Школьный этап Всероссийской олимпиады

Учебный год

Английский язык 9 класс

Use of English

Time 45 minutes

Part 1

Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning.

All the locals had (0) … a… us against camping near the military base but we paid no attention. What could possibly go (1) ….?

After a busy day catching fish we got straight into our sleeping bags. My friend was fast (2) …., but I was awake as I had a (3) … feeling.

(4) …. a strange noise came from behind the bushes. I stood up (5) …. with fear and I shouted in a deep (6) …, ‘Who’s there?’

Then I saw a bright object, the size of a tennis ball, which appeared out of (7) …. It (8) …. fast towards me when I instinctively lowered my head. Luckily it passed a few centimeters above me. ‘That was a narrow (9) …. ‘, I thought. The object vanished and never appeared again. I guess I’ll never find out if the army had (10) ….. out an experiment or if I’d seen a real UFO.

	A. warned	B. stated	C. suggested	D. glimpsed
	A. well	B. wrong	C. bad	D. fast
	A. tired	B. asleep	C. awake	D. sleepy
	A. tiny	B. marvellous	C. brilliant	D. weird
	A. Suddenly	B. Finally	C. Thankfully	D. Luckily
	A. shaking	B. walking	C. waiting	D. glowing
	A. shape	B. voice	C. skin	D. noise
	A. nowhere	B. somewhere	C. everywhere	D. anywhere
	A. was flying	B. flies	C. has flown	D. will fly
	A. mistake	B. take off	C. escape	D. scratch
	A. carried	B. did	C. found	D. jumped

 

 

 

Part 2

Complete the text with one word in each gap.

Last night I watched (11) …… new TV programme. At first I was going to turn (12) …… the TV, but the programme turned out to be quite interesting. It (13) …… about a very famous crime, the Great Train Robbery, which took place in England (14) ….. 1963. A 15-member gang of criminals collected a (15) ….. of information about the train and all (16) …… money it carried from Glasgow to London. They managed to (17) …… off with $ 2,6 million. Police caught 13 of (18) …… men and arrested them. In court, the judge refused to (19) …… them off easily and sent them to prison (20) …… many years.

 

 

 

TRANSFER ALL YOUR ANSWERS TO YOUR ANSWER SHEET

Школьный этап Всероссийской олимпиады

Учебный год

Английский язык 9 класс

Writing

Participant’s ID number

 

Last week you went to a birthday party. This is part of a letter you have received from your English penfriend, Annabel.

In your last letter you said you were going to a birthday party. Please tell me what you did at the party. What present did you take for your friend? Did everyone enjoy themselves?

Now write a letter to Annabel answering her questions. Write your answer in about 100 words on your answer sheet.

Time: 45 minutes

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