School Olympiad of the English Language (8th form)

1. 
   The student who sits behind me in class is very ……….because he talks too much.
   

2. 
   It’s …….weather.
   

3. 
   Although he felt very……..he smiled ……..
   

4. 
   Turn off the TV! You are………to be studying!
   

5. 
   You look ……….a teacher.
   

6. 
   I knew that he……….waiting for somebody.
   

7. 
   She’s an old friend. I ……………years.
   

8. 
   We met when we………….in France.
   

9. 
   As soon as she came in I knew I ……….her before.
   

10. 
    You can’t live very long without…………….
    

11. 
    Collin likes ……….playing the guitar and singing.
    

12. 
    Andrew is a very ………person. He doesn’t like going to parties and meeting people.
    

13. 
    We had a(n) …………meal at the restaurant. I will never go back there again!
    

14. 
    Sue ……….the famous rock and roll musician.
    

15. 
    I honestly didn’t ……….your money!
    

By the ……(19) of the 1970s , the cinema world had decided that cartoons were only for children. But soon ……(20) , one or two directors had some original new ideas. They proved that it was possible to make films in which both adults and children could ……(21) the fun.

However, not ……(22) cartoon film was successful. The Black Cauldron, for example, failed, mainly because it was too ……(23) for children and too childish for adults. Directors learnt from this …….(24), and the film companies began to make large ………(25) of money again.

a) get a) for a) more a) end a) afterwards a) divide a) every a) nervous a) damage a) amounts

b) cause b) of b) other b) finish b) later b) add b) both b) fearful b) crime b) accounts

16. c) wish 17. c) with 18. c) all 19. c) departure 20. c) next 21. c) mix 22. c) any 23. c) afraid 24. c) mistake 25. c) numbers

16. d) make 17. d) by 18. d) these 19. d) back 20. d) then 21. d) share 22. d) each 23. d) frightening 24. d)fault 25. d) totals

Part 2. Reading. Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
REBECCA STEVENS

Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest mountain in the world, she was a journalist and lived in a small flat in south London.

In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and travelled to Asia with some other climbers. She found that life on Everest is hard.

‘You must carry everything on your back’, she explained, ‘so you can only take things that you will need. You can’t wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn’t even take a toothbrush. I am usually a clean person but there is no water, only snow. Water is very heavy so you only take enough to drink’.

When Rebecca reached the top of Mountain Everest on May 17 1993, it was the best moment of her life. Suddenly she became famous.

Now she has written a book about the trip and people often ask her to talk about it. She has a new job too, on a science programme on television.

Rebecca is well-known today and she has more money, but she still lives in the little flat in south London among her pictures and books about mountains!

Before Rebecca climbed Everest, she worked for…………………. Rebecca went to Everest…………….. Rebecca didn’t take much luggage because she……………. Rebecca didn’t wash on Everest because……. Rebecca carried water for………….. Rebecca became famous when she……… After her trip, Rebecca………

a) a bookshop b) a newspaper c) a travel agent a)with her family b)with a climbing group c)without anyone a)didn’t have many things b)had a bad back c)had to carry it herself a)it was too cold b)there was not enough water c)she is a dirty person a)drinking b)cooking c)cleaning her teeth a)got to the highest place in the world b)wrote a book about her trip c)was on a television programme earned the same money b)stayed in the same flat c)did the same job

Part 3.Communication. Music journalist Sue Barnes is interviewing the famous jazz musician Anna-Lee Brown. Complete the conversation with the correct words or expressions from the box.


but she never did did you first start That’s all right I was working

When did you I’m making I’m terribly sorry They liked it

Yes, that’s right used to

Sue: Hello Ms Brown. I’m Sue Barnes. (33)……………………………………………….., it seems

I’m a bit late for our interview.

Anna-Lee: (34)………………………………………………………., don’t worry about it. Please sit down.

Sue: I would like to record this conversation, if you don’t mind Ms Brown.

Anna-Lee: No, not at all and please call me Anna-Lee.

Sue: O.K. Anna-Lee. When (35)……………………………………………………………….…your career

in the music business?

Anna-Lee: Oh, let me see now. It was about ten years ago.

Sue: Can you tell me how you started?

Anna-Lee: Well, I always liked jazz and I (36)……………………………………………………….sing songs in

the shower when I was younger. (37)…………………………………………………………….as a

waitress at a jazz club when, one night, the singer in a band had an accident. The club was full of people

waiting for this singer to arrive, (38)………………………………………………………………… So.

I walked up on stage and started singing!

Sue: (39)………………………………………make your first album?

Anna-Lee: I made a ‘demo’ tape for a record company soon after that night at the jazz club.

(40)……………………………………………., so three weeks later, I recorded ‘Infinity’, my first album.

Sue : Infinity’ was Number One in the jazz charts, wasn’t it?

Anna-Lee: (41)……………………………………………………………………………………………

Sue: And what are your hopes for the future?

Anna-Lee: Well, (42) …………………………………………………………….a new album called

‘Daydream’ which will be ready in March.

Sue: I’ll look forward to listening to it. Thank you very much for talking to me, Anna-Lee.

Anna-Lee: You’re welcome.

43. 
    ……………….? – Our gymnasium is situated in the centre of the city.
    
44. 
    ……………….? - Our gymnasium was founded in 1805.
    
45. 
    ……………….?-- Our school day starts at 9 o’clock.
    
46. 
    ……………….? - There are more than one thousand pupils in our school.
    
47. 
    ……………….?- I have been learning English for seven years.
    
48. 
    ……………….? - Yes, we learn two more foreign languages – French and German.
    
49. 
    ……………….?- I enjoy History and Geography most of all.
    
50. 
    ……………….? – Yes, we did. Last year we saw a film about our gymnasium.