Выполнение задания     "Лингвистёнок-2020" английский язык (9 класс)

1

Answer the questions:

Which of the cities is famous for the Capitol, the White House and the Lincoln Memorial?

A) New York

Б) London

В) Washington, D.C

Г) Boston

Д) Los Angeles

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

2

What is “Oliver Twist”?

A) a play by Shakespeare

Б) a poem by Robert Burns

В) a novel by Charles Dickens

Г) a fairy-tale by Lewis Carroll

Д) a story by Rudyard Kipling

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

3

Which words mean the opportunity to buy something at a lower price?

A) Black Thursday

Б) Black Friday

В) Red Sunday

Г) Green Friday

Д) Grey Monday

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

4

Which department of a big department store sells ribbons, buttons, thread, needles, scissors, tape and similar sewing goods?

A) haberdashery       Б) footwear       В) glassware       Г) hardware goods       Д) confectionary

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

5

Which of the following verbs has a positive meaning?

A) overcook       Б) overlook       В) oversleep       Г) overcome       Д) overhear

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

6

Where can one see or hear the phrase “Mind the gap” in London?

A) on a double-decker

Б) on the Tube

В) at Harrods

Г) at Buckingham Palace

Д) at the London Eye

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

7

Which pair of words could continue the following order of words?

Fox-vixen, peacock—peahen, landlord-landlady, boar-sow, heir-heiress, _____.

A) ox-oxen

Б) bull-calf--cow-calf

В) man-women

Г) beef-beefeater

Д) poetess-poetry

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

8

These are the silhouettes of landmarks of Minsk. Put their names in the same order as in the picture from left to right:

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a) Minsk Gates

b) Church of Saints Simon and Helena

c) Holy Spirit Cathedral

d) Victory Monument

e) the National Library

f) Island of Tears

A) b,c,d,a,e,f

Б) c,a,d,b,f,e

В) b,a,d,c,f,e

Г) a,c,d,b,f,e

Д) e,a,d,c,b,f

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

9

“Spice up your life” is the name of the song by the British _____ group Spice Girls.

A) hip hop       Б) pop       В) rock       Г) R&B       Д) jazz

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

10

Complete the sentences:

The Tour de France is _____.

A) a cycle race

Б) a tennis tournament

В) a 24-hour car race

Г) a shopping tour

Д) a sightseeing tour

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

11

The famous British newspaper which is printed on pink paper is ____.

A) The Financial Times

Б) The Times

В) The Guardian

Г) The Morning Star

Д) The Metro

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

12

A pandemic flu would _____.

A) affect a great many people over a very large area

Б) cause great suffering to an individual who contracts (catches) it

В) be annoying but essentially harmless

Г) stem from an unknown or hidden source

Д) last a long time and tend to recur frequently

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

13

Jane was really lucky to find a lot of beautiful and valuable ___furniture in the attic of the new house she had recently bought.

A) ancient

Б) past

В) antique

Г) worn out

Д) old

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

14

Fill in: a) LOOSEN;   b) LOOSE;   c) LOSE;  d) LOST;   e) LOSS.

1. Come and visit us if you're at a ___ end over the weekend.

2. I'm at a ___ to explain his disappearance.

3. It was his first day in the office and he seemed a bit ___.

4. This old clock continues to ___ time, I have to reset it several times a day.

5. After eating so much I had to ___ my belt.

A) 1b2e3d4c5a

Б) 1e2b3c4a5d

В) 1d2e3b4c5a

Г) 1e2d3b4a5c

Д) 1b2e3c4a5d

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

15

Despite their age, her grandparents are still very ____.

A) alive       Б) lively       В) childish       Г) living       Д) life

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

16

Mary wanted Arthur to help her but he ____.

A) denied

Б) refused

В) say “no”

Г) didn’t agree with her

Д) agreed

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

17

This hotel really tries hard to look after its ____.

A) patients       Б) customers       В) guests       Г) friends       Д) clients

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

18

Match the sentences with the appropriate interjections:

1. ______, that hurts! Stop pinching me! a) Hmm
2. ______! Sorry, I didn’t see those skates there. b) Yippee
3. ______! We’ve won, let’s celebrate! c) Ouch
4. ______, I’m not sure this colour is the best for this room. d) Bingo
5. ______! That’s exactly what we were looking for! e) Oops

A) 1с2e3b4a5d

Б) 1e2c3d4a5b

В) 1c2a3d4e5b

Г) 1b2a3d4c5e

Д) 1a2e3d4c5b

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

19

Make sentences 19-26 grammatically correct:

You’ll never escape. He’ll find you, ____ you hide yourself.

A) wherever       Б) where       В) somewhere       Г) anywhere       Д) nowhere

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

20

“What a language English is!” a Frenchman exclaimed ____ despair.

A) from       Б) with       В) at       Г) on       Д) in

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

21

It’s five o’clock. You’d better ___now before the traffic gets too bad.

A) to go

Б) not to go

В) going

Г) to be gone

Д) go

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

22

He spent a month in ____ hospital after his accident.

A) any       Б) -       В) a       Г) the       Д) some

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

23

Call me if you ______ anything.

A) will have heard

Б) hear

В) will be hearing

Г) will hear

Д) heard

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

24

My grandmother makes us _____ up our rooms every morning.

A) tidy

Б) to tidy

В) have tidied

Г) tidied

Д) tiding

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

25

The landlord has raised the price again. _____fifty dollars _____ too much for such a cramped room!

A) other, is

Б) another, are

В) another, is

Г) others, was

Д) other, are

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

26

Elefriends ___ some years ago by a group of people who ___ worried about the future of elephants. Today a large number of elephants ____ every day. If this ____ there ____ no more elephants in ten years.

A) founded, were, killed, continues, will be

Б) were founded, are, is killed, will continue, will be

В) was founded, are, kills, is continued, are

Г) was found, were, is killed, continues, are

Д) was founded, were, are killed, continues, will be

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

27

It is called Cuckoo Day in Scotland, Fish Day in France, Doll Day in Japan and Boob Day in Spain. What is it in England?

A) St. Valentine’s Day

Б) Boxing Day

В) Labour Day

Г) April Fool’s Day

Д) Mother’s Day

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

28

Make sentences from the words in the table:

1) very bright, a) decided to have a swim.
2) pouring with rain, b) couldn’t go out.
It was 3) extremely icy, c) put on my sunglasses.
4) getting dark, so I d) decided not to go by car.
5) quite mild, e) put the lights on.
f) didn’t take my overcoat.
g) decided to sit in the shade.

A) 1g2a3b4c5f

Б) 1c2b3d4e5f

В) 1c2g3d4b5e

Г) 1a2b3c4d5e

Д) 1b2f3a4g5d

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

29

What does the idiom to dot the i's and cross the t’s mean?

A) to do something very carefully and in a lot of detail

Б) to play a word game

В) to win in a competition

Г) to list all important and unimportant items

Д) to make up one’s mind about something

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

30

The following items are the pros and cons of _______: relieves stress, you look better, keeps you in your high moods, takes your free time, you can become bored, challenges your stamina, supplements cost money.

A) burning the candle at both ends

Б) being an only child in a family

В) keeping fit

Г) getting up early

Д) having one’s finger in too many pies

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)