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Всероссийская олимпиада школьников по английскому языку
Школьный этап. 7-8 классы. 25 сентября 2020 г. 45 минут
Reading
Task 1. Read the text and mark the statements T (true), F (false) or NS (not stated). The example (0) is given for you.
Making Films at University
An increasing number of universities on both sides of the Atlantic are becoming film locations. Many universities have fantastic buildings and areas around them as well as there are long holidays when they are empty. This allows film-makers a period of uninterrupted time to shoot a film.
In most cases the universities do not appear as themselves. Londoners were surprised to see American police cars cruising around in front of the University Library, which was used as the Gotham City police offices in all the Batman movies.
London University Library is a classic example of 1930s architecture and has become a popular location for a large number of films and television series set in that period.
Usually buildings are dressed up so that they cannot be recognized easily. Thirty years ago a lecture theatre at Brunel University was used in Stanley Kubrick’s frightening film about the future, A Clockwork Orange. At that time its huge grey blocks were considered very modern. Kubrick thought that it would be perfect for the headquarters of the secret police. For three weeks there were at least 200 people on the site – electricians, carpenters, make-up people, set builders. Everything went well until some time later, Kubrick decided he was unhappy with his work and wanted to re-shoot some scenes. They had to go back, rebuild the set and do the scenes again. It caused a lot of trouble as term had already started.
Oxford and Cambridge are the most popular universities with both students and film-makers and both find it equally difficult to get into them. Some excellent films have been made there, most recently the Harry Potter films.
Across the Atlantic, a number of actors and directors are former students of the University of Southern California. Perhaps that is why its buildings have been used in more major films than any other educational institution in the USA.
Recently however, American film crews have moved to Canada because of lower production costs there. The University of Toronto has played the role of two more famous US universities – Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Good Will Hunting and Harvard in Skulls.
Universities encourage this alternative use of their buildings and see it as a useful way of earning some extra money.
From the director’s point of view, universities make fantastic locations for feature films, television dramas, advertisements and still photography, such as fashion pictures.
Unfortunately, being a student at one of these universities is unlikely to be helpful for a future career in acting. Most film shoots take place in the holidays and film-makers always bring their own professional actors to play students!
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Universities have become film sets on both European and American continents |
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A few universities have beautiful campuses. |
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A University of London building has appeared in an American film series |
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Film makers often dramatically change the appearance of the buildings they use |
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Filming A Clockwork Orange at Brunel University only required a small production team |
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Kubrick was satisfied with the scenes he filmed during the three weeks at Brunel University |
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The universities of Oxford and Cambridge refuse to allow filming to take place inside their buildings |
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The University of Southern California can be seen in a number of well-known films |
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It is less expensive to rent a university campus for filming in Canada than the United States |
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Universities welcome the opportunity to get some income from their buildings |
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Task 2. Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
For each question mark the correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
Example:
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Postcards
Many people receive picture postcards nowadays of places their friends and family (0)….A…… visited. They (10)………… became popular in the 1890s. Until then it was only the rich who took holidays but at that time, because of the opening of the railways, ordinary people (11)………… to go to the seaside too. Photographers (12)………… that people wanted to take home a picture of their holiday (13)………… they started to offer photographs for sale in seaside towns. And they sold millions (14)………… them.
Today those old photographs give us a very (15)………… idea of what holidays were like (16)………… a hundred years ago. People did not actually post the photographs but brought them home to (17)………… and show their friends. This was, however, (18)………… beginning of today’s picture postcard (19)………… which is important to tourists everywhere.
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A. once |
B. first |
C. just |
D. already |
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A. imagined |
B. supposed |
C. dream |
D. decided |
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A.realised |
B. remembered |
C. persuaded |
D. wondered |
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A. but |
B. so |
C. although |
D. since |
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A. in |
B. from |
C. of |
D. with |
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A. main |
B. open |
C. clear |
D. deep |
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A. more |
B. over |
C. greater |
D. longer |
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A.stay |
B. remain |
C. reverse |
D. keep |
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A. that |
B. the |
C. one |
D. a |
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A. industry |
B. job |
C. work |
D. factory |
Use of English
Task 3. For Questions 20-25 use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space.
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Madame Tussaud’s
Madame Tussaud’s is one of the most popular (0) attractions in London and as it is very crowded in summer, make sure you get there early. This (20)__________ and highly (21)__________ museum contains life-like wax figures, which are brought up to date. On display are realistic models of people from the latest pop stars to (22)__________ figures. You can also see today’s (23)__________ and the most well-known TV personalities. You can also buy a combined ticket which will allow you (24)__________ to both the Museum and the Planetarium next door. The Planetarium is open (25)__________ from 10.00 am to 5.30 pm and presentations are given every hour. Baker Street is the nearest underground station for both attractions. |
(0)ATTRACT (20)FAME (21)ENTERTAIN (22)HISTORY (23)POLITICAL (24)ADMIT (25)DAY
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Writing
Task 4: complete the message left on the internet by a girl from Mexico City. Write ONE word for each space.
For questions 26-35, write the words on your answer sheet. The example is given.
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My name (0)……IS…… Elisa Valdez. I’m twelve and I live in Mexico City. I (26) ……… two brothers, Emilio and Miguel. Both of (27) ……… are a few years older (28) ……… me. My sister, Maria, is (29) ……… youngest in my family and it was her tenth birthday (30) ……… week. I love spending time (31) ………… my friends. We often (32) ……… shopping or play volleyball together. I really enjoy dancing too. I joined a dance school five years (33) ……… and I go there twice (34) ………… week to practice. I’ve learned a (35) …… of interesting things about my country’s music and dancing. |