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Задания для 8-9 классов

1. Correct mistakes in each sentence.

1. He decided to save some money and put them in the bank. ______________
2. The news were bad. _____________________________________________
3. These women over there all speak Chinese.____________________________
4. As his life was depressful, he felt very unhappy._______________________
5. Can you exchange a 50-dollars note?_________________________________
6. It`s Sunday tomorrow. I haven`t to get up early._________________________
7. This wine is much more cheaper than that one._________________________
8. Nobody knows when it last has snowed in Sri-Lanka.____________________
9. There was very dark in the room.____________________________________
10. He is so interesting man!___________________________________________
11. If it`ll rain tomorrow, we won`t go the beach.___________________________
12. Open the door, do you?____________________________________________
13. He use to come to us more often.____________________________________
14. Do you know the man which lives next door?__________________________
15. What have you said?______________________________________________

2. Decide which answer (A,B,C or D) best fits each space.

Although doctors have been warning about the dangers of cigarettes (1) _____ over fifty years,
the number of people who smoke is still disturbingly high. These people are not (2) _____; they
do worry (3) _____ their health; they know the risks they are (4) _____ with their lives. They
also realize how much money they are (5) _____ on cigarettes, yet they still find it almost
impossible to give them (6) _____.

Smoking is also much more socially unacceptable now. A lot of people (7) _____ to others
smoking in public places – I personally can’t (8) _____ sitting next to a smoker in a restaurant,
and I just don’t go into (9) _____ bars any more because I know what the air will be like. But we
have to remember that most smokers do want to stop. Instead of criticising them, perhaps we
should give them a (10) _____.

1 A From B For C Since D During

2 A Ridiculous B Silly C Senseless D Childish
3 A About B Over C With D Around
4 A Doing B Making C Having D Taking
5 A Earning B Making C Wasting D Saving
6 A In B Up C Out D To
7 A Oppose B Protest C Object D Disagree
8 A Let B Stand C Allow D Like
9 A Crowded B Blocked C Filled D Solid
10 A Help B Support C Hold D Hand

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3. Fill in the gaps with an appropriate article ( a / the / -).

James lived in (1) _____United Kingdom. He was born in (2) _____country, on (3) _____river
Thames. When he was six, he went to (4) _____school and after college to (5) _____Cambridge
University. After taking his degree, he got (6) _____ very nice job. Every day he walked to (7)
_____ work in (8) _____morning. For (9) _____ breakfast he had (10) _____cup of tea and some
sandwiches. When he came home, he listened to (11) _____music on (12) _____ radio or played
(13) _____ piano. Sometimes he played (14) _____ chess with his friend Tommy. One day James
caught (15) _____ cold and had (16) _____terrible headache, so he went to (17) _____ bed. (18)
_____ doctor came and said that James had to go to (19) _____ hospital as he had (20) _____
pneumonia.

4. Choose a suitable word (A-L) on the right for each idiom (1-10) on the left. There
are two extra words.

1 As ….. as brass A Large

2 As ….. as a fiddle B Bold
3 As ….. as life C Melancholy
4 As ….. as chalk and cheese D Sure
5 As ….. as a bee E Busy
6 As ….. as a ghost F Dead
7 As ….. as a crow G Snug
8 As ….. as eggs is eggs H Fit
9 As ….. as a March hare I Like
10 As ….. as a cat J Pale
K Mad
L Black

5. Read the text and answer the questions choosing the one answer which is closest to the
meaning.

A British restaurant that serves bacon and egg ice cream has been voted the best place in the
world to eat in Restaurant magazine`s list of The World`s 50 best restaurants. The Fat Duck
restaurant, which was runner-up last year, claimed the coveted top spot. Owner and head chef
Heston Blumenthal opened his restaurant ten years ago and soon developed a reputation for
highly experimental and unorthodox dishes. The menu includes leather, oak and tobacco
chocolates, sardine on toast sorbet, snail porridge, and mousse dipped in liquid nitrogen. He is
self-taught and has pioneered the art of “molecular gastronomy” - experiments with chemistry,
physics, food and flavour that result in unique and unusual taste combinations.

Nearly 600 international restaurant owners, chefs and journalists participated in the poll to rank
the best restaurants worldwide. A further thirteen British restaurants made it onto the elite
eateries list, four in the top ten. This gives the home of fish and chips an unusual reputation as a
culinary paradise. Britain is infamous for its bland and uninspiring food, which is scoffed at by
the more sophisticated palates of its French neighbours. However, it seems the tide is turning:
France had only eight restaurants in the top fifty and London was named in March by Gourmet
magazine as the Gourmet Capital of the World. Ella Johnston, editor of Restaurant magazine,
said British people are now “becoming more adventurous eaters”.

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 1. How does Blumenthal get these original tastes?

A He serves unorthodox dishes.

B He runs the Fat Duck restaurant.
C He has pioneered the art of “molecular gastronomy”.
D His restaurant has got to the Restaurant magazine`s list of The World`s 50 Best
Restaurants.

2. Last year the restaurant mentioned in the text was voted

A In the last position

B The best place in the world to eat
C In the second position
D In Britain

3. Tobacco is important in this restaurant because

A You can smoke it.

B You can drink it.
C You can eat it.
D They cultivate it.

4. Great Britain has always been known for

A Its sophisticated palates.

B Its good food.
C Its bad food.
D Its restaurants.

5. Ella Johnston is a

A Journalist
B Cook
C Customer
D Restaurant owner

6. Use the prepositions from the box to complete sentences. Some are used more than
once.

at to into of for about on from

1. It’s funny but my twenty-five-year-old brother is still afraid _______ darkness.

2. Have you already seen this exhibition _______ the Center for Medieval Art?

3. You are eighteen years old and from now on you’re responsible _______ yourself.

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4. Alice is very careful with money. She always puts some _______ her bank account.

5. I was really proud _______ myself when I finally passed my driving test.

6. Your essay is very similar _______ his. Have you copied it from him

7. Cambridge is famous _______ its university and academic life.

8. I asked _______ a discount when I noticed a small stain on the blouse.

9. They are twins but in personality they seem very different _______ each other.

10. She was born _______ March 1. Is her zodiac sign Pisces?

11. John wanted me to take care _______________ his dog while he was away on holiday.

12. She avoids you because she is tired ________ listening about your problems.

13. Oh, come on! Stop complaining ________ everything and do something!

14. He has spent an hour looking _______ the pen which he lost.

15. We waited _______ him more than an hour and finally left.

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Задания для 8-9 классов

Answer Sheet

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Participant`s ID number

Task 1 (2 points for each correct answer)

1.___________________________________________________________________

2.________________________________________________________________

3. __________________________________________________________________

4. _________________________________________________________________

5. __________________________________________________________________

6.___________________________________________________________________

7. __________________________________________________________________

8.___________________________________________________________________

9.___________________________________________________________________

10.__________________________________________________________________

11.__________________________________________________________________

12. _________________________________________________________________

13. _________________________________________________________________

14. _________________________________________________________________

15. _________________________________________________________________

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Task 2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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Task 3 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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 20

Task 4 (2 points for each correct answer)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

20

Task 5 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 2 3 4 5

Task 6 (1 point for each correct answer)

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

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TOTAL
100

Муниципальный этап Олимпиады по английскому языку 2010

Задания для 8-9 классов

KEYS
Task 1

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 1. He decided to save some money and put it in the bank.
2. The news was bad.
3. Those women over there all speak Chinese.
4. As his life was depressing, he felt very unhappy.
5. Can you exchange a 50-dollar note?
6. It`s Sunday tomorrow. I don`t have to get up early.
7. This wine is much cheaper than that one.
8. Nobody knows when it last snowed in Sri-Lanka.
9. It was very dark in the room.
10. He is such an interesting man!
11. If it rains tomorrow, we won`t go to the beach.
12. Open the door, will you?
13. He used to come to us more often.
14. Do you know the man who lives next door?
15. What did you say?

Task 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

B B A D C B C B A D

Task 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

the the the - - a - the - a - the the - a a - the - -

Task 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

B H A I E J L D K C

Task 5
1 2 3 4 5

C C C C A

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

of at for into of to for for from on of of about for for

Муниципальный этап Олимпиады по английскому языку 2010

Задания для 10-11 классов

7. Complete the following article by writing missing words. Use only one word for each
space.

The Development of the Motor Car.

The earliest motor vehicle (0) was built in 1769 by Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot. It was powered by
steam and (1) ______ a top speed of about four kph. Many similar vehicles were then built,
mainly (2)______ use on farms. These steam wagons had a sturdy frame and heavy wooden
wheels. This made them capable (3) _____ carrying heavy loads. By 1865 in response to
growing public fears that steam vehicles were travelling too fast, (4) _____ speed limit was
introduced. (5) _____ was decided that three kph in towns and six kph in country area s was fast
(6) _____. As an additional safety precaution, a person waving a red flag had to walk in front of
the vehicle. You (7) _____ think that (8) _____ speed limit was very low, but you must
remember that the roads were very poor and that many steam vehicles found (9) _____ difficult
to stop quickly.

In 1885, Carl Benz built the Motorwagon, the first car to have a petrol engine. It was (10) _____
lighter than the steam engine and (11) _____ travel at fifteen kph. (12) _____ type of vehicle was
considered less dangerous than the large, heavy steam wagons. In 1896, the speed limit for
petrol-driven cars was raised to 22 kph and in 1903 it reached 32 kph.

In Detroit in 1903 the Ford Motor Company was founded. By 1908 Ford was mass-producing
(13) _____ famous Model T cars on an assembly line. This meant that the time and cost of car-
making was dramatically reduced and more people could afford to buy (14) _____ own car.
There are now 23 million cars in the United Kingdom and the average person makes thirteen
journeys a week, most of (15) _____ by road.

2. Choose the correct answer A,B,C or D.

J.K. Rowling is the author of a successful series (1) ______ books. She uses the initials J. K.
because her publishers thought that a book by a woman might not appeal (2) _____ boys.

Rowling was born in 1965 and brought (3) _____ in England and South Wales. After she finished
university, she got a job in London.

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In 1990, while she was travelling from Manchester to London, her train was held (4) _____ and
during the four-hour delay she got the idea of writing about a young wizard. In 1991 she (5)
_____ to Portugal, where she had a job teaching English, and she (6) _____ the manuscript for
the first Harry Potter book with her. She returned to Britain in 1993 and carried (7) _____
writing it.

Rowling completed Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone in 1995. Twelve publishers turned
(8) _____ before Bloomsbury agreed to publish it. The decision was apparently (9) _____ by the
young daughter of the company`s chairman, who loved the first chapter of the book.

In 1995 Bloomsbury advised Rowling thar she had little chance (10) _____ making money
writing children`s books. Today she has a fortune of around $ US 1 billion. Rowling believes that
people who have a lot of money should (11) ______ sure they use it responsibly. For this reason,
she has given (12) ______ millions of dollars to charitable causes.

1 A in B for C of D on
2 A for B of C on D to
3 A down B up C through D along
4 A up B on C in D back
5 A arrived B came C brought D went
6 A brought B fetched C came D took
7 A off B on C over D through
8 A it down B down it C it up D up it
9 A had B done C given D made
10 A to B for C of D about
11 A do B make C have D get
12 A away B back C in D out

3. Complete the article. Use the passive form of the verbs in the box.

allow call can/understand define determine fight may/divide rear write

Thousands of books (0) have been written about the territorial instinct of animals. Humans are
territorial too and when we understand this, some kinds of aggressive behaviour (1)
____________ more easily.

Every country is a territory with boundaries which (2) _______________ usually clearly
_______

________________. Within each country there are smaller territories: counties and cities.
Throughout history wars (3) ____________________ by people protecting the territory in which
they live.

However, there are other kinds of territory as well. One such territory (4)
_____________________ “personal space”. For animals, the size of this space depends on the
conditions in which the animal (5) ____________________, whether in the wild or in a zoo. For
humans, it depends on the density of the population in the place where they grew up. To some

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extent, the size of an individual`s personal space (6) _______________________ by their
culture.

Personal space (7) ______________________ into four zones: the intimate, personal, social and
public zones. The intimate zone extends fifteen to forty-five centimeters from the body. Only
close friends and relatives (8) __________________ to enter the intimate zone. If a stranger
enters it, the individual becomes anxious and may feel threatened.

4. Circle the expression corresponding to the italicized idiom above.

1. If the judge threw the book at a prisoner, he

A Hit the prisoner with a book
B Read the prisoner from a book
C Gave the prisoner a harsh sentence

2. If something is up for grabs, it is

A Available to any bidder
B Higher in price
C Available to thieves only

3. When one pulls his weight, he

A Pulls an object as heavy as he is
B Does his fair share of the work
C Acts in an aggressive manner

4. When someone makes waves, he

A Draws pictures of waves

B Makes and transmits radio signals
C Upsets an orderly discussion
5. If one asks another to clue him in, he is requesting

A Information
B An invitation to come inside the other`s house
C The solution of a crime

6. Not on your life means

A Not while you are living
B Never
C seldom

7. In covering a lot of ground, a lecturer

A Walks up and down the platform

B Discusses many issues or wide topics
C Hides his real feelings
8. When a musician is able to make his instrument talk, he

A Plays it very well

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 B Gives it powers of speech
C Makes it sound like talking

9. To tell one he has another guess coming, means that he

A Has one more chance
B Is wrong
C Is going to guess again

10. The expression Big deal! Conveys the idea of

A Pleasure or delight
B An important business transaction
C Scorn or disdain

5. Read the text and answer the questions choosing the one answer which is closest to
the meaning.

Teenage “Girls Too Embarrassed” to Keep Fit

Most teenage girls want to be fitter and lose weight, but fewer than half do any weekly exercise,
according to research.

A study due to be published also found that fewer than half of all young people eat any fresh fruit
daily despite Government recommendations.

It found that the very reason that girls want to exercise more inhibits them. They want to exercise
to improve their appearance, but many do not because they do not like the way they look while
exercising.

Helen Haste, a professor of psychology at Bath University and the author of the report “My
Body, My Self”, to be published this month by the Nestle Social Research Foundation, said,
“Work has been done before on young people`s behaviour in relation to health, but we were
interested in their attitude to health, fitness and exercise. We can`t persuade young people to
change their behaviour just by telling them what`s good for them, but need to appeal to what is
important for them. “Talking about being healthy in itself is not the right way to appeal to them,
but being fitter and more attractive is.”

Professor Haste said fewer than half her sample exercised once a week, apart from walking.

Asked why they did not exercise 49 per cent of girls said that they did not feel comfortable
exercising in front of other people, 35 per cent said they did not have time, 34 per cent said they
did not look good in exercise clothes, 33 per cent said they did not want to look too muscular and
30 per cent said they were no good at sport. Almost half the girls (47 per cent) said they would
rather dance or do yoga than take part in traditional sports.

1. Why do some girls not take any exercise?

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 A These girls are too lazy
B These girls do not know that such exercises can help them
C These girls are not interested in keeping fit
D These girls do not like the way that they look while exercising

Most teenage girls want to

A Dance
B Look muscular
C Study psychology
D None of the above

5. Fresh fruit is eaten by

A More than 50 % of all teenagers

B Less than 50% of all teenagers
C 50% of all teenage girls
D All young people

4. The report “My Body, My Self”

A Was published last month

B Has been published this month
C Is to be published this month
D Has never been published

5. Nearly 50% of the girls that were asked said

A They did not have time

B They would take yoga instead of dance
C Yoga is as good as dance
D They would take yoga or dance rather than typical sports

6. Choose the one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence.

1. After a long lunch hour, business resumes as usual.

A responds B delays
C continues D Resurfaces

2. Twenty-five percent of Ecuador`s population speak Quechus exclusively.

A mainly B only
C voluptuously D Still

3. The Chinese people worship their ancestors.

A fossils B elders
C forefathers D heirs

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 4. Under the major`s able leadership, the soldiers found safety.

A guidance B intensity
C flagship D ability

5. Having served previously as counselor to President Richard M. Nixon, Anne Armstrong was
appointed ambassador to Great Britain in 1976.

A loyally B ably
C often D earlier
6. Henry will not be able to attend the meeting tonight, because he will be teaching a class.

A yesterday B a week ago

C the day before D this evening

7. You must make up your mind

A decide B solve
C write down D pull up

8. The authorities of this town are used to scold residents.

A foreigners B aborigines
C people living in the town D newcomers

9. It is imperative that they arrive on time for the lecture.

A necessary B suggested
C hoped D Intended

10. Scott seized the opportunity to present his proposal to the director.

A realized B grasped
C rendered D delivered

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 Муниципальный этап Олимпиады по английскому языку 2010

Задания для 10-11 классов

Answer Sheet

Participant`s ID number

Task 1 (2 points for each correct answer)

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

30

Task 2 (1 point for each correct answer)

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

12

Task 3 (1 point for each correct answer)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Task 4 (2 points for each correct answer)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

20

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Task 5 (2 points for each correct answer)
1 2 3 4 5

10

Task 6 (2 points for each correct answer)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

20

TOTAL
100

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 Муниципальный этап Олимпиады по английскому языку 2010

Задания для 10-11 классов

Keys
Participant`s ID number

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

had/ for of a it enough may/ this/ it much could this its/ their them

reached/ might the the/

achieved his

Task 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

C D B A D D B A D C B A

Task 3
1 can be understood

2 are (usually clearly) defined

3 have been fought

4 is called

5 is / has been / was reared

6 is determined

7 may be divided

8 are allowed

Task 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

C A B C A B B A B C

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Task 5
1 2 3 4 5

D D B C D

Task 6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

C A C A D D A C A B

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