Районная олимпиада 2020-2021, английский язык, 9 класс

9 Grade
Task 1. Each line contains one grammatically or lexically incorrect (unnecessary) word. Find these
words. Eg.: 0 – the
Homeopathy
0 Our army of the overworked and underpaid family doctors are daily disheartened to see the
1 the same people returning by with the same problems. They know only too well that by
2 thousands of people who suffer from ailments for which conventional treatment proves who
3 ineffective, no way matter how many expensive or painful tests they are forced to undergo. way
4 However, all is not lost. Alternative lamented medicine and, particularly, lamented
5 homeopathy is having gaining recognition as a valid form of treatment even though having
6 it remains hard to prove scientifically just how it works! Skeptics have regard it as a fairly have
7 harmless form of hocus-pocus with active ingredients compound so diluted they wouldn't compound
8 hurt a fly. But with so many devotees, it seems hard money to ignore its potential any longer. money
2 points for each correct answer
Maximum total - 16 points

Task 2. Use the words in the brackets to form one word that fits in the space in the texts. Eg.: 0 –
particularly
How to be sensitive
When asked to talk about themselves, some people, (0)…PARTICULARLY… (PARTICULAR) men,
become rather (1) …DEFENSIVE… (DEFEND). Others become (2) …RESTLESS … (REST), unable to sit
still or look at their inquisitor. Others, however, become extremely (3) … TALKATIVE … (TALK),
delighted to have been given the opportunity to talk about themselves.
Jenny falls into this latter category. One innocent question about her health can result in half an hour's in
deep (4) … DESCRIPTION… (DESCRIBE) of her backache or (5) … SLEEPLESS … (SLEEP) night.
What's more, you daren't interrupt her for fear of (6) … OFFENDING … (OFFEND) her legendary (7) …
SENSITIVITY … (SENSE) and being described as an (8) … SELFISH … (SELF) egotist with no interest in
other people! I have now (9)… LEARNED… (LEARN) that all (10) … RESISTANCE … (RESIST) is futile
and one simply has to grin and bear it.
2 points for each correct answer
Maximum total - 20 points

Task 3. Complete the sentences using the form of the verb in brackets. Eg.: 0 – speaks, does your
dad speak
0. My dad …SPEAKS .. three languages. – How many languages DOES / CAN YOUR DAD SPEAK…
(SPEAK, YOUR DAD SPEAK)
1. A few weeks ago, I …READ…in the newspaper that our parliamentary representative …WANTED…
to visit France. (READ, WANT)
2. Aunt Judith …ARRIVED… yesterday evening, but I …HAVE NOT SEEN … her yet. (ARRIVE, NOT
SEE)
3. What … WAS/WERE YOU DOING… between 9 and 12 yesterday morning? – I …WAS
CLEANING… the house the whole morning. (YOU DO, CLEAN)
4. He usually …READS… the newspaper in the morning but when I …SAW… him yesterday, he …
WAS READING … a book. (READ, SEE, READ)
5. I …HAVE BEEN SMOKING… for 15 years. I …WAS … 16 when I …STARTED. (SMOKE, BE,
START)
6. We …ARE LEAVING… tomorrow morning. The train …LEAVES… at 7:45 a.m. (LEAVE,
LEAVE)
7. He …CRASHED … his car into a tree because he …WAS NOT PAYING… attention to the road.
(CRASH. NOT PAY)
2 points for each correct answer
Maximum total – 14 points
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II. Writing
Maximum score – 50 points / Time – 45 minutes

Writing band descriptors

Name Task Coherence Lexical Grammatical Points Examiner’s comments
Achievement and Cohesion Resource Range and
25 25 25 Accuracy -25 100

Maximum score – 50 points

Районная олимпиада 2020-2021, английский язык, 10 класс
10 Grade
Task 1. Complete the text with the proper words from the box. There are extra words. Eg.: 0 – is
had is planning knew irregular because share white so alter forming get bought photo bored prefer on the
if true all exited although above I
My online profile
About me: By day I'm a regular guy and by night a superhero. How tiring 0 … that?!
Just joking! I'm a regular guy 1 …all… the time, good job, close to my family, just 2…
bought my own flat with a cat. Actually, my cat thinks I'm a hero 3… because I saved her
from the street. I'm a talkative person and I believe communication is 4… the most important
thing in a relationship.
Likes and dislikes: I love pizza 5… if it's Italian, wine if it's, 6… white and football if it's the World Cup.
I read a lot, especially 7… true life stories, but most of my books live 8… on my phone.
Hobbies: I love to travel and I'm always 9… planning my next trip. I 10… prefer an active holiday like
hiking, skiing or watersports and I get 11… bored lying on the beach. I post lots of photos on Instagram as
I'm a good photographer but I'd really love to 12… share the holiday with someone. Maybe you'll take the
photos on the next trip.
1 point for each correct answer
Maximum total - 12 points
Task 2. Choose the correct answer a, b, c or d.
1. … her my message, please?
a. Do you give c. Will you give
b. Are you going to give d. Are you giving
2. He … me every day since we broke up. He … me thousands of times.
a. 's been calling / 's called c. 's been calling / 's been calling
b. 's called / 's been calling d. 's been called / 's been calling
3. All the payments … out in September.
a. will send c. will be sending
b. are going to send d. will be sent
4. They have been to Paris, Rome, and many … big European cities.
a. others c. another
b. other d. the other
5. I'm very …. The present I got was very …
a. disappointing / disappointed c. disappointed / disappointed
b. disappointed / disappointing d. disappointing / disappointing
6. You're going to have to do it ….
a. you b. your own c. your d. yourself
7. He suffered an injury … his holiday in France.
a. during b. for c. while d. when
8. That … be true. It's impossible!
A .shouldn't b. might not c. can't d. had not
1 point for each correct answer
Maximum total - 8 points

Task 3. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the
WORD given and other words to complete each sentence. You must use between two and five
words. Do not change the word given. Eg.: 0 – is thought to be
1. My parents last spoke to me a month ago. – (HEARD) – I … haven’t heard from… my parents for a
month.
2. All the students had a lot of respect for their teacher. – (LOOKED) - All the students … looked up to
… their teacher.
3. Tom thought we might get hungry so he took some sandwiches with him. – (CASE) - Tom took some
sandwiches with him … in case we were… hungry.
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4. Linda didn't feel like eating. – (MOOD) - Linda wasn't … in the mood to… eat.
5. My brother was treated unfairly by his teachers. – (DESERVE) - My brother … didn’t deserve to be …
treated that way by his teachers.
6. He couldn't buy the car he wanted because he didn't have enough money. – (TOO) - The car he wanted
was … too expensive for him to… buy.
7. We all agreed with my father's proposal apart from Joy. – (EXCEPTION) - With the exception of Joy
we all agreed with my father's proposal.
8. Michael's wife finds getting up early every morning difficult. – (USED) - Michael's wife … isn’t used
to getting… up early every morning.
9. What a pity you didn't come to the party. –(WISH) – I … wish you had come… to the party.
10. My hair needs to be cut before the wedding reception. – (MUST) – I … must have/get my hair cut…
before the wedding reception.
11. You must do exactly what the manager tells you. – (CARRY) - You must … Carry out manager’s…
instructions exactly.
12. When did they start living in the suburbs? – (HAVE) - How … long have they been living… in the
suburbs?
13. Mark and Tony are equally tall. – (HEIGHT) - Mark is … the same height as… Tony.
14. There aren’t a lot of things to remember from that awful trip. – (LITTLE) – There is … little to
remember… from that awful trip.
15. "You really must let me cook dinner," said Anne – (INSISTED) - Anne … insisted on cooking…
dinner.
2 points for each correct answer
Maximum total - 30 points

II. Writing
Maximum score – 50 points / Time – 45 minutes

Name Task Coherence Lexical Grammatical Points Examiner’s comments

Achievement and Cohesion Resource Range and
25 25 25 Accuracy -25 100

Maximum score – 50 points

Районная олимпиада 2020-2021, английский язык, 11 класс
11 Grade
Task 1. Choose the correct answer.
1. … doctor’s appointment tomorrow?
a. Have got b. Do you have c. you have d. You have
2 When I … the book, I'll return it to the library.
a. will finish b. will have finished c. finish d. am finishing
3 My husband prefers to cook rather than … the dishes.
a. to wash b. washing c. to washing d. wash
4 They wondered … the letter yet.
a. if I had received b. if had I received c. whether did I receive d. whether have I
received
5 Sally bought … furniture that her apartment looks great after the renovation.
a. such a nice b. so a nice c. such nice d. so nice
6 Our teacher gave us … homework for the weekend.
a. far much b. too much c. such much d. a lot much
7 We objected … on vacation alone.
a. to his going b. him going c. him to go d. his to go
8 Suppose David … you to marry him, what would you do?
a. asks b. will ask c. asked d. would ask (BOTH VARIANTS ARE POSSIBLE)
9. We've had … problems with our new computer that we had to send it back to the shop.
a so b such c enough d too
10. … with being so busy both at work and at home, she became increasingly tired and bad-tempered.
a. Where b. Which c. How d. What
1 point for each correct answer
Maximum total - 10 points

Task 2. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals in brackets form a word that fits in the
gap in the same line. Eg.: 0 – Greetings
All about the Brits
0… [GREET] from the UK! I'm having a great time, but I still haven't been out of London. Have you ever
been to Britain? Even though I have, I've still got lots of questions about British culture. Why do the Brits
adore 1 QUEUING … [QUEUE] up? They're never 2.INPATIENT. [PATIENT]. I'd heard that everyone
sat in 3 SILENCE… [SILENT] on the Tube, and it's true! Are people too 4 UNSOCIABLE …
[SOCIABLE] to talk to each other? The son in my host family is going to help me find some answers.
Josh has just come back from Milan, so he's got some questions about Italian culture too. The Brits love 5
SPICY… [SPICE] food and there's lots of 6 CHOICES… [CHOOSE] from 7 DIFFERENT… [DIFFER]
cultures here. We went out for a Malaysian meal last Friday and it was a really 8 MEMORABLE…
[MEMORY] experience. 9 APPEARES… [APPEAR], Indonesian food is really good too. I haven't tried
much British food yet. I've already decided I want to come back next year, but it's expensive, so my
parents are 10 UNLIKELY… [LIKELY] to agree.
1 point for each correct answer
Maximum total - 10 points
Task 3. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the
WORD given and other words to complete each sentence. You must use between two and five
words. Do not change the word given. Eg.: 0 – Quite impossible to imagine
0. For me, imagining what life must have been like then is just not possible. - (QUITE) - I find it … what
life must have been like then.
1. Some people have been saying what a good move emigrating would be. - (ARGUED) - It … has been
argued that … emigrating would be a good move
2. They were supposed to publish my book next month but it's been delayed. - (DUE) - Although my book
…was due to be published … next month, it's been delayed.
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3. The irate customer refused to speak to anyone other than the store manager. –(ON) - The irate customer
… insisted on speaking … to the store manager and no one else.
4. I was just about to call you to tell you about the rearranged meeting. – (POINT) - I was … on the point
of calling … you to tell you about the rearranged meeting.
5. It's impossible that you saw John last night - he's in the USA! – (HAVE) - John's in the USA, so …you
can’t have seen … him last night.
6. Mark got lucky when he got the lead role. – (STROKE) - It was a … stroke of luck… when Mark got
the leading role.
7. Does the plot remind you of anything? – (BELL) - Does the plot … ring a bell… by any chance?
8. I'll come in to see how you're progressing from time to time. – (UP) - I'll … check up on your progress
… from time to time.
9. Creating a school curriculum is often an evolutionary process. – (TIME) - The creation of a school
curriculum often … evolves over time… before reaching the end result.
10. If students seem bored with lessons, offer different topic suggestions to see what interests them. –
(TRY) -If students seem bored with lessons, … try suggesting different… topics to see what interests
them.
11. I find Robert's taste in music very hard to tolerate. – (PUT) – I find it hard … to put up with…
Robert's taste in music.
12. I find waiting for buses very boring. – (GET) – I … get bored …waiting for buses.
13. It’s very difficult to predict the weather here. – (TENDS) – The weather … tends to be very…
unpredictable here.
14. People say learning lists of words is not a good use of time. – (WASTE) – Learning lists of words is
… said to be a waste … of time
15 I'm sorry that I didn't help him. –(REGRET) - I … regret not helping… him.
2 points for each correct answer
Maximum total - 30 points

II. Writing
Maximum score – 50 points / Time – 45 minutes

Writing band descriptors

Name Task Coherence Lexical Grammatical Points Examiner’s comments
Achievement and Cohesion Resource Range and
25 25 25 Accuracy -25 100