Задания олимпиады(9-11кл.)
олимпиадные задания по английскому языку (9, 10, 11 класс)

                                Олимпиада по английскому языку для 9-11 классов (2020-2021)

   Listening (14points)    

Task1.

You will hear an interview with an Australian girl called Verity, who has recently been on a student exchange program. For each question 1‐6, choose the correct answer A, B or C.

1. Verity chose the Netherlands for her exchange program because

A friend had recommended it.

B one of her relatives was from there.

C she had always wanted to go there.

2. What did Verity find difficult about living in the Netherlands at first?

A sharing a bedroom

B getting up early

C cycling to school

3. What did Verity immediately notice about the Netherlands?

A The countryside was more varied than Australia.

B The buildings were how she’d imagined them.

C The weather was much colder than she’d expected.

4. What was different about the school in the Netherlands?

A It had better facilities.

B There was a wider range of subjects.

C The class size was much bigger.

5. Verity was surprised that students in the Netherlands

A knew very little about Australia.

B had never considered doing an exchange program.

C had travelled to a lot of countries.

6. Verity recommends that students on an exchange program should

A go to a place where they can speak the language.

B stay for six months.

C ask their parents to visit.

Task 2.

You will hear a boy called Jake talking to his classmates about a diving trip he recently did with his family. For each sentence 7‐14, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. Write only one word in each gap.

                                                                            DIVING TRIP

The trip was very exciting because Jake was diving in (7) ………water for the first time.

Jake’s only previous diving experience was training in a (8) ………

Jake went for his first sea dive off the coast of (9) ……….

Jake’s (10) ………………… went into the water with him.

Jake says the best thing he saw under the water was a (11) ………

While they were swimming, Jake was afraid that there might be some (12) ……… nearby.

However, he discovered that the big creatures he saw were (13) ……

Jake managed to do (14) ……… dives in total.

Reading Comprehension (12points)

Task1.

Read the text and questions 1‐5 below. For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D.

                                                                       My home is a windmill

by Josh Summers, aged 14

My home’s different from where my friends live because I live in a19th century windmill! My parents saw it one day, and bought it. It was in poor condition, but it was repaired and now it’s fantastic! The windmill was once used to make flour from corn. The corn store used to be downstairs, where our kitchen is now, and horses came there to deliver the corn. The enormous 20‐metre sails are still on the front, but they don’t turn in the wind like they used to because it’s too dangerous, so birds live in them instead. There’s always a ladder up the side of the windmill so that dad can paint it and keep it a nice cream colour. He also cleans the windows, although a company comes to do the top ones as the ladder’s too short.

Inside it’s like a tent with six sides, and it becomes more pointed towards the top, so the rooms get smaller. My room is under the roof and I get a fantastic view – it’s like looking out of an airplane window. There are some other houses around now, and a new main road, but I can relax and make a noise when I play my guitar up there and no one can hear me! I can hear everything, though, like the birds when it’s quiet, which is really calming, or the very loud storms, which I can see coming towards us. And I actually find it easier to concentrate on my school work up there, as my brothers and sisters don’t want to climb up all the stairs, so they don’t disturb me! I can’t imagine living anywhere else!

15.What is Josh trying to do in the text?

A compare his home with his friends’ homes

B explain why his family chose to live in their current home

C tell readers about advantages of living where he does

D suggest how his home could be improved

16. What does Josh say about the outside of the windmill?

A Wild creatures have made their homes there.

B It’s covered in dark paint.

C There’s a ladder that goes right to the top.

D The windows frequently need cleaning.

17. Josh says that his room

A is a bit like an airplane inside.

B is a good place for practicing a musical instrument.

C is the largest one in the windmill.

D is better for relaxing in than doing school work.

18. What does Josh say about the different sounds he hears in the windmill?

A He dislikes the noise of the sails in the wind.

B He enjoys listening to all the birds.

C He feels nervous when a loud storm comes along.

D He’s pleased that he’s not disturbed by any noise.

19. What would a visitor from the 19th century say if they saw the windmill now?

A It’s great that they’ve kept the corn store as it was. The horses used to love coming

there.

B The sails are a lot smaller than they used to be. I suppose that’s for safety reasons.

C It’s still in the same condition as before. The owners never looked after it then, either.

D You can still see the windmill from miles away. Of course, there weren’t all these

buildings around it then, as a busy road going past.

Task 2.

Read the text and mark statements 6‐12 below as T (true) or F (false).

On 2 November 1982, the British public turned on their television sets for the arrival of the nation’s fourth TV station, called Channel 4. They were greeted by the smiling face of local TV news presenter Richard Whitely, who welcomed them with the words: ‘As the countdown to a new channel ends, a brand-new countdown begins.’ And with this sentence, the words and numbers game show ‘Countdown’ was launched.

The rules of this new game show were as follows: two contestants faced each other over several rounds of games with letters and with numbers. Finally, there was the Conundrum round, where contestants had to work out the nine‐letter anagram. At the end of the show, the contestant with the highest score won and was invited back the next day to face a new challenger. However, despite the simplicity of the rules, those who watched the early editions of the 30‐minute show, which was on five days a week, could hardly have imagined that it would last any longer than the original seven weeks that had been planned for it. The first contestants and guests were not exactly the most exciting people on television.

But luckily for ‘Countdown’, there were enough old people, university students and other people with nothing much to do each afternoon to keep the show alive. When the show began, Carol Vorderman won over fans with her amazing mathematical abilities. ’Countdown’ made a celebrity out of Carol, and these days she’s a familiar face on British TV. Despite her fame, Carol still loyally turned up on ‘Countdown’ each day to turn over the letters and show the contestants how to solve the numbers game until she retired in 2008. Yes, that is correct – nearly 30 years since it began, ‘Countdown’ continues to keep its audience’s brains working every afternoon. In fact, on 3 January 2006, it celebrated its 4,000th show. Other signs

of its success include the increase in the length of each program to 45 minutes, the addition of a show on Saturdays and the number of British celebrities who have made an appearance.

20. ‘Countdown’ was the first program ever shown on Channel 4. …………

21. Every day two new contestants compete to become ‘Countdown’ champion. …………..

22. Originally only 35 programs of ‘Countdown’ were planned. ……………

23. The early shows were popular with working people. ……………

24. Carol Vorderman is no longer involved with the show. ……………

25. These days ‘Countdown’ is on for four and a half hours every week. ……………

26. More and more famous people like turning up on the program. ……………

                                        USE OF ENGLISH (24points)

Task1

For questions 27-39, read the text below and decide which answers A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0)

                                                                TRANSPORT bee

The love 0) …A.. between the Americans and their cars has been going on for decades, but new 27 ... shows that they might be getting too much of a good thing. It  28 ... that the dream of freedom and independence, which the car represents, is 29 ... into a nightmare for people there .

The problem is caused by urban sprawl, which is the uncontrolled
30 ... of cities. Low-density housing is being built on the 31 ... of urban areas, and is swallowing up farmland and forests. As a(n) 32 ..., people in America must drive five times farther than Europeans. Another problem is that public transport in US mega-cities is not popular. In fact, only 3 % use public transport to get to work, as 33 ... with 25 % of Europeans and up to 67 % of Asians. 34 ... the wasted hours spent commuting, the fumes 35 ... by unnecessary car level is seriously 36 ... air quality in American cities. There is a solution, 37...  Redeveloping city centres to allow more people to live in them, close to where they work. Such a 38 ... change would be expensive, but a major change to city planning is certainly 39 ... if Americans are to “get off the streets” and find the time to enjoy their wealth.

0.       A affair                      B relation            C relationship       D connection

27.     A investigation       B examination                  C research                    D study

28.     A seems                  B looks            C thinks                D presents

29.     A becoming            B getting            C converting         D turning

30.     A evolution             B growth            C increase                     D extension

31.     A cliffs                       B edges            C ends                     D tips

32.     A conclusion           B outcome            C result                     D effect

33.     A compared             B contrasted            C differed                     D opposed

34.     A apart                        B besides            C except                     D despite

35.     A composed             B built            C developed          D produced

36.     A worsening            B fading            C shortening         D weakening

37.    A although               B even            C however         D still

38.    A forceful                 B insignificant                 C drastic                     D harsh

39.    A necessary              B enquired            C inquired                     D demanded

Task2.

Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given at the end. Be careful, because in some cases you will need a negative form.

 50. Twelve National Parks are freely accessible to the public and

were created to conserve the ……beauty, wildlife and  heritage.                NATURE

SECTION 4

   Writing      

You have seen this advertisement in an international youth magazine:

Tell us about a successful person you know and admire.

What does success really mean?

What helps people to be successful?

Write your article in 100-140 words (including the title) in an appropriate style.

Use 1-2 quotations from the list of quotations:

«The difference between winning and losing is most often not quitting» (Walt Disney)

«I find that the harder I work the more luck I seem to have» (Thomas Jefferson)

«It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong» (Abraham   Lincoln)

 «Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken» (Oscar Wilde) 

KEYS

                                            Listening

Task 1

Task 2

                                       Reading

Task 1

Task 2

                                         Use of English                                                      

Task 1

Task 2