Школьный этап олимпиады по английскому языку для 9-11 классов

Школьный этап. 9-11 классы.
LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 min.)   Part 1
You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1 – 8, choose the
best answer (A, B or C). Вы услышите диалоги между людьми. Выберите правильный ответ.
1 You hear a boy and a girl talking about places where you can see butterflies.
What was the boy’s opinion of the place he went to yesterday?
A It was an unpleasant place to visit.
B It provided a lot of space for butterflies.
C It was easy to see the butterflies in detail.
2 You overhear a woman talking on the phone about a problem in her garden. What is she worried about?
A loss of income   B invasion of privacy   C risk of damage
3 At a train station, you overhear two people talking. Why is the woman annoyed?
A She doesn’t want to travel by car.                            B She doesn’t know why there is a delay.
C She won’t get to her appointment on time.
4 You hear a woman on the radio giving advice to listeners. What is she giving advice about?
A throwing things away   B buying new clothes   C collecting things
5 You hear a man and a woman talking about going to the gym. What does the man say about going to the gym?
A It is too expensive for him.   B It takes too much of his time.    C It is too physically demanding.
6 You overhear a man talking on the phone about his work. What does he think about his new job?
A It is better than he expected.   B It is going to be difficult.    C It is similar to his last job.
7 You hear a young musician talking on the radio. How does he feel about his career?
A disappointed not to have won a competition        B unconcerned about his lack of qualifications
C sorry not to have kept a promise
8 You overhear a woman telling a colleague about an outdoor activity course. What is the woman’s opinion of the course?
A It was frightening.    B It was difficult.    C It was useful.

Part 2

You will hear a radio report about a trip to an animal fair in India. For questions 9 – 18,

complete the sentences. Вы услышите радиорепортаж. Дополни предложения.

ANIMAL FAIR IN INDIA

On the way to the fair, the speaker saw women wearing bracelets made of_____9

The fair lasts for almost_______ 10 each year.

At the fair, there are people who specialize in checking the elephants’ ________11

Traditionally, the elephants stand in a special area near to the ________12

Behind the elephants there is a very large ________13 which is used by a theatre.

The speaker bought some perfectly cooked ________ 14 for her lunch.

Expensive items made out of ________15 can be bought at the fair.

The speaker found that large numbers of ________16 were being sold at the back of the

fairground. It is traditional at an Indian ________17 for the man to ride a white horse.

Some young horse dealers put on a display of ________18 at the fair.

READING (30 min.)   Part 1   Questions 1-6 are based on Text 1

Mexican food tour around London

I had been looking forward to returning to London for the last six years. Actually, the night

after I returned home from my London study abroad semester, the dreams started. I was

constantly daydreaming of riding the tube, walking around gardens, shopping in markets and

eating at Wagamama. Yes, you read that right, Wagamama. This chain restaurant that was all

over the city was my favorite eatery in all of London. Now, I know there are hundreds of

fantastic, unique, award winning chefs creating delicious foods that destroy the age old saying

that English food tastes poor, but, even knowing all of that, I still wanted to

eat Wagamama (morning, noon and night).

So you can imagine the torture I mentally endured when searching out a Mexican

restaurant for our Global Taco Hunt. You all know I love tacos, but was my love strong enough

to miss out on one of the noodle creations from Wagamama? Ultimately, yes, it is stronger!

We were lucky enough to walk down a little street in Covent Garden and find Cantina

Laredo. The “gourmet” restaurant had only been open a week when I walked up to glass doors

to see their hours and menu. I was shocked - in the best way possible - to find that the prices

were pretty reasonable. After studying the menu for a few seconds, my eyes spotted queso! They

had queso! Done, we were sold. Seeming too good to be true, I even took a few looks around:

“Were we still in London?” Yes. “Was someone hiding around a bush for a hidden camera show

about dumb Americans and their Mexican food addiction?” No. We decided to come back for

dinner to check out what this cantina had to offer.

Right when we sat down they had two bowls of chips and two different types of salsa. Both

of the fresh salsas were pretty tasty and would have held us over fine, but we were only going to

be satisfied with dipping our chips in the queso. (We had thought about it all day; Bob even

whispered queso in my ear as we were standing watching Macbeth at the Globe.)

The food was pretty good - nothing amazing or untasted before, but a solid performance on

everything that we ordered. I ordered the shrimp tacos and the shrimp were cooked almost

perfectly and seasoned really well, too. I normally don‟t eat rice with my tacos, but I felt that this

rice complimented my shrimp very well. And really, once you dip a taco in queso, I think almost

any filling would taste awesome!

We were having a really good time and pretty happy with our choice for dinner. One of the

managers came over and asked us how everything was and we raved, you could tell he was

excited. He brought over his two business partners, who informed us of their plans for the

restaurant and how excited they were to finally get it open. We didn‟t know that it was American

chain restaurant until we already met the owners, but wouldn‟t have had a hard time guessing

given the menu.

We were given the Mexican Apple Pie, courtesy of the house, and it too was really good.

Cantina Laredo was everything I would expect from a Tex Mex establishment with the shining

star on their service. We left the restaurant happy and with bellies full.

Part Two: August 26, 2010

After spending a little time on Google, I found a review from The Independent, a

newspaper in the UK, and was shocked. The food critic absolutely hated everything about the place. I found myself re-reading it several times to make sure it was even the same place. I

checked the date the article was written, July 24, 2010, exactly one month after we had

dined. Could the food and service have gone down that much in such a short amount of time?

Some of what this critic wrote, I agreed with. First off, it wasn‟t really a gourmet

restaurant, but being that it is a chain restaurant from America, I understood that the intention of

the menu was to be more of an authentic-ish version of Mexican food instead of the real deal

south of the border cuisine. Secondly, the reviewer stated that the restaurant was located in a

“border country patrolled by hungry travellers who have journeyed many miles by bridge and by

tunnel in search of sustenance”. Again, I‟d have to agree with her. Located in Covent Garden

near Lichester Square, this area is tourist rich and perfect for pre- and post- theatre meals. In fact,

we were desperately in search of food when we first stumbled upon it- Wagamama‟s opens for

lunch at noon (it was only 11am) and, had it been open, we would have never come across

Cantina Laredo.

On all other accounts, I‟d have to disagree with The Independent‟s review and many others

that seemed to echo its sentiments. We really enjoyed our food and margaritas, had excellent

customer service and felt that the prices were pretty reasonable, comparatively (being that we

were in London on vacation).

Decide which of the following statements (items 1 -6) are True (T) or False (F). Реши, какие предложения верно, не верно, в тексте не сказано

1. T F Wagamama isn‟t a perfect place to try Mexican cuisine.

2. T F They tried to order queso but it was sold out.

3. T F The dishes at the restaurant were not something extraordinary.

4. T F The manager of the restaurant was worried to see us eating.

5. T F The critic complained the place was too difficult to find.

6. T F The dishes of the restaurant have been adjusted to the European taste

READING   Time: 40 minutes   (15 scores)   Part 2

Questions 7-14 are based on Text 3. You are going to read an article on alternative source of

getting fuel. For questions 7-14, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best

according to the text. Выбери правильный ответ.

Is sugar the new plastic?

(Ecover looks for a renewable source of plastic for its bottles, and finds a sweet solution)

High above the tributaries of the River Paraná, as far as the eye can see, stretch vast

swathes of sugar cane. The city of São Paulo may be the economic powerhouse of Brazil, but its

eponymous hinterland state is the agricultural hub – not least because it produces over 60% of

the country‟s sugar.

Demand is driven not so much by sweet teeth, as a hunger for fuel. „Low-carbon‟ ethanol

derived from sugar is a booming industry. Over 90% of cars produced in Brazil are designed to

run on it, and there‟s a growing export market, too – not just for motor fuel, but a range of other

uses from paper to plastics.

Two years ago, cleaning products company Ecover commissioned a study which found

that plastics sourced from fossil fuel have 75% more embedded carbon than „renewable‟ plantbased ones. The research was prompted by the results of an investigation into its carbon

footprint, which found that, in some cases, the packaging was having as great an impact as theproduct itself. And so Ecover turned to the cane fields of São Paulo.

Because if you‟re looking for a low carbon alternative to petrol-based plastic, explains

Ecover‟s Marketing Manager Tom Domen, then sugar cane could be your best option. Though,

paradoxically, it could also be your worst. It all depends on where, and how, it‟s grown and

harvested. “If the plantation destroys rainforests and relies on slash and burn, then it is absolutely

the worst choice.”

None of this applies to São Paulo, however. The region‟s fertile soils were never home to

rainforests. Before the sugar rush, indeed, there had been a thriving coffee industry…

This wasn‟t the first time Ecover had explored plant-based plastics. But until recently, says

Domen, “they just weren‟t an option: the quality wasn‟t good enough for liquid bottles. Now,

they‟re comparable to other plastics in everything except the raw material. You can even recycle

them in the same way.”

Drawing on precious land and water for technical applications – as opposed to food crops –

remains a thorny issue. “We need to make sure that the amount of land we require will not grow

drastically as our business expands,” says Domen. There are two ways to do this: improving the

efficiency of the sugarcane plantation, and increasing the proportion of recycled plastic used.

On the efficiency front, significant changes are already under way. The practice of cutting

cane by hand and burning off the residue is being replaced by mechanical harvesting, with the

leftover leaves and stalks – known as bagasse – used for energy generation. Recent innovations –

such as GPS to enable precise planting and fertilisation – promise even greater yields.

Ecover is encouraging such innovations in partnership with bioplastics producer Braskem,

Domen hopes that “we‟ll be able to produce up to four times more ethanol, using the same

amount of land.” The company is keeping an eye on other potential renewable sources for

plastic, such as algae and food waste. But for now, Domen maintains, sugar is the most practical

solution.

It‟s still early days. The first 20,000 renewable and recyclable bottles from sugarcane will

be produced this year, and Ecover aims to use a 30:70 mix of renewable and petrol-based plastics

in all its bottles from 2011. The ultimate vision is for all plastic packaging to be a blend of

renewable and recycled, dropping the virgin petrol-based variety from its chain altogether.

All of which begs the question: why not just use 100% recycled plastic? Unfortunately,

Domen explains, the technology just isn‟t advanced enough yet – although he expects that to

change enormously in the next five years. “The only reliable source of recycled plastic is milk

bottles, but the grade isn‟t compatible with detergents. They are in separate recycling streams.”

Of course, the most efficient, money-saving option of all is straightforward refill. Ecover

launched a redesign of their refill system in health food shops in 2009, which they‟re hoping to

distribute more widely soon.

7. According to the text, São Paulo

A. is quickly being transformed into an agricultural capital of Brazil

B. is also getting significant economic strength from growing sugar cane

C. is having serious problems with its economic growth

D. is famous for car industry development

8. Sugar cane fuel can be used

A. domestically only

B. only abroad

C. both in and out of Brazil

D. only as a source of getting plastic

9. Sugar cane ethanol is good because

A. it contains less carbon

B. it is not that costly

C. it is easier to produce

D. it is soluble in water

10. Before sugar cane Ecover had been exploring

A. proper waste recycling

B. manufacturing of new forms of bottles

C. other green sources of plastic

D. non-recyclable types of plastic

11. In order to cut down on the amount of land in future Ecover is not going to

A. introduce mechanical harvesting

B. improve efficiency of production

C. export bagasse from other countries

D. use more recycled plastic

12. Until now the use of sugar cane has been

A. a unique way to get ethanol

B. more widespread than the use of other sources

C. less efficient than the use of other sources

D. the most reasonable choice

13. Bagasse is

A. lower parts of sugar cane

B. mixed remains of plants

C. indigenous sort of sugar cane

D. a blend of various plants

14. It is impossible to use 100% recycled plastic so far due to

A. low demand of such kind of plastic

B. imperfect technology level

C. the ban of the government

D. low supply of proper detergent

USE OF ENGLISH (40 min.)

Task 1

For questions 1-15, read the text and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are

correct and some have a word that shouldn’t be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√) in the

appropriate box on your answer sheet. If a line has a word which should not be there, write

the word down in the appropriate box on your answer sheet.

Прочитай текст. Некоторые линии 1-15 с ошибками, если предложение правильно поставь (√) в answer sheet, если в предложении ошибка или лишнее слово, напиши слово в answer sheet.

Big brother is watching your health

0. By 2030, we can expect our clothes, food and local authorities – as opposed to our doctors– √

00. to check we’re in shape. The health system won’t be as if we know it. - Instead of if

1. spending the billions on cures for the ailing, it will invest primarily in prevention and

2. day-to-day well-being. Stethoscopes will be sound out our surroundings. The precise

3. contribution of pollution to a disease and ill-health will be known, and public demonstrations

4. will call for more green space or demand fast food outlets are banned. For climate change

5. and affordability reasons, as well as to health, vegetarianism will boom, growing from

6. around 7% of the UK population today to more like a quarter of in 2030. Foods to enhance

7. health, such as nutraceuticals, will be top sellers. Health monitoring will be ubiquitous.

8. Your toilet will check out your urine and flag up anything untoward, and clothes with built-in

9. heart rate and body temperature on monitors will keep an eye on you. And there’ll be rewards

10. for wholesome lifestyle choices: bonuses from your employer if you will go vegetarian,

11. or government tax breaks for running a race. If ever you do feel a bit peaky, remote

12. diagnostics will get into you back on your feet. Home testing and down the line advice mean

13. you’ll not have had to leave your house. If this vision fills you with hope or horror, it’s

14. likely be for a number of reasons. With an ageing population, preventative medicine is a

15. great way to cut down off costs leading to more effective interventions as well.

Task 2

For questions 16 - 20, complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the

first sentence, using the word given. You must use between two and five words. Do not change

the word given. Переделай предложения, используя 2-5 слов. Не меняй слова, которые даны.

Example:

I can’t wait to see you all in Britain soon.

looking

I’m …looking forward to … seeing you all in Britain soon.

16. When Monica finished her lunch, she set out on a shopping spree.

having

……………………… her lunch, Monica set out on a shopping spree.

17. I hope you are not going to tolerate such outrageous behaviour.

put

I hope you are not going to ………………. such outrageous behaviour.

18. This is how vanilla ice-cream is made in Denmark.

way

This ……………….. vanilla ice-cream is made in Denmark.

19. Jim, I’ll take care of the arrangements while you’re away.

see

Jim, I ……………. the arrangements while you’re away.

20. Mom always blames me for the mess in the cupboard, but this is ridiculous.

who

It ………………………….. Mom always blames for the mess in the cupboard, but this is

ridiculous.

Task 3

For questions 21 - 30, complete the following text by filling in each gap with a missing word. Дополни текст.

Caffeination: Australia’s obsessive coffee culture

Strike (0) up a conversation with an Australian abroad and you’ll inevitably (00) uncover

a national quirk: the obsessive quest (21) … a “decent” coffee. It will usually be accompanied by

disapproving tales of the watery/weak/burnt offerings that have (22) … their path (unless of

course you (23) … to be in Italy, where the tone may well be deferential).

Global chains (24) … Starbucks were surprised when they (25) … to take root in

Australian cities, seeming not to have noticed there was a fully formed coffee scene already (26)

… place and some very fussy customers to contend with. Coffee drinking is, in (27) …, a

diehard national habit with real estate sold on its proximity to cafe strips; local baristas, roasters

and an increasing number of growers have world (28) … qualifications.

Rum was the country’s first favourite beverage, though it was soon usurped by tea; it

wasn’t (29) … the 1920s that Russian refugees (30) … as Ivan Repin opened coffee shops that

rapidly popularized brewed coffee and take-home beans.

WRITING (40 min.)

Creative Writing

Write your own version using the beginning and the end of the story.

You should write about 180 - 250 words.

I was only ten. We lived in a large, old house by the sea - me, my mum, my dad and my two

younger brothers. One day when my parents were out, my brothers and I decided to go to the

beach.

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When our parents came to the police station to pick us up, we were fine and already laughing

about it, but it was quite scary at the time.

KEYS  LISTENING COMPREHENSION

PART ONE

PART TWO

READING PART ONE

PART TWO

USE OF ENGLISH

TASK ONE

0 √   00 if   1 the   2 be   3 a   4 √   5 to   6 of   7 √   8 out   9 on   10 will   11 √   12 into   13 had

14 be   15 off

TASK TWO

16 Having finished   17 put up with    18 is the way    19 will see to    20 is me who

TASK THREE

0 up   00 uncover   21 for   22 crossed   23 happen   24 like   25 failed   26 in   27 fact

28 class   29 until   30 such

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Answer Sheet 9-11 Name, Surname

LISTENING (18 points)

PART 1

PART 2

READING (14 points)

READING PART ONE

PART TWO

USE OF ENGLISH (30 points)

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