УДК 37.

016
ББК 74.268.1Англ
О-54

Олімпіади з англійської мови. 8–11 класи / Укладач

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УДК 37.016
ББК 74.268.1Англ

Навчальне видання

Серія «Олімпіади»

Укладання
Булгакова Вікторія Георгіївна

Олімпіади з англійської мови

8–11 класи
Головний редактор О. С. Любченко
Редактор А. Л. Мирошніченко
Відповідальний за видання Ю. М. Афанасенко
Технічний редактор О. В. Лєбєдєва
Коректор О. М. Журенко

Підп. до друку 30.10.2012. Формат 60×90/8.

Папір офсет. Гарнітура Шкільна. Друк офсет.
Ум. друк. арк. 17,00. Зам. № 12-11/19-05.

ТОВ «Видавнича група “Основа”»

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Свідоцтво ДК № 2911 від 25.07.2007 р.

© Булгакова В. Г., 2012

ISBN 978-617-00-1644-7 © ТОВ «Видавнича група “Основа”», 2013

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LISTENING COMPREHENSION
8 Form
Variant 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Variant 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Variant 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
9 Form
Variant 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Variant 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Variant 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Variant 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Variant 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Variant 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
10 Form
Variant 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Variant 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Variant 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Variant 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Variant 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Variant 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Variant 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
11 Form
Variant 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Variant 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Variant 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Variant 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Variant 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Variant 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Variant 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

READING COMPREHENSION
8 Form
Variant 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Variant 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Variant 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
9 Form
Variant 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Variant 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Variant 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Variant 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Variant 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Variant 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
10 Form
Variant 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Variant 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Variant 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Variant 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Variant 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Variant 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Variant 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

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11 Form
Variant 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Variant 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Variant 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Variant 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Variant 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Variant 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Variant 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

WRITTEN COMPREHENSION
8 Form
Variant 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Variant 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Variant 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
9 Form
Variant 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Variant 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Variant 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Variant 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Variant 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Variant 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
10 Form
Variant 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Variant 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Variant 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Variant 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Variant 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Variant 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Variant 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
11 Form
Variant 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Variant 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Variant 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Variant 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Variant 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Variant 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Variant 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

SPEAKING COMPREHENSION
8 Form
Variant 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Variant 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
9 Form
Variant 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Variant 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Variant 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Variant 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
10 Form
Variant 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Variant 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Variant 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Variant 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Variant 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
11 Form
Variant 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Variant 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Variant 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Variant 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

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8 Form

Variant 1

Text: Kon-Tiki Expedition

The date was the 28th of April. It was the early morning. Callao harbour was very busy. The
Minister of Marine had ordered a tug to row us out of the harbour. A crowd of people was waiting
to watch.
When I arrived, only Herman was there. He was guarding the raft. I got out of the car and
jumped on board. Fruit baskets and boxes lay in a heap on the deck. They had been thrown on board
at the last moment. In the middle of the heap sat Herman. He was holding a cage; and in the cage
there was a green parrot. The bird was a present from a friend in Peru.
“Take care of the parrot for a minute”, said Herman. “I want to go ashore and have a drink. The
tug won’t be here for a long time”.
Herman went for his drink, and a few minutes later the tug arrived. A large motor-boat came to
tow the raft away from the other boats. The motor-boat was full of officers and sailors. The officers
called out some orders; and the sailors then fixed a strong rope to the raft.
“One moment!” I shouted. “It’s too early! We must wait for the other men”. I pointed towards
the city.
But nobody understood. The officers only smiled politely. I untied the rope and threw it into the
water. I waved my arms and made signs to the officers. This excited the parrot. The bird opened
its cage and escaped. It walked about on the bamboo deck. I tried to catch the parrot. But it called
out rude words in Spanish and flew into the cabin. At last, I caught the bird and put it back into
its cage.

Task 1. Mark sentences as true or false.

1. The story takes place on the 29th of April.
2. Callao harbor was deserted.
3. There was a large pile of fruit baskets and boxes on the deck of the raft.
4. Herman was sitting on the heap.
5. There was a red parrot in the cage.
6. Herman wanted to go ashore to think for a while.
7. The motorboat that arrived was full of officers and sailors.
8. The officers said nothing.
9. The parrot opened its cage and got out.
10. The parrot said some words in Spanish.

Task 2. Choose the correct variant.

11. The story takes place at:
A sunset; B noon;
C dawn; D midnight.
12. The tug was ordered by the:
A marines; B Minister of Marine;
C Maritime Commission; D Minister of the Navy.
13. The narrator arrived at the harbor:
A on horseback; B by foot;
C by car; D by ship.
14. The parrot was a gift from:
A Bolivia; B Spain;
C Mexico; D Peru.
15. When the narrator got to the raft, Herman:
A was alone; B was sitting on a heap of baskets and boxes;
C holding a cage; D all of the above.

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16. Herman said that the tug:

A would arrive immediately; B would arrive much later;
C would not come at all; D had come some time ago.
17. The raft was towed away by:
A large motorboat; B a small motorboat;
C a large sailboat; D a small sailboat.
18. Herman left the raft:
A to think for a while; B to get a drink;
C to have a cigarette; D because he feared it would sink.
19. After the parrot escaped from its cage:
A it walked around on the shore; B it flew around over the sea;
C it sat on Herman’s shoulder; D it walked about on the deck.
20. The narrator:
A was unable to catch the parrot; B gave the parrot some food;
C caught the parrot and returned it to its cage; D spoke to the parrot in Spanish.

Variant 2

Text: The Perfect Dog

New words: volunteer, scraggly, judge
During summer vacations, I would volunteer at the vet’s, so I’d seen a lot of dogs. Minnie was by
far the funniest-looking dog I’d ever seen. Thin curly hair barely covered her sausage-shaped body.
Her bugged-out eyes always seemed surprised. And her tail looked like a rat’s tail.
She was brought to the vet to be put to sleep because her owners didn’t want her anymore.
I thought Minnie had a sweet personality, though. No one should judge her by her looks, I thought.
So the vet spayed her and gave her the necessary shots. Finally, I advertised Minnie in the local pa-
per: “Funny-looking dog, well behaved, needs loving family”.
When a young man called, I warned him that Minnie was strange looking. The boy on the phone
told me that his grandfather’s sixteen-year-old dog had just died. They wanted Minnie no matter
what. I gave Minnie a good bath and fluffed up what was left of her scraggly hair. Then we waited
for them to arrive.
At last, an old car drove up in front of the vet’s. Two kids raced to the door. They scooped Minnie
into their arms and rushed her out to their grandfather, who was waiting in the car. I hurried behind
them to see his reaction to Minnie.
Inside the car, the grandfather cradled Minnie in his arms and stroked her soft hair. She licked
his face. Her rat-tail wagged around so quickly that it looked like it might fly off her body. It was
love at first lick.
“She’s perfect!” the old man exclaimed.
I was thankful that Minnie had found the good home that she deserved.
That’s when I saw that the grandfather’s eyes were a milky white color — he was blind.
Task 1. Mark sentences as true or false.
1. The teller is a doctor.
2. Minnie had a rather unusual look.
3. Some people wanted the dog to die.
4. The veterinarian gave the dog an injection that killed her.
5. The teller decided to save the dog.
6. There was a protest campaign in the local newspaper.
7. The teller had to make a few phone calls.
8. The young man wanted a particular kind of dog.
9. The dog and her new master liked each other.
10. The old man had some health problems.
Task 2. Choose the correct variant.
11. We can come to a conclusion that the teller helped the vet
A as a part of daily routine; B on his own initiative;
C for fun; D against his will.
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12. The dog looked strange because one could easily see her
A eyes; B body;
C tail; D skin.
13. Minnie’s masters wanted to
A get rid of her; B find her a new family;
C have her treated; D go to sleep.
14. The dog seemed to have
A a nice tail; B nice hair;
C a nice character; D a nice appearance.
15. The vet made all the necessary
A corrections; B reflections;
C inflections; D attractions.
16. The teller used the media to address
A the dog’s masters; B the public;
C the vet; D the dog.
17. The man who called needed a dog
A to eat somebody; B to hunt somebody;
C to please somebody; D to find somebody.
18. The dog seemed to get a good … before leaving.
A caring; B beating;
C piercing; D sharing.
19. At the vet’s the two boys moved very
A quickly; B calmly;
C confidently; D indifferently.
20. In the car, Minnie’s tail showed her
A readiness to fly; B wish to escape;
C eagerness to eat; D emotional state.

Variant 3

Text I
Edward Bellamy, Looking Backward, Note, New York, Dover Publications, 1996.
Edward Bellamy was born in 1850 in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, to a long line of New Eng-
land Baptists ministers. He was educated in the United States and in Germany, and at length studied
law (thought he was admitted to the bar, he never practiced). Working as a journalist and editor
in New York and Springfield, he began to publish fiction in 1879, and by 1898 had published five
novels and a collection of short stories. Among these was the novel now considered the author’s
masterpiece, Looking Backward. The visionary novel not only brought literary fame to Bellamy but
established him as an important social and economic theorist.

Text II
In America, we celebrate many holidays during the year. I will tell you about three of my favorite
holidays, when they occur, why they are important and how we celebrate them. These three holidays
are the Fourth of July, Halloween, and Thanksgiving.
On the Fourth of July, we celebrate the birthday of the United States. This holiday is not only
called the Fourth of July, but also Independence Day. On July 4, 1776, the people of the American
colonies declared their independence from England. Many people, including George Washington,
helped the early Americans gain their freedom and independence. Today, Americans celebrate the
Fourth of July in different ways. Many families gather to enjoy a special meal outdoors in the warm
weather. Some families go to the beach to relax. Some families watch sports such as baseball. And all
over America, people watch a beautiful show of fireworks.
Another one of my favorite holidays is Halloween. We celebrate Halloween on the 31st of Octo-
ber. Children all over America love Halloween. They dress up in costumes, looking like ghosts and
witches. They ask people for candy and other sweet things to eat. They go to parties and try to scare
one another. Even adults love Halloween, because it is a time to dress in costume and pretend to be
someone else.
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