Английский язык (с ответами). Всероссийская олимпиада школьников в Москве (2014-2018 год)

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29. A. relief

B. relax

C. free

D. proof

30. A. Christopher B. Thomas Hardy

Thomas D. William Turner

Wren

Gainsborough

31. A. all

B. like

C. same

D. most

32. A. stitches

B. strikes

C. strokes

D. lines

33. A. Edward VIII

B. George III

C. William I

D. William IV

34. A. Christopher B. Thomas Hardy

Thomas D. William Turner

Wren

Gainsborough

35. A. plaster

B. marble

C. silver

D. mate

36. A. nocturnal

B. extraterrestrial

C. marble

D. mint

37. A. Stonehenge

Buckingham C. St Paul’s Cathedral D. Windsor Castle

Palace

38. A. Robert Burns

B. Thomas Hardy

C. Christopher Wren D. Aldous Huxley

39. A. dedicated

B. deviated

C. accomplished

D. apprenticed

40. A. Brave New B. Tess of the C. Rip Van Winkle D. Scarlet Letter

World

D’Urbervilles

41. A. the Tower of B.

Buckingham C.

Westminster D. St Paul’s Cathedral

London

Palace

Abbey

42. A. Dylan Thomas B. Thomas Hardy

C. James Joyce

D. Robert Burns

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43. A. Scotland

B. England

C. Wales

D. Ireland

44. A. 1638

B. 1759

C. 1837

D. 1907

45.

Korney B. Samuil Marshak

C. Sergey Mikhalkov D. Daniil Harms

Chukovsky

46. A. Post

B. Council

C. Mint

D. Family

47. A. James Joyce

B. Thomas Hardy

C. Dylan Thomas

D. Washington Irving

48. A. 1759

B. 1775

C. 1783

D. 1792

49. A. mate

B. namesake

C. sibling

D. twin

50. A. Rip Van Winkle B. Brave New World C. Tess of the D. Scarlet Letter

D’Urbervilles

TRANSFER ALL YOUR ANSWERS TO YOUR ANSWER SHEET

Writing

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

You have seen this advertisement in an international youth magazine:

Tell us about a successful person you know and admire. What does success really mean? What

helps people to be successful?

We will publish the most interesting articles next month.

Write your article in 300-350 words (including the title) in an appropriate style.

In your article:

 Make sure the following picture illustrates the main idea of your article:

 Use 1-2 quotations from the list of quotations:

The difference between winning and losing is most often not quitting. (Walt Disney)

I find that the harder I work the more luck I seem to have. (Thomas Jefferson)

It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong. (Abraham Lincoln)

Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken. (Oscar Wilde)

Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.

(George Bernard Shaw)

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Use of English Keys

blue

anthem

green

applique

brown/ black

recipe

silver

constitution

black

physicist

pink

black

golden

green

red

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Speaking

Set 1 Student 1

Preparation - 15 minutes

Presentation and questions - 10 minutes

“It’s our World and its Future is in our Hands”

Imagine you are at the meeting of your English School Club. The meeting is devoted to

international world organizations. The purpose of the meeting is to choose one of the organizations your

schoolmates want to work with as volunteers. Your task is to make a presentation about one

organization and explain why it is the best choice for your school to cooperate with.

Task 1

Monologue: Time depends on the length of the video

Your task is to make a presentation about UNICEF and explain why it is the best choice for your

school to cooperate with.

Use the fact file to speak about its:

Headquarters

Objectives

History

Evaluation

You can make notes during the preparation time, but YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO READ

them during the presentation.

Your presentation is limited by the time of the video.

Questions/ Answers: Time: 2- 3 minutes

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Speaking

Set 2 Student 2

Preparation - 15 minutes

Presentation and questions - 10 minutes

“It’s our World and its Future is in our Hands”

Imagine you are at the meeting of your English School Club. The meeting is devoted to

international world organizations. The purpose of the meeting is to choose one of the organizations your

schoolmates want to work with as volunteers. Your task is to make a presentation about one

organization and explain why it is the best choice for your school to cooperate with.

Task 1

1. Listen to the presentation of your partner (Set 1 STUDENT 1: UNICEF).

2. Questions/ Answers: Time: 2- 3 minutes

Ask 2 QUESTIONS about the organization to get ADDITIONAL INFORMATION not mentioned in

the presentation.

Task 2

Monologue: Time depends on the length of the video

Your task is to make a presentation about GREENPEACE and explain why it is the best choice

for your school to cooperate with.

Use the fact file to speak about its:

Headquarters

Objectives

History

Evaluation

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ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ 2015-2016 уч. г.

ШКОЛЬНЫЙ ЭТАП. 5-6 КЛАССЫ

Part 1 (10 minutes)

Listening

Task 1

You will hear a conversation between a woman and Matt. What is each person in

Matt’s family reading? For questions 1-7 cross out the wrong answer in the table.

You will hear the recording twice.

mum

textbook

story

dad

website

brother

exam

message

sister

address book

texts

uncle

magazine

newspaper

cousin

comic

birthday card

grandfather

instructions

Transfer your answers into the answer sheet!

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Part 2 (15 minutes)

Reading

Task 1

Read the text and complete the gaps 8-13 with phrases a-f.

a) goodbye to the old year

b) to take more exercise

c) of the Roman New Year

d) and look forward to the future

e) and at different time of the year

f) bread, money and coal

Different countries celebrate New Year in different ways

(8)______________! The Chinese New Year is in late January or February, the

Jewish New Year is in the autumn, and most Indian people celebrate New Year in the

spring. But in many parts of the world, 1 January is New Year’s Day. This is the

original date (9)__________ . Although the new year starts on 1 January in many

countries, it starts at different times because of international time zones; for example,

the new year in Australia starts ten hours earlier than in Britain.

People all over the world have parties on 31 December, New Year’s Eve. At

midnight, they hold hands and sing Auld Lang Syne. The famous song, by the

Scottish poet, Robert Burns, says we should remember the past (10)_____________ .

The Scottish have the best New Year celebrations in Britain, and New Year’s

Eve has a special name in Scotland, Hogmanay. People celebrate with bonfires and

fireworks, and in some towns they burn an old boat to say (11) ________________.

Many people in Scotland go and visit their friends after midnight, early on 1 January.

They believe that the first person who enters the home on New Year’s Day can bring

good luck. This person should carry presents: (12) ______________, so the family

are not hungry, poor or cold in the new year.

People everywhere have hopes for the new year, and some make a list of New

Year resolutions: things they want to do better in future. For example, they promise

to be tidier, to work harder (13) _____________. But sometimes their resolutions

don’t last very long!

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Task 2

Read the text and match questions 14-17 below to the information under each

heading a-d.

Who took part in the Clean-up Day?

What’s the purpose of Clean-up Day?

What plans do the pupils have?

What activities did they do on Clean-up Day?

Clean-up Day Ely Primary School, Year 6

a) When and why

On Saturday 19^th May, Year 6 took part in the school’s first Clean-up Day. Our

aim was to remove rubbish from the park on Grant Street.

b) Participants

Forty people took part, including all of Year 6, teachers from school and volunteer

parents.

c) What we did

We met at the park at 9.00 am. The teachers provided us with bin bags. Everyone

brought their own gloves. We filled eight bags in two hours!

d) Future activities

We are going to make Clean-up Day a regular event. If we advertise our activities,

we may stop people from dropping rubbish. We are going to write to local officials

to request more rubbish bins and “No Littering” signs in the park. If we work

together, we will make Ely a nicer, cleaner place!

Transfer your answers into the answer sheet!

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Part 3 (15 minutes)

Use of English

Task 1

Read the article about turtles. Choose the best word (a, b or c) for each space. For

questions 18-25 write a, b or c on your answer sheet.

Turtles

Turtles spend most of their life (0) ___A___ the sea. They have a hard shell

over their body and they can pull their head, arms and legs inside the shell

(18)__________ they are in danger. Turtles (19) ____________ live for one hundred

years and grow up to two metres long. (20) __________year, the mother turtle swims

to a beach to lay her eggs. (21) __________ a month later, the eggs break open and

the baby turtles

(22) __________ to get into the sea. They are very small and

(23) _________ have problems getting to the water.

Several years later, (24) __________ baby turtles will return to the same beach

to lay their eggs. People think they find the way by following the light

(25) _________ the moon or the stars.

for

but

soon

already

often

Each

Some

Other

Above

About

tried

try

trying

every

any

many

these

this

them

from

with

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Task 2

Read the text about aviation and put the verbs in brackets 26-35 into the correct

tense.

Aviation today and tomorrow

Today most large passenger planes can cross the Atlantic Ocean in less than

seven hours and the fastest airplane can (to fly) (26) __________ at more than 3,000

kilometres per hour. This is three times faster than the speed of the sound. People

once (to believe) (27) __________ that planes couldn’t fly faster than sound. This (to

become) (28)__________ possible since 1947 when an American pilot (to break)

(29) __________ the sound barrier.

Aircraft are the fastest way to travel because they fly straight over mountains

and oceans. They have lots of modern technology, such as computers, to help them be

fast and safe and (to make) (30) __________ of special strong, lightweight metals

and plastics.

Space flight is now a reality and not just something we

(to read)

(31)

__________ about in books. The first space flight (to take) (32) __________ place in

1957. Two inventions made space flight possible. The first was the rocket engine,

which can work in space and now it (to reach) (33) __________ speeds of over

28,000 kilometres per hour. The second was the computer, which is needed to guide

the spaceship once it is away from Earth and up in space. People can make long space

flights on space stations and may stay there for weeks or months. If you look at the

sky through a telescope you will find a lot of satellites that (to orbit) (34) __________

our planet at the moment.

And the future? Who knows? There is no end to inventions and progress.

Maybe we (to be able) (35)__________ soon to buy a ticket for a Moon flight!

Transfer your answers into the answer sheet!

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Part 4 (20 minutes)

Writing

Imagine that your English teacher asked you to write a note for your classmates about

a Sunday excursion to a Space museum where you need to collect some material for

your class project.

Remember to include:

− greeting

− time and place of meeting

− things they have to take ( a pen, a camera, etc.)

− time their parents need to pick them up at school

− finish your note with an invitation to take part in this event

Write no more than 70-80 words.

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Keys

Listening

mum

textbook

story

dad

website

brother

exam

message

sister

address book

texts

uncle

magazine

newspaper

cousin

comic

birthday card

grandfather

instructions

Reading

Task 1

Task 2

Use of English

Task 1

Task 2

fly

believed

has/’s become

broke

are/’re made

read

took

Reaches (возможный

вариант - has reached)

are/’re orbiting

will/’ll be able

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ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ 2015-2016 уч. г.

ШКОЛЬНЫЙ ЭТАП. 7-8 КЛАССЫ

Part 1 (15 minutes)

Listening

You will hear the pilot Kate Gingford talking about the last few days of her flight

around the world in a small aeroplane. For each question 1-6 choose the correct

answer. You will hear the recording twice.

In Norway, Kate’s friends helped her

a) plan the route on the map.

b) cook a meal before her flight.

c) put on the clothes she would fly in.

During the flight to Denmark, Kate

a) felt very tired.

b) spoke to her son.

c) enjoyed views of the sea.

On Monday, Kate was worried because

a) she had to land unexpectedly.

b) the plane was difficult to fly.

c) a wheel was not working properly.

While staying at her friends’ farm, Kate

a) enjoyed hearing the birds sing.

b) got annoyed about losing flying time.

c) made sure she got some extra sleep.

Kate had to arrive at the flying club in England

a) during the afternoon.

b) while the weather was good.

c) before it got dark.

When she arrived in London, Kate was …

a) pleased she had done the trip.

b) keen to make another long trip.

c) nervous about seeing her family again.

Transfer your answers to the answer sheet!

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Школьный этап. 7-8 классы

Part 2 (20 minutes)

Reading

Read the text and questions below. For each question 7-11 mark the correct letter a,

b, c or d.

Laughter is the best medicine

Every week, Dr Doppit goes round the wards at the children’s hospital. But

instead of a white coat and a stethoscope, Dr Doppit has a red nose and carries

balloons. She is the hospital’s “clown doctor” and her real name is Hilary Day.

After studying drama at university, Hilary saw an advert for a clown doctor at

the hospital. “The job was perfect for me,” she says. “My mother and grandmother

were both nurses, so caring for people is in my blood. Also, I love doing children’s

theatre.”

Before she started, Hilary did four weeks training, where she learnt how to do

magic tricks and make balloons into funny shapes. She also had to study child

psychology and basic medicine.

Her visits to the hospital start with a meeting with the nursing stuff to find out

which patients a visit will be most useful for. Most children are delighted to see a

clown, but there are some who are too ill, or areafraid of clowns. Hilary always

checks first. Then she does some magic, makes balloon animals or tells them a story.

“We know that laughing can have a positive effect on a person’s health,” says

Hilary. “It produces chemicals in the brain that make you relax and feel better.”

Everyone agrees that regular visits from Dr Doppit can make a big difference to a

child’s recovery.

“Children in hospital miss their everyday life at home and at

school,” says one hospital manager.

“As well as possibly being frightened and

homesick they are often bored. The clown doctor gives them something to look

forward to and happy memories to take home afterwards.”

7. What is the writer’s aim in this text?

a) to describe a typical day in a children’s hospital

b) to explain a method of helping young patients

c) to encourage doctors to learn some circus skills

d) to show students how to get a job in a hospital

8. Why was Hilary particularly suitable for the job of clown doctor?

a) She had studied medicine at university.

b) She already knew how to do magic.

c) She enjoyed working with children.

d) She had been a nurse in a hospital.

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9. Before Hilary starts, the stuff tell her which children

a) have asked to see her.

b) are going to leave the hospital soon.

c) want to hear a particular story.

d) will benefit most from her visit.

10. The hospital manager thinks that Dr Doppit’s visits

a) are useful if the parents can’t visit.

b) help children get better more quickly.

c) might be frightening for some children.

d) help the children forget they stay in hospital.

11. Dr Doppuit can influence

a) parents’ behavior.

b) nurses’ work.

c) kids’ getting better.

d) hospital manager’s decisions.

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Task 2

Read the article and title a-f each paragraph 12-16. There is one title you do NOT

need to use.

a) Saving sea resources

b) Distant operating

c) No kitchen

d) Replacing meat

e) New eating habits

f) More veggies

What’s cooking?

(12) Tomorrow’s children will eat differently from their parents. Many modern

homes don’t have a dining room because the occupants usually eat meals in front of

the television. In the future, families eating together at home will be an unusual event.

Food will be heated in a microwave. If there is a cooker, it will be on a dining table

rather than in the kitchen.

(13) The kitchen of the future will be intelligent! Thanks to automation, it may

be possible to call home on a mobile to start a cooking programme. There is nothing

better than to come home after a long working day to see your dinner ready. With

such a kitchen you can easily organize a party for your friends.

(14) In the future, fewer Europeans will eat meat because they think that other

foods are better for their health. In addition, farmers will realise that growing crops is

a more efficient use of land than raising cattle. “Every time a person gives up eating

beef,” says food expert Brian Ford, “three thousand square metres of land are freed

for crop production.”

(15) But meat is a major source of protein. How will we get the protein we

need without meat? The answer is: from plant sources. Mushrooms and other fungi

will be specially grown, fortified with vitamins and artificially flavoured. Artificial

flavouring will become widespread.

(16) According to Ford, fish will always be popular. “Fish, especially oily fish,

have much to contribute to the diet of the future. The problem is that we are catching

too many fish. We need to reestablish sanctuaries - “national parks” - in the oceans

where fish are free to multiply.”

Transfer your answers into the answer sheet!

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Школьный этап. 7-8 классы

Part 3 (20 minutes)

Use of English

Task 1

Read the text about a stuntman (a person who performs dangerous tricks in films)

and choose the best word (a, b, c or d) for each space 17-31.

The Fall Guy

Nick Gillard earns a (0)__C___ working as a stuntman on films and TV shows

but his first (17)_____ of show business was trick-riding circus horses when he was

just 12 years old. Four years later he got the chance to (18)____ in his first film.

“I really enjoyed working on the film,” Nick remembers, “so I started asking what

I should (19)____ to become a stuntman.” Nick couldn’t just (20)____ as a stuntman

straight away. First he had to be (21)____ by the British Stunt Register, which

represents stunt professionals in Britain. To do this he had to reach instructor

(22)____ in six sports including skiing, riding and gymnastics. Since qualifying

(23)____ the age of 19, Nick has worked on many movies and has doubled for some

of the biggest stars in Hollywood.

Safety and timing are all-important for stunt professionals

- they plan

everything down to the (24)_____ detail. “We take the utmost (25)_____ . It’s not

like being an actor where you can (26)_____ the shot again if it goes wrong. It’s got

to work first time.” Nick has (27)_____ some terrifyingly dangerous stunts. For one

film he jumped across a bridge in a speed boat, and in Alien 3 he was (28)_____ on

fire, without air, for more than two minutes. Filming on location

takes him

all

(29)_____ the world, often for months (30)_____ a time.

reward

wage

living

payment

living

lesson

experience

attempt

taste

play

practice

perform

show

make

get

try

put up

establish

start

introduce

arranged

allowed

agreed

accepted

line

level

measure

mark

tiniest

lowest

least

lightest

caution

care

attention

guard

have

make

give

take

made

done

led

given

put

caught

set

lit

about

through

across

over

for

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Task 2

Read the text about experiences related to travelling by air and put the verbs in

brackets 31-40 into the correct tense.

Flying high!

I was going on my first really important business trip. My flight (to schedule)

(31)_____________ for 9 am and I had got up extra early to ensure that I got to the

airport on time. While I (to walk up) (32)_____________ to the check-in desk, I took

a quick look in my briefcase to make sure that I had my laptop and all the papers

I (to need) (33)_____________ for my presentation. Everything was there. I gave the

girl at the desk my ticket and she (to hand) (34)_____________ me my boarding

card. I had lots of time, so I decided to get something to eat. I went through passport

control and (to find) (35)_____________ a little cafeteria in the departure area.

I rdered my meal and began talking to a lady who (to sit) (36)_____________ at the

table beside me. She told me that she was also going on a business trip. Time passed

quickly and soon my flight (to announce) (37)_____________ I made my way to the

boarding gate and joined the queue. I opened my briefcase to get my boarding card,

and suddenly realized that I (to take) (38)_____________ the wrong case! Just then,

I heard someone calling my name, “We (to mix up) (39)_____________ our cases!”

I turned around and saw the lady from the cafeteria waving my briefcase. I exchanged

cases with her and boarded my plane. As I took my seat, all I could think of was, “All

is well that (to end) (40)_____________ well!”

Transfer your answers into the answer sheet!

Part 4 (20 minutes)

Writing

Libraries aren’t very popular with modern teens. Write a short article into your local

newspaper expressing your opinion.

Remember to mention:

− why and where libraries appeared;

− if you and your friends go to the school library or any;

− what modern libraries offer to their visitors;

− what the future of libraries is;

− conclude your article with an appeal to your readers.

Write no more than 120-150 words.

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ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ 2015-2016 уч. г.

ШКОЛЬНЫЙ ЭТАП. 9-11 КЛАССЫ

Part 1 (15 minutes)

Listening

Listen to a part of an audio guide in a museum of modern arts. Decide whether the

statements 1-10 are True (A) or False (B) according to the text you hear. Circle the

correct variant on your answer sheet. You will hear the text twice.

The narrator says that:

1) a square in Brancusi’s sculpture is made of oak.

2) Brancusi likes to demonstrate contrasting objects.

3) it’s difficult to guess the name of the sculpture.

4) Brancusi’s bird is crying.

5) the bird opens its mouth to sing.

6) many Mondrian’s paintings are very confusing.

7) Mondrian’s painting is like a closed window.

8) there is a wide variety of bright colours in this painting.

9) Mondrian signed the painting with his initials.

10) Mondrian also wrote some music.

Transfer your answers into the answer sheet!

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Школьный этап. 9-11 классы.

Part 2 (30 minutes)

Reading

Read the passage below and answer questions 1-10.

The Green House Effect

(A) Saving the world begins at home. The energy we use to power our daily domestic

lives and drive our cars produces almost half of our output of carbon dioxide, the gas

which is the main contributor to the problem of global warming. The way in which

we use energy is not only polluting but also incredibly wasteful. But there is nothing

to stop us greatly reducing our energy consumption and creating a more comfortable

world.

(B) Redesigning the home to bring our lifestyles more into balance with what the

environment can cope with need not involve expensive or painful changes. Most of

the technology to make the changes is already available. When the changes have been

made, the home of the future will be a better place to live in. So what will it be like?

power which are non-polluting such as windmills or using the power of tides. Houses

will be heavily insulated and heating systems made much more efficient. In addition,

our future homes will use low-energy light bulbs.

(D) With water costs rising enormously, most houses will trap rainwater and store it

in a large, well-insulated tank in the cellar. This tank also serves to save energy: heat

is recycled from other parts of the house to maintain a high water temperature for

washing and central heating.

(E) Recycling waste will be much more common than it is today. Tins, bottles,

plastic, and paper will be put into vents in the wall from where they will fall into

divided bins for collection. All vegetable matter will go straight on to a compost heap

in the garden.

(F) The home will be a cleaner place. Air conditioning will do much more than keep

you cool. It will improve air quality by filtering out contaminating dust mites and by

controlling moisture and condensation.

(G) Outside the home as well, life will have become more pleasant. The car will no

longer be the threat to our health that it is today: it will run on hydrogen or a mixture

of battery and safer petrol. It won’t be allowed to clog up our cities: people will use

the tram, a clean, fast, and quiet form of city transport which many cities are already

reintroducing.

(H) This picture of the future is one which should appeal to all of us. It’s one that our

grandchildren could take for granted, not believing that people lived any other way,

that people went around polluting, destroying, wasting resources, and apparently not

caring. But if we want our grandchildren to have a world which is cleaner and safer,

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we have to start to change our ways. The picture of the future can become a reality

but only if we do something about it. And we should do something about it soon.

Questions 1-4.

Below you will find four headings. Each heading describes the contents of one of the

paragraphs in the passage. However, since there are eight paragraphs and only four

headings, four of the paragraphs will not fit any of the headings below.

You need to choose which heading best describes which paragraph. Write the letter

of a paragraph next to the number of the heading 1-4 on the separate answer sheet.

1. Homes of the future will be more hygienic.

2. We ought to change the way we live.

3. The way we live now damages the world.

4. Future energy needs will be lower and not cause pollution.

Questions 5-10.

Choose option A, B, C or D which best answers the question. Circle the correct letter

in boxes 5-10 on your answer sheet.

5. The author’s intention in writing the above article was to show…

A. the sort of future we can expect for our grandchildren.

B. why we should reduce pollution and use energy more efficiently.

C. why we have taken steps to reduce pollution and improve our use of energy.

D. how changes in house design will encourage people to use less polluting

energy.

6. Which of the following statements is the author most likely to agree with?

A. In the future, houses will be much healthier.

B. In the future, people will produce much less waste.

C. In the future, very few people will own their own car.

D. In the future, the problem of global warming will be better understood.

7. In the passage the author explains…

A. why using less energy has become more popular.

B. why sources of energy are going to become more scarce.

C. how savings could be made in the way energy is used.

D. how, unless we use less energy, energy costs will rise.

8. In the passage the author DOES NOT explain…

A. how our cities could be made cleaner.

B. why our use of energy needs to change.

C. why water costs will rise in the future.

D. how the way we live produces global warming.

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9. According to the author, one of the differences between our way of life and that of

people in the future might be that…

A. cars will be much cheaper to maintain.

B. fewer people will travel in the cities.

C. cars will have far more safety features.

D. cars will be used less than they are today.

10. The passage describes the homes of the future. Such homes, according to the

author, might NOT be built if we…

A. could not afford the necessary technology.

B. could not find alternative sources of energy.

C. were unable to reduce the amount of waste we produce.

D. failed to agree to make necessary changes in our lives.

Transfer your answers into the answer sheet!

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Part 3 (15 minutes)

Use of English

For items 1-10 fill in the gaps in the text choosing an appropriate word from the

column on the right. Choose one word once only. There are two extra words in the

right column which you don’t have to choose. Write the letter which marks the word

next to the number of the gap on the answer sheet.

An 11-year-old piano prodigy from Indonesia will appear at the

prestigious Newport Jazz Festival after taking the American jazz

A) at

(1)___________ by storm.

Joey Alexander, who releases his debut album My Favorite Things this

B) book

week, has attracted high (2)___________ from trumpeter and director

of Jazz at Lincoln Centre Wynton Marsalis, who has said: "There has

never been anyone that you can think of who could play like that

C) for

(3)___________ his age. I loved everything about his playing - his

rhythm, his confidence, his understanding of the music."

Marsalis said he found out about Bali-born Alexander after a friend

D) heart

suggested he watched a YouTube clip of the then

10-year-old

(4)___________ tunes by John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk and

Chick Corea.

E) of

Now, to (5)___________ his debut album, Alexander is set to play

at the Montreal and Newport jazz festivals.

F) performing

Newport producer George Wein says he's always been reluctant to

(6)___________ so-called child prodigies, but he made an exception

after Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, tennis legend Arthur Ashe's

G) play

widow, brought Alexander over to his Manhattan apartment to

(7)___________ for him. "The thing that differs him from most

young players is the maturity of his harmonic approach," Wein told

H) praise

AP reporter Charles J Gans. "His playing is very contemporary but

he also has a (8)___________ of the history of the music."

Alexander's parents were jazz fans and he himself admires the

I) promote

playing (9)_________ Horace Silver, McCoy Tyner, Bill Evans and

Brad Mehldau. He also loves the Avengers and SpongeBob

J) pushing

Squarepants.

"For me jazz is a calling. I love jazz because it's about freedom to

express yourself and being spontaneous, full of rhythm and full of

K) scene

improvisation," said the young pianist. "Technique is important, but

for me first when I play it's from the (10)_________ and feeling the

groove. I want to develop by practicing and playing, and challenging

L) sense

myself to get better every day," said Alexander.

Transfer your answers into the answer sheet!

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Part 4 (30 minutes)

Writing

Comment on the following problem:

Elderly people who live alone should be taken care of.

In your comment use the information from the article below.

Elderly people who live alone can be monitored by new technology that analyses

household sounds to ensure their safety.

The new sound monitoring system, developed by Fujitsu, the Japanese electronics

company, examines noises in homes via a microphone connected to a data centre.

The technology is refined enough to differentiate between the sound of a falling

object or a collapsing human and can instantly alert family members or security firms

if any abnormality is detected.

From breathing and coughing to sleeping, all noises made by the resident can be

detected by the technology, in addition to analysis of daily routines, heat and

humidity levels.

Write 100-120 words.

Remember to

− make an introduction,

− express your personal opinion on the problem and give reasons for your opinion,

− express your attitude towards the information from the article,

− make a conclusion.

Write in your own words.

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Audioscript

For items 1-10 listen to a part of an audio guide in a museum of modern arts. Decide

whether the statements 1-10 are True (A), or False (B) according to the text you

hear. You will hear the text twice.

Now you have 30 seconds to look through the items.

(pause 30 seconds)

Now we begin.

NARRATOR: These are all sculptures by the artist Constantin Brancusi. We’re

going to look at the one that has three parts: a top, a bottom and a middle. For the

bottom, Brancusi carved a big piece of oak into circles and half circles. For the

middle, he chipped away a piece of hard limestone into a square. And the cute shiny

metal piece on top, made of bronze, looks a bit like a fat teardrop.

Hold your hands up so that you see each of the three pieces, one at a time. Which do

you like better, one at a time, or all three together? Brancusi liked to show opposites

together - rough and shiny, or circles and squares, something hard next to something

soft. He thought each one made the other one look more interesting.

Did you see the name of the sculpture? If not, find the label and take a look. Then

press PLAY.

NARRATOR: I bet you wouldn’t have guessed Young Bird. How is that shiny

teardrop a bird? Well, Brancusi made lots of bird sculptures, and the first ones did

look a lot more like real birds opening their mouths to sing. But he kept making them

simpler and simpler until what was left was the feeling of a bird. But this one is just a

baby bird that hasn’t even learned to fly. Its mouth is open, see the flat section on one

side? - but instead of singing, it’s probably waiting for someone to drop in a big fat

worm for dinner!

NARRATOR: Paintings like this one, by artist Piet Mondrian, have been puzzling

people for a long time.

NARRATOR: [wryly] Why am I not surprised? Here we go again.

RULES VOICE: A painting should be like a magical window that opens onto

another world of beauty!

NARRATOR: Well, if this painting is supposed to be a window -

NARRATOR: - then Mondrian has closed the shutters tight! He wanted you to look

at his painting and not have to make believe you’re looking at a faraway mountain, or

a bowl of fruit. His lines and colors aren’t pretending to be anything else. They’re just

lines and colors. At first, it seems too simple to be interesting. But take some time to

just look. First, pick one of the bright colors. There are just a few: Red, blue, or

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yellow. Now, let your eyes jump from one section of your color to the next. Where do

you jump?

Now, pick a line - any one will do. Follow that line with your eyes, until it hits

another line. Where does it take you next? Notice all the different sizes of rectangles

the lines make. The big fat ones in the middle, and the tall, skinny ones along the

edges.

Mondrian never used a ruler - he painted all those perfectly straight lines with his

own hand. Get up a little closer, and you can see where his brush carefully moved

across the canvas. You can also see his signature along the bottom edge. It’s simple,

too: Just the capital letters - P and M.

Mondrian liked to listen to music while he painted - the hippest music of his day! He

liked it so much, it made him dance around his studio all by himself. If you want to

hear what it was, just press the green PLAY button.

Now you have 20 seconds to check your answers.

(pause 20 seconds)

Now listen to the text again.

Text repeated.

Now you have 20 seconds to complete the task.

(pause 20 seconds)

This is the end of the Listening task.

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Keys

Listening

Reading

Use of English

Item

Answer

Item

Answer

A, B (в данном

задании ответ

засчитывается как

правильный, если

указан любой из

двух вариантов

или указаны оба

варианта)

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ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ 2015-2016 уч. г.

МУНИЦИПАЛЬНЫЙ ЭТАП. 7-8 КЛАССЫ

Part 1 (15 minutes)

Listening

Task 1

You will hear a radio interview with a girl called Anita, who takes part in the motor-

sport called karting. For each question 1-6 choose the correct answer a, b or c.

According to Anita, some teenagers think that karting

a) doesn’t require real driving skills.

b) isn’t as exciting as theme-park rides.

c) should use large cars.

What does Anita say about the lesson at the racetrack?

a) She found it rather boring.

b) She thought it went on too long.

c) She was pleased with what she learnt.

What surprised Anita when she first got into a kart?

a) what she had to wear

b) how much noise it made

c) how close to the ground it was

What happened on Anita’s first drive?

a) She had an accident.

b) She managed all the exercises.

c) She didn’t do as well as her brother.

In her first race, Anita was disappointed because

a) lessskilfuldrivers beat her.

b) the other drivers weren’t very good.

c) she wasn’t allowed to compete against boys.

What does Anita say about karting?

a) You learn by making mistakes.

b) It is not a frightening sport.

c) It teaches you useful skills.

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Task 2

You are going to listen to a radio programme about Oymyakon. For each question

7-12 fill in the missing information in the notes above.

Oymyakon, East Russia

Temperatures dropped to -71,2 °C in the year (7) __________.

Winters can be (8) __________ months long.

In the last 100 years, little changed in Oymyakon except for arrival of (9)_________ .

Fiodor Arnosov - (10) _________ person to live in Oymyakon.

Young people would like:

•

(11) __________

• Internet cafѐ to meet friends

• disco with music

Evan McGregor travelled there by (12) __________ .

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Part 2 (20 minutes)

Reading

Task 1

Read the text and for questions 13-20 name the sailors. You may use some names

more than once.

Who:

13. didn’t use any type of transport with a motor on their journey? ____________

14. died before finishing his journey around the world? _____________________

15.was the leader of a journey around the world from start to finish? __________

16.wanted food when he/she came back? ________________________________

17. took a difficult route around the world? _______________________________

18. stole things during the journey? _____________________________________

19. escaped a very dangerous incident? __________________________________

20. didn’t get much rest? _____________________________________________

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Sailing round the world

Many people think that Ferdinand Magellan was the first person to travel

around the world. His expedition was the first to do this but Magellan himself died

on the trip when he found himself fighting a battle on an island in the Philippines.

The Spanish captain Juan Sebastian Elcano became the new leader of the expedition.

He arrived back in Spain in 1522 after a journey of just over three years. Seventeen

other members of the original expedition had survived with him.

The British sailor Sir Francis Drake became the first person to lead a complete

expedition around the world. His three-year journey began in 1577. On the journey,

Drake attacked many Spanish ships carrying gold from the New World. He also took

their maps, which were better than his own. These maps helped him to find the best

routes to complete his journey.

One of the strangest round the world journeys was by Jason Lewis. Lewis took

13 years to complete his journey. His method of transport?An eight-metre “pedalo” -

a pedal-powered boat. Lewis was the first person to go round the world by human

power alone. On land, he travelled by bike and on Rollerblades™! The most

terrifying incident during the whole trip was when a salt-water crocodile attacked him

while he was in the water in a kayak. He reached a deserted beach and got out of the

kayak but the crocodile started to eat the boat. In the end the crocodile left. Jason set

fire to the rest of his kayak. A pilot in a small plane saw the smoke and rescued him.

Dee Caffari was born in Britain in 1973. In 2006 she became the first woman

to sail solo non-stop around the world the “wrong way”. The wrong way means going

west, against the winds and sea currents. It took her 178 days. In 2008-2009 it took

her just 99 days to sail alone around the world in the usual direction. And so she

became the first woman in history to sail around the world single-handed in both

directions. On the voyage, she sailed through icebergs and could only sleep for

periods of twenty minutes. When she got back, what she wanted most was a pizza, a

diet cola and a bath!

Task 2

Read the article and complete the gaps 21-25 with the correct sentence a-f. There

is one extra sentence which you do NOT need to use.

Shopping now and then

Many of us enjoy going shopping. We love the hustle of going to the high

street, looking at shop windows, talking to shop assistants, examining various goods,

comparing prices, trying clothes on and, finally, a few hours later, returning home

exhausted, carrying bags full of brand new things.

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(21) _____ In fact, when most consumers these days think of shopping they

think of a one-stop visit to a shopping centre.

There are, however, quite a few people that don’t really like going shopping.

When they absolutely have to buy something, they plan carefully, choose what they

want and where they can get it, go to the shop, swiftly buy what they want and rush

back home. (22) _____ They shop online or by mail order, and get everything

delivered to them, without having to leave the comfort of their home.

Most teenagers, though, really enjoy going to the shopping mall. (23) _____

For them, it’s not so much a place where they can do their shopping as one where

they can socialize and make new friends. As a result, teenagers often arrange to meet

and hang out at the mall, even if they have no intention of going shopping.

This function of the shopping centre seems very much the same as the function

of some of the oldest covered markets in the East, which can be seen as the

forerunner of the modern mall. (24) _____ The first covered market in the East was

Isfahan’s Grand Bazaar, whose buildings go back to the 10^th century, while the Grand

Bazaar of Istanbul, which was built in the 15^th century, with its 58 streets and over

4,000 shops, is still one of the largest covered markets in the world.

It seems that people’s habits haven’t really changed very much over the

centuries. (25) _____ In the same way that people in the Middle East have always

met, done business and had a cup of coffee in the traditional bazaars, contemporary

teenagers meet and have fun in the multiplex cinemas and fast food restaurants of the

various malls.

a) In addition, the shopping experience in those markets is very different from

what most of us are used to.

b) This is a large shopping centre which contains hundreds of different shops, as

well as other places where you can relax or have fun.

c) Alternatively, we go to large department stores or shopping centres and spend

half the day there, shopping to our heart’s content.

d) Going to the market was, and still is, a social networking event more than

anything else.

e) Others don’t even go to the trouble of visiting the shops.

f) These markets are known as bazaars, which in Persian means “the place

of prices”.

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Part 3 (25 minutes)

Use of English

Task 1

Complete the text using the correct form of the verbs 26- 35.

My husband Pete wasn’t in a very good mood when I (to leave) (26)_________

for work this morning. He got up, went to the kitchen and we heard from there his

angry voice, “We (to run out of) (27)______________ coffee again?” So he had to

have tea, and you should know that he really (to hate) (28)____________it. Then he

had to iron a shirt before he (can, to go) (29)______________ to work. While he (to

do) (30)______________ that the phone rang. He ran to answer it and, of course,

forgot about the iron. When he came back he (to burn) (31)_______________ a big

hole in one sleeve of his shirt and it was completely ruined. So he (to have to buy)

(32)________________ a new one this weekend. But things got even worse: he set

off for work and left his briefcase behind with all his notes for a very important

business meeting.

Mind you, I didn’t have a great start either: I tripped over the children’s toys

and fell down the stairs. Fortunately, I (not really hurt) (33) ___________ myself but

when I got to my feet I realized I (also to knock) (34) _______________ a lamp over,

and it (still not to work) (35)_____________ now.

Task 2

Complete the following crossword using ordinary verbs to replace the phrasal verbs

in bold. The number of letters in the ordinary verbs is given in the brackets. There is

an example to help you.

Across

1. I have been looking for my new pet everywhere. (9)

2. The Titanic went down in 1912. (4)

3. I’ve never been able to add up very well. (5)

4. It’s hard to put aside any money if you’re on a low salary. (4)

5. I need to draw up a timetable for revision before I do an exam.(7)

6. When I was 30 I still went on having all my old toys, and did not want to give

them away. (4)

7. Mr Jones brought up the question of parking at the meeting. (6)

8. Teachers’ duty is to check on their pupils’ progress.(7)

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Down

9. I need to sort out my desk, it’s a bit of a mess. (8)

10. I think you need to look into the deal carefully before buying a second-hand car.

11. A role model is someone you keep your mind on. (7)

12.Chop up the onion into small pieces. (3)

13. What sort of hobby should I take up? (5)

14. Face up to the fact that your work is poor. (8)

15.The police went after the bank robbers. (6)

16.I think I’ll call on Jill on my way home to discuss the school project.(5)

17. I need to come up with some holiday ideas. (7)

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Keys

Listening

Task 1

Task 2

1926

9 (nine)

television/ TV

the oldest

mobile(s)

(phone)(s)

motorbike

Reading

Task 1

Task 2

Jason Lewis / Lewis

Ferdinand Magellan / Magellan

Sir Francis Drake/ Francis Drake / Drake

Dee Caffari / Caffari

Sir Francis Drake / Francis Drake / Drake

Jason Lewis / Lewis

Dee Caffari / Caffari

Use of English

Task 1

Task 2

Across

Down

Left / was leaving

searching

organise

Have we run out of

sank

examine

hates

count

respect

could go

save

cut

was doing

prepare

start

had burnt

kept

‘ll / will have to buy / has to buy

raised

chased

didn’t / did not really hurt

control

visit

had also knocked

propose

isn’t / is not still working

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Критерии оценивания раздела «Письмо»

Максимальное количество баллов - 15.

Внимание! При оценке «0» по критерию «Решение коммуникативной задачи» выставляется общая оценка «0».

ЯЗЫКОВОЕ ОФОРМЛЕНИЕ (максимум 5 баллов)

Баллы

РЕШЕНИЕ КОММУНИКАТИВНОЙ ЗАДАЧИ

Лексика

Грамматика

Орфография

(максимум 10 баллов)

(максимум 2 балла)

(максимум 1 балл)

Коммуникативная задача полностью выполнена

2 балла

написан отзыв на сайт о купленном гаджете по заданным

Участник

параметрам.

демонстрирует

Участник указывает:

лексический запас,

грамотное и

1) какой гаджет был куплен;

необходимый для

уместное

2) почему он был куплен;

написания отзыва.

употребление

3) описание своей покупки;

Работа имеет 1

грамматических

4) отвечает ли данный гаджет его требованиям;

негрубую лексическую

структур.

5) есть ли замечания по работе гаджета;

ошибку, не

Работа имеет 1-2

(не)рекомендует покупать такого рода гаджет.

затрудняющую

негрубые

Участник соблюдает:

понимание

грамматические

7) нормы написания отзыва;

высказывания.

ошибки, не

8) неформальный или нейтральный стиль письма;

затрудняющие

9) деление текста на обзацы и логику высказывания.

понимание

Объём работы либо соответствует заданному (120-150),

высказывание.

либо отклоняется от заданного не более чем на 10 %

(в сторону увеличения - не больше 165 слов) или

на 10 % в сторону уменьшения (не меньше 105).

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9-1

Коммуникативная задача выполнена частично -

1 балл

составленный отзыв является ответом с заданными

Участник

В работе имеют-

параметрами. Однако в работе не соблюдены 1 или

демонстрирует

ся 1-2 негрубые

несколько из перечисленных выше параметров. За

лексический запас,

грамотное и

орфографические

несоблюдение каждого параметра снимается по 1 баллу

необходимый для

уместное

ошибки, не за-

за коммуникативную задачу.

написания отзыва.

употребление

трудняющие по-

Участник не указывает:

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грамматических

нимание

1) какой гаджет был куплен и почему

(1балл);

негрубые лексические

структур.

высказывания.

2) описание своей покупки (1 балл);

ошибки, не затрудня-

В работе имеются 3-

3) отвечает ли данный гаджет его требованиям

ющие понимание

4 негрубые

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высказывания.

грамматические

4) есть ли замечания по работе гаджета (1 балл);

ошибки, не затруд-

(не) рекомендует покупать такого рода гаджет

няющие понимание

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(более 165 слов).

ИЛИ Объём меньше заданного более чем на 10 %

(менее

105 слов) . При отсутствии первых пяти

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«0» по критерию

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Высказывание не выстроено логически, текст не

демонстрирует крайне

присутствуют

сутствуют 3 и

разделён на абзацы, средства логической связи не

ограниченный

многочисленные

более ошибок, в

используются.

словарный запас.

грамматические

том числе за-

Участник не владеет жанром написания отзыва.

ИЛИ Имеются

ошибки, в том числе

трудняющие его

ИЛИ объём менее 50 % от заданного (менее 50 слов).

многочисленные

затрудняющие его

понимание.

ИЛИ ответ отсутствует.

ошибки в употреб-

понимание

лении лексики

(5 и более).

(4 и более), в том числе

затрудняющие

понимание

высказывания.

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ПРОТОКОЛ ОЦЕНКИ КОНКУРСА «ПИСЬМО»

Максимальное количество баллов, которое можно получить за конкурс

«Письмо» - 15 (пятнадцать).

Эксперт № __________________________

К1

К2

К3

К4

Сумма

участника

Решение

Лексика

Грамма-

Орфо-

баллов

коммуни-

(2)

тика

графия

(мах 15 )

кативной

(2)

(1)

задачи

(10)

ВСЕРОССИЙСКАЯ ОЛИМПИАДА ШКОЛЬНИКОВ

ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ 2015-2016 уч. г.

МУНИЦИПАЛЬНЫЙ ЭТАП. 9-11 КЛАССЫ

Part 1 (15 minutes)

Listening

Listen to a part of an audio guide in a museum of modern arts. Decide whether the

statements 1-10 are True (A), or False (B) according to the text you hear. Circle

your answers on your answer sheet. You will hear the text twice.

The narrator says that:

1) Big Julie has short arms.

2) Big Julie plays a musical instrument.

3) Big Julie has a bicycle on her arm.

4) Big Julie is wearing an ugly necklace.

5) A flower in Big Julie’s hand makes her look similar to many other ladies in

paintings.

6) Big Julie appears to be a very strong lady.

7) Leger was fond of technology.

8) Duchamp made the shovel with his own hands.

9) Duchamp followed the rules of art.

10) Duchamp gave an example to other artists.

Transfer your answers into the answer sheet!

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Part 2 (30 minutes)

Reading

Read the passage below and do tasks 1-15.

South Pole Adventurer

In the race to the South Pole, there was a Japanese team attempting to be first,

led by heroic explorer Nobu Shirase.

(1) For a few weeks in January 1912, Antarctica was full of explorers.

Norwegian Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole on 14 December and was

speeding back to the coast. On 17 January, Robert Scott and the men of the British

Antarctic expedition arrived at the pole to find they had been beaten to it. Just then, a

third man arrived; Japanese explorer Nobu Shirase. However, his part in one of the

greatest adventure stories of the

20^th century is hardly known outside his own

country, even by fellow explorers. Yet, as Scott was nearing the pole and with the

rest of the world still unaware of Amundsen’s triumph, Shirase and his team sailed

into Antarctica’s Bay of Whales in the smallest ship ever to try its luck in these

dangerous waters.

(2) Since boyhood Shirase had dreamed of becoming a polar explorer. Like

Amundsen, he initially set his sights on the North Pole. But after the American

Robert Peary claimed to have reached it in 1909, both men hastily altered their plans.

Instead they would aim for the last big prize: the South Pole. In January 1910, Shirase

put his plans before Japanese government officials, promising to raise the flag at the

South Pole within three years. For many of them, the question wasn’t “could he do

it”, but why would it be worth doing? 15 years earlier the International Geographical

Congress had said that as the last unknown continent the Antarctic offered the chance

to add to knowledge in almost every branch of science. So, like the British, Shirase

presented his expedition as a search for knowledge: he would bring back fossils,

make meteorological measurements and explore unknown parts of the continent.

(3) The response from the government was not enthusiastic, however, and

Shirase struggled to raise funds. Fortunately, a few months later, Japan’s former

prime minister Shigenobu Okuma came to Shirase’s rescue. With Okuma’s backing,

Shirase got together just enough money to buy and equip a small ship. He eventually

acquired a scientist, too, called Terutaro Takeda. At the end of November 1910, his

ship the Kainan Maru finally left Tokyo with 27 men and 28 Siberian dogs on board.

Before leaving, Shirase confidently outlined his plans to the media. He would sail to

New Zealand, then reach Antarctica in February, during the southern summer, and

then proceed to the pole the following spring. This was not to be, however. Bad

weather delayed the expedition and they didn’t reach New Zealand until 8 February.

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Amundsen and Scott had already been in Antarctica for a month, preparing for

winter.

(4) In New Zealand local reporters were astonished: the ship was half the size

of Amundsen’s ship. True, it was reinforced with iron plate and extra wood, but the

ship had only the feeblest engine to help force its way through ice. Few doubted

Shirase’s courage, but most thought the expedition to be ill-prepared as the Japanese

had only lightweight sledges for transport across the ice, made of bamboo and wood.

(5) But Shirase’s biggest challenge was time. Antarctica is only accessible by

sea for a few weeks in summer and expeditions usually aimed to arrive in January or

February. ‘Even with their determination and daring, our Japanese friends are running

it rather fine,’ wrote local reporters. Nevertheless, on 11 February the Kainan Maru

left New Zealand and sailed straight into the worst weather the captain had ever seen.

Then, on 6 March, they approached the coastline of Antarctica’s Ross Sea, looking

for a place to land. The ice began to close in, threatening to trap them for the winter,

an experience no one was likely to survive. With a remarkable piece of seamanship,

the captain steered the ship out of the ice and turned north. They would have to wait

out the winter in a warmer climate.

(6) A year later than planned, Shirase and six men finally reached Antarctica.

Catching up with Scott or Amundsen was out of the question and he had said he

would stick to science this time. Yet Shirase still felt the pull of the pole and

eventually decided he would head southward to experience the thrills and hardships

of polar exploration he had always dreamed of. With provisions for 20 days, he and

four men would see how far they could get.

(7) Shirase set off on 20 January 1912 with Takeda and two dog handlers,

leaving two men at the edge of the ice shelf to make meteorological measurements.

For a week they struggled through one blizzard after another, holing up in their tents

during the worst of the weather. The temperature fell to -25°C, and frostbite claimed

some of the dogs. On 26 January, Shirase estimated there were enough provisions to

continue for two more days. Two days later, he announced it was time to turn back.

Takeda calculated they had reached 80° 5 south and had travelled 250 kilometres.

The men hoisted the Japanese flag.

(8) On 3 February, all the men were heading home. The ship reached Tokyo in

June 1912 - and Shirase was greeted like a hero despite the fact that he never reached

the pole. Nor did he contribute much to science - but then nor did Amundsen, whose

only interest was in being first to the pole. Yet Shirase’s expedition was heroic. They

travelled beyond 80° south, one of only four teams to have gone so far south at the

time. Furthermore, they did it all without the advantages of the other teams and with

no previous experience.

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Read paragraphs 1-3 of the text and do tasks 1-8.

Do the following statements agree with the information given in text? In boxes 1-8 on

your answer sheet circle A (true), if the statement agrees with the information, B

(false), if the statement contradicts the information, C (not given), if there is no

information on this.

1. Shirase’s trip to the South Pole is well-known to other explorers.

2. Since Shirase arrived in Antarctica, ships smaller than his have also made the

journey.

3. Shirase’s original ambition was to travel to the North Pole.

4. Some Japanese officials didn’t support Shirase’s intention to travel to the South

Pole.

5. Shirase announced his decision to carry out scientific research in Antarctica.

6. Shirase found it easy to raise the money he needed for his trip to the South Pole.

7. A previous prime minister of Japan persuaded a scientist to go with Shirase.

8. Amundsen and Scott were great friends and helped each other in their

expeditions.

Read paragraphs 4-8 of the text and do tasks 9-15.

Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D. Circle your answers in boxes 9-15 on your

answer sheet.

9. When reporters in New Zealand met Shirase, they were

A. concerned about the quality of his equipment.

B. impressed with the design of his ship.

C. certain he was unaware of the dangers ahead.

D. surprised by the bravery he demonstrated.

10. Explorers found January and February the best months for reaching Antarctica

because

A. this period helped them save time spent on expeditions.

B. the Japanese team could arrive earlier thus beating the world record.

C. they could reach the South Pole only by sea.

D. navigation was possible only within these months.

11. What are we told about the captain of the Kainan Maru in the fifth paragraph?

A. He had given Shirase some poor advice.

B. His skill at sailing saved the boat and crew.

C. He refused to listen to the warnings of others.

D. He was originally confident they could reach Antarctica.

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12. After Shirase finally reached Antarctica he realised that

A. he was unsure of the direction he should follow.

B. he would have to give up on fulfilling scientific tasks.

C. he might not have enough food to get to the South Pole.

D. he still wanted to compete in the race against the other teams.

13. What did the Japanese team do on 20 January 1912?

A. They set off in their ship in the worst possible weather.

B. They started their trip towards the South Pole on the ice.

C. They made meteorological observations.

D. They tried not to lose their dogs.

14. What is the writer doing in the seventh paragraph?

A. Сriticizing a decision concerning scientific research.

B. Explaining why a particular mistake had occurred.

C. Describing the conditions that the expedition faced.

D. Rejecting the idea that Shirase was poorly prepared.

15. What is the writer’s main point in the final paragraph?

A. Considering the problems Shirase had to deal with, his achievement

was

incredible.

B. In Japan, the reaction to Shirase’s adventure in Antarctica came as a surprise

to him.

C. It was obvious that Amundsen would receive more attention as an explorer

than Shirase.

D. Shirase had achieved more on the Antarctic expedition than even Amundsen

had expected.

Transfer your answers into the answer sheet!

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Part 3 (15 minutes)

Use of English

For items 1-15 fill in the gaps in the text choosing an appropriate word from the

column on the right. Choose one word once only. There are two extra words in the

right column which you don’t have to choose. Write the letter which marks the word

next to the number of the gap on the answer sheet.

When the spring sunshine peeps out from the clouds, and the

world glistens after a shower of rain, there comes a moment in the

A) along

year when a chap walks out of the door, inhales deeply and thinks:

"Yes; today I'll leave the car (1)____________ and haul out the bike."

I know that hardy types ride their bikes at all times of year, but

B) approach

(2)____________ fair weather gardeners, we fair weather cyclists are

not to be disparaged on account of our apparent lack of grit. For we

are the gentle ones. To us, cycling is a calm (3)____________. We

C) behind

may pant a bit on uphill stretches, and we may even (4)____________

and push our charges while other cyclists

(the ones in national

costume) power past us wearing sunglasses on the dreariest of days.

D) dismount

But we enjoy our sedate pedalling and try not to frighten the

(5)____________.

We whistle softly to ourselves while admiring the gardens we

E) down

can see over the tops of hedges. We may have a wicker basket on the

front, or panniers on the back. We (6)____________ our bell to warn

pedestrians of our (7)____________ and we are ever ready with a

F) fills

cheery: "Good morning!" This is quite unlike our bulging-limbed

counterparts who seem to have muscles in places where we don't even

have places and (8)____________ eyes are riveted firmly on the

G) long

Tarmac.

What has happened to cycling in the past 50 years? Especially

in the case of the Mamil - or middle-aged man in lycra. I'm not averse

H) myself

to a bit of dressing up (9)____________

- give me a robe or a

uniform and I will do my best to carry off the role to perfection - but

the prospect of wearing all that figure-hugging rubber-woven stuff

I) noticed

(10)____________ me with horror. Lycra, it seems to me, while

rightly thought of as being supremely supportive, takes everything

prisoner. Every bulge is enhanced; every anatomical deficiency is

J) pursuit

highlighted.

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How I (11)____________ for a cycling cape - that wonderfully

useful shroud of bright yellow plastic that would cover a cyclist from

K) sends

top to toe and, when accompanied by a sturdy waterproof hat, would

be guaranteed to keep out the severest wind. Gone with the wind, they

are, (12)____________ with cycle clips. I still use mine, much to the

L) teenage

amusement of my daughters, though I think they are preferable to

trousers tucked into socks.

Gone, too, are mudguards. Have you (13) ____________ how

M) tinkle

the speedy set have that brown stripe up their back, thanks to the

efficiency of rear tyres in squirting up muddy water with all the

ferocity of a badly plumbed bidet? Would a rear mudguard really slow

N) unlike

them down? It would certainly endear them to their other halves who

are probably slaves to the (14)____________ machine after every

rainy outing.

O) washing

And then there are the shoes. Because these racing bikes don't

have proper pedals, cyclists must wear what appear to be running

shoes with big lumps on the soles. When they dismount and walk

P) whose

down the high street in search of sustenance, they do so with a wobble

and a clack like a (15)____________ girl in her first pair of stilettos.

Their hats - sorry, helmets - make them look like homeless tortoises.

Q) wildlife

It must cost hundreds of pounds to buy all this apparel. And the

bikes? Thousands.

Transfer your answers into the answer sheet!

Part 4 (30 minutes)

Writing

Comment on the following problem: Modern libraries in the digital age should be

different from the libraries of the past.

In your comment use the information from the Internet below.

Modern Libraries

Many people, when asked about libraries, imagine old buildings with heavy

bookshelves and dimmed light. Libraries around the world are heading into the

future, creating for their patrons a more dynamic, multi-level environment for

learning and pleasure.

Enjoy most tremendous examples of how modern libraries are shaping the

way we learn and enjoy reading in the digital age.

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LiYuan Library, China

Ballyroan Library, Ireland

Built in

2011 in a small village of

Huairou on the outskirts of Beijing, this

library in South Dublin opened in early

beautiful nature-inspired library was

2013.

The new library offers extensive seating

The 175-square-meter building’s interior

and a large study area with many public

is spatially diverse by using steps and

access computers, as well as printing

small level changes to create distinct

and photocopying facilities.

places. The wooden sticks temper the

Free internet is available throughout the

bright light and spread it evenly

building.

throughout the space to give a perfect

reading ambience. The library has no

electricity supply and closes at dusk.

Write 100-120 words. Remember to

− make an introduction;

− express your personal opinion on the problem and give reasons for your opinion;

− express your attitude towards the information from the Internet;

− make a conclusion.

Write in your own words.

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Критерии оценивания раздела «Письмо»

Максимальное количество баллов - 10.

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ЯЗЫКОВОЕ ОФОРМЛЕНИЕ (максимум 7 баллов)

РЕШЕНИЕ КОММУНИКАТИВНОЙ

Организация

Орфография и

Лексика

Грамматика

ЗАДАЧИ

текста

пунктуация

(максимум

(максимум 3 балла)

(максимум

2 балла)

1 балл)

Коммуникативная задача полностью

2 балла

выполнена - написано эссе по заданным

1.Эссе участника

В работе

В работе имеются

параметрам:

имеет вступление

имеются 1-2

1-2 граммати-

1) участник выражает своё мнение по

и заключение.

лексические

ческие ошибки.

указанной проблеме;

2. Абзацное

ошибки.

2) участник указывает аргументы (минимум

членение текста

два) в поддержку своей точки зрения;

логично.

3) участник использует информацию из

3. Слова-связки

Интернета с указанием своего мнения;

использованы

4) в эссе нет элементов цитирования¹.

правильно.

Объём работы либо соответствует

заданному, либо отклоняется от заданного

не более чем на 10 % (в сторону увеличе-

ния - не больше 140 слов) или на 10 %

в сторону уменьшения (не меньше 90 слов).

¹ Под цитированием понимается повторение 7 или более слов подряд из текста-стимула.

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2-1

Коммуникативная задача выполнена

1 балл

частично - написано эссе по заданным

Не выполнены

В работе

В работе имеются

В работе

параметрам.

1 или 2 из пере-

имеются

3-4 граммати-

имеются

Однако в работе не выполнены 1 или 2 из

численных выше

3-4 лексические

ческие ошибки.

1-2 орфографи-

перечисленных выше параметров. За

параметров по ор-

ошибки.

ческие и/или

несоблюдение каждого параметра

ганизации текста.

пунтакционные

снимается по 1 баллу за содержание.

1. Эссе участника

ошибки.

Или: Отмечаются случаи цитирования - за

не имеет вступле-

каждый случай цитирования снимается

ния или заключе-

1 балл.

ния.

ИЛИ Объём меньше заданного более, чем

ИЛИ

на 10% (от 50 до 89 слов) - за нарушение

2. Имеются нару-

объема снимается 1 балл за содержание.

шения в абзацном

членении текста.

ИЛИ

3. Слова-связки

использованы

неправильно.

Коммуникативная задача не выполнена.

0 баллов

В работе не выполнены все 3 из

Не выполнены

В тексте

перечисленных выше параметров.

все 3 из пере-

присутствуют

ИЛИ Объём менее 50 % от заданного (менее

численных выше

многочисленные

50 слов).²

параметров по

ошибки

грамматические

орфографические

организации

в употреблении

ошибки,

и/ или пунтакци-

текста.

лексики

затрудняющие его

онные ошибки,

(5 и более).

понимание

затрудняющие

(5 и более).

его понимание

(3 и более).

² При превышении объёма более, чем на 10 % от заданного (140 слов и более), проверяются первые 120 слов. При превышении объёма

менее, чем на 10 % от заданного, баллы за содержание не снижаются.

XVII Всероссийская олимпиада школьников по английскому языку

2016 г.

региональный этап

стр. 1 из 8

Listening & Reading

Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Listening

Task 1

For items 1-15 listen to a passage from an audio guide and decide whether the

statements (1-15) are TRUE (A), or FALSE (B) according to the text you hear.

Circle the correct option (A or B) on your answer sheet. You will hear the text

twice.

1) The Central Park walk starts near 72^nd Street.

2) The Imagine mosaic is in the middle of Strawberry Fields.

3) The Imagine mosaic was donated to Central Park by John Lennon.

4) Robert Wagner was the head of the New York City government.

5) Wagner Cove was restored a few years ago.

6) There are seven water reservoirs in Central Park.

7) The Pond park entrance is not very popular.

8) The pond setting is kept as it was created by nature.

9) Most of the Central Park ducks don’t migrate.

10) Cherry Hill fountain was dedicated to Queen Victoria.

11) The longest bridge in the park is the Bow Bridge.

12) Whoopi Goldberg’s favorite place in Central park is an Alice in Wonderland

sculpture.

13) Alice in the sculpture is sitting on a mushroom.

14) Whoopi Goldberg once played the Cheshire Cat.

15) There are several Alice in Wonderland sculptures in Central Park.

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Task 2

Read the text about marsupials - the animals that carry their newly born babies in a

pocket on the mother’s body, then listen to a part of a lecture on a similar topic. You

will notice that some ideas coincide and some differ in the two materials. Answer

questions 16-25 by choosing A if the idea is expressed in both materials, B if it can

be found only in the reading text, C if it can be found only in the audio-recording,

and D if neither of the materials expresses the idea.

Now you have 7 minutes to read the text.

Marsupials

Marsupials are a group of mammals that are born alive after a very short

gestation period. Since a marsupial appears quite early in its life cycle, it must

complete its development while nursing. In order to survive, the young

underdeveloped marsupial, immediately after its birth, must crawl over its mother's

body to a fold of skin known as a pouch. During further development, which can last

weeks or months, depending on the species, a marsupial nurses and grows inside the

pouch. Most marsupials do not form family groups. It is the female marsupial that

cares for the offspring. The young marsupial may stay with the mother for more than

a year, climbing in and out of the pouch to nurse or sleep.

Although marsupials once ranged throughout North and South America, as

well as in Antarctica, only a few species now live outside of New Zealand and

Australia where more than 250 species are still found. There is quite a diversity of

marsupials within these species, and they have adapted to a number of different

habitats; however, some characteristics are universal among them. The senses of

hearing and smell are very important to marsupials because they are nocturnal

creatures that depend on their ears and nose to locate their food at night. Some

marsupials prefer plants, although others eat insects or meat. Like other mammals,

marsupials are covered with hair. Unlike other mammals, however, marsupials have

additional bones to support the pouch, which is their unique adaptation.

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Now listen to a part of a lecture on a similar topic and then do the tasks (16-25),

comparing the text above and the lecture. You will hear the lecture twice.

16. The time spent by a marsupial in its mother’s body before it is born is very short.

17. Babies of this species stay with their mother for a year or so and only then

become independent.

18. Very few marsupials live in Eurasia.

19. Years ago these animals populated other continents though today most of them

live in Australia and New Zealand.

20. When it is born, the animal is only 19 millimeters long and has no fur.

21. These animals sleep in the daytime and search for their food at night.

22. Of all types of food, it prefers the leaves of a particular plant.

23. These animals look like bears, though they belong to another group of mammals.

24. The skeleton of marsupials differs from that of other mammals, as it is adapted to

reinforce the pouch.

25. The koala came to Australia from New Zealand.

Reading

Task 3

Read the text “The Penny Black” and answer questions 26-40 below.

The Penny Black

It might not have looked very impressive, but the Penny Black, now 170

years old, was the first stamp to be created and it launched the modern postal

system in Britain.

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Before 1840 and the arrival of the Penny Black, you had to be rich and

patient to use the Royal Mail. Delivery was charged according to the miles

travelled and the number of sheets of paper used; a 2-page letter sent from

Edinburgh to London, for example, would have cost 2 shillings, or more than £7 in

today's money. And when the top-hatted letter carrier came to deliver it, it was the

recipient who had to pay for the postage. Letter writers employed various ruses to

reduce the cost, doing everything possible to cram more words onto a page.

Nobody bothered with heavy envelopes; instead, letters would be folded and sealed

with wax. You then had to find a post office - there were no pillar boxes - and

hope your addressee didn't live in one of the several rural areas which were not

served by the system. If you were lucky, your letter would arrive (it could take

days) without being read or censored.

The state of mail had been causing concern throughout the 1830s, but it was

Rowland Hill, an inventor, teacher and social reformer from Kidderminster, who

proposed a workable plan for change. Worried that a dysfunctional, costly service

would stifle communication just as Britain was in the swing of its second industrial

revolution, he believed reform would ease the distribution of ideas and stimulate

trade and business, delivering the same promise as the new railways.

Hill's proposal for the penny post, which meant any letter weighing less than

half an ounce (14 grams) could be sent anywhere in Britain for about 30p in

today's money, was so radical that the Postmaster General, Lord Lichfield, said:

“Of all the wild and visionary schemes which I ever heard of, it is the most

extravagant.” Lord Lichfield spoke for an establishment not convinced of the need

for poor people to post anything. But merchants and reformers backed Hill. Soon

the government told him to make his scheme work. And that meant inventing a

new type of currency.

Hill quickly settled on “a bit of paper covered at the back with a glutinous

wash which the user might, by applying a little moisture, attach to the back of a

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letter”. Stamps would be printed in sheets of 240 that could be cut using scissors or

a knife. Perforations would not arrive until 1854. The idea stuck, and in August

1839 the Treasury launched a design competition open to “all artists, men of

science and the public in general”. The new stamp would need to be resistant to

forgery, and so it was a submission by one Mr Cheverton that Hill used as the basis

for one of the most striking designs in history. Cheverton, who worked as a

sculptor and an engineer, determined that a portrait of Queen Victoria, engraved

for a commemorative coin when she was a 15-year-old princess, was detailed

enough to make copying difficult, and recognizable enough to make fakes easy to

spot. The words “Postage” and “One Penny” were added alongside ornamental

stars. Nobody thought to add the word “Britain”, as it was assumed that the stamps

would solely be put to domestic use.

With the introduction of the new postal system, the Penny Black was an

instant hit, and printers struggled to meet demand. By the end of 1840, more than

160 million letters had been sent - more than double the previous year. It created

more work for the post office, whose reform continued with the introduction of red

letter boxes, new branches and more frequent deliveries, even to the remotest

address, but its lasting impact on society was more remarkable.

Hill and his supporters rightly predicted that cheaper post would improve the

“diffusion of knowledge”. Suddenly, someone in Scotland could be reached by

someone in London within a day or two. And as literacy improved, sections of

society that had been disenfranchised found a voice.

Tristram Hunt, a historian, values the “flourishing of correspondence” that

followed the arrival of stamps. “While I was writing my biography of Friedrich

Engels I could read the letters he and Marx sent between Manchester and London,”

he says. “They wrote to each other three times a day, pinging ideas back and forth

so that you can almost follow a real-time correspondence.”

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The penny post also changed the nature of the letter. Weight-saving tricks

such as cross-writing began to die out, while the arrival of envelopes built

confidence among correspondents that mail would not be stolen or read. And so

people wrote more private things

- politically or commercially sensitive

information or love letters. “In the early days of the penny post, there was still

concern about theft.” Hunt says. “Engels would still send Marx money by ripping

up five-pound notes and sending the pieces in different letters.” But the probity of

the postal system became a great thing and it came to be expected that your mail

would not be tampered with.

For all its brilliance, the Penny Black was technically a failure. At first, post

offices used red ink to cancel stamps so that they could not be used again. But the

ink could be removed. When in 1842, it was determined that black ink would be

more robust, the colour of the Penny Black became a sort of browny red, but Hill's

brainchild had made its mark.

Questions 26-28

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. Circle the correct letter in boxes 26-28 on

your answer sheet.

One of the characteristics of the postal service before the 1840s was that

A postmen were employed by various organizations.

B letters were restricted to a certain length.

C distance affected the price of postage.

D the price of delivery kept going up.

Letter writers in the 1830s

A were not responsible for the cost of delivery.

B tried to fit more than one letter into an envelope.

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C could only send letters to people living in cities.

D knew all letters were automatically read by postal staff.

What does the text say about Hill in the 1830s?

A He was the first person to express concern about the postal system.

B He considered it would be more efficient for mail to be delivered by rail.

C He felt that postal service reform was necessary for commercial

development.

D His plan received support from all the important figures of the day.

Questions 29-34

Look at the following statements (Questions 29-34) and the list of people below.

Match each statement with the correct person, A, B, C, D, E or F.

Circle the correct letter, A, B, C, D, E or F in boxes 29-34 on your answer sheet.

You can use any letter more than once. You may not need some of the names.

His inspiration came from a particular image.

He claimed that the postal system would lead to the spread of information.

He organized the creation of the first stamp.

He expressed doubts about the plans to change the postal service.

He sent pieces of banknotes to his friend in different envelopes to avoid

theft.

He studied the correspondence of two famous people.

List of names mentioned in the text

A Rowland Hill

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B Lord Lichfield

C Cheverton

D Friedrich Engels

E Tristram Hunt

F Marx

Questions 35-40

Complete the notes below.

Choose NO MORE THAN ONE WORD from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 35-40 on your answer sheet.

The Penny Black

 Design came about as a result of a competition organized by the 35 …… .

 It was based on an engraving of Queen Victoria featured on a 36……. .

 Apart from the Queen's face, the stamp had just three words and pictures of

37 ……………….as decoration.

 There was no mention of 38 ………… , as the plan was for the stamps to be

for domestic use only.

 The 39 …………., which was applied to indicate that the stamp had been

used, proved to be ineffective.

 In 1842, the 40 …………………of the stamp was changed.

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Use of English

Time: 60 minutes

Task 1

For items 1-5, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap.

Write down the needed word in your answer sheet. The first example (0) is done

for you.

Hard Work of Rescue Teams

Example: (0). by

Last year over 200 climbers were rescued from the mountains of Scotland alone

(0) … local rescue teams who go out in all weathers to do whatever they can to help

when disaster strikes. These people are volunteers, giving their time and energy freely

and, (1) ... occasion, putting themselves in danger. They risk life and limb in an

emergency when they are called on to rescue foolhardy or unlucky climbers.

A whole range of things can go wrong up in the mountains. A storm can brew

up without warning, reducing visibility (2) ... virtually zero. Then only the most

experienced mountaineers could find their way back down to safety. And it is easy to

(3) ... to grief, breaking a leg - or worse. Many climbers owe a huge debt of gratitude

to the rescue teams!

While rescue teams work for no pay, there are considerable costs involved in

maintaining an efficient service. Equipment such as ropes and stretchers (4) ... of some

vital importance, as are vehicles and radio communications devices. Though some of

the costs are borne by the government, the rescue teams couldn't operate without

donations from the public. Fortunately, fund-raising for a good cause like this is not

difficult; anyone who has ever been up in the mountains will gladly

(5)

… a

contribution.

Task 2

For items 6 - 10, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to

the first sentence, using the word given. DO NOT CHANGE the word given. You

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should use between three and six words, including the word given. Write down

the needed words in your answer sheet. The first example (0) is done for you.

Example: 0. I consider him my worst enemy.

LOOK

enemy.

0. I look upon him as my worst enemy.

6. Even if we drive very fast, we'll never get to the theater on time.

HOW

No …

, we'll never get to the theater on time.

7. At no time did we think that Mike might be planning to leave London.

OCCURRED

It …

that Mike might be planning to leave London.

8. Paula had just reached the gate when it began to rain.

THAN

No sooner …

it began to rain.

9. He behaved in an incomprehensible way at the party.

BEYOND

His …

our comprehension.

10. You may not have noticed but Sam is wearing an engagement ring.

ESCAPED

It …

notice but Sam is wearing an engagement ring.

Task 3

For items 11-15, fill in the crossword by working out the meanings of the phrasal

verbs in the clues. Underlined phrasal verbs require synonyms. Write down the

required synonyms in your answer sheet. The first example (0) is done for you.

Example: 0. (across) Why do you always let me down by arriving so late?

0. disappoint

11. (down) The guarantee is due to run out next week.

12. (down) I hope my words do not put you off.

13. (across) The coach doesn't get into Victoria until 6 p.m.

14. (down) It isn't possible to take in all these phrasal verbs.

15. (across) The waving of a white flag can signify that one side in a battle is

prepared to give up.

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⁰d

Task 4

For items 16-20, choose from the box the necessary animal (1-13) that would fit in

the gap of the given sentences (16-20) to produce a proverb or an idiom, then

match the sentence with the correct definition (A - F). There are some extra words

in the box, which you do not have to use. The first example (0) is done for you.

Example: 0. It's raining ... and

0. 2, 6 E

1-cat, 2-cats, 3-cow, 4-dog, 5-dogs, 6-dogs, 7-goats, 8-horse, 9-lion, 10-mice, 11-

rabbit, 12-sheep, 13-tiger

16. When the

's away the

will play.

17. That's a ... of a different colour.

18. Better to be a live ... than a dead

19. To separate the ... from the

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20. To go to the

Definitions:

A) a situation or a subject far from what you expected

B) there are some situations when being a coward is an advantage

C) when a person in authority is absent, those under the person's rule will enjoy their

freedom

D) to deteriorate, to become bad

E) something that you say when it is raining very heavily

F) to group people or things into superior and inferior

Task 5

For items 21-30, identify the names of an English or an American city/town,

hidden in the sentences below. Write down the correct names in your answer

sheet. The first example (0) is done for you.

Example: 0. After competing in a triathlon, Donna was very tired. (the capital of

the UK)

0. London

21. The bank won't be able to issue a new credit card if for some reason

you forget your PIN, so be extra careful. (the capital of Wales)

22. The pilot had to decide whether to initiate a go-around or land on the

ground in inclement weather. (a city in the U.S. state of Florida, Walt Disney World

Resort, also the name of a famous Hollywood star, whose surname is Bloom)

23. The gingerbread ingredients are on the table. I will help you to make it.

(the names of two cities, situated in the UK and the USA, and a homograph to an

activity connected with books)

24. Housekeepers usually prefer washing to not doing anything. (the name

of a city that is associated with the first name of a famous American writer and the

surname of an American president)

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25. The local Congressman Chester Charing spoke about the environmental

problems of the region. (people who live in this city are called Mancunians)

26. A person who wants to purchase a car usually either buys it brand new

or leans towards getting a used one. (a major United States port on the Mississippi

river, known also as the birthplace of jazz)

27. Please, use the suggestion box for direct comments about the quality of

the food in our restaurant. (a city where Lewis Carroll lived and worked)

28. The sacrament of marriage is one of the key rituals of the Catholic

Church. (the capital of California)

29. Mabel fastened her seat belt before the plane took off. (the capital of

Northern Ireland)

30. As one considers history, it becomes quite apparent that living like a

nomad is on the border of civilization and absence of culture. (a city named after

the 4^th president of the USA, the author of the Bill of Rights)

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Writing

Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Imagine that you are doing a project on how students in the USA spend their

time on an average weekday. You have collected some data on the subject

(see the charts below). Write a brief report describing the data. Try to use all

the information given and compare the data for 2014 and 2015.

Use the following words in your report (put them in the correct grammar

form if necessary):

1. assess

2. extracurricular

3. catch on

4. pursuit

5. substitute

Underline the required words when used in your report.

Write 220-250 words.

Use the following plan:

- make an opening statement

- give some general information and outline most significant trends

- compare the information given in the charts

- make a conclusion

USE YOUR OWN WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS in your report.

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Time use on an average weekday for full-time university

& college students

sleeping

8,6

other

2,3

leisure & sports

3,8

traveling

1,5

grooming

0,7

eating & drinking

educational activities

3,4

working & related activities

2,7

2015

Time use on an average weekday for full-time university &

college students

sleeping

7,1

other

0,5

leisure & sports

5,6

traveling

2,9

grooming

0,5

eating & drinking

educational activities

2,4

working & related activities

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