Задания второго этапа областной олимпиады

по учебному предмету «Английский язык»

2023/2024 учебный год

VI класс

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Part А. Read the text and do the following tasks

Joe was the son of a farmer. His father's farm was poor, and Joe worked on it for a long time, but then his father died, and Joe said, "I needn't stay here now. I'll sell this farm and buy one in a better place. Then I'll soon be rich."

He bought a farm in the east of the country, but then his new neighbours said to him, "The weather's often very bad here. The wind's very strong, and it breaks windows and doors. You must build a room under the ground, and then you and your family can go down there, and you'll be safe fr om the wind."

So Joe built a room under the ground. It was a lot of work, because the ground was hard.

But after that, the weather was good for a very long time. There was no wind, and Joe spoke angrily. He said, "Why did I listen to my neighbours? I didn't have to make that room under the ground. The wind never blows strongly here."

But then one day there was a very strong wind, and Joe and his family had to go down into their room under the ground. They were there for a long time. Then the wind stopped, and they came up. All the windows and doors in their house were broken.

Joe was not angry about his work now. He smiled happily and said, "Ah! I'm glad I built that room!"

1. Read these statements. Write if they are TRUE or False.
2. Joe's father had a poor farm.
3. Joe worked on the farm for a long time.
4. Joe left his father's farm because he wanted a farm in a better place.
5. In his new place Joe needed a room under the ground because the doors and windows of his farm were broken.
6. When Joe built a room under the ground a strong wind often blew after that.
7. One day Joe went down into the room under the ground because the weather was very cold.
8. His new neighbours went with Joe under the ground.
9. The wind broke the windows and doors of Joe's house.
10. In the end Joe was glad that he built a room under the ground.

Part В. Lexical-Grammar Test

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form

Henry 1)_______( sit) in his office at the moment but he 2)______ (not/work). He 3) ______ (think) about his holiday in Paris last week. He 4) ______ (go) there with his friends and they 5)______(have) a wonderful time. They 6)______ (already/decide) to go there again as soon as possible. Actually, they 7) ______(stay) there at Easter-time for two weeks.

1. Complete the dialogue

Manager: Good morning, Miss Clark. Please sit down. Now, why do you want to work here?

Miss Clark: I think it would be good experience for me.

Manager: 1) ____________________________________________________ before?

Miss Clark: I worked for Grabbed and Son.

Manager: 2) _________________________________________________________?

Miss Clark: Yes, I enjoyed  it very much.

Manager: Then 3) _____________________________________________________?

Miss Clark: I left because I wanted to work abroad.

Manager: I see. And 4) _________________________________________________?

Miss Clark: I only returned from Canada two weeks ago.

Manager: well, thank you Miss Clark. 5) ___________________________________?

Miss Clark: Yes, I have some questions. ___________________________________?

Manager: It’s 10000 pounds a year.

Miss Clark: And ______________________________________________________?

Manager: Seven hours a day. Well, Miss Clark, when will you be able to start?

1. Use a, an, the,-- wh ere necessary

Last summer I visited 1)___ New York one of  2)___biggest cities in 3)___ US.  I stayed at 4) ___Hilton Hotel. We could see 5) ___ Statue of Liberty from 6) ___ window.  One day I crossed 7)___ Hudson River and had 8)___ lunch in 9)___ expensive restaurant.

1. Complete the tag questions
2. You are never alone with a book, …?
3. Greg likes horror films, …?
4. The children watched “Home Alone” yesterday, …?
5. Let’s go to the library, …?
6. I am a noble person, …?
7. John hasn’t seen “Toto’s Friend” yet, …?

1. Rephrase the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first. Use two to five words, including the word in capitals

Model: I have never eaten pizza before.

EVER  It’s the first time ____________________ pizza.

It’s the first time I have ever eaten pizza.

1. It’s the best book I have ever read.

NEVER I ___________________________________________ such a good book.

2. It’s a month since I saw Ann.

FOR I______________________________________________ a month.

3. People cut down a lot of trees every year.

ARE A lot of trees _________________________________ every year.

4. She offered me a cup of tea.

WAS I _______________________________________________ a cup of tea.

1. Complete the text using the appropriate forms of the words on brackets

      The large Gomel Palace and park ensemble consist of many 1)______________________ (history) monuments. There is a 2)______________________(classic) 18th-century palace, cathedral, winter garden, watch tower, and the 19th-century park. The lands of the palace with English-style park stretch for 800 meters along the right bank of the Sozh River. Throughout its history the palace was repeatedly3)_______________________(destroy) and 4)______________________ (build). It 5) _______________ ( house) a telephone station, a library, a puppet theatre, a youth center, and a museum. Today the Gomel Palace 6) _____________________( collect) is one of the 7)_______________ (rich)  in Belarus. It consists of unique objects, original 8)______________________(paint), sculptures, handwritten books, icons and monuments.