Олимпиадные задания по английскому языку для 7 класса
олимпиадные задания по английскому языку (7 класс)

Олимпиадные задания

 школьного этапа по английскому языку для учащихся 7-х классов.

I. Reading

1)Read the essay below and choose A, B or C to complete the sentences. (5 points)

Mobile phones: here to stay

       Most people today cannot imagine their life without a mobile phone. I believe it is one of the most important innovations ever. Thanks to mobile phones, our lives are much easier today.

       First of all, if you have a mobile phone you can make phone calls no matter where you are. For example, you can call a friend to let them know that you lost your way or are going to be late. As a result, you feel safer and less stressed. In addition, we can use mobile phones to send text messages. We can write messages to friends giving them news or sending them birthday wishes. We can even listen to the radio while travelling on a bus or the metro.

       However, some people would argue that it has a negative effect on our life. If we use mobile phones all the time, it is bad for our health.

       In my opinion, mobile phones have more advantages than disadvantages if we use them correctly. Our lives are better with them and they are here to stay.

1. Most people nowadays _______.

A cannot live without mobile phones.

B imagine life without mobile phones.

C live without mobile phones.

2. Thanks to mobile phones, our lives have become _______.

A simpler.

B more exciting.

C more complicated.

3. One of the advantages of mobile phones is that _______.

A they play music.

B they are cheap.

C they let us call people wherever we are.

4. Mobile phones are also used to _______.

A send wishes.

B send letters.

C send bills.

5. The main disadvantage of mobile phones is that _______.

A they are expensive.

B they are bad for our health.

C they create stress.

2) Read fragments from stories about famous illusionists. For answers to questions choose the names designated by letters A-E. “0” is the example for you. (5 points)

1. John Henry Anderson was a Scottish magician who performed in Europe and the United States in the early 19th century. His favourite trick was bullet-catching, but his best remembered for pulling a rabbit from a hat. He didn’t think of the trick first, but he made it popular and there have been variations on it ever since.
2. Robert Houdin was born in France in 1805. He was originally trained as a clockmaker. He first appeared as a magician in Paris in 1845. He used common objects to create illusions rather than complicated pieces of machinery. He was known as the father of magic and it was from him that Harry Houdini took his name years later.
3. Howard Thurston was from Ohio. He started by touring and doing card tricks. In 1908 he met the magician, Harry Kellar. Kellar sold him his tricks and Thurston turned them into a 3-hour long magic show. He toured with it for over 20 years. He was well-known for illusions such as the “floating lady”.
4. Harry Houdini was born Erik Weisz in Budapest, Hungary. Before taking up magic, he worked in a circus. His world-wide fame came from his amazing escapes. One of his most incredible escapes was from a box that was locked, roped, weighted then lowered into water. Late in his career he went to Hollywood and made films, performing his own stunts.
5. David Copperfield was born in 1956 in America. He began performing at the age of twelve. He is noted for his ability to make objects disappear, something he has done frequently whilst on the air, watched by millions. He once made the Statue of Liberty, America’s most famous landmark disappear. He also walked through the Great Wall of China. From the late 1970s, he was on TV in The Magic Show of David Copperfield.

Who

1. was born in Scotland? ___
2. made a famous trick he didn’t invent?____
3. performed illusions with large objects?____
4. acted in films?___
5. pulled objects from a hat?_____
6. performed in France and gave his name to another magician?__

3) England. Read and match. (5 points)

1. The symbol of England is a red rose, and English people are crazy about gardening. Everywhere in England you will see gardens, large and small. The English are also famous for their love of animals. A lot of families have pets, especially cats and dogs.

2. English football is famous of course, but there is another national sport too - cricket. Many English people love cricket, but it is not so popular in Wales, Scotland or Ireland. Some cricket matches continue for five days, and often there isn't even a winner!

3. In the south of England you will find some beautiful villages. Some of the houses and cottages have thatched roofs. 'Thatcher' is an English surname. Many English surnames are the names of jobs, for example Butcher, Baker, Wheeler, Farmer, and Potter.

4. The two oldest and most famous universities in England are in Oxford and Cambridge. If you visit these cities, you will see amazing old buildings, beautiful gardens, rivers - and punts. Punts are longboats. You have to stand up at one end of the punt, put a pole in the water and push. It's very difficult!

5. Some of the wildest and most beautiful country side in England is in the north. It is very popular with walkers, campers and climbers. If you go to the northeast, near Newcastle, you will be able to see Hadrian's Wall. Roman soldiers built it two thousand years ago. You can still walk along parts of it -just like the Roman soldiers did.

II. Use of English

1) Grammar. Choose the correct answer. (12 points)

1. Tom ______ coffee. He doesn’t like it.

1. isn’t drinking
2. not drinks
3. doesn’t drink

2. He ______ tennis when he broke his leg.

1. was playing
2. played
3. plays
4. has played

3. ‘ I _______ in the country, but I had to move to the city for my new job.

1. used to live
2. used to living
3. wasn’t used to living

4. I’m feeling tired. I don’t think I _______ tonight.

1. go out
2. ’ll go out
3. ’m going out

5. What do you think you _______ this time next year?

1. ’ll be doing
2. ’re going to do
3. do
4. ’re doing

6. If I were in Susie’s position, I _______ leave and get another job.

1. should
2. might
3. can

7. You ______that letter – it’s not addressed to you!

1. shouldn’t to read
2. shouldn’t read
3. ought not to

8. If I see Sam, ________ him to call you.

1. I’ll tell
2. I’d tell
3. I tell
4. I told

9. He _______ in a pool last week.

1. didn’t swim
2. weren't swimming
3. doesn’t swim

10. Anne ________ in hospital.

1. told that her mum was
2. said me her mum was
3. told me her mum was

11. Do you know ________ ?

1. where John lives
2. where lives John
3. where does John live

12. She ______ a car last month.

1. was driving
2. drove
3. to drive

2)  Vocabulary. Choose the correct words. (5 points)

1 The English lesson wasn't (A) bored/ (B) boring.

2 Are you (A) interested / (B) interesting in History?

3 My friends and I had an (A) excited/ (B) exciting day.

4 They thought Stonehenge was (A) amazed/ (B) amazing.

5 It was a long journey back to London and they were very (A) bored/ (B) boring.

3) Choose the correct response. (5 points)

III. Writing task. (20 points)

You have received a letter from your friend Jack, who writes: …We moved our house a couple of weeks ago and I had to change school. It's very difficult for me to get used to new classmates and the teachers. I don't have friends here and I feel very lonely. Where did you meet your best friend? What is he/she like? Do you often spend your free time together, what do you do?...

Write him a letter and answer his 3 questions. Write 80 - 100 words. Remember the rules of letter writing.