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an_9_11_klass_olimp_vos_sh_2025_2026Задания для 5-6 классов
Listening (15 min – 20 points) Task 1. Listen to the text and mark the sentences 1 – 5 T (True) or F (False). 1. Vladimir was founded by Prince Vladimir Monomakh and became the capital of South-Eastern Russia in the 12th century. 2. Suzdal is a great place to visit if you like walking. 3. Kostroma is situated where three rivers join together. 4. Lake Nero has National Park status. 5. Peter the Great founded a library of religious books at the largest monastery in Russia.
Task 2. Listen again and match descriptions 6–10 with the places from the text (A – E). 6. Peace and quiet and lovely buildings. A Kostroma 7. A place where ships were built. B Vladimir 8. A very large, very loud bell. C Suzdal 9. Architecture from different periods of history. D Rostov the Great 10. The Romanov Dynasty started here. E Pereslavl-Zalessky.
Reading (20 min – 20 points) Task 1. Read the text and complete the gaps 11–18 with phrases a–h. a) goodbye to the old year b) to take more exercise c) of the Roman New Year d) and look forward to the future e) and at different time of the year f) bread, money and coal g) because of international time zones h) that the first person.
Задания для 7-8 классов
Task 1. Listen to the text and mark the sentences 1–10 T (True), F (False) or NS (Not Stated in the text). 1. Tea was first brought to Russia from China. 2. Tea was known as a strong remedy before it was brought to Russia. 3. The tsar immediately loved the new drink. 4. Mikhail Fedorovich held regular assemblies of court in order to make the nobles get used to drinking tea. 5. Russia started importing tea from China in the 18th century. 6. At first tea cost a lot of money. 7. Drinking tea helps one to fall asleep. 8. Tea was an important part of Russian life in the 19th century. 9. Russian tea is served with sugar. 10. The modern tradition has replaced the traditional sign of hospitality with coffee.
16. Pigeon racing consists of:
a. owners seeing how far each pigeon can fly.
b. scientific research into the way pigeons fly.
c. pigeons being released on the motorways.
d. owners seeing which pigeon gets home first.
17. Pigeons’ ‘built-in system of navigation’ refers to:
a. their natural instinct for finding their way.
b. their natural ability to follow major roads.
c. the fact that they fly as a large flock.
d. special equipment the researchers have used to track them.
18. The roads pigeons followed were:
a. all the roads going in the right direction.
b. only motorways.
c. the important direct routes.
d. the smaller less busy country roads.
19. A junction is:
a. a sharp bent in the road.
b. where a motorway and a road meet.
c. a place where one road crosses another.
d. a place where you can buy petrol.
20. Pigeons are especially seen on Saturdays because:
a. that’s the day the roads are busiest.
b. that’s the day the research takes place.
c. that’s the day pigeon racing takes place.
d. that’s the day the motorways are open.
Task 1. Are animals intelligent? Circle the correct options for 21-35. Rats can learn (21) to perform /performing tricks, cats seem (22) sense /to sense what we are feeling. Dogs know when their owners are coming home and anyone who has swum with (23) a / the dolphin will tell you that these animals are (24) more /most intelligent (25) of /than most people think. Clearly, animals can (26) to learn /learn and (27) remember /to remember. However, they lack language and (28) a /the ability to understand what they are and they therefore can’t really (29) be /being considered “intelligent” creatures. Studies carried out on chimpanzees and gorillas suggested that they are able (30) to learn /learn symbols and sounds. But are they actually using them (31) communicate /to communicate? No one knows. In (32) the /a late 1960s, (33) an /the American scientist tried (34) to find /finding out if various animals understood what they actually were. He painted (35) a /the red dot on their faces and put them in front of a mirror. If an animal touched the red spot, it was, according to the scientist, actually recognizing itself in the mirror. Besides humans, only chimpanzees and orangutans passed this test.
Task 2. Read the text about experiences related to travelling by air and put the verbs in brackets 36–45 into the correct tense. Flying high! I was going on my first really important business trip. My flight (to schedule) (36) for 9 am and I had got up extra early to ensure that I got to the airport on time. While I (to walk up) (37) to the check-in desk, I took a quick look in my briefcase to make sure that I had my laptop and all the papers I (to need) (38) for my presentation. Everything was there. I gave the girl at the desk my ticket and she (to hand) (39) me my boarding card. I had lots of time, so I decided to get something to eat. I went through passport control and (to find) (40) a little cafeteria in the departure area. I ordered my meal and began talking to a lady who (to sit) (41) at the table beside me. She told me that she was also going on a business trip. Time passed quickly and soon my flight (to announce) (42) I made my way to the boarding gate and joined the queue. I opened my briefcase to get my boarding card, and suddenly realized that I (to take) (43) the wrong case! Just then, I heard someone calling my name, “We (to mix up) (44) our cases!” I turned around and saw the lady from the cafeteria waving my briefcase. I exchanged cases with her and boarded my plane. As I took my seat, all I could think of was, “All is well that (to end) (45) well!”
Writing (20 min – 20 points) According to a recent poll in your school students have picked the 5 most popular professions of today. Choose one of them. Write an article to the school magazine ‘Our Future’ and prove in it that the chosen profession is interesting for you, important for society and necessary for the growing generation. Choose from: — engineers — IT specialists — ecologists — doctors — designers In your article you should include: — a title — an introduction — why the chosen profession will be interesting for you (give at least two reasons) — why the chosen profession will be important for people and society in the future (give at least two reasons) — a conclusion Write 100–120 words (the words in the title are not counted).
Задания для 9-11 классов
Task 1. Listen to a part of an audio guide in a museum of modern arts. Decide whether the statements 1-10 are True (T), or False (F) according to the text you hear. You will hear the text twice.
The narrator says that:
1. in the picture Picasso has more eyes than his model.
2. Picasso’s mouth is the only realistic thing in the picture.
3. artists had to observe certain rules.
4. Picasso never learned how to paint by the rules.
5. the visitors will see the works of artists who didn’t follow the rules.
6. Matisse’s work is a model of a window.
7. the star at the top symbolizes Baby Jesus.
8. the work is dark and gloomy.
9. Matisse didn’t use paint and brushes making his work.
10. Matisse’s health was not good when he made his work.
Task 2. For items 11–20, listen to a young man called Simon talking about the ‘gap year’ he took after finishing secondary school and choose the best answer (A, B or C). You will hear the text twice.
11. Simon’s parents
A supported the idea of a gap year.
B preferred him to continue his education.
C wanted him to work until he retired.
12. What was the main reason Simon wanted a gap year?
A to become independent.
B to get away from his family.
C to forget about his schooldays.
13. Life at university is
A pretty much the same as at school.
B unbearable for some students.
C full of entertainments.
14. What did Simon do in his last year of school?
A prepare for a change of lifestyle.
B daydream instead of studying.
C plan his gap year trip.
15. Simon planned to visit some particular countries because
A they were not very far from his home country.
B the language would be no problem there.
C he would be able to earn his living there.
16. What did Simon enjoy about working in France?
A He learnt to pick fruit.
B He improved his language skills.
C He became interested in Vietnam
17. What proved to be useful when Simon got to Vietnam?
A having met a lot of other gap year students.
B brushing up his French.
C fruit picking skills.
18. When Simon got to Australia he
A got a job in a zoo.
B had no money left.
C bought a pet.
19. Simon ended his gap year
A working as a waiter.
B travelling as a tourist.
C in the USA and Brazil.
20. How did his gap year affect Simon?
A He was encouraged to diet.
B He decided to follow a different career.
C He wanted to go to university when he was older.
33. When the writer first contacted him, Josef Csongei was
A. angry about something she had written.
B. suspicious of her because of her profession.
C. surprised that she was interested in his organisation.
D. pleased that she recognised the importance of assistants.
34. The phrase ‘to prove his point’ in the second paragraph refers to Csongei’s belief that celebrity assistants
A. enjoy travelling as part of the job.
В. are not given the appreciation they deserve.
C. do a job that many other people would like to do.
D. need to do a course before they start looking for work.
35. At the beginning of the story about Dean Johnson, we learn that
A. he had turned on the television in order to relax.
В. he was dissatisfied with the work he was doing.
C. he had always wanted to work in the film industry.
D. he often watched television programmes about celebrities.
36. What was Dean’s immediate reaction to what he saw on the programme?
A. He wrote down the contact details of the four interviewees.
В. He decided which of the four interviewees he wanted to talk to.
C. He started making enquiries about how to find the people on the show.
D. He read through his notes carefully before getting in touch with anyone.
37. How did Ron Holder respond to Dean’s phone call?
A. He refused to enter into a long conversation with Dean.
В. He was angry that anyone had been able to get his number.
C. He complained about being disturbed on his home number.
D. He was willing to give Dean some advice and information.
38. In the fifth paragraph, the writer suggests that Dean Johnson
A. never achieved his aim of becoming a personal assistant.
В. was brave to go and look for a new career in Los Angeles.
C. really wanted to become a star rather than a personal assistant.
D. lived to regret his decision to give up everything in his old life.
39. What does the word ‘perk’ in the final paragraph mean?
A. extra work required by a job
В. something unexpected in a job
C. a benefit of doing a particular job
D. an unpleasant job that has to be done
40. In the final paragraph, we learn that celebrity assistants
A. tend to see the job as their career goal.
В. are relatively well paid for what they do.
C. find the job gets too demanding as they get older.
D. often move into other aspects of the film industry.
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