Олимпиада школьников «Покори Воробьевы горы!» 2018-2019 Отборочный этап Английский язык

Олимпиада школьников «Покори Воробьевы горы!»
2018-2019 
Отборочный этап 
Английский язык 
Вариант 1 
5-9 классы 
Блок 1. Лексико-грамматический тест и понимание письменного
текста (40 баллов) 
Task 1. For questions 1-15 read the text and fill the gaps with the missing words. 
Write only ONE word in each gap. Transfer your answers to the answer sheet. Each 
correct answer earns you 1 point. 
 
CHRISTMAS BURGLARY 
 
Detectives who were called to a shop in Southend early (1)_____ Christmas morning 
found two burglars stuck in a lift with the office safe. In their haste to (2)______ away, 
the two men, both in their twenties, (3)_______ tried to take a heavy office safe 
downstairs in a small service lift. They did not notice the sign on the door (4)____ that 
it was meant (5)______ no more than two people.
‘It stuck (6)_____ floors because they overloaded it,’ said Detective Inspector Jim 
Flame. ‘They were trapped inside that small steel cupboard for six hours, sitting on 
what they had hoped (7)_____ be their Christmas present. They were robbing 
(8)_____ a time when normal people were at home celebrating with their families. 
(9)_______ was a very special moment when the firemen opened the doors and they 
staggered out (10)______ our arms. They said they had never been (11)______ pleased 
to see police and firemen. We were pleased to see them too.’ 
The two burglars had (12)_____ trying to (13)______ attention for most of the six 
hours they were locked in, but it was not (14)_____the discotheque next door closed 
that anyone heard them and the police (15)______ alerted.
 
Task 2. For questions 16-20 fill the gaps with ONE word per each group of 
sentences. Transfer your answers to the answer sheet. Each correct answer earns you 
1 point. 
 
16. I ______________ up the bottle with water. 
The office was ___________ with flowers. 
A horrible smell of garlic ____________ the air. 
17. 
They have plans to _______ a road through the rainforest. 
The majority of buyers will bargain hard to _____ the cost of the house they 
want. 
We resolved to _____ oil supplies to territories controlled by the rebels.