Олимпиада по английскому языку 9 класс

Всероссийская олимпиада школьников. Школьный этап. 2016-2017 уч. год

Английский язык. Задания для участника 9 класс

Время выполнения -40 минут. Максимальное количество баллов - 20 баллов

Listening 4 б

You will hear an interview with four young people talking about their family lives.

Listen to this interview and choose the best answer A, B or C for each speaker. Before you listen, read the questions carefully.

1. In Patrick's opinion, why does his mother help him?

A. She enjoys it.

B. She worries about him.

C. She has plenty of time.

2. What is Tracey's family doing to the house at the moment?

A. Extending it.

B. Cleaning it.

C. Painting it.

3. How often do Vicky and her father take exercise together?

A. Regularly, once a week.

B. Occasionally.

C. Only in summer.

4. How does Kostas feel about family celebrations?

A. Bored.

B. Embarrassed.

C. Amused.

Reading 5 б

Read the article and choose the correct answer, a, b or c.

There is something about the English Channel that has always fascinated the human race and it has always played a special role in British history. The sea itself has always been important to mankind but the Channel often created a barrier between Great Britain and the Continent. This barrier has existed for more than 12,000 years and the desire to break it has occupied the minds of many people for almost two hundred years.

The construction of the tunnel is perhaps the most incredible engineering project of the 20th century. In fact its completion was called a "technical t^riumph".

However, the first proposal to build a "channel Tunnel appeared in 1802, when a French engineer presented his project for two tunnels to cross it. Historians say Napoleon was interested in that plan. But Napoleon was more interested in fighting the British than in linking the two countries, and shortly afterwards a new war between England and France began. There were many other plans to build a tunnel but unfortunately all of them failed. It was not until after the last war that Britain and France began seriously considering the project. On the 12th February, 1986, Mrs. Thatcher and President Mitterrand si^gned the Franco-British Treaty which allowed the construction and the operation of the Channel Tunnel. The tunnel was completed eight years later.

It is now very quick and easy to cross the Channel. You don't have to book a ticket. The Channel Tunnel trains operate twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year. You can now cross the Channel in thirty-five minutes. At last the great barrier has been broken.

In 1996, the American Society of Civil Engineers, with Popular Mechanics, selected the tunnel as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.

Вопрос № 1

1. What has always been important to all people?

a. The English Channel.

b. The sea.

c. The tunnel.

Вопрос № 2

2. What did Europeans want to do for many years?

a. To create a barrier between Great Britain and the Continent.

b. To sign a contract on the construction of the tunnel.

c. To connect Great Britain and the continent by train service.

Вопрос № 3

3. When did the Channel Tunnel begin to function?

a. In 1994.

b. In 1986.

c. In 1996.

Вопрос № 4

4. Who proposed the first plan to build a tunnel under the Channel?

a. Napoleon

b. A French engineer

c. Presiden tMitterrand.

Вопрос № 5

5. When did the construction of the tunnel become possible?

a. After the treaty had been signed.

b. After the engineering project had been presented.

c. After many other plans had been discussed.

USE OF ENGLISH- 6 б

For questions 1-6, read the text and write the correct form of the word in CAPITALS to complete the gaps. Write the answers on your answer sheet.

Meeting a Stranger

I was coming home at about three o'clock on a black winter night, when

suddenly I saw two people. The (1) ____________ was a short man who 1.ONE

(2) _________ along the street, and (3) ___________ was a little girl 2.WALK

3.TWO

who (4) __________ as fast as she could. 4.RUN

Well, the two crashed into each other and the child (5) _________ down. 5. FALL

But the man calmly walked on and left the (6) ____________ child 6.CRY

on the ground.

Writing - 5 баллов

Answer these questions

1. What is your name and surname? ________________________________________

2. Where do you live? ___________________________________________

3. What do your parents do? _______________________________________

4. What do you do in your free time?_____________________________________

5. What languages do you speak? ___________________________________

ANSWER SHEET БЛАНК ОТВЕТОВ 9 класc

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LISTENING

READING

USE OF ENGLISH

WRITING

Ключи 9 классы

Общее кол-во баллов________________

LISTENING

READING

USE OF ENGLISH

WRITING

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