Bill carried the geese in his plane
Школьный этап Всероссийской олимпиады школьников по английскому языку
2015-2016
15 октября 2015 года
Комплект заданий для учащихся 7-8 классов
PART 1: LISTENING
Time: 10 minutes; Max.: 10 points
Task 1
You will hear a text about a boy, Jack. For each item (1-5) decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it’s correct, write T (True). If it’s not correct, write F (False). You will hear the text twice.
1.On Sundays Jack gets up lately.
2.After breakfast he visits his grandmother.
3.In the afternoon Jack plays with his little brother.
4.Jack never helps his Dad.
5.In the evening Jack doesn’t watch TV.
Task 2
You will hear a conversation between two friends, a boy, Josh, and a girl, Vicky. For each sentence (6-10) choose the correct ending A, B or C. You will hear the text twice.
Last night Josh slept
A badly
B not very well
Cvery well
For breakfast today, Josh is going to have
A cereal
B bacon and eggs
C fruit
Josh wants to buy a pair of shorts because
A he didn’t bring any shorts with him
B his old shorts are in bad condition
C he doesn’t like the ones he’s wearing
Most of all Josh likes
Areading books
B watching films
Cplaying computer games
Vicky asks Josh to visit a great museum and go round
A a restored plane
Ba restored car
C a restored sailing ship
PART 2: READING
Time: 20 minutes; Max.: 10 points
Task 1
Read the article about a British Airways manager and then answer the questions below. For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, Cor D. Circle the correct answer on your answer sheet.
Working for an Airline
Nicola Peet left school at eighteen, went to college and then worked at a local airport. After nine months, she went to work for Saudi Arabian Airlines and then she joined British Airways as an air-hostess. Four years later, she got her present job as a manager.
This is what she told us about her job:
“My office is at Heathrow Airport, but I spend 60% of my time in the air. I teach air-hostesses and help them with any problems. I also go to lots of meetings.
My hours are usually from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. but sometimes I work from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. At work, the first thing I do is check plane times on my computer and then I speak with some of the air-hostesses.
Sometimes I go on long flights to check how the air-hostesses are doing. That’s my favourite part of the job, but I like office work, too. Travelling can be hard work. When I get back from a long journey, all I can do is eat something and then go to bed! I don’t earn much money, but I’m happy with British Airways and want to stay there and continue to travel.”
When Nicola first started working for British Airways, she was
A a manager.
B an air-hostess.
C a pilot.
D a teacher.
Nicola does most of her work
A in the office.
B in aeroplanes.
C in meetings.
Dat home.
Most days, Nicola starts work at
A 8 a.m.
B 1 p.m.
C 4 p.m.
D8 p.m.
4. What does Nicola like best?
A sleeping
B working in the office
C helping people
D flying
Nicola would like to
A stay in the same job.
B stop travelling.
C earn more money.
D stop working.
Task 2
Read the article about some birds and decide if each statement (6-10) is True (A)or False (B).Canada Geese
Canada Geese are large blue and white birds. When autumn arrives, they have to fly south where the weather is warmer. The winters are so cold in Canada that the birds die if they stay there.
Last spring, Bill Lishman found sixteen young Canada Geese on his farm. They had lost their parents. Bill thought, “These young birds won’t know what to do in the autumn.”
Bill had a small plane and he decided to teach the birds to follow him. All through the summer, he went on short trips in his plane and the young geese flew after him.
When the cold weather arrived in autumn, Bill flew to Virginia in the United States, 600 miles south of his home in Canada. The geese followed him all the way. Bill left the geese in Virginia and he returned home.
This spring, Bill was waiting for the birds to come back. They didn’t arrive, so Bill flew to Virginia to get them. He looked for them for two weeks but he couldn’t find them.
When he arrived back home, Bill found the geese waiting for him. They had found their way home without him!
Bill Lishman is a farmer.
Bill carried the geese in his plane.