Олимпиада. Школьный этап. 10 класс I.  

Олимпиада. Школьный этап.

10 класс

I.                  Read the text and answer the questions.Total-5 points.

The Channel Tunnel

There is something about the English Channel that has always fascinated the human race and it has always played a special role in British history. The sea itself has always been important to mankind but the Channel often created a barrier between Great Britain and the Continent. This barrier has existed for more than 12,000 years and the desire to break it has occupied the minds of many people for almost two hundred years.

The construction of the tunnel is perhaps the most incredible engineering project of the 20th century. In fact its completion was called a "technical triumph”.

However, the first proposal to build a Channel Tunnel appeared in 1802, when a French engineer presented his project for two tunnels to cross it. Historians say Napoleon was interested in that plan. But Napoleon was more interested in fighting the British than in linking the two countries, and shortly afterwards a new war between England and France began. There were many other plans to build a tunnel but unfortunately all of them failed. It was not until after the last war that Britain and France began seriously considering the project. On the 12th February, 1986, Mrs. Thatcher and President Mitterrand signed the Franco-British Treaty which allowed the construction and the operation of the Channel Tunnel. The tunnel was completed eight years later.

1. What has always been important to all people?

a. The English Channel

b. The sea

c. The tunnel

d. A fight

2. What did Europeans want to do for many years?

a. to create a barrier between Great Britain and the Continent

b. to sign a contract on the construction of the tunnel

c. to connect Great Britain and the continent by train service

d. to break this barrier

3. When did the Channel Tunnel begin to function?

a. In 1994

b. In 1986

c. In 1996

d. In 1802

4. Who proposed the first plan to build a tunnel under the Channel?

a. Napoleon

b. A French engineer

c. President Mitterrand

d. Mrs. Thatcher

5. When did the construction of the tunnel become possible?

a. After the treaty had been signed

b. After the engineering project had been presented

c. After many other plans had been discussed

d. President Mitterrand’ s decision

ІІ. Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the gap in the same line. Total-10 points.

1. I think he will be a successful_______in the future. (WRITE)

2. The people of the country have had mixed ________ to the statement of the President. (REACT)

3. Who is responsible for the ________ of the country. (DEVELOP)

4. Mr.Brown has an ___________ with a foreign delegation on Friday. (APPOINT)

5. Everybody in the group supported his ________ about going to picnic. (SUGGEST)

6. Three of the __________ students in their group were sent to Turkey to study. (SUCCEED) 

7. Administration of our university is thinking on ________ of students’ educational condition. (IMPROVE)

8. Madonna is a popular American _______. (SING)

9. Drugs are the worst _________ for the human being. (ADDICT)

10. People exchange information through __________. (COMMUNICATE)

III. Test.Total-20 points.

1.     Complete the sentence: He ... be free next week.

a.      are

b.     will

c.      were

d.     am

2.     Choose the verb in Future Simple: They (not to learn) foreign languages until they are eleven.

a.      will not learn

b.     not learn

c.      would not learn

d.     don’t learn

3.     Choose the right variant: In England most children go…school at the age of  five.

a.      at

b.     in

c.      from

d.     to

4.     Complete the sentence using suitable adjective form: What is…sport in your country?

a.      more popular

b.     most popular

c.      the most popular

d.     the more popular 

5.     What do you say in these situations? Use suitable adjective form and the words in brackets. You're drinking coffee with a friend. It's really good coffee. You say: (good/ coffee/taste)

a.      This is the best coffee I've ever tasted

b.     This is better coffee I've ever tasted

c.      This is the worst coffee I've ever tasted

d.     This is the bad coffee I've ever tasted

6.     Choose the right variant: Are you as ... as your friend?

a.      most young

b.     young

c.      more younger

d.     younger

7.     Find the right variant: I speak English ... than my sister does.

a.      the worst

b.     bad

c.      badly

d.     worse

8.     What is the opposite of the word “friendly”?

a.      old

b.     unfriendly

c.      young

d.     interesting

9.      Which of the following adverbs has suffix - er in the comparative degree?

a.      bad

b.     good

c.      high

d.     study

10. Choose the word, concerning to the theme "Family"

a.      Triр

b.     Оffer

c.      Mother –in –law

d.     Order

11. Choose the correct answer: My aunt and uncle's children are my….

a.      cousins

b.     brothers and sisters

c.      nephews

d.     nieces

12. Choose the correct answer: My wife's mother is my…

a.            Sister-in-law

b.           Brother-in-law

c.      Mother-in law

d.           Aunt

13.   Antonym of the verb "to graduate":

a.             to examine

b.      to be born

c.      to enter

d.      to order

18. Choose the correct form of the passive voice: A very difficult task (to give) to the pupils.

a.  was given.

b. will given   

c. are given.
          d. were given

19. Complete the sentence: I’m afraid the weather … change.

a.      shouldn't

b.     to able to.

c.      will

d.     shall

20. Find the correct general question to this sentence: My father used to be a scientist.

a. Would my father use to be a scientist?

b. Did my father use to be a scientist?

c. Did my father used to be a scientist?

d. Does my father used to be a scientist?