Выполнение задания     "Лингвистёнок-2020" английский язык (10-11 класс)

1

Match the following phrases with the situations when they are used:

1. Bless you! a) You want someone to hurry up.
2. Fingers crossed! b) You ask someone to calm down.
3. Shake a leg! c) You respond to someone’s sneezing.
4. Chill out! d) You confirm that someone’s answer is correct.
5. Spot on! e) You wish someone good luck.

A) 1e2d3a4b5c

Б) 1d2b3e4a5c

В) 1e2c3a4d5b

Г) 1c2e3d4a5b

Д) 1с2e3a4b5d

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

2

Answer the questions:

What is the profession of a person who studies weather?

A) a biologist

Б) a chemist

В) a meteorologist

Г) a physicist

Д) a geologist

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

3

Whose heads are carved on the face of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, the USA? The heads of American ______.

A) actors       Б) presidents       В) scientists       Г) writers       Д) singers

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

4

Who was the Prime Minister of Britain during World War II?

A) Joseph Stalin

Б) Wilhelm II

В) Winston Churchill

Г) Neville Chamberlain

Д) Benito Mussolini

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

5

What is the name of the guards at the Tower of London?

A) Meateaters       Б) Londoners       В) Gunholders       Г) Beefeaters       Д) Bookkeepers

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

6

What historical event shook the United States in the 1840s?

A) The Gold Rush

Б) The Great Famine

В) The Great Fire

Г) The Civil War

Д) The American Revolution

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

7

The historical speech of which political leader started with the words:

“I have a dream…”?

A) Winston Churchill

Б) Margaret Thatcher

В) Abraham Lincoln

Г) Mahatma Gandhi

Д) Martin Luther King

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

8

A renaissance is a ______.

A) rebirth       Б) punishment       В) lie       Г) mistake       Д) speech

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

9

John Brooksbank will be the fiancé’s best man at the wedding ceremony, and who will be the _____ of the fiancée?

A) best woman       Б) friend       В) partner       Г) bridesmaid       Д) bride

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

10

Sandra is truly an enigma. Аlthough she has lived here for years and everyone knows her, no one seems to know anything about who she is or where she came from. An enigma is______.

A) a stranger

Б) an enemy

В) a newcomer

Г) a mystery

Д) an orphan

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

11

The restaurant claims to serve slap-up dinners. The visitors said the dinners were really _____.

A) luxurious

Б) cheap

В) quickly served

Г) exotic

Д) various

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

12

What is an earworm?

A) an insect that has crawled into your ear

Б) a song that you keep hearing in your head

В) an ear ring in the shape of a worm

Г) an earphone

Д) a filthy word which is unpleasant to hear

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

13

Old people have always complained about the behaviour of the _____.

A) younger       Б) youngers       В) youngs       Г) youngest       Д) young

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

14

Complete the sentences:

1. I am just back from a business ____.

2. It is a really long ____ travelling by car from coast to coast across the USA.

3. I suppose you will be writing about your ____ when you return home.

4. I can remember the time when the ____ from England to Australia took over six weeks.

A) travels. voyage. journey. trip.

Б) flight. trip. voyage. journey.

В) trip. journey. travels. voyage.

Г) journey. voyage. trip. travels.

Д) voyage. flight. travel. trip.

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

15

All the three sentences are missing the same word. Guess it.

1. The little boy was so fascinated by the little puppy that he went to ___ it.

2. The roses on the dining table added a ____ of elegance.

3. Mix in a ____ of saffron to the rice to make it taste better.

A) pinch       Б) brush       В) touch       Г) pat       Д) stroke

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

16

Which prefix is missing in the words in the following sentences?

1. I am afraid it is ___practical for me to work in two different buildings because I spend more time travelling than working.

2. In England people think you are ___polite if you don’t say please and thank you.

3. People often get very ___patient when they drive in big cities.

A) ir-       Б) in-       В) im-       Г) un-       Д) il-

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

17

Which word from the list can form a verb starting and ending with EN:

en___en?

A) wide       Б) courage       В) rich       Г) able       Д) light

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

18

Do the sum: Take 54 divided by 18 and add that to 69. Then, take 87 from that and finally multiply the result by 9.

A) 153       Б) 135       В) -135       Г) 45       Д) -45

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

19

Count all silent letters in the following words: sigh, comb, bustle, knight, whistle, rhyme. Which number have you got?

A) 17       Б) 15       В) 12       Г) 14       Д) 13

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

20

Complete sentences 20-25 using the most appropriate and accurate English:

Sam is a globe-trotter. __ Bay of Biscay, __ Galapagos Islands, __ Gobi Desert, __ Yucatan Peninsula, __ Amazon and __ Mount Fuji are on his bucket list.

A) --, the, --, --, the, the

Б) the, --, --, the, the, --

В) the, the, the, the, --, --

Г) the, the,--, --, the, --

Д) the, the, the, the, the, --

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

21

He works night shifts, so he is accustomed to ___ during the day.

A) sleeping

Б) be slept

В) have sleep

Г) sleep

Д) have slept

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

22

– What do her parents do?

–____ parents are doctors.

A) Her two

Б) Her both

В) Both her

Г) The both of her

Д) The both

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

23

Small shops get ____ their customers from neighboring flats.

A) many

Б) many of

В) much

Г) much of

Д) little

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

24

We did not like it, and _____ did a lot of people I’ve talked to.

A) not       Б) neither       В) no one       Г) no       Д) nobody

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

25

Maria _____ anything about the accident, except that she ____ too fast and in fact ____ before she reached the crossroads.

A) didn’t remember, didn’t drive, almost stopped

Б) remembers, wasn’t driving, has almost stopped

В) doesn’t remember, isn’t driving, almost stopped

Г) didn’t remember, had not been driving, had almost stopped

Д) didn’t remember, drove, almost stopped

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

26

An oxymoron is a combination of two contradictory or opposite words. Which of the following is not an oxymoron?

A) virtual reality

Б) breaking news

В) definite maybe

Г) good grief

Д) deafening silence

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

27

Which sentence is true?

A) 'Now and then' means 'frequently'.

Б) If something happens at the eleventh hour, it happens at the very last minute.

В) If something is just a question of time, it won’t happen.

Г) If someone tells you that they were not born yesterday, they mean that they are very old.

Д) If something happens around the clock, there is very little time to do it.

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

28

Initially the company Apple was called Apple Computer. Who was depicted on its first logo?

A) Steve Jobs

Б) George Bush

В) Isaac Newton

Г) Galileo Galilei

Д) Leonardo da Vinci

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

29

The film “The King Speaks” tells the story of King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. The man struggled and finally managed to overcome his _______ and bravely lead the country through World War II.

A) deafness

Б) addiction

В) lack of knowledge

Г) stammer

Д) blindness

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)  

30

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The Dutch landed on Manhattan Island more than 400 years ago, in 1609. What scenery used to be there in the place where Time Square is located now?

A) a swamp

Б) an oak wood

В) a mountain

Г) a river

Д) a meadow

А)         Б)         В)         Г)         Д)