ОЛИМПИАДА ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ (7 -8 классы)

I. Choose the right variant. (Выберите правильный вариант)

1. My mother’s daughter is my ___

a) mother     b) sister      c) aunt

2. My father’s brother is my ___

a) brother     b) uncle      c) father

3. My cousin is my ___ child.

a) mother’s      b) father’s      c) aunt’s

4. He works at an office. He is an ___.

a) teacher      b) doctor    c) engineer

5. She is a teacher. She works at ___.

a) school      b) hospital       c) office

6. There are ___ seasons in a year.

a) 2          b) 3         c) 4

7. After summer comes ___

a) autumn      b)  spring     c) winter

8. February is a ___ month.

a) summer      b) winter     c) spring

9. Summer is the ___ season of the year.

a) coldest   b) hottest   c) warmest

10. It often snows in ___ .

a) spring     b) autumn      c) winter

11. The first winter month is ___ .

a) January    b) February     c) December

12. People celebrate St. Valentine’s Day in ___ .

a) May     b) April      c) February

13. March is a ___ month.

a) winter     b) spring     c) summer

14. November is a (an) ___ month.

a) winter     b) autumn     c) spring

15. We use ___ when we cook vegetable soup.

a) fish       b) bread        c) vegetables

16. Yesterday we bought a kilo of _____.

a) milk          b) jam         c) sugar

17. We usually do the shopping at a ___.

a) shop       b) school         c) hospital

18. We drink hot ____ when we are ill (болеть).

a) cola       b) water       c) milk

II. Choose the correct form.

1. Look at him! He ___ soup.

a) eats          b) is going to        c) is eating

2. He ___ an interview last week.

a) gave         b) is giving         c) will give

3. Her elderly brother usually ______ books on history.

a) reading         b) will read         c) reads

4. They ____ in the student exchange next year.

a) will take part       b) took part       c) taking part

5. The girl __ at 7 o’clock yesterday.

a) get up       b) got up        c) gets up

6. ___ you eat apples yesterday?

a) Do       b) Does           c) Did

7. The book ____ on the table.

a) was       b) were        c) are

8. The toys ___ in the bag.

a) was       b) are       c) is

9. The children ___ in the park.

a) is       b) are       c) am

10. __ is Ted? In his room.

a) Where      b) What      c) Who

11. Peter is the __ student in the class.

a) good       b) better       c) best

12. I can see some ___.

a) baby       b) babys      c) babies

13. This is __ umbrella.

a) Mary     b) Mary’s      c) Marys’

14. I haven’t got ___ bread.

a) many    b) much    c) no

15. __ she play the piano?

a) Do     b) Does    c) Is

16. Do you like pizza? Yes, __.

a) do I        b) I do        c) I don’t

17. __ name is Rob Gear.

a) He       b) His         c) Him

18. The students are going to write __ test. __ test consists of five tasks.

a) the, the     b) --, --     c) a, the

19. My mother is __ doctor.

a) --      b) the     c) a

20. D. Medvedev is __ President of our country.

a) --       b) a      c) the

21. Do you like crisps? Yes, I __.

a) like        b) am       c) do

22. How __ cheese do you like?

a) much     b) many        c) a lot of

III. Read and do the task.

Thanksgiving Day is an American holiday. It has a long history. It is always on the fourth Thursday of November. People have a lot to do before the holiday. Peter and his family like this day very much. Peter’s father buys a big fat turkey. Mother cooks the turkey and a lot of other tasty things. Peter’s mum is good at cooking. Americans celebrate Thanksgiving with their families because it is a family holiday. Peter’s grandparents come to see them on this day. First they go to the church and thank God. Then they have a traditional family dinner. They eat roast turkey with potatoes, pumpkin pie and ice-cream. Peter doesn’t like pumpkin pie but he likes chocolate ice-cream.

Найди каждому предложению (1-10) соответствующее продолжение (a-j).

1. Thanksgiving is …

2. It is always on the…

3. Peter’s father buys …

4. Americans celebrate Thanksgiving with their families because …

5. They eat …

6. People have a lot to do …

7. Mother cooks …

8. Peter’s grandparents …

9. First …

10. Peter doesn’t like …

a) … before the holiday.

b) … an American holiday.

c) … they go to the church and thank God.

d) … a big fat turkey.

e) … the turkey and a lot of other tasty things.

f) … roast turkey with potatoes, pumpkin pie and ice-cream.

g) … it is a family holiday.

h) … pumpkin pie.

i) … come to see them on this day.

j) … fourth Thursday of November.

IV. Прочитай тексты (1-5) и заглавия к ним (a-f). Установи соответствия между текстами и заглавиями. При этом одно заглавие лишнее.

a. monkey

b. mouse

c. cat

d. elephant

e. tiger

f. dog

1. It is very big. It lives in Africa and India. It eats grass, bananas and carrots. It drinks water. It likes milk. It is grey. We can see this animal in the zoo.

2. It is small. It lives in houses and in the forest. It eats corn, bread, apples. It likes cheese. It has a long tail.

3. It is very funny. It lives in Africa and India. It is brown, grey or black. It likes fruit. It jumps in the trees. We can see this animal in the zoo.

4. It is very soft. It lives in the house. It is white, black, red, grey or brown. It can run, jump and climb. It cannot fly. It likes fish, meat and milk.

5. It can be big or small. It can run, jump, swim. It likes meat and bones. It is a good friend.

V. Choose the right variant.

1. Выберите правильный вопрос к подчеркнутому

She likes reading.

a) What she likes?

b) What does she likes?

c) What does she like?

d) What do she like?

2. Выберите правильный вопрос к предложению

The sun shines brightly in summer.

a) The sun shines brightly in summer?

b) Is the sun shinny brightly in summer?

c) Does the sun shine brightly in summer?

d) Does the sun shines brightly in summer?

Выберите нужное

3. … is the capital of Canada?

a) London   b) Canberra   c) Ottawa   d) Washington, D.C.

4. … is the biggest bell in Britain.

a) The Great Bell    b) The Clock   c) The Clock Bell   d) Big Ben

5. My friend has just read “Tom Sawyer” by …

a) Jack London   b) O. Henry   c) Mark Twain   d) Th. Dreiser

6. Поздравьте подругу с днем рождения

a) So much the better   b) I’m at a loss   c) Happy birthday!   d) I don’t care

7. Выберите правильный вопрос к предложению

It often rained last summer.

a) Did it often rained last summer?

b) Does it often rain last summer?

c) Did it often rain last summer?

d) It often rained last summer?

8. Выберите нужное

. .. is an English writer who wrote Robinson Crusoe.

a) D. Defoe   b) J. Swift   c) Ch. Dickens   d) W. Scott

9. Great Britain includes England, Scotland and …

a) Ireland   b) Wales   c) Northern Ireland   d) Iceland

Key (7-8 классы):

I. 1) b;  2) b;  3) c;  4) c;  5) a;  6) c;  7) a;  8) b;  9) b;  10) c;  11) c;  12) c;  13) b;  14) b;  15) c;  16) c;  17) a;  18) c

II. 1) c;  2) a;  3) c;  4) a;  5) b;  6) c;  7) a;  8) b;  9) b;  10) a;  11) c;  12) c;  13) b;  14) b;  15) b;  16) b;  17) b;  18) c;  19) c; 20) c;  21) c;  22) a

III.  1) b; 2) j; 3) d; 4) g; 5) f; 6) a; 7) e; 8) i; 9) c; 10) h

IV. 1) d; 2) b; 3) a; 4) c; 5) f

V.  1) c; 2) c; 3) c; 4) d; 5) c; 6) c; 7) c; 8) a; 9) b