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Школьная олимпиада по английскому языку 10-11 класс

10 –11 th form
1. Listening (10 points)
Time: 15 minutes
Choose a, b, c or d, which fits best according to the text.
1. The tour starts ... .
a) in the centre
b) in the old town square
c) near the church
2. The tour probably takes place in ... .
A) January B) July C) October
3. The monument to Jan Hus is in the ... of the
square.
a) centre
b) eastern part
c) northern part
4. The monument to Jan Hus was built in ... .
a) 1346
b) the fifteenth century
c) the twentieth century
5. How many churches do they see during the tour?
A) Two B) Three C) Four
6. ... was used in the film "Amadeus".
a) The theatre
b) The market
c) The small church
7. It was used in the film because ... .
a) it hasn't changed
b) it's beautiful
c) it has good acoustics
8. The independence was announced in . .
a) 1346
b) the fifteenth century
c) 1918
9. The Community House ... .
a) has good acoustics
b) was used in the film
c) has a famous cafe
10. The church is very popular with the ... .
a) tourists
b) citizens
c) spectators
2. Reading (20 points)
Time: 20 minutes
Task 1
1) Read the text twice and do the following tasks.
Thirty years ago my family were one of the lucky ones and went on
holiday, once a year for a week. They went every year to the nearest seaside
resort where there were a few traditionally run hotels, a beach, a little town and
that was it. Today tourism is big business throughout the world and our
expectations and life styles have greatly changed.
There are those people, especially environmentalists, who see the growth of
tourism as a disaster for the environment as well as local cultures. Tourism has
often meant huge hotel complexes, swimming pools, pollution and overcrowding
that has destroyed many beautiful places. This has been the case on the Costa
del Sol in Spain, which has been literally invaded by tourists for the past few
decades. As the tourists start to look for more exotic places to go on holiday,
the problem with protecting yet unspoiled areas in, for example, South East
Asia, Central America and Africa grows.
Many of us have laughed at the documentary film that shows an American
tourist group on a sightseeing tour in Norway. Whenever the guide points out a
local sight of interest someone on the bus notices a McDonald's or another
American Company on the other side of the bus, and everyone's attention is
drawn to that. This is a good example of how many people, who go abroad on
holiday, are actually more interested in familiar surroundings than discovering
the local culture. As a result, travel companies try to make the resorts look as
much as possible like the environment the tourists are used to.
Yet the growth of tourism has opened up parts of the world and enabled
travellers to go to places they could only have dreamed of thirty years ago. The
meeting of different cultures in this way has led to a greater mixture of cultu res
and habits. Take food for example: Italian dishes such as spaghetti are nowadays
eaten all over the world.
On a more serious level, foreign tourists bring in much needed foreign
investment and this can help that country buy equipment and goods from abroad.
In this way tourism is good for an area country.
True or False
1. THE NARRATOR'S FAMILY usualy went on HOLIDAY TO RESORTS TWICE A YEAR.
A. True B. FALSE
2. NOW TOURISTS TRY TO find more exotic places FOR A HOLIDAY.
A. True B. FALSE
3. SOME PEOPLE THINK that the growth of tourism HAS BEEN HARMFUL TO NATURE.
A. True B. FALSE
4. MANY TOURISTS on a holiday abroad laugh at Mc DONALD'S or OTHER AMERICAN
COMPANIES.
A. True B. False
5. COSTA DEL Sol in Spain hadn't been a popular tourist place UNTIL A few DECADES AGO.
A. True B. False
6. TOURISM HAS led to the disappearance of MANY cultures.
A. True B. False
7. TRAVEL companies cry to make the RESORTS look different from the
ENVIRONMENT
THE TOURISTS are used to.
A. True B. False
8. Tourism IS often the most IMPORTANT source of investment for DEVELOPING
countries.
A. True B. False
Give the open answer to the question given the heroine of the second text: «What went
wrong?» (not more than 5 sentences).
3. USE OF ENGLISH (30 POINTS)
TIME: 25 MINUTES
Task l
Choose the right variant from a), b), c) or d).
1. Have you ever visited other countries? - Yes, I... to Italy and France.
a) was c) had been,
b) have been d) would be
2. I feel really tired. We ... to the party last night and have just returned home.
a)went c) had seen
b)has gone d) was going
3.When the bus stopped in the small square, Helen … her magazine and didn't
realize at first that she had arrived at her destination...
a) read c) was reading
b)reads d) had read
4. My sister's son ... in tomorrow's race, because he is too young. They do not allow
riders under sixteen.
a) won't ride c) wouldn't ride
b)shan't ride d) doesn't ride
5. A beautiful bridge ..... in our city. It will be finished next year;
a) builds c) is being built
b)is built d) has been built
6. Television has many advantages. It keeps us informed about the latest news, and
also ... entertainment at home.
a) provide c) is provided
b)provides d) provided
7. On the other hand television ... for the violent behaviour of some young people,
and for encouraging children to sit indoors, instead of doing sports.
a) blames c) is blamed
b)blamed d) would blame
8. Every time that I miss the bus, it means that 1 ... walk to work.
a)has to c) had. to
b)have to d) could
9. Every time when I missed the bus, I .... to return home late.
a) must c) can
b) had d) may
10.That was great! It was…meal you have ever cooked.
a) good c) best
b)better d) the best
11. This exhibition is .... interesting than the previous one.
a) little c) least
b) less d) the least
12. ................................ My cat catches a lot of….
a) mouse c) the mice
b)mice c) a mouse
13. Everybody agrees that... happiness is very important in the life of people.
a) - c) a
b)the d) many
14. When they arrived ... the station, they rushed to the platform not to miss the train.
a) to c)in
b)at d) for
15. When you…older, you'll change your mind about this.
a) will grow c) have grown
b)grow d) grew
16.... is at home and no one knows where they are.
a) Anybody c) Everybody
b)Somebody d) Nobody
17. Martin said that he .... the tickets the next day.
a) bought c) will buy
b)had bought d) would buy
18. Whose house is it? - It's ..... .
a) my c) her
b)mine d) our
19. "Come home ... Christmas Day, we'll be waiting for you", my mother always says
to me.
a)in c)
b) on d) at
20. Everybody in our team played ... except the captain.
a) bad c) worst
b)badly d) the worst
21. The comic told silly jokes, but nobody laughed ... him.
a) on c) at
b)under d)about
22. Tom has had to give ... playing football since he broke his leg.
a) in c) at
b) on d) up
Task 2
Transform the words in brackets so that they grammatically corresponded to the
contents of the text.
Adopt or Die?
As history shows, monarchies need to reform 23)______(THEY), if they want to survive.
24)_________(ARGUE) about the Monarchy are as old as the institution itself. But this summer,
critics who have been calling for reform were taken by surprise. According to the Political 25)
_______(EDIT) of the Sun newspaper, Trevor Kavanagh, it is the
Queen who has recognized, the need for change. "She set up the committee four years ago," he
said. "They meet every six months, and she, at the age of 70, looks into the future and understands
that the Royal Family has to change taking into account the changing times". Buckingham Palace
has not revealed all the details about the committee's 26) _______(DISCUSS), but it is clear that
the Queen is considering changing some of the Monarchy's more ancient rules. One
27)____________(PROPOSE) is to end the law, which says that the title of Monarch passes to sons
rather than daughters. The present Queen only inherited the title because there were no male heirs.
But big changes are not expected soon. It is clear that these meetings are part of an 28)
________________________________________ ______(EVOLUTION), not revolutionary
process of change and reform. The British Monarchy has, throughout history, been very good at
adapting to circumstances. It has survived wars, 29)__________(POLITICS) and social changes,
and tips and downs in its 30)_______(POPULAR).
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4. Writing (20 points)
Time: 35 minutes
How do you understand the following utterance by D. Kennedy: «Don’t ask what your
country did for you, but ask what you did for your country». Write the composition (150
words).
5. Speaking (20 points)
Times: 8 – 10 minutes
Task 1 (3-4 mm)
Give a 2 minute talk on music.
Remember to say:
• what your favourite type of music is
• if your taste in music has changed over the years, why/why not
• where you like to listen to music
• if you like to listen to music with or without your friends
You have to talk for 1.5 - 2 minutes. The teacher will listen until you have finished. Then she/he
will ask you some, questions.
Task 2 (3 - 4 min )
You are discussing with your friend (a student) where to go out. The student begins the
conversation.
This is what you think about each option:
—
Fast food
restaurant
• They serve junk food (not healthy)
which contains much fat and
cholesterol.
• There's no choice: only
hamburgers, French fries and a few
salads.
• There are always a lot of people
and it's difficult to find a vacant
place.
• I can't stand the atmosphere. It's
really noisy as they are playing loud
music.
Cafe
• It's rather expensive.
• We may have to wait long
till the dish is cooked.
• People are usually allowed .
to smoke and I don't really
like eating while somebody
is smoking.
Chinese
restaurant
• Dishes are too spicy.
• Food there is so unusual, we
might have stomach
problems.
• They mix pineapples, ham
and mushrooms in one salad
and I don't like eating such
things.
Maximum 100 points
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