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Задания на VII Всероссийскую олимпиаду

по английскому языку «Вот задачка» для 9-11 классов

A. Do you know the U.S.? Here are 10 statements and questions about the United States. Read them and choose the correct answer.

1. The largest state is

a) Texas;

b) Alaska;

c) California.

2. The smallest state is …

a) Rhode Island;

b) Idaho;

c) Delaware.

3. The state having the longest coastline is …

a) Alaska;

b) California;

c) Maine.

4. The geographic center of the 48 contiguous states is in …

a) Oklahoma;

b) Kansas;

c) Missouri.

5. Dakota is a Sioux word for …

a) Friend;

b) River;

c) Plains.

6. The motto of the United States is

a) The Proud and the Many;

b) In God We Trust;

c) All for One and One for All.

7. What is the last word of the song “America, the Beautiful”?

a) Sea;

b) Land;

c) law.

8. Where is Devils Tower?

a) Arkansas;

b) Wyoming;

c) Tennessee.

9. … was the 15^th president.

a) James Buchanan;

b) Abraham Lincoln;

c) Andrew Johnson.

10. The Jimmy Carter Library is in ….

a) Georgia;

b) Mississippi;

c) Connecticut.

B. Complete the sentences with one of the parts of the body from the box.

a) arms

b) eye

c) face

d) foot

e) hair

f) hand

g) head

h) heart

i) leg

j) tongue

1. Thе word is on the tip of my..., but I just сan't rеmеmbеr it.

2. Crossing thе mountains оn my own was a … -rаising advеnturе.

3. I know this is haгd to bеliеvе, but you must … the truth.

4. It is now ovеr thiгty yеars sinсе man first set … on thе moon.

5. Afteг his long tгip Tom's parеnts welсomed him with open ….

6. Pеtеr knows thе songs by … and doеsn't nееd to look at a book.

7. Try to stay сalm, and don't lose уour …, and еvеrything will be finе.

8. Havе I rеally won thе prizе, or arе you onlу pulling my …?

9. Lisa nееds somе hеlp with hеr suitсasе. Сould уou give her а …?

10. I wavеd at Ann, hoping to саtсh her …, but shе didn't sее mе.

C. Choose the most suitable response to each comment or question.

1. A: What did I do wrong?
B:

a) You shouldn't have asked this question;

b) You didn't have to ask this question.

2. A: Why is the dog barking?
B:

a) It should have heard something;

b) It must have heard something.

3. A: Why are you home so early?
B:

a) I needn't have worked this afternoon;

b) I didn't have to work this afternoon.

4. A: Why did you worry about me? I didn't take any risks.
B:

a) You must have been injured;

b) You could have been injured.

5. A: You forgot our anniversary again!
B:

a) Sorry, I should have looked in my diary;

b) Sorry, I had to look in my diary.

6. A: We had a terrible crossing on the boat in a storm.
B:

a) That didn't have to be very pleasant;

b) That can't have been very pleasant.

7. A: Where were you yesterday? You didn't turn up!
B:

a) I had to go to Paris;

b) I must have gone to Paris.

8. A: What do you think about the election?
B:

a) The Freedom Party had to win;

b) The Freedom Party should have won.

9. A: There's a lot of food left over from the party, isn't there?
B:

a) Yes, you couldn't have made so many sandwiches;

b) Yes, you needn't have made so many sandwiches.

10. A: What do you think has happened to Ted?
B:

a) I don't know, he should have got lost;

b) I don't know, he might have got lost.

D. Read the text and complete the gaps. Choose a, b, с or d.

Breakfast is one of those meals that varies from person to person, and country to country. For some people it means a … (1) of toast and some coffee. In various places I've also been offered … (2) or fruit. Business executives might eat breakfast at the … (3), while for many schoolchildren breakfast is a … (4) of milk at home, and then a long wait...(5) the first break of the morning, when they eat … (6) or … (7) chocolate bar. Some families sit down and eat together … (8) the morning, and listen to the news on the radio or watch early morning television. For other people, the early morning is a rush … (9) work or school, and there just simply isn't … (10)

1.	a) Sheet
b) Loaf
c) Slice
d) Sandwich
2.	a) Cheese
b) the cheese
c) cheese
d) cheeses
3.	a) Train
b) Street
c) Morning
d) Office
4.	a) Glass
b) Piece
c) Warm
d) Box
5.	a) To
b) Is
c) Until
d) Which
6.	a) Sandwich
b) the sandwich
c) a sandwiches
d) sandwiches
7.	a) A
b) Some
c) a piece
d) a glass of
8.	a) For
b) In
c) At
d) While
9.	a) To
b) From
c) At
d) And
10.	a) There
b) It
c) Enough
d) Time

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