ОТВЕТЫНА ЗАДАНИЯ
Заочного тура олимпиады для школьников
по английскому языку
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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
I. Use the correct form of the verb.
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Maria came home late in the evening. Since morning she 1) (work) hard but they were going to stage the following week. Hardly 2) (she/close) the door when she 3) (realize) that the house 4) (be) completely dark and very quiet. "Where they all 5) (go)?" she wondered. Mary took off her coat and 6) (go) upstairs to check the bedrooms. There was no one there, and the beds 7) (look) as if nobody 8) (sleep) in them before. She clearly remembered that she 9) (leave) her red sweater on the bed but it wasn't there.
Maria 10) (get) more and more scared. And then the telephone 11) (ring). She 12) (pick up) the receiver and heard her father's voice saying: "What 13) (happen)? We 14) (try) to contact you all evening. Good news! Ted 15) (win) the school chess championship and now we 16) (celebrate) it in the pizzeria round the corner. Aunt Amy 17) (phone) just now, she 18) (come) in five minutes' time. Why 19) (you/not join) us? We'll order another pizza for you when you 20) (arrive).
II. Choose the right variant.
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21. Now they have ____ problems than they used to.
a) less b) more less
c) fewer d) more few
22. You should say exactly ____ you think of it.
a) that b) which
c) what d) whom
23. There were two ____ at the wedding.
a) woman-drivers b) womans-drivers
c) women-driver d) women-drivers
24. The door was ____ open, she could see roses on the table which smelled _____.
a) widely, nicely b) wide, nice
c) wide, nicely d) widely, nice
25. One of my brothers is at University, _____ are at school.
a) another b) others
c) the others d) the other
26. How many people ____ to the party.
a) came b) did come
c) did came d) has come
27. Can I take _____sweets from that vase?
a) same b) any
c) few d) every
28. He has come too _____ again, though he lives quite ______.
a) lately, near b) late, near
c) late, nearly d) lately, nearly
29. Can you tell me _____?
a) when does the train leaves b) when the next train leaves
c) when does the next train leave d) when leaves the next train
30. No one knows about our plans, ____?
a) doesn’t he b) does he
c) don’t they d) do they
31. Let’s play a game of chess, _____?
a) don’t you b) shall we
c) can we d) will you
32. You can have _____ of the books, but not both.
a) any b) either
c) neither d) each
33. Her new flat is _____ the old one.
a) twice larger than b) twice as large as
c) twice more large than d) twice so large as
34. The police agreed that it was the ______ fault as he had crossed the street on the red light.
a) passer’s-by b) passer-by
c) passer-by’s d) passer’s-by’s
35. I am tired ____ doing the same thing every day. I need a change
a) on b) of
с) at d) in
36. Mark has no money of his own. He’s totally dependent _____ his parents.
a) on b) for
c) with d) of
III. Choose the word belonging to the given group of words.
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Trip, tour, journey
a) beach b) voyage
c) lake d) forest
Peak, hill, range
a) hollow b) valley
c) plain d) mountain
Flat, apartment, decker
a) cottage b) house
c) home d) lodging
Basketball, badminton, soccer
a) swimming b) wrestling
c) golf d) cycling
IV. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in the list.
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Outlook, involve, relate, guide, addict, include, devote, neglect, generation, base
Generation Gap
Do you know what a generation gap is? Even if you don't know the particular definition, you are aware of this problem, 41) ________ on your own experience. Generation gap is a popular term used to describe serious differences between people of two 42) __________.
To realize how to deal with it, you should keep in mind that generation gap 43) ________ several aspects: children must know as much as possible about their parents and parents — about the world 44) _______ of their children, about 45) ________ between brothers and sisters, and also about the attitude to them of close relatives on both sides — father's and mother's.
Children demand a great deal of attention, time and patience, so, if you are not ready to 46) ________ all that to your baby, it is better not to hurry. There are many families where both parents keep working after giving birth to their baby. It is similar to the situation with a single-parent family, when fathers or mothers hardly have enough time and 47) _______ their children's upbringing. In such cases most of the time the child has to spend on his own or with his friends. Due to the fact that he has not got any 48) _________ from his parents he may be 49) _______ in some bad companies which commit violence or even crime and become alcohol or drug 50) ________. When the parents discover that, it's usually too late to change anything.
On the other hand, there is a different situation when the parents treat their children too strict and don't give them any freedom at all. In this case the children may become pariahs among their peers.
V. Translate the words in brackets.
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51. He goes on foot, because his car (сломалась) _____________.
52. My husband should (вернуться) ______________ any time.
53. John decided to (отложить) ____________ his plans.
54. Please be sensible and (успокойся) ___________.
VI. Read the text and do the tasks.
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