Олимпиада по английскому языку 11 класс

УТВЕРЖДАЮ

Начальник отдела образования,

спорта и туризма Кричевского

районного исполнительного комитета

Н. М. Копаев

« » ______________ 2017 года

ЗАДАНИЯ

ПЕРВОГО (ШКОЛЬНОГО) ЭТАПА РЕСПУБЛИКАНСКОЙ ОЛИМПИАДЫ

по учебному предмету «Английский язык» (2017/2018 учебный год)

11 класс Total: 70 points

Part A.

I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. (16 points)

When Mr. Hiram B. Otis, the American Minister, 1____________ (decide) to buy Canterville Chase, everyone 2____________ (tell) him that it 3___________ (be) a foolish thing to do. There 4__________ (be) no doubt that a ghost 5___________ (live) in the house. Indeed, Lord Canterville himself 6__________ (mention) the feat to Mr. Otis when they 7____________ (discuss) the sale.

     ‘We 8___________ (not live) in the place ourselves, 9_____________ (say) Lord Canterville, ‘since the day when my grand-aunt 10____________ (frighten) by the ghost. It 11_____________ (happen) many years ago. My grand-aunt 12_____________ (dress) for dinner when she suddenly 13____________ (feel) two skeleton hands being placed on her shoulders. The fright 14_____________ (make) her very ill and she never really recovered.’

     ‘I 15____________ (not believe) in ghosts,’ 16______________ (say) Mr. Otis.

II. Choose the correct article or preposition. (8 points)

Bats are one of the most numerous groups of mammals that have ever lived (1) ... earth. Bats have spread to almost every part of the world, from (2) ... Arctic to the stormy southern tip of South Africa. However, bats all over the world are under pressure of a fast-growing human population. Loss (3) … suitable places for living, a fall (4) … food supply and environmental pollution make the life of many bat species increasingly difficult. They are small, fast-moving creatures, capable (5) … sudden changes of direction and active at (6) … night. (7) … addition to this they have rapidly moving wings and (8) ... unpredictable way of flying.

1. 1) in 2) on 3) at 4) for

2. 1) a 2) an 3) the 4) –

3. 1) of 2) in 3) for 4) to

4. 1) at 2) for 3) in 4) with

5. 1) of 2) for 3) in 4) to

6. 1) a 2) an 3) the 4) –

7. 1) In 2) With 3) From 4) At

8. 1) a 2) an 3) the 4) –

III. Choose the right variant. (10 points)

1. Nothing could make …her computer off.

a) Helen turn b) Helen to turn c) Helen’s turning d) Helen turned

2. Sorry, I’m late. I had to stop….up the children from school.

a) to pick b) pick c) to be picked d) picking

3. He really regrets… school so young, it has ruined his career.

a) leaving b) left c) to leave d) leave

4. Louie reads…than his sister.

a) more quicker b) far quickly c) much more quicklier d) far more quickly

5. This university is…the biggest in the country.

a) much more b) far more c) by far d) far

6. …of his two sons fallowed his career of a doctor.

a) None b) Neither c) Nobody d) Every

7. I must buy something to wear at…wedding.

a) Julie’s and Paul’s b) Julie and Paul’s c) Julie’s and Paul d) Julie and Paul

8. Her glamorous outfit may cost more than my….salary.

a) two month’ b) two months c) two-month d) two-months

9. Thirty years ago 33 per cent of university students … female; now there are more women than men.

a) have been b) had been c) was d) were

10. … the plane left an hour late, we arrived at our destination on time.

a) As b) In spite c) Through d) Since

IV. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space. (9points)

Every teenager feels stressed at times. Academic pressures, family issues and … 1. DIFFICULT with peers — these are just some of the things that teens have to cope with on a…. 2. DAY basis. None of us can avoid stress ...3. COMPLETE, but luckily there are … 4. VARY things we can all do to reduce our stress levels. Firstly it's important to exercise regularly and avoid eating… 5. HEALTHY food it is also important to take time out every day to do something that makes you happy. It may be listening to your … 6. FAVOUR , music, talking to a friend or… 7. SIMPLE spending time with a pet. It is always… 8. HELP to talk about your problems with others whether that’s a friend, your parents or a teacher. As the … 9. SAY goes, “A problem shared, is a problem halved!"

V. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given and other words to complete each sentence. You must use between two and five words. Do not change the word given. (5 points)

1. The price of the meal includes dessert. is

The dessert ___ ___ ___ the price of the meal. (3 words)

2. My sister is too short to be a basketball player. not

My sister ____ ___ ___ ___ to be a basketball player. (4 words)

3. She regrets not having gone to university. wishes

She ___ ___ ___ ___ to university. (4 words)

4. Complaints about the food! That's all I ever hear from you! always

You …………………………… the food!

5. It won’t help if you worry about it. point

There is ………………… about it.

VI. Read the text. Some of the lines are correct and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (V) in the space provided. If a line has a word which should not be there, write it in the space provided. (15 points)

Part B. Read the text « THE GIRL ON THE MOTORBIKE». Choose the correct answer. (7 points)

In the early hours of November the 1-st, 1999, a motorbike was speeding along the A20 in Kent. The night was dark and there was very little traffic on the road. Clive Taylor was in a hurry to get home. He had been to a party and left London later than he had expected.

As he approached Wrotham Hill, he glanced at his watch. Exactly two o'clock. He changed gear and sped up the hill. A minute later he reached the top of the hill. It was a dangerous place for accidents. But with so little traffic on the road, Clive didn't slow down.

Suddenly, he saw a girl. She was standing in the middle of the road. Clive had to swerve to avoid knocking her down. But she didn't move. When he had stopped, the girl calmly walked up to him and asked him if he could give her a lift. He asked her what she was doing in such a lonely spot. She said that there had been an accident. Clive looked around, but he couldn't see a car or any other people. He asked the girl what had happened, but she didn't reply.

Clive told her to get on the motorbike and to hold tight. As the girl climbed on, Clive suddenly felt very cold, but he noticed that she was only wearing a light dress. She looked as if she were on her way to a party.

They rode on down the hill and Clive talked to the girl over his shoulder. He asked her what her name was and where she lived. But she didn't reply. At one point Clive thought that she shouted something, but he couldn't hear very well over the noise of the motorbike's engine.

At the bottom of the hill there was a telephone box. Clive pulled off the road and stopped.

But when he turned round, he froze in horror. The girl wasn't there. He called out, but there was no sign of her.

Then Clive remembered the shout that he had heard. Had the girl fallen off the motorbike? In cold sweat, he rode back up to the spot where he had first seen the girl. But he couldn't see her. He rode down the hill again as slowly as he could. There was no sign of her. She had simply disappeared.

By this time, Clive was desperate. He rode as fast as he could to the nearest town and found the police station. He told the sergeant in charge what had happened. The sergeant asked him to describe the girl. When he had finished, the sergeant told him to sit down and asked him if he wanted a cup of tea. To his surprise, the sergeant didn't seem very worried.

Then the sergeant told Clive that ten years before, there had been an accident on Wrotham Hill. A girl and her boyfriend had been on their way back from a party, when she had fallen off the motorbike and been killed. Since that time several motorcyclists had seen the girl. The accident had happened at exactly five past two.

1. Clive Taylor was in a hurry because

1) he was late for the party.

2) it was getting dark.

3) he wanted to come home as soon as possible.

4) he had to be in London in the early hours of the morning.

2. The top of the hill was a dangerous place so

1) there were a lot of accidents there.

2) the traffic was heavy that morning.

3) it was difficult for Clive to reach it.

4) Clive stopped speeding up.

3. The girl standing in the middle of the road

1) had a warm jacket on.

2) was furious.

3) told Clive a lot about the accident.

4) asked Clive to pick her up.

4. When Clive talked to the girl

1) she laughed.

2) she cried bitterly.

3) she kept silence.

4) she got off the motorbike.

5. Turning round Clive froze in horror because

1) the girl turned into a monster.

2) the girl wasn’t behind him.

3) the girl was badly wounded.

4) the car behind him had turned upside down.

6. The sergeant did not seem very worried because

1) Clive wasn’t the only motorcyclist who had seen the girl.

2) he had never heard about the girl.

3) he was glad to listen to Clive’s story.

4) he was ready to go to the nearest town.

7. The sergeant told Clive that 10 years before

1) some parents had driving back home from a party.

2) the girl had seen several motorcyclists.

3) there had been a traffic jam on Wrotham Hill.

4) an accident had happened at 2.05 am