Данное олимпиадное задание по английскому языку - из рубрики "Use of English" для учащихся 7 - 8 классов. Время выполнения - 60 минут. Содержание - 4 задания на знание и употребление лексики английского языка. Материал может быть использован для подготовки к олимпиаде или экзаменам.Олимпиадное задание по английскому языку
Use_of_English_7-8_-e_klassy.doc
USE OF ENGLISH
78 классы
TIME 60 min
Task I. For questions 112, fill in the blanks using the word given in capitals at
the end of each line to form a word that fits the space in the same line.
Telepathy
Results of a resent survey show that one third of Americans
believe in telepathy – … (1), that is, between two people
without using any of the five senses. 25% of Americans claim
to have … (2) had a … (3) experience. Knowing who’s on
the phone when it rings is probably the most common
everyday experience of this kid. Yet … (4) guessing who is on
the phone before you answer it should … (5) be a matter of
great surprise. Given the … (6) number of people who call
any one of us in a year, and given our … (7) of how long it is
since someone last called us, we could make a … (8) guess as
to who will ring us next.
Laboratory results are also … (9) with anecdotal accounts.
Even professional mindreaders fail to repeat what seem …
(10) results under … (11) conditions. No experiment has
shown results higher than would be predicted by the laws of
… (12).
COMMUNICATE
ACTUAL
TELEPATHY
CORRECT
HARD
LIMIT
KNOW
SENSE
CONSISTENT
ORDINARY
SCIENCE
PROBABLE
Task II. For questions 13 – 23, choose the correct word for each space.
Levi Strauss
In 1853, Levi Strauss … (13) to San Francisco from New York. His brothers
… (14) a business there selling pillows, blankets and clothes and Levi went to help
them. He worked … (15) and, over the … (16) twenty years, he expanded the
business.
… (17) day in 1872, Levi … (18) a letter from Jacob Davis who made men’s
clothes. In the letter Jacob … (19) Levi about a difficult customer. He kept … (20)
tearing the pockets of his trousers. Jacob had a found an answer – he had added
some metal to the corners of the pockets. Levi recognized a business opportunity
… (21) the two men started working together. They decided to … (22) some
trousers out of denim, a material which was suitable for working clothes. The first
pair of denim blue jeans … (23) produced in 1873. Today people all around the
world wear Levi jeans every day.
1 13. a. travelled
14. a. commanded
15. a. long
16. a. next
17. a. That
18. a. realized
19. a. said
20. a. on
21. a. while
22. a. making
23. a. was
b. departed
b. ran
b. strong
b. later
b. One
b. fetched
b. told
b. at
b. but
b. made
b. is
c. toured
c. influenced
c. heavy
c. last
c. A
c. got
c. discussed
c. up
c. so
c. makes
c. did
d. visited
d. controlled
d. hard
d. final
d. The
d. gave
d. described
d. in
d. since
d. make
d. had
Task III
For questions 2428 match the headlines (610) to the world problems (AE).
24. Huge iceberg
breaks free in South
Pole
27. Locusts destroy
crops in China
25. African
elephants
protected from
hunters
28. Government
housing
programmes for
those in need
26. Air quality
below
recommended
levels in most
cities
A ____
B ____
C ____
D ____
E ____
ENDANGERED SPECIES
POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS
FAMINE
GLOBAL WARMING
POLLUTION
Task IV. For questions 2933 use the phrases (AE) below to complete the
dialogue.
A You don’t really believe that, do you?
B There is nothing to be anxious about.
C Why, what’s the matter?
D I didn’t know you were so superstitious!
E But… what’s troubling you?
2 Jane: I can’t believe how unlucky I am!
Jake: 29 __________
Jane: Well, it’s my birthday on Friday, and I’d like to have a garden party.
Jake: Great idea! 30 ___________
Jane: It’s Friday the 13th!
Jake: So?
Jane: You don’t understand! Friday the 13th means trouble! The party will go
wrong!
Jake: 31 ___________
Jane: Yes, I do. Ask anyone and they’ll tell you the same!
Jake: 32 ___________ Let me guess….. full moons, black cats, spiders, ladders
are also a problem, right?
Jane: It’s not funny at all! This is really worrying me…
Jake: 33 ___________ Everything will be alright.
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