Олимпиада по английскому языку для 8 класса

LISTENING

Time: 10 minutes

Task I

Listen and answer questions 1 -10 (A,B,C).

I. Listen to the text and answer the questions

1. They want to build …

A) a church

B) a new shopping center and a car park

C) a car park

2. In the historical part of Canterbury …

A) the streets are too narrow

B) there is a shopping center

C) there is enough out-of-town shopping

3. The owners of small shops are …

A) happy

B) poor

C) nervous

4. The meeting will take place …

A) on Tuesday

B) on Thursday

C) on Saturday

5. The boy was playing …

A) near the river

B) near the lake

C) on the grass

6. Labrador was …

A) a 4-year old dog

B) a 6-year old dog

C) a very old dog

7. The dog pulled the boy …

A) by the collar

B) by the sleeve

C) by the jacket

8. The boy's parents bought the dog … as a reward.

A) a new collar

B) a special meal

C) a new toy

9. There were … in the wallet.

A) 5 000 pounds

B) 15 000 pounds

C) 5 000 dollars

10. The man who left the wallet was …

A) 60 and had moustache

B) 60 and had a beard

C) 60 and was thin

Transfer your answers into the answer sheet!

READING COMPREHENSION

Time: 15 minutes

Part I

Read the text and answer the questions.For questions 1- 5, put the correct letter on your answer sheet.

Safari Parks

A safari park is like a large zoo, where the animals live in natural conditions. There are several safari parks in Britain and they are very popular places to visit. One of the most famous is at Windsor, which isclose to London airport.

You can visit some parts of the safari park on foot. Here you can see the animals that are not dangerous, like giraffes, zebras , camels and antelopes. The animals walk around as if they are in Africa.

But safari parks also have lions, tigers, leopards and other dangerous animals. These cannot be kept with the other animals, because they would eat them. They would also eat the visitors, so they have to drive though the parts where these animals live. You have to keep your windows closed and you must not get out of the car. It is not a good idea to take a new car into this part of the park, because the monkeys climb on the cars. They often scratch the paint and they sometimes pull aerials and windscreen wipers off.

Safari parks are much better than ordinary zoos, because the animals do not have to live in small cages.

1. How do the animals live in safari park?

A. in large cages

B. in small cages

C. in natural conditions

D. in comfortable rooms

2. You can visit some parts of the safari park with non – dangerous animals_____.

A. by car

B. by special bus

C. by little locomotive

D. on foot

3. How do the visitors have to behave in safari park?

A. They have to drive through the parts where dangerous animals live.

B. They have to keep their windows closed.

C. They must not get out of the car.

D. All variants are correct.

4. The dangerous animals __________.

A. can eat non – dangerous animals

B. sometimes pull aerials and windscreen wipers off

C. live with non – dangerous together

D. live apart in small cages

5. What is the most beautiful safari park in Britain?

A. Windsor.

B. Blackpool safari park

C. Manchester safari park

D. We do not know

USE OF ENGLISH

Time: 10 minutes

Task I

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1. If you ____ your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it.

1. will park

2. have parked

3. park

4. parks

1. There is ____ rain in August than in July here.

1. less

2. fewer

3. little

4. least

1. I have been skiing _____ last October.

1. from

2. since

3. for

4. with

1. They ____ lunch when I telephoned.

1. ate

2. eat

3. were eating

4. have been eating

1. I wonder if he _____Martha to join us tomorrow.

1. Is asking

2. ask

3. asks

4. will ask

1. I _____ starve than eat carrots!

1. would rather

2. had rather

3. would better

4. had better

1. Would you mind _____ my foot?

1. to get off

2. got off

3. get off

4. getting off

1. He didn`t speak politely enough. _____.

1. She also

2. Neither she did

3. Neither did she

4. She neither

1. There _____ no bread left.

   1. is

   2. are

   3. be

   4. will

2. Are her shoes ________?

   1. tall – heeled

   2. high – heeled

   3. long – heeled

   4. far - heeled

Task II

Express the meaning of each phrase in one word.

1.full of fear – a _ _ _ _ d

2. to take the first step – b _ _ _ n

3. a town where a seat of government is – c _ _ _ _ _ l

4. to come or go into – e _ _ _ r

5. very well known – f _ _ _ _ s

6. to spring over – j _ _ p

7. the male ruler of the country – k _ _ g

8. the dark part of each day – n _ _ _ t

9. to put in the ground to grow – p _ _ _ t

10. a speech to a group of people – l _ _ _ _ _ e

Task III

Choose the correct word.

1. Who in your group knows/knowledge Latin well?

2. Will you be so kind as to food/feed my dog while I am working in the garden?

3. Why aren`t you friendship/friendly to him?

4. Are you pleased/pleasant with my work?

5. Don`t be afraid. The army will make a man/manly of you.

6. Are you pride/proud of your football team?

7. May is the last month of our school year. We are gaiety/gay at the thought of the coming holidays.

8. She was a lovely girl with blue eyes and gold/golden hair.

9. Will you tell us the story of her life/live.

10. He was very sorrow/sorry that he had lost her address.

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WRITING

Time: 20 minutes

Write a letter to your friend about country you want to visit next holiday. Do not forget to write about: -why do you want to go there -what places of interest do you want to visit - the weather in this country - offer your friend to join you Word limit – 90 - 100 words.

Transfer your answers into the answer sheet!

LISTENING

Task I

1	B
2	A
3	C
4	B
5	B
6	B
7	A
8	B
9	A
10	A

READING COMPREHENSION

Part I

1	C
2	D
3	D
4	A
5	A

USE OF ENGLISH

Task I

1	D
2	A
3	B
4	C
5	D
6	A
7	D
8	C
9	A
10	B

Task II

1	afraid
2	begin
3	capital
4	enter
5	famous
6	jump
7	king
8	night
9	plant
10	lecture

Task III

1	knows
2	feed
3	friendly
4	pleased
5	man
6	proud
7	gay
8	golden
9	life
10	sorry