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Школьный тур олимпиады по английскому языку 2014
Назад к списку блоков
8 класс. Блок № 1
45 минут на выполнение блока. Из них 45 минут на ввод ответов
Задание № 1
I. Reading

1. For questions 1-15, read the texts below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.
a) French
b) vocabulary
c) Hastings
d) international
e) Germanic
f) second
g) spaceship
h) Dictionary
i) English
j) Saxons
k) General
l) Conqueror
m) Celts
n) Romans
o) Isles

International English

English is just one of over 2,700 languages in the world today. Millions of people are learning English because it is the most important (1)___________language in the world. 400,000,000 people speak English as their first language, for another 600,000,000 it is either a (2)_________ language or a foreign language. There are more than 200,000 words in the Oxford English (3)_________. When the American
(4) _________ Voyager began its journey in 1977, it carried a gold disc, on which there were messages from the Secretary-(5)___________ of the United Nations in English.
From the British (6)_________ , English spread all over the world, but English has not always been the language of the inhabitants of those islands. When the (7)__________ colonised England in the 1st century AD, the country was inhabited by the (8)__________, and until the 5th century only Celtic languages were spoken by the people of Britain.
In AD 450, a new group of invaders — the Angles, the (9)_________ and the Jutes arrived. They spoke a Germanic language which was the ancestor of present-day (10)_____________.
During the 1500 years that have passed since the Anglo-Saxon invasions English has changed considerably. First it was influenced by the language of the Danish (Viking) invaders in the 8th-10th centuries. Then, in 1066, the French duke William the (11)___________ beat the English king Harold at the Battle of (12)____________. After that French words became an important part of English.
Modern English evolved from the mingling of the three tongues. Today English (13)__________ is approximately half (14)___________ (from the Saxons and Vikings) and half Romance (from (15)____________and Latin).
Вопрос № 1 15 балла(ов)
1-o, 2-f, 3-h, 4-g, 5-k, 6-a, 7-n, 8-m, 9-j, 10-i, 11-l, 12-c, 13-b, 14-e, 15-d
1-o, 2-f, 3-h, 4-n, 5-k, 6-a, 7-g, 8-m, 9-j, 10-i, 11-l, 12-c, 13-b, 14-e, 15-d
1-o, 2-f, 3-h, 4-e, 5-k, 6-a, 7-n, 8-m, 9-j, 10-i, 11-l, 12-c, 13-b, 14-g, 15-d
1-d, 2-f, 3-k, 4-g, 5-h, 6-o, 7-n, 8-m, 9-j, 10-i, 11-l, 12-c, 13-b, 14-e, 15-a
1-d, 2-f, 3-h, 4-g, 5-k, 6-o, 7-n, 8-m, 9-j, 10-i, 11-l, 12-c, 13-b, 14-e, 15-a Это правильный ответ
1-d, 2-f, 3-h, 4-o, 5-k, 6-a, 7-n, 8-m, 9-j, 10-i, 11-l, 12-c, 13-b, 14-e, 15-g
1-d, 2-f, 3-h, 4-g, 5-k, 6-o, 7-b, 8-m, 9-j, 10-i, 11-l, 12-c, 13-n, 14-e, 15-a
1-d, 2-f, 3-h, 4-g, 5-k, 6-o, 7-m, 8-n, 9-j, 10-i, 11-l, 12-c, 13-b, 14-e, 15-a
1-d, 2-f, 3-h, 4-g, 5-k, 6-o, 7-n, 8-m, 9-j, 10-i, 11-l, 12-c, 13-b, 14-a, 15-e
1-d, 2-f, 3-h, 4-g, 5-k, 6-o, 7-n, 8-m, 9-j, 10-i, 11-l, 12-c, 13-b, 14-a, 15-e
Вопрос № 2 1 балла(ов)
2. Read the text below and then find the right meaning of the words in bald according to the context.

Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day comes on the 4th Thursday in November. It is an official holiday celebrated throughout the United States. People of all faiths celebrate this day. They give thanks for the many good things in their lives.
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated by the Pilgrims in 1621. They came from England for religious freedom. They sailed from Plymouth on September 16, 1620. Their ship was called the Mayflower. They landed at Plymouth Rock, in Massachusetts, on December 26, 1620.
The first winter was a terrible time. There was much sickness and starvation. Native Indians taught the Pilgrims how to plant, to fish, to hunt and how to survive in America. The crops did well, and in the fall of 1621 the Pilgrims had a great harvest. They were very thankful and decided to celebrate with a feast. The Pilgrims invited their Indian friends to share this Thanksgiving feast.
Thanksgiving was proclaimed a national day of observance by Congress in 1941. This is a family holiday. Families come together from near and far. In some places special religious services are held in the morning.
Then comes the traditional feast. Turkey with stuffing is the main dish. It is served with sweet potatoes, squash, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie. Apple cider is the drink of the day.
Stores, classrooms and homes are decorated with turkeys, Pilgrims, Indians, wreaths of dried flowers, and vegetables. Football is the most popular game on this day. Usually there are several football games to watch on TV.
Charitable organizations serve dinners to needy people. They also send baskets of food to the sick and elderly.

1. faith
a) strong belief in or trust of someone or something
b) a religion Это правильный ответ
Вопрос № 3 1 балла(ов)
2. sickness
a) a feeling that you are going to bring up food from your stomach
b) a condition in which you have an illness Это правильный ответ
Вопрос № 4 1 балла(ов)
3. plant
a) to firmly put someone or something or yourself in a particular place or position
b) to put trees, plants, or seeds in soil or the ground so that they will grow there Это правильный ответ
Вопрос № 5 1 балла(ов)
4. fall
a) an occasion when someone or something falls to the ground
b) the season between summer and winter Это правильный ответ
Вопрос № 6 1 балла(ов)
5. observance
a) the practice of obeying a law or rule, or of doing something according to a tradition Это правильный ответ
b) a part of a religious or official ceremony
Вопрос № 7 1 балла(ов)
6. stuffing
a) soft material that is used for filling something such as a toy or a seat
b) food that has been cut into small pieces and placed inside meat or vegetables Это правильный ответ
Вопрос № 8 6 балла(ов)
II. Use of English

1. Match the natural expressions in A with the meanings in B.
АВ
1. It's clearing up. Правильно:31. a) It's very hot.
2. It's clouding over. Правильно:42. b) It's raining very hard.
3. It's drizzling. Правильно:53. c) It's getting better.
4. It's pouring. Правильно:24. d) It's getting worse.
5. It's chilly. Правильно:65. e) It's raining a little.
6. It's sweltering. Правильно:16. f) It's rather cold.
Вопрос № 9 1 балла(ов)
2. Choose the correct answer
17 Linwood Terrace
London N8 7 TW

Dear Monica,

It was so nice to hear from you again. I hope you ___1___ better with your boss, she sounds terrible. If I were you, I ___2___ and come to London. If I ask Mrs Graham, she __3___an English family which need an au-pair.
I have had a difficult time lately. Do you remember my old boyfriend Victor? Well, yesterday he __4__ to __5__ prison for stealing money from foreign girls like us. He knew I __6__ to be a model. He said he had lots of contacts in Paris. After I __7__ him money to buy plane tickets he disappeared. I thought I __8__ him again. Then one day I __9__ along Oxford Street when I saw him with a Japanese girl. He left, and I introduced __10__ to her. I told her my story, and at first she thought I __11__ but I managed to convince her.
She told the police where he lived and they found the diary full of the names of the girls he had taken in already.
Anyway I must go now. I am picking up the children from school in ten minutes. They finish at 4 p.m. every day.
I am looking forward to __12__ from you.
Love,
Kirsten

__1__
a. are getting over
b. are getting on Это правильный ответ
c. are getting off
Вопрос № 10 1 балла(ов)
__2__
a. will leave
b. . left
c would leave Это правильный ответ
Вопрос № 11 1 балла(ов)
__3__
a. would find
b. will find Это правильный ответ
c. find
Вопрос № 12 1 балла(ов)
__4__
a. sent
b. had been sent
c. was sent Это правильный ответ
Вопрос № 13 1 балла(ов)
__5__
a. __ Это правильный ответ
b. the
c. a
Вопрос № 14 1 балла(ов)
__6__
a. want
b. wanted Это правильный ответ
c. have wanted
Вопрос № 15 1 балла(ов)
__7__
a. had given Это правильный ответ
b. gave
c. would give
Вопрос № 16 1 балла(ов)
__8__
a. will never see
b. would never see Это правильный ответ
c. had never seen
Вопрос № 17 9 балла(ов)
__9__
a. was walking Это правильный ответ
b. walked
c. had been walking
Вопрос № 18 1 балла(ов)
__10__
a. me
b. himself
c. myself Это правильный ответ
Вопрос № 19 1 балла(ов)
__11___
a. was lying Это правильный ответ
b. was lieing
c. lay
Вопрос № 20 1 балла(ов)
__12__
a. heard
b. hear
c. hearing Это правильный ответ
Вопрос № 21 1 балла(ов)
III. Country study.

Choose a, b, с or d to answer the questions.

1. Which day is not observed in Britain?
a) St Valentine's Day
b) Thanksgiving Day Это правильный ответ
c) Mother's Day
Вопрос № 22 1 балла(ов)
2. When do Scottish people celebrate "Hogmanay"?
a) 31st December Это правильный ответ
b) 1st May
c) 1st January
Вопрос № 23 1 балла(ов)
3. What is a "carol"?

a) a nursery rhyme
b) a religious Christmas song Это правильный ответ
c) a Christmas party with dancing
Вопрос № 24 1 балла(ов)
4. Who is a Beefeater?
a) a Queen's guard
b) one who is not a vegetarian
c) the Tower of London's Yeoman Warder Это правильный ответ
Вопрос № 25 1 балла(ов)
5. Which is the most natural response to the question: "Cup of tea?"
a) I could do with one. Это правильный ответ
b) Oh, this is on me?
c) Help yourself.