Школьная олимпиада по английскому языку среди учащихся 7 – 8 классов 2009 – 2010 учебный год

I. Read the text and choose the correct variant of the quesrions.

David came late. The film was very interesting. He liked to go to the cinema on Saturdays. He was happy. But suddenly he remembered that he must take his exam in Maths and there was no time left. The film was forgotten at once. 1. A Who did come late? B Who came late? C Who comes late? 2. A Did the film was interesting? B Did film interesting? C Was the film interesting? 3. A When did he liked to go to the cinema? B When did he like to go to the cinema? C When he liked to go to the cinema? 4. A Was he happy? B Did he was happy? C Did he be happy? 5. A What did he suddenly remembered? B What did he remembered suddenly? C What was he remembered suddenly?

II. Correct the mistakes.

1.My friend doesn’t goes to the theatre a lot. 2.Are the cinemas close in the evening? 3.How you often play tennis? 4.She not comes home early. 5.My sister does never wait for me.

III. Complete the sentences with the correct variant of the main verb.

1.Usually I ______the violin but now I ______the piano. A play; am playing B am playing; play 2. He ______in the garden when Tom ______. A sat; was coming B was sitting; came 3. ______you ______the article yet? A Haven’t; read B Haven’t; been reading 4. I ______a message from Kelly last Saturday. A have got B got 5. The book wasn’t so heavy as he ______. A has thought B had thought 6. My mother wasn’t at the shop when I ______. A had come B came 7. Some smiling men ______the piano. A were playing B had played 8. We ______for about an hour when it started to rain. A were playing B had been playing 9. For long months she ______his secret. A had been keeping B had kept 10. If we ______the 10.30 train, we ______too early. A catch; shall arrive B shall catch; arrive

IV. Complete the sentences with the correct question tags.

1. Nobody gave me a book, ______? A did they B didn’t they C did he 2. there are a lot of books on the shelves, ______? A aren’t there B are there C do there 3. You didn’t do your hometask, ______? A did you B had you C haven’t you 4. He doesn’t try hard, ______? A do he B doesn’t he C does he 5. Let’s go on foot, ______? A wiil they B shall we C shan’t we 6. You go in for sport, ______? A aren’t you B do you C don’t you 7. There is nobody there, ______? A is there B isn’t there C does there

V. Change the following statements into questions.

1. He usually had dinner at 4 p.m. (General) ______2. At the concert he was to play one of his sonatas. ( Disjunctive) ______3. The father decided to punish them both. (Alternative) ______4. Mike goes to bed right after dinner. (To the subject) ______5. There are heavy clouds in the sky. (Special) ______VI. Choose the correct answer.

1. What’s the name of the London underground? A Metro B Tube C Subway 2. What London street is famous for shops? A Oxford Street B Fleet Street C Lombard Street 3. What is the Barbican? A a river B an art centre C a pop group 4. Which animal can look at the Queen? A a dog B a cat C a lion 5. Who wrote “Winnie – the – Pooh”? A L. Carroll B O. Wilde C A. Milne 6.The traditional English drink is______. A coffee B cocoa C tea