ЕВСЕВЬЕВСКАЯ ОТКРЫТАЯ ОЛИМПИАДА ШКОЛЬНИКОВ учебный год =================================================================

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1 ЕВСЕВЬЕВСКАЯ ОТКРЫТАЯ ОЛИМПИАДА ШКОЛЬНИКОВ учебный год ================================================================= ЗАДАНИЯ ОТБОРОЧНОГО ЭТАПА ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ ДЛЯ УЧАЩИХСЯ 9-11 КЛАССОВ 1. He that he hadn t stolen the wallet, but no one believed him. a) reassured b) informed c) insisted d) persuaded 2. I hope this cut on my foot quickly. a) cures b) heals c) treats d) restores 3. I m so hungry! If only Jack all the food in the fridge! a) wasn t eating b) didn t eat c) hadn t eaten d) hasn t eaten 4. This article the causes of global warming in a way that anyone can comprehend. a) sets b) sets out c) sets up d) sets down 5. I wish he me what to do. a) stopped to tell b) stop telling c) would stop to tell d) would stop telling 6. The young musicians hardly have time of their own as they are so busy practising. a) any b) little c) no d) some 7. It sounded like a million insects. Actually, the noise was so loud I thought it would deafen me. a) buzzing

2 b) crackling c) rumbling d) squeaking 8. A few people are extremely quiet and have the ability to into the background and not be noticed. a) blend b) drift c) remain d) stay 9. you had some time to spend with your child. You re working all the time at the moment. a) Rather b) Only if c) I hope d) I wish 10. Despite new legislation, there s been change in working patterns over the past three years. a) a load of b) a bunch of c) hardly any d) various 11. Recent figures indicate that the of people looking for work have been unemployed for three months or more. a) amount b) majority c) number d) proportion 12. My uncle belongs to a. a) book club b) book s club c) club of books d) books club 13. what has happened in the past would be a terrible blunder. a) Forget b) To forget c) Forgetting d) Having forgotten 14. Are their behaviour determined by genetic make-up or by their? a) inherited predisposition b) conditioning

3 c) nature d) upbringing 15. While I was at my grandparents I had plenty of time to and really had to find something to occupy myself with. a) fritter b) kill c) spend d) squander 16. We don t believe a word they say. The mass media often lies. a) tell b) tells c) both answers are possible 17. It was a great meal, but rather expensive. Just look at the! a) ticket b) recipe c) invoice d) bill 18. I regret harder at the University. a) not studying b) not to study c) to not study d) not have studied 19. Our flatmates aren t very polite, and particularly quiet! a) neither they aren t b) either they aren t c) nor are they d) neither did they be 20. After the movie was released, the main point was its excessive use of violence. a) discussion b) speaking c) conversation d) talking 21. My friends don t want to. up in hospital if they have an accident. a) land b) landing c) shell d) snorkel 22. The desert is a very area. a) dense b) barren c) wheat d) tide 23. By the end of the Second World War the squadron 16 pilots. a) has lost

4 b) might lose c) had been losing d) had lost 24. The men are used to working in the fields. a) having b) getting c) being d) doing 25. He has had the computer a) fix b) fixes c) fixing d) fixed 26. The advertisement was convincing that everyone believed it. a) that b) too c) so d) such 27. The pupils to behave better next time. a) promised b) mentioned c) confirmed d) assured 28. That was stupid. They thought more about what they were doing. a) would have b) had only c) should have d) regret to 29. the joke, they didn t laugh. a) Not to understand b) Did they not understand c) Not understanding d) They weren t understanding 30. That s the man my car to. a) I sold b) that sold c) that was selling d) who did I sell 31. What film about Welsh village life in the World War II won four Academy Awards? a) How Green Was My Valley b) What Dreams May Come

5 c) The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 32. What state is called the land of honey and milk? a) Connecticut b) Colorado c) California 33. What is Seven Sisters? a) The biggest rivers in the USA. b) A group of mountains in Sacramento. c) The association of the most powerful oil companies. 34. Pelorus Jack famous for meeting and escorting ships through a stretch of water between 1888 and 1912 is the name of the a) dolphin b) shark c) whale 35. Professor M. Wynn Thomas said: He was the Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn of Wales because he was such a troubler of the Welsh conscience. a) He wrote about Roald Dahl b) He wrote about Ronald Stuart Thomas c) He wrote about George Bernard Shaw 36. This person was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. a) William Golding b) F. Scott Fitzgerald c) George Bernard Shaw 37. When did the art of printing books appear in London? a) in the 15 th century b) in the 14 th century c) in the 13 th century 38. This man occupied important posts in his country. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in recognition of his historical studies. a) John Kennedy b) Winston Churchill c) Margaret Thatcher 39. Who was otherwise known as Shy Bertie? a) George VI b) Mary I c) Henry VII

6 40. In which London building did James I hold a conference which resulted in peace with Spain, which had eluded his predecessor, Elizabeth I? a) House of Delegates b) Inner House c) Somerset House

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