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The Fourth Form English Olympiad

Task 1. Write the plural:

1. an ox – ________________
2. a beautiful butterfly – ________________________________
3. The knife is sharp. – __________________________________________
4. This woman is the prettiest. – _________________________________________
5. There was a little mouse in that house. – ______________________________________

Task 2. Correct the mistakes:

       1. The sun is shineing  at the  moment._________________________________________

  2. There aren’t  any tomatos in the  basket._____________________________________

        3. They can speaks  three languages.____________________________________________

  4. Have you a brother or sister?  _______________________________________________

        5.  Simon can’t play the recorder?______________________________________________

        6. “What are you?” –“Tom Smith.”_____________________________________________

        7. They play in the garden now.________________________________________________

        8. He swims fastest than me.___________________________________________________

        9. We went there on car._____________________________________________________

        10. Yesturday we watched a fantastic film.  ______________________________________

   Task 3.  Rewrite in the Past Simple.

I always get up at 5 a.m. and eat a light breakfast. At 6.30 I am ready to leave, and my driver,

Joan, drives me to work. I never do any exercise in the morning and usually read the newspaper  in the car.

The morning is a busy time of day for me, and I usually have a lot of meetings. At 11 a.m. Joan

often takes me to a meeting away from the office. I often have working lunches and usually eat fish or salad.

I get home at 6.30 p.m. I sometimes make calls to America, and then I  have time for family

things. I usually go to sleep around 11.

Task 4. Match words with its meanings.

a) trip                                means to clean with water

b)skip                                make

c) wind                              a large boat

d)swim                              move through water

e)build                               to jump into the air

f)ship                                 moving air

g)wash                               means travel for a visit

Task 5. Write as many words from the letters of the  given word one as you can.

Beautiful day - ____________________________________________________

Task 6. Make up questions beginning with the word given:

1. Nick usually dusts the furniture in his room.

Who ______________________________________________________________________

2. His sister liked her last journey very much.

Why ______________________________________________________________________

3. They are doing their homework now.

Where _____________________________________________________________________

4. There were a lot of people in the streets last Sunday.

How many _________________________________________________________________

5. Mary’s cousin often visits her grandpa in summer.

When _____________________________________________________________________

Task 7. Choose the correct variant:

1. English is ______________ subject for me.

1.       the easiest
2.      the most easy
3.       easier

2. The basket is empty. There is _____________cake left.

1.       some
2.      any
3.       no

3. There are ______________books on the desk.

1.       a few
2.      a little
3.       much

4. You ________________ a test in grammar next week.

1.       had
2.      will have
3.       is having

5. It happened ____________ a cold winter day.

1.       on
2.      in
3.       at

6. As for me “Harry Porter” is __________________ than “Alice in Wonderland”.

1.       the most interesting
2.      the more interesting
3.       more interesting

7. There are ____________________ students in my class.

1.       thirty-one
2.      the thirty-first
3.       the thirtieth-first

8. We can see many old things in the _________________.

1.       museum
2.      theatre
3.       circus

9. Let’s go to the library and take ___________________ to read.

1.       anything
2.      nothing
3.       something

10.    My dad is good _______________ doing sums.

1.       at
2.      of
3.       in

AN ARAB AND HIS SONS

Far to the East there lived in old days an Arab who had three sons, whom he dearly loved. He had seventeen beautiful horses whom he loved.

One day the old man became very ill. Feeling that the end was near, he called his sons to give one - half of his horses, to the second son - one third, and to the youngest - one-ninth.

The sons met to divide the horses but they didn't know how to divide them.

"How can I take one half of seventeen horses?" said the eldest son. "1 can't divide a living horse in two. "And how can I," asked the second, "take one third of seventeen horses? But this is what my father wanted me to do".

"I also want to do what my father wanted us to. But what is one ninth of seventeen horses?"

At that time an old man came riding on a horse. "May be he can tell us", they said hopefully. They told their story to him.

The man began to think. Several minutes passed before he spoke. At last he said, "Take my horse and there will be eighteen".

They did so. The elder son took one half of the horses. Then the second son called

the horses, which he loved best, and the six animals came running to him. And the

youngest son took two horses. The sons said lo the man: "You divided the horses

wonderfully. Say what you want us to give you for it".

"I shall take all the horses that are left", said the old man and he rode away with his own horse.

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READING COMPREHENSION  TEST

Task 1. Say if the sentences are true or false (T/F)

1) An Arab had four sons whom he dearly loved.

2) He had seventeen beautiful horses whom he loved greatly.

3) One day he called his youngest son to give him the horses.

4) The three young Arabs couldn't divide the horses because they didn't know

Arithmetic well enough.

6) The old man came riding on a horse.

Task 2. Choose the right answer.

1.  Who lived far from to the East?

1.      a robber; b) an Arab; c) an old man

2.   What did he have?

1.      Houses; b) Hamsters; c)horses

3.   How many horses did he have?

1.      Sixteen; b) Seventeen; c) seventy

4.   Why did he call his children?

1.      he was angry; b) he was ill; c) he was happy

5.   Why did they meet?

1.      to divide the horses; b) to divide money; c) to help their father

6.  How many horses did he give to his elder son?

1.      one half; b) one third; c) one ninth; d) the horses that are left

The Boy who Saved the Netherlands.

   Many years ago in Harlem, Holland, there lived a young boy. His name was Hans and he was eight years old. One autumn day, Hans went across the channel  to visit an old blind man. He took the man some biscuits and stayed there for a while. Then,       Hans decided to return home.

    “Be careful, Hans” said the old man. “The water in the canal usually gets higher in autumn.” On his way home, Hans sang a song, watched the rabbits run around and picked some flowers for his mother. Suddenly, the sky got dark and heavy rain began to fall. Hans felt scared and started to run. Just then, he heard the sound of water flowing away .He looked around carefully, and then noticed a very small hole in the dike.

     Hans felt frightened because he knew what could happen. The small hole could get bigger and bigger. Then the dike could burst and flood Holland. Hans knew what to do. He put his finger into the hole, so no more water cold come through it. “Please, someone help me!” Hans shouted. But there was no one to help him. After a while, he began to feel very cold and tired, but he could not leave the dike. All night long, Hans waited and waited…

     The next morning, a priest walked by and heard Hans’ cries. “I am trying to stop the water,” the boy said. “Can you help me?” the priest called some other people and they quickly mended the hole. Finally, they took Hans home. Everyone was very proud of that brave boy.

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LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST

I. Write true or false:

1. Hans was eighteen years old. ______

2. Hans lived in Paris, France. ______

3. Hans visited a young woman. ______

4. It started raining that evening. _______

5. Hans saw a big hole in the dike._______

6. He put his shoes in the hole in the dike.______

II. Put the events in the correct order

a___ Hans heard the sound of the water flowing away.

b___ A priest heard Hans cries and called some people to help.

c___ The sky got dark and rain began to fall .

d__ Hans went to visit an old blind man.

e ___ Hans put his finger in the hole.

f___ Hans decided to return home.

g___ The people mended the hole.

h___ Hans noticed a very small hole in the dike.

III. Answer the questions.

1. Where did Hans live?________________________________________

2. How old was Hans?__________________________________________

3 .Who did Hans visit?__________________________________________

4. What did the blind man tell Hans?_______________________________

5. What did Hans take the blind man?_______________________________

6.What did Hans hear on his way home? _____________________________