes produced enough food for a family for a year. Each family grew only what they needed as they didn’t have anywhere to store potatoes over the winter.

         There was famine (голод) all over the country. People went hungry without any food to eat for days. Then in 1846, the potato crop was devastated once again. The harvest in 1847 was also very poor. Three years without potatoes led to enormous problems for Ireland.

         The British government, which ruled Ireland at the time, first did very little to help the people in need. In fact, during the crisis, British landlords continued exporting food from the country simply because they could get a better price abroad. Finally, in 1847 the government decided to do something about Ireland. They set up soup kitchens to give free food to people who needed it the most. They also started work programmes to help people make money so they could buy food for their families. But it was too little, too late.

         Between 1845 and 1855, more than 700,000 Irish people died. After the famine, an estimated 2 million people left the country. Some people started new lives in Britain’s industrial cities, for example Glasgow, London and Liverpool. Others went to the USA. The population of Ireland dropped by more than a quarter.

         The Great Famine, as they called the hunger crisis, transformed Irish culture and had a big effect on the Gaelic language. The crisis was worst in the west of Ireland, where most Gaelic speakers lived. Families who decided to emigrate no longer had any use for Gaelic in their new countries, and future generations of Irish immigrants didn’t learn the language at all. Today only a small minority of Irish people speak Gaelic as their first language.

         But many historians believe it was also the Great Famine that led to the nationalist movements which finally brought about Ireland’s independence from Britain in 1921.

I. Mark the statements as True or False (11 points):

1. The potato crop in 1845 was better than people expected.  _______

2. The disease appeared in America and Europe in 1845. _______

3. Farmers who grew potatoes could produce more food than farmers who grew grain. ____

4. There were problems with the potato crop in 1846 and 1847 as well. _____

5. British landlords bought food from abroad to help deal with the crisis. _____

6. The British government controlled Ireland from London in the 1840s. ______

7. The government gave people in the worst situation money to buy food. _____

8. There were about 25% fewer people left in Ireland after the Famine. ______

9. After the Famine, Irish immigrants usually spoke Gaelic in Britain and the USA. _____

10. Most Irish people today speak Gaelic. _____

11. Some people say the independence movement started with the Great Famine. ____

II. Match the underlined words in the text to the definitions (6 points):

1. continuing to live ____________________

2. the smaller part of a group _____________

3. changed completely   ________________

4. leave one’s country   ________________

5. destroyed         ________________

6. illness _________________

III. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense (13 points):

                   I (1) _______________________ (walk) along Piccadilly when I (2) _______________(realize) that the man with a ginger beard, whom I (3) ___________________ (already/see) three times (4) __________________ (follow) me. To make quite sure I (5) ______________ (walk) on quickly, (6) __________________ (turn) right, then left and (7) ____________________ (stop) suddenly at a shop window. The man (8) _____________________(look) a veryrespectable type and (9) __________________ (wear) good clothes and I  wanted to find out if he (10) ____________________ (be) a private detective. I (11) _________________(wonder)  if he (12) ______________________ (hire) by the company which I (13) _____________________ (suspect) of stealing our confidential information.

IV. Fill in a, an orthe where necessary (-) (12 points):

1. On ________ holiday in _______Scotland I met ______ man who seemed to know everything about _________ Loch Ness monster.

2. _______ British drive on ________ wrong side of _________ road.

3. _______ coffee contains more caffeine than _______ tea.

4. It’s more difficult to play ________ violin than to learn to play _________ tennis.

5. Yesterday we took __________ children to the zoo.

V. Form the new word using the given one (10 points):

An Unusual Outing

Last week I made a (1 SUGGEST) ___________________ to my cousin Alex, offering to take him to an (2 AMUSE) __________________ park. He was very excited because it was his (3 FAVOUR)___________________ place. However, from the moment I picked him up, he was very (4 NOISE) ______________ , which surprised me since his behavior was(5 NORMAL) ________________ very different. At one point, while waiting to get on a ride, he disappeared. (6 LUCK) _______________ ,the manager, who was very (7 HELP) ________________, found him an hour later amongst a crowd. Apparently, Alex had seen a famous basketball player and wanted his autograph. He (8 APOLOGY) ____________________ to me immediately but I was so (9 ANGER) _________________ at  him that we left. It was then that I made the (10 DECIDE) ____________________ never to take Alex out again.

VI. Fill in the gaps with prepositions where necessary (7 points):

1. I’m really ________R&B, but my friend is keen _______ rap.

2. ________this holiday people jump __________ fires and look __________ fern blossoms.

3. He seldom reads __________ pleasure as he is not interested _____________ fiction.

VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given (5 points):

1.We last went abroad a long time ago.

NOT

We ____________________________________________ a long time.

2. He is the most talented player in the team.

AS

None of the players in the team ________________________________ he is.

3. “Will you lend me five pounds?” he asked.

BORROW

He asked if ______________________________________ five pounds.

4. Mozart was thirty-five when he died.

AGE

Mozart _____________________________________________ thirty-five.

5. Don’t forget the lights when you leave.

OFF

Don’t forget ________________________________ when you leave.

VIII. Choose the correct word in each sentence below (6 points):

1.   I started to (say/tell) funny stories about the host of the party.

2. Could you (do/make) me a favour?

3. The police are (off/after) the bank robbers.

4. You must study (hard/hardly) now to get good marks.

5. Her music (appeals/ influences) my mood.

6. He can’t stand (to look/looking) through reference books.

 

 

Задания первого этапа областной олимпиады учащихся IV-IXклассов

по учебному предмету «Английский язык»

2021/2022 учебный год

IX класс

Максимальное количество: 80 баллов

 

Read the text.

I. Match the headings (A-G) with the paragraphs. There is one extra heading. (6 points)

All things for all people – everywhere

Many visitors to London know that Harrods is the largest department store in the world, with over 92,000 square metres of selling space. But do they also know some other interesting facts about the company that, according to its motto, prides itself on selling ‘all things for all people – everywhere’?

1._______Today’s much-loved trading giant started out very differently when the company’s founder moved his grocery shop to its current location in 1849. Initially, it consisted only of a single room with three employees: two shop assistants and a delivery boy. It took forty years to grow into a company employing one hundred people by 1880.

2. ______An unexpected disaster made Harrods really famous in December 1883 when the store burned down in a fire. Amazingly, Harrods still delivered all its Christmas orders on time, and made a fantastic profit.

3. ______It was Harrods at the end of the 19th century that installed the world’s first escalator. Brave travellers on the moving staircase were rewarded with a glass of brandy when they reached the top.

4. ______Harrods’ success in Britain did not extend to other countries. In 1912, they opened their only department store in a foreign country in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which became independent about thirty years later, but still continued to use the name.

Finally, in 1997, a British court ordered the Argentinian shop to stop trading under the Harrods brand.

5. ______Famous customers of Harrods include author A. A. Milne, who bought the original Winnie-the-Pooh in the store, and film director Alfred Hitchcock, who ordered his favourite fish there, which had to be flown to him in Hollywood.

6. ______And what do Darth Vader and James Bond have in common? Well, they both worked at Harrods! Actor David Prowse had been a fitness consultant in the sports department before he became the most hated Jedi in the galaxy, and 007, Pierce Brosnan, worked as a shop assistant in the pharmacy.

And Harrods truly sells everything you can think of. At the beginning of the 20th century, they made yachts, sold planes, built homes – you could even hire an ambulance with a trained nurse! Today, it has 330 departments – including a bank, a beauty salon, and 28 restaurants. What more could you want?

 

A. Serving royal customers

B. There’s only one real Harrods

C. Are you being served by Hollywood stars?

D. Reward for an adventure

E. From small beginnings to today’s fame

F. Literature and film connections

G. Nothing can stop Harrods

II. Mark the statements as True or False (11 points):

1. The store stands on a piece of land of about 92,000 square metres. ________     

2. The Harrods shop was originally somewhere else. _________

3. In 1849, the shop employed six people including a delivery boy. _________

4. Harrods had to cancel its Christmas orders when it burned down in 1883. _________

5. No department store had an escalator before Harrods. __________

6. Harrods has successful branches in other countries. __________

7. A shop in Argentina was also called ‘Harrods’ for 85 years. _________    

8. Author A. A. Milne wrote Winnie-the-Pooh at Harrods. _________ 

9. Alfred Hitchcock flew to England to buy fish at Harrods.__________

10. Actor Pierce Brosnan used to earn a living by working at Harrods. _______

11. If you want, you can have a meal at the department store.       ___________

III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. (15 points)

Jim (1) ____________________ (not/look) forward to the exam. He (2) ___________________ (study) for the past two months, and still (3) ________________ (not/feel) sure that he (4)____________________ (know) even half of what he should know. He (5)_____________________ (question) his teachers repeatedly about the material that (6) _____________________(appear) on past exams, but he still (7) ______________________ (not/be) convinced that anything he (8) ____________________ (learn) (9) ______________________ (be) relevant to this year’s exam. He (10) ___________________ (still/study) at seven o’clock in the morning on the day of the exam; he (11) ______________________ (revise) all night long, and (12) _____________________ (feel) exhausted. In fact he (13) ____________________ (be) so tired that he (14) ______________________ (fall) asleep in the middle of writing the exam, and (15) ____________________ (wake up) only just in time to finish it.

IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given (6 points):

1. You are welcome to take any food you like.

HELP      _________________________________________________________

2. Jerry had terrible problems with solving the riddle.

HARDLY _________________________________________________________

3. This house makes me think of my own home!

OF

This house _____________________________________________ my own home.

4. I’m sure he hasn’t refused such a good offer.

TURNED

He  ______________________________________________such a good offer.

5. The teacher saw two students leave the school.

WERE

Two students _________________________________________ the school.

6. Dennis doesn’t feel like playing football today.

RATHER

Dennis _________________________________________ football today.

V. Form the new word using the given one (7 points):

1. Even though he’s twenty years old, he is rather ___________________. MATURE

2. Her _________________ to help got her into trouble. WILL

3. The doctor advised me to exercise in order to ______________________ my back muscles. STRONG

4. He described _________________ deeds of American people. HERO

5. We’ve had rather an ____________________ day. EVENT

6. Summer came and the ___________________ became quite oppressive. HOT

7. He gave me the wrong directions. I was __________________ INFORM

VI. Fill in a, an or the where necessary (-) (13 points):

1. Schiller, ______ most popular dramatist in ________ Germany, was forced to make _______ translations from ________ French language in order to earn  _______ money enough to live on.

2. As ________ matter of _______ fact, we had such _______ good time there that we have decided to have _________ holiday there again _________ next year.

3. _______ students will be writing ________ test in _________ Room 405.

VII. Translate the Russian words into English and write them down in the gaps provided (6 points):

1. James came to see us __________________________ (на днях).

2. She has no financial support ____________________________ (тоже).

3. This job is unlikely to offer career prospects, _________________ (не так ли)?

4. I play chess _____________________ than my son does. (гораздо хуже)

5. There was an interesting _______________ about Japan in the paper. (новость)

6. I'm sure you'll be ________________ asleep by the time we come back home. (крепко)

VIII. Read the text and choose the best alternative (12 points):

A Taxi Experience

As a journalist, I’m asked to travel around the globe to all sorts of (1) ___ countries. Over the years, I’ve used different means of transport. Of course, for long (2) ___,flying is the fastest and safest way to (3)___a far-off destination. Unfortunately, I’m not a very organized traveller and despite my travel agent’s best efforts, (4) ___ always goes wrong. Last week, while I was heading for the airport, I realized I had left my passport at home. Obviously, I had to go back so I asked the taxi driver to turn around and take me home. In the meantime, I crossed my fingers and hoped that I wouldn’t miss my (5)___.All the (6)___home, the driver was speeding in and out of traffic. He got even more carried (7)____when he got on the motorway, (8)___ at speeds of up to 150 kilometres per hour.
By the time we arrived home, I was (9) ___a state of shock and it took me a while to (10)___ my breath. So, before driving off again, I decided to pay him (11) ____
extra, so that he would go slower as we were bound (12)___ have an accident

 

1	A. curious	B. peculiar	C. foreign	D. strange
2	A. travels	B. excursions	C. tours	D. trips
3	A. arrive	B. reach	C. get	D. approach
4	A. anything	B. something	C. everything	D. nothing
5	A. flight	B. cruise	C. trip	D. journey
6	A. road	B. way	C. route	D. direction
7	A. away	B. on	C. out	D. along
8	A. moving	B. travelling	C. transferring	D. transporting
9	A. at	B. under	C. on	D. in
10	A. hold	B. catch	C. keep	D. find
11	A. many	B. a little	C. a few	D. some
12	A. to	B. for	C. in	D. of

IX. Fill in the missing prepositions (4 points):

1. Mrs. Ming is a very nice lady. She’s always been good __________ me.

2. Please state your name and address _________ full.

3. The children couldn’t take their eyes _______ the performing dolphins.

4. Smoking can cause serious harm _______ the lungs.

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2021/2022 учебный год

V класс Максимальное количество баллов - 40

I. 1. 1) b 2. 1) b 2)c 3. 1) True    2) True    3) True    4) True    5) False

4. 1) water  2) boat        3) rose        4) large stones     5) elephant

II. 1) on    2) in    3) at    4) at    5) in

III. 1) is playing  2) likes       3) tries        4) lost                  5) was        6) is winning

7) is

IV. 1) much                   2) is   3) best        4) what       5) Those     6) doesn’t

7) have

V. 1) a, the, the    2) –    3) the

 

 

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2021/2022 учебный год

V класс Максимальное количество баллов - 40

I. 1. 1) b 2. 1) b 2)c 3. 1) True    2) True    3) True    4) True    5) False

4. 1) water  2) boat        3) rose        4) large stones     5) elephant

II. 1) on    2) in    3) at    4) at    5) in

III. 1) is playing  2) likes       3) tries        4) lost                  5) was        6) is winning

7) is

IV. 1) much                   2) is   3) best        4) what       5) Those     6) doesn’t

7) have

V. 1) a, the, the    2) –    3) the

 

 

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2021/2022 учебный год

V класс Максимальное количество баллов - 40

I. 1. 1) b 2. 1) b 2)c 3. 1) True    2) True    3) True    4) True    5) False

4. 1) water  2) boat        3) rose        4) large stones     5) elephant

II. 1) on    2) in    3) at    4) at    5) in

III. 1) is playing  2) likes       3) tries        4) lost                  5) was        6) is winning

7) is

IV. 1) much                   2) is   3) best        4) what       5) Those     6) doesn’t

7) have

V. 1) a, the, the    2) –    3) the

 

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2021/2022 учебный год

6 form

I.                   1) Diwali; 2) Easter in Poland; 3) Ramadan; 4) Easter in Poland; 5) Ramadan; 6) Diwali;  7)Diwali

II.                 1) False; 2) False; 3) False 4)True; 5) True; 6) True

III.              1) is, 2) is staying, 3) have known, 4) was, 5) played,6)is looking, 7) has just passed, 8)wants, 9) is having, 10) will get

IV.            1) careless; 2) changeable; 3) useful; 4) dusty; 5) dangerous

V.               1) hear; 2) leaves; 3) alone; 4) banks; 5) each; 6) Neither

VI.             1since   for; 2 much   many; 3left  am leaving/yesterday; 4 furnitures  furniture; 5 many thousand    thousands; 6 want  Would you like

VII.  1. Where are you going?

    2. Who are you going with?

    3. What are you going to buy?

    4. Do you like pop music?

    5. Have you bought Michael Jackson’s last record?

    6. When did you buy it?

VIII. 1. It’s the first time she has ever eaten pizza.

      2. It’s the most interesting book I have ever read.

      3. I am still painting the house./ I still haven’t/have not finished     painting the house.

      4. The last time I saw Melanie was three years ago.

 

6 form

I.                   1) Diwali; 2) Easter in Poland; 3) Ramadan; 4) Easter in Poland; 5) Ramadan; 6) Diwali;  7)Diwali

II.                 1) False; 2) False; 3) False 4)True; 5) True; 6) True

III.              1) is, 2) is staying, 3) have known, 4) was, 5) played,6)is looking, 7) has just passed, 8)wants, 9) is having, 10) will get

IV.            1) careless; 2) changeable; 3) useful; 4) dusty; 5) dangerous

V.               1) hear; 2) leaves; 3) alone; 4) banks; 5) each; 6) Neither

VI.             1since   for; 2 much   many; 3left  am leaving/yesterday; 4 furnitures  furniture; 5 many thousand    thousands; 6 want  Would you like

VII.  1. Where are you going?

    2. Who are you going with?

    3. What are you going to buy?

    4. Do you like pop music?

    5. Have you bought Michael Jackson’s last record?

    6. When did you buy it?

VIII. 1. It’s the first time she has ever eaten pizza.

      2. It’s the most interesting book I have ever read.

      3. I am still painting the house./ I still haven’t/have not finished     painting the house.

      4. The last time I saw Melanie was three years ago.

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2021/2022 учебный год

7 form

I. 1. E; 2. J; 3. A; 4. D; 5. I; 6. B; 7. C; 8. H; 9. F; 10. G.

II. a. to improve; b. to concentrate; c. to make up.

III. 1. decided; 2. have been thinking; 3. was watching; 4. was attracted; 5. worries; 6. will live/will be living; 7. didn’t grow up; 8. have spent; 9. has already been sold.

IV. 1. listen  2. hear  3. tell   4. speaking  5. look

V. at, to, at; on/onto; off; on; to; -.

VI. 1. impressive; 2. championship; 3. entrance; 4. beauty; 5. successfully. 

VII. 1. much; 2. anybody/anyone; 3. in two days; 4. So did I/me too; 5. the other; 6. Neither. 

VIII. 1. If my little sister wasn’t/weren’t afraid of closed spaces, she would get on lifts.

2. Unless you go to England or the States, you won’t improve your English.

3. If I hadn’t forgotten / I had remembered to take my camera, I would have taken some pictures.

IX. 1. ….., shall we?

2. ……, will you?

3. ……, aren’t I?

4. ……., didn’t we?

X. 1. A around; 2. A All the; 3. C so that; 4. C worrying about ; 5. C which; 6. D pay; 7. A remain.

 

7 form

I. 1. E; 2. J; 3. A; 4. D; 5. I; 6. B; 7. C; 8. H; 9. F; 10. G.

II. a. to improve; b. to concentrate; c. to make up.

III. 1. decided; 2. have been thinking; 3. was watching; 4. was attracted; 5. worries; 6. will live/will be living; 7. didn’t grow up; 8. have spent; 9. has already been sold.

IV. 1. listen  2. hear  3. tell   4. speaking  5. look

V. at, to, at; on/onto; off; on; to; -.

VI. 1. impressive; 2. championship; 3. entrance; 4. beauty; 5. successfully. 

VII. 1. much; 2. anybody/anyone; 3. in two days; 4. So did I/me too; 5. the other; 6. Neither. 

VIII. 1. If my little sister wasn’t/weren’t afraid of closed spaces, she would get on lifts.

2. Unless you go to England or the States, you won’t improve your English.

3. If I hadn’t forgotten / I had remembered to take my camera, I would have taken some pictures.

IX. 1. ….., shall we?

2. ……, will you?

3. ……, aren’t I?

4. ……., didn’t we?

X. 1. A around; 2. A All the; 3. C so that; 4. C worrying about ; 5. C which; 6. D pay; 7. A remain.

 

 

 

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2021/2022 учебный год

 

8 form

I. 1.  F  2 F    3 T    4 T    5 F    6 T    7 F    8 T    9 F    10 F   11 T

II.1. survival    2 . minority     3. transformed  4. emigrate     5. devastated  6.disease

III. 1. was walking 2. realized 3. had already seen 4. was following 5. walked 6. turned 7. stopped 8. looked 9. was wearing 10. was 11. wondered 12. had been hired/was hired 13. Suspected

IV. 1. -, -, a, the

2. the, the, the

3. -, -

4. the, -

5. the, the

V. 1. suggestion 2. amusement 3. favourite 4. noisy  5. normally 6. luckily 7. helpful 8. apologized 9. angry 10. decision

VI. 1. into, on 2. on, over, for 3. for, in

VII. 1. We have not been abroad for a long time.

2. None of the players in the team is/are as talented as he is.

3. He asked if he could borrow five pounds.

4. Mozart died at the age of thirty-five.

5. Don’t forget to turn off the lights when you leave.

VIII. 1. tell 2. do 3. after 4. hard 5. influences 6. Looking

 

8 form

I. 1.  F  2 F    3 T    4 T    5 F    6 T    7 F    8 T    9 F    10 F   11 T

II.1. survival    2 . minority     3. transformed  4. emigrate     5. devastated  6.disease

III. 1. was walking 2. realized 3. had already seen 4. was following 5. walked 6. turned 7. stopped 8. looked 9. was wearing 10. was 11. wondered 12. had been hired/was hired 13. Suspected

IV. 1. -, -, a, the

2. the, the, the

3. -, -

4. the, -

5. the, the

V. 1. suggestion 2. amusement 3. favourite 4. noisy  5. normally 6. luckily 7. helpful 8. apologized 9. angry 10. decision

VI. 1. into, on 2. on, over, for 3. for, in

VII. 1. We have not been abroad for a long time.

2. None of the players in the team is/are as talented as he is.

3. He asked if he could borrow five pounds.

4. Mozart died at the age of thirty-five.

5. Don’t forget to turn off the lights when you leave.

VIII. 1. tell 2. do 3. after 4. hard 5. influences 6. Looking

 

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по учебному предмету «Английский язык»

2021/2022 учебный год

9 form

I. 1. E 2. G 3. D 4. B 5. F 6. C

II. 1. T 2. T  3. F  4. F  5. T  6. F 7. T  8. F  9. F 10.T  11. T

III. 1. was not looking 2. had been studying 3. did not feel 4. knew 5. had questioned/had been questioning 6. had appeared 7. was not 8. had learnt 9.would be/ was 10.  was still studying 11. had been revising 12. felt 13. wee 14.fell 15. woke up

IV. 1. Help yourself(ves) to any food you like.

2. Jerry could hardly solve the riddle.

3. This house reminds me of my own home.

4. He can’t have turned down such a good offer.

5. Two students were seen to leave the school.

6. Dennis would rather not play football today.

V. 1. immature 2. (un)willingness 3. strengthen 4. heroic 5. eventful/eventless 6. heat 7. misinformed

VI. 1. the, -, -, the, - 2. a, -, a, a, - 3. the, a, -

VII. 1. the other day 2. either 3.is it 4. much worse  5. piece of news 6. fast/sound

VIII. 1. C 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. A 8.B 9.D 10.B 11. B 12. A

IX. 1. to 2. in 3. off 4. to

 

9 form

I. 1. E 2. G 3. D 4. B 5. F 6. C

II. 1. T 2. T  3. F  4. F  5. T  6. F 7. T  8. F  9. F 10.T  11. T

III. 1. was not looking 2. had been studying 3. did not feel 4. knew 5. had questioned/had been questioning 6. had appeared 7. was not 8. had learnt 9.would be/ was 10.  was still studying 11. had been revising 12. felt 13. wee 14.fell 15. woke up

IV. 1. Help yourself(ves) to any food you like.

2. Jerry could hardly solve the riddle.

3. This house reminds me of my own home.

4. He can’t have turned down such a good offer.

5. Two students were seen to leave the school.

6. Dennis would rather not play football today.

V. 1. immature 2. (un)willingness 3. strengthen 4. heroic 5. eventful/eventless 6. heat 7. misinformed

VI. 1. the, -, -, the, - 2. a, -, a, a, - 3. the, a, -

VII. 1. the other day 2. either 3.is it 4. much worse  5. piece of news 6. fast/sound

VIII. 1. C 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. A 8.B 9.D 10.B 11. B 12. A

IX. 1. to 2. in 3. off 4. to