Олимпиада по английскому языку 7 класс

I Reading

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

1 _____ The story of Robin Hood has been known for 600 years.

2 _____ William Tell, El Cid and Janosik are international heroes.

3 _____ A sixteenth-century History of Great Britain includes a story about Robin Hood.

4 _____ Robin Hood was King Edward II’s knight.

5 _____ It is probable that Robin Hood lived in the twelfth century.

6 _____ There is a castle in the middle of Sherwood forest.

7 _____ In the visitors’ centre you can’t watch a video about Robin’s adventures.

8 _____ According to tradition, Lady Marion became Robin Hood’s wife in Edwinstowe church.

Robin Hood

The story of Robin Hood, the most popular English folk hero of all times, has reached every corner of the Earth. There are many versions of this well-known tale which is about 600 years old. Everybody knows Robin’s friends (Little John, Brother Tuck, Will Scarlet), and the famous Sherwood Forest - Robin Hood’s home and the place where many of his adventures took place. In other countries there are similar stories, such as William Tell in Switzerland, El Cid in Spain or Janosik in Poland, but only Robin Hood has become an ‘international’ hero.

Unfortunately, there is almost no evidence that Robin Hood really existed. Thirteenth-century ballads, fourteenth-century chronicles, a sixteenth-century History of Great Britain, all talk about Robin Hood. However, none of them tells us about the sources they used. In the 1800s and 1900s, historians found two Robin Hoods who lived in the fourteenth century. One of them was even King Edward II’s servant. Later on, other historians found several different Hoods living in different parts of England – Robin was a popular Christian name and Hood was a fairly common surname. It seems that by 1337, the story of Robin Hood was well established. Most probably, he lived around the year 1200.

Today, the legend of Robin Hood has turned Nottinghamshire into a large tourist attraction. In the centre of Nottingham there is Nottingham Castle. Parts of it still recall the time of Robin Hood. Sherwood forest has an excellent visitor’s centre with an attractive display and shop, and some very pleasant walks in the nearby forest. Edwinstowe church, in which, according to tradition, Robin Hood and Lady Marion were married, is one of the visitors’ favourite sites.

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II Grammar

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple, the Present Perfect or the Past Simple.

(6 points)

0 I ___worked______ (work) very hard when I was in Paris.

1 I _______________ (hate) cats since I was a child.

2 She can’t help you now, she _______________ (have) other things to do.

3 For the last fifteen years my parents _______________ (live) in Sydney, Australia.

4 Emily Dickinson _______________ (write) many well-known poems.

5 Both my grandparents died about ten years ago. They _______________ (love) each other very much.

6 Steven is very thirsty. He _______________ (not drink) anything all day.

2.  Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

(4 points)

0 start/often/work/at/I/9 a.m.

I often start work at 9 a.m.______________________

1 grandma/slowly/my/normally/walks/very

____________________________________________

2 is/our/Fiona/definitely/singer/best

____________________________________________

3 hard/listen/I/understand/tried/to/but/could/I/anything/hardly

____________________________________________

4 is/well/Tom/player/and/a/usually/very/good/plays/he

____________________________________________

3.  Complete the text with the adjectives given in brackets in the correct form.

(10 points)

There are five people in my family: my parents, Robert, Ana - my (0)____younger____ (young) sister - and me. Robert is (1) _______________ (old). He is also (2) _______________ (tall) and (3) _______________ (intelligent) of us three. My sister Ana is very smart as well, but certainly (4) _______________ (clever) than Robert. Her grades at school are always (5) _______________ (bad) than his. Perhaps you will ask about my grades. Well, they are not bad, it’s just that I am a bit (6) _______________ (lazy) than my brother and sister. For me many other things and activities are (7) _______________ (attractive) than learning. Robert is different. He always does his homework, even if it is (8) _______________ (boring) thing in the world! But (9) _______________ (good) thing about my brother is that he is always ready to help me and Ana with French and German. In fact, he is often (10) _______________ (helpful) than our language teachers.

4.  Use the words in the box to complete the sentences.

(7 points)

any, some, no, much, many

0 There are _____no________ oranges in the basket.

1 Can you go and buy _______________ chocolate for me?

2 How _______________ did you pay for this blouse?

3 I’m very busy at the moment. I’m afraid I’ve got _______________ time to talk to you.

4 Mark always plays alone. He doesn’t have _______________ brothers or sisters.

5 I don’t want anything to drink. I think I drank too _______________ tea at home.

6 I’m afraid there are _______________ tomatoes left in the fridge. How _______________ do you want me to buy? Will five be enough?

7 Is there _______________ space on the desk for my books?

5.  Use the prepositions from the box to complete the text.

(4 points)

for, from, at, of, in

My brother Tom is very different (0) __from_ me. He loves learning mathematics and physics and I am very bad (1) __________ them. I prefer studying English and French because I think languages are necessary (2) __________ travelling. They are also useful (3) __________ communicating on the Internet. My brother doesn’t study any foreign language because he says he is tired (4) __________ learning new words and grammar.

6.  Match the words from the two columns to form correct English expressions.

(6 points)

0 to fail         a) a decision

1 to grow         b) glass

2 to recycle         c) casually

3 to do                 d) a driving test

4 to make         e) a uniform

5 to wear         f) plants

6 to dress         g) exercise

7.  Write the words or expressions from the box under the correct headings. Then add three more words or expressions to each list.

(4 points)

election, house-warming, clear the table, discount

HOUSEWORK:

_________________________________________________

POLITICS:

_________________________________________________

TYPES OF PARTIES:

_________________________________________________

MONEY:

Олимпиада по английскому языку 8 класс

I Reading

Read the text about the pirates. Then match the paragraph titles (A–I) with the paragraphs (1–8). There is one extra title.

Pirates

1 _____ When you hear the word pirate, you probably see a man with a wooden leg, a piece of black cloth over one eye, dressed in seventeenth-century clothes. On his shoulder, there is a parrot. Most likely, you can picture him standing next to a box full of treasure under a palm tree somewhere on a desert island.

2 _____ A pirate was a bandit who sailed the seas in search of ships carrying valuable things.

3 _____ Almost all of the pirates’ ships flew the famous Jolly Roger which was a black flag with a skull and two white bones on it.

4 _____ When a pirate got on a ship, he stole everything and killed the sailors.

5 _____ Then he sold the stolen goods in the nearest port and spent all the money on various forms of entertainment, usually on drinking beer and rum.

6 _____ However, the pirates were very disciplined. There was order and discipline on their ships because they wanted their actions to be successful. Some pirates did not obey the rules and they were punished in a cruel way.

7 _____ Pirates did not spend all the money they stole. Often, they buried the treasure in some distant place so that it was very difficult to find for many years. Many treasure boxes were never found.

8 _____ Watch out! Maybe the next time you walk along the beach you will step on something big and heavy?

A ACTIONS AFTER GETTING ON A SHIP

B JOB

C DISCIPLINE ON SHIPS

D USE OF STOLEN MONEY

E APPEARANCE

F PIRATES’ PRIVATE LIFE

G CHANCES TO FIND TREASURE

H PIRATE SYMBOLS

I HIDING THE TREASURE

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II Grammar

1.  Underline the correct alternative in each sentence.

(10 points)

0 My aunt lives in London, south of Thames/the Thames.

1 He saw an accident when he was driving/drove home.

2 I haven’t done my homework yet/already.

3 I need to have a bath/the bath first.

4 I didn’t see/haven’t seen my friend recently.

5 When my mother heard the news she was beginning/began to cry.

6 I played/have played computer games a lot when I was a child.

7 I prefer travelling by the train/train, it’s very comfortable.

8 How many times has he won/did he win the ski-jumping tournament this season?

9 Would you like to go to a theatre/the theatre tonight?

10 What did your sister do/was your sister doing when she finally got home yesterday?

2.  Read the text and put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple, the Past Continuous or the Present Perfect.

(7 points)

I (0) ____met______ (meet) Carmela two years ago when I (1) _____________ (be) in Madrid on a business trip. I (2) _____________ (sit) in a café with some business partners when a beautiful young waitress (3) _____________ (come up) to us to take the order. I (4)_____________ (speak) to her in my broken Spanish and we (5) _____________ (fall) in love with each other at first sight. The next day we (6) ___________ (have) our first date. This year she (7) _____________ (visit) me in Poland twice.

3.  Use the expressions from the box to complete the sentences. Some are used more than once.

(8 points)

must, mustn’t, have to, don’t have to, can, can’t

0 You __don’t have to__ hurry. I’m sure they’ll wait for you.

1 You _______________ park here. Can’t you see the sign? Parking is forbidden.

2 Tell them they _______________ wash the carrots. I’ve already done it.

3 I _______________ help you. I’m not busy now and I think I know how to repair your car.

4 Don’t argue with me, son! You _______________ do it right now!

5 I’m sorry, I _______________ talk to you right now. I’m in a hurry.

6 Listen to me, boys! You _______________ touch it, it’s very hot!

7 The rules in our school are very strict. We _______________ study hard and always be on time for our lessons.

8 You _______________ have a visa to go to Germany. You need only a passport.

4.  Complete the text with the adjectives given in brackets in the correct form.

(10 points)

I have a lot of friends and three of them are even (0) __closer_______ (close) to me than my brothers. Tom is a very good student, certainly (1)_______________ (good) than all the other boys in my class. He also plays basketball very well because he is (2) _______________  (tall) boy in our school team. Mark doesn’t do any sports at all but I like him because he is (3) _______________  (intelligent) person I know. He can tell you a lot about insects and other animals. He is not so good at numbers because for him maths is just (4) _______________ (interesting) than zoology. George, my third friend, is (5) _______________  (bad) pupil in our school. He fails all tests and exams and our teacher says he is (6)_______________ (lazy) student she has ever had. But I think George is (7)_______________ (clever) than my other classmates, he just doesn’t have time to study. He helps his mother a lot with the housework and takes care of his two (8)_______________ (young) sisters. He is also (9)_______________ (kind) of all my friends. I think life is much (10)_______________ (easy) if you have some good friends around.

5.  Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

(4 points)

0 start/often/work/at/I/9 a.m.

I often start work at 9 a.m.______________________

1 seen/have/recently/Mark/you/?

____________________________________________

2 certainly/he/write/will/soon/back

____________________________________________

3 always/I/very/drive/carefully

____________________________________________

4 works/hardly/she/but/any/hard/money/earns

6. Match the words from the two columns to form correct English expressions.

(6 points)

0 to fail         a) repairs

1 to tie up         b) long hair

2 to receive         c) badly

3 to sleep         d) a driving test

4 to make         e) formal clothes

5 to wear         f) bad news

6 to do                 g) a speech

7. E Write the words or expressions from the box under the correct headings. Then add three more words or expressions to each list.

(4 points)

cottage, plumber, overrated, loan

NEGATIVE OPINION ADJECTIVES:

_________________________________________________

BANKS:

_________________________________________________

TYPES OF HOUSES:

_________________________________________________

JOBS:

Keys (7 form)

I Reading

1 T; 2 F; 3 T; 4 F; 5 F; 6 F; 7 T; 8 T

II Grammar

1. 1 have hated; 2 has; 3 have lived; 4 wrote; 5 loved; 6 hasn’t drunk

2. 1 My grandma normally walks very slowly; 2 Fiona is definitely our best singer; 3 I tried hard to listen but I could hardly understand anything; 4 Tom is a very good player and he usually plays well/Tom is a good player and he usually plays very well.

3. 1 the oldest; 2 the tallest; 3 the most intelligent; 4 less clever; 5 worse; 6 lazier; 7 more attractive; 8 the most boring; 9 the best; 10 more helpful

4. 1 some; 2 much; 3 no; 4 any; 5 much; 6 no, many; 7 any

5.

6. 1 f; 2 b; 3 g; 4 a; 5 e; 6 c

7. Housework: clear the table; Politics: election; Types of parties: house-warming; Money: discount

Keys (8 form)

I Reading

1 E; 2 B; 3 H; 4 A; 5 D; 6 C; 7 I; 8 G

II Grammar

1. 1 was driving; 2 yet; 3 a bath; 4 haven’t seen; 5 began; 6 played; 7 train; 8 has he won; 9 the theatre; 10 did your sister do

2. 1 was; 2 was sitting; 3 came up; 4 spoke; 5 fell; 6 had; 7 has visited

3. 1 mustn’t; 2 don’t have to; 3 can; 4 must; 5 can’t; 6 mustn’t; 7 have to; 8 don’t have to

4. 1 better; 2 the tallest; 3 the most intelligent; 4 less interesting; 5 the worst;6 the laziest; 7 cleverer; 8    younger; 9 the kindest; 10 easier

5. 1 Have you seen Mark recently?; 2 He will certainly write back soon; 3 I always drive very carefully; 4 She works hard but earns hardly any money

6. 1 b; 2 f; 3 c; 4 g; 5 e; 6 a

7. Negative opinion adjectives: overrated; Banks: loan; Types of houses: cottage; Jobs: plumber