Школьная олимпиада 11 класс Гомель

Школьная олимпиада 11 класс

TEST IN THE USE OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

Form 11
Final total: 68
Time: 45 minutes

1. Open the brackets putting the verbs in the correct tense-form.

I (have) ______ just my first book (publish) _________ and the critics on both sides of the Atlantic (be) _________ complimentary, even if the cheques from my publishers (be) _________ less so. My agent (tell) me on several occasions that I shouldn’t write if I (want)_________ to make money. This (create) _______________ a dilemma because I couldn’t see how to make money if I (not write)    _______________.

It (be) __________ around this time that the lady, who (face) ___________ now me and (chat) ________________ on oblivious to my silence, (telephone) __________ fromNew Yorkto heap lavish praise on my novel. There (be) ___________ no writer who (not enjoy) ___________________ receiving such calls. However, this particular lady might (end) __________ her transatlantic congratulations with nothing more that goodbye if she (not drop) _____________ her own name. It (be) ________________ her husband’s name that (achieve) _________________ the reputation, as one of the world’s most distinguished producers.

                                                                             15points

2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar to the first sentence using the word given. Don’t change the words given.

Example: What is the meaning of the word?

Ann can’t organize the concert as nobody helps her.

unless …………………………………………………………

  1. I don’t want to go on holiday at all this year.

rather  I ………………………………………………………

  1. I know for sure that I have posted the letter.

remember I ………………………………………. The letter.

  1. Why don’t you take syrup for your cough?

try………………………………………… for your cough.

  1. He took his hat off and then I recognized him.

wasn’t It…………………………………………

  1. I was going to make a delicious dessert but I failed as I was short of time.

intended I………………………………….………………..as I was short of time.

  1. We’d prefer you to pay cash for the goods.

paid We………………………. cash for the goods.

  1. After his retirement he started playing golf.

took After his retirement…………………………golf.

  1. I’ll go mad if that noise goes on much longer.

drive ………………………………….much longer.

  1. We need to think about how old the house is when making our decisions.

account We………………………………… when making our decisions.

  1. Well, come on! Don’t delay talking about the real reason for your visit.

bush Well, come on! Stop……………………………..

                                                                                          11 points

3. Rewrite the sentences replacing the underlined words by a phrasal verb so that the meaning stays the same. Use the prompts below.

  1. I don’t know how they manage to escape punishment treating their workers like that.

go

  1. I think it would be best if we start business now.

set

  1. She criticizes me all the time.

pick/find

                                                                                           3 points

4. 14 articles have been removed from the followed passage. Insert the right articles where needed.

Peter Great was Russia’s fourth Romanov Tzar and at6 foot7 inches, probably tallest. He also had enormous appetite for food and drink. But it was his thirst for knowledge combined with his vision of newRussiathat made him great leader. In 1697, motivated by his desire to break free from constrictions of old Russian customs, Peter travelled aroundEuropelearning valuable military and industrial skills. When he returned toRussia, Peter was determined to throw off remnants of past. He dramatically reduced powers of Russian aristocracy and abolished age-old traditions. In order to fulfill his dream of modernizedRussia, he founded universities, established country’s first newspaper and encouraged development of industry. Before his death in 1725, Peter had had new capital built and named it St. Petersburg.

                                                                                       14 points

5. Read the text below and then decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each space.

TATTOOING: AN ANCIENT TRADITION

Tattooing is an (0) … art. In ancientGreece, people who had tattoos were (1) … as members of the (2) … classes. On the other hand, tattooing was (3) … inEuropeby the early Christians, (4) … thought that it was a sinful thing to (5)… .

It was not (6) … the late 18th century, when Captain Cook saw South Sea Islanders decorating their bodies with tattoos, that attitudes began to (7)… . Sailors came back from these islands with pictures of Christ on their backs and from then on, tattooing (8) … in popularity. A survey by the French army in 1881 (9) … that among the 378 men (10) …. There were 1,333 designs.

Nowadays, not (11) … finds tattoos acceptable. Some people think that getting one is silly because tattoos are more or less permanent. There is also some (12) … about (13) … a blood disease from unsterilized needles. Even for those who do want a tattoo, the (14) … of getting one is not painless, but the final result, in their eyes, is (15) … the pain.

 

0  A elderly B old C original D outdated
1 A supposed B realized C regarded D held
2 A greater B upper C high D extreme
3 A banned B exported C blamed D finished
4 A whose B that C they D who
5 A be B create C make D do
6 A by B until C for D since
7 A vary B convert C change D move
8 A gained B won C earned D made
9 A declared B said C explained D showed
10 A inquired B questioned C demanded D spoken
11 A everybody B every C each D nobody
12 A danger B trouble C concern D threat
13 A gaining B catching C having D infecting
14 A progress B system C pace D process
15 A due B worth C owed D deserved

                                                                                                   15 points

6. Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the gap in the same line.

 

It is important to make a good impression(0) … when going for a job interview. Interviewers usually ask a (1) … of questions, many of which concern (2) ….. However, they also usually like to ask questions about previous (3) ….. as well as (4) …. Not connected to the work place. Often, the (5) ….. candidate is not the one with the most impressive(6) ……. But the one who shows that he or she has made the most (7) …. Use of their time. Few employers want  employees who are (8) ……to think for themselves.The (9) … of advancement in any job very rarely depends on the (10) … of work but more on the enthusiasm and dedication of the employee.  0 impress

1 various

2 qualify 

3 occupy 

4 achieve 

5 success

6 educate

7 effect

 8 able

 9 possible

 10 accurate

 

                                                                                           10 points

 ANSWER KEY

I.

I had  just my first book published  and the critics on both sides of the Atlantic had been complimentary, even if the cheques from my publishers were less so. My agent (tell) me on several occasions that I shouldn’t write if I wanted to make money. This created  a dilemma because I couldn’t see how to make money if I didn’t write.

It was around this time that the lady, who facing now me and chattering  on oblivious to my silence, telephoned from New York to heap lavish praise on my novel. There is no writer who does not enjoy  receiving such calls. However, this particular lady might have ended  her transatlantic congratulations with nothing more that goodbye if she had not dropped her own name. It was her husband’s name that had achieved the reputation, as one of the world’s most distinguished producers.

II.

  1. … unless smb helps her.
  2. I’d rather not go…
  3. I remember posting the letter.
  4. Try taking syrup…
  5. It wasn’t until he took his hat off…
  6. I intended to have made…
  7. We’d rather you paid
  8. After his retirement he took to playing golf.
  9. It will drive me mad if…
  10.  We need to take into account how old … making our decision.
  11.  Well, come on! Stop beating about the bush…

III.

  1. To go away with
  2. To set up
  3. To pick up on smb/find fault with smb

IV.

Peter the Great was Russia’s fourth Romanov Tzar and at 6 foot 7 inches, probably the tallest. He also had an enormous appetite for food and drink. But it was his thirst for knowledge combined with his vision of a new Russia that made him a great leader. In 1697, motivated by his desire to break free from the constrictions of old Russian customs, Peter travelled around Europe learning valuable military and industrial skills. When he returned to Russia, Peter was determined to throw off remnants of the past. He dramatically reduced the powers of  the Russian aristocracy and abolished age-old traditions. In order to fulfill his dream of a modernized Russia, he founded universities, established the country’s first newspaper and encouraged the development of industry. Before his death in 1725, Peter had had a new capital built and named itSt. Petersburg.

V.

1. C                       2. B                3. A                 4. D                 5. D                 6. B

7. C                       8. A                 9. D                 10. B               11. A               12. C

13. B                     14. D               15. B

VI.

  1. VARIETY
  2. QUALIFICATIONS
  3. OCCUPATIONS
  4. ACHIEVEMENT(S)
  5. SUCCESSFUL
  6. EDUCATION
  7. EFFECTIVE
  8. UNABLE
  9. POSSIBILITY
  10. ACCURACY

 

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