English, 9 grade, 1st tour, Oblast Olympiad, January, 2020 Maximum score for the 1st tour = 100

the 1st tour = 100 points

Total time for the 1st tour = 180 minutes (3 hours)
I. LISTENING
TIME – 30 minutes / MAXIMUM TOTAL = 20 points

Part 1. You will hear an interview with a robot scientist. For questions 1-5, choose the best answer A, B
or C.
1. What does Keith say about his company’s latest 4. Keith expresses concern that robots might cause
project? us
A. He does not want to talk about it A. to do less physical exercise
B. He is not allowed to talk about it B. to become less intelligent
C He does not know about it C. to think less for ourselves
2. One reason for equipping robots with emotions
is 5. Keith says that progress in the robotics industry
A. to provide them with motivation A. has been as fast as that of computers
B. to help them to understand their owners B. has been slower than predicted
C. to make them feel useful C. has been constant over the last century
3. What does Keith say about robots in films?
A. they are not always shown in a positive
light
B. They often have a good sense of humour
C. They are not particularly well designed
5 points / 1 point for each correct answer
PART 2. Task 1. Listen to the radio program and mark sentences 1-10 as True (T) or False (F). One
example has been done for you.
1. Tanbridge Wells superhero was dressed in orange costume. T
2. He was involved in many road accidents. F
3. Superhero was seen in Australia and New York. T
4. He saved a girl from young hooligans. T
5. The press was very confused and embarrassed. F
6. Matt Lease was a journalist who first wrote about Monkey-man. F
7. Three friends sent several letters to the local newspaper. T
8. Three friends were surprised that everyone believed the letters T
9. Rachel Bishop was a polish tourist who met Monkey-man. F
10. Kris Shore did not consider it was a simple joke. F
10 points / 2 point for each correct answer
PART 3. Listen to Jenny talking to Mark about buying a computer game. For questions 1-5, tick ( ) A,
B or C.
1 The name of the computer game is …
A City 2010 B City 2001 C City 2100
2 The game is not good for people under …
A eight. B ten. C twelve.
3 Black's PC shop is in
A Cambridge. B London. C Peterstown.
4 The address of the shop is …
A 29 Hunter Road. B 29 Walker Street. C 29 Marsden Street.
5 The computer game cost
A Ј26. B Ј30. C Ј48.
5 points / 1 point for each correct answer
Total maximum score for this section - 20
English, 9 grade, 1st tour, Oblast Olympiad, January, 2020 Maximum score for the 1st tour = 100 points
Total time for the 1st tour = 180 minutes (3 hours)
II. READING
TIME = 45 minutes / MAXIMUM TOTAL= 20 points

Task 1. True, False or Not Given. Read these instructions and answer the questions choosing either
True, False or Not Given if the information is not included in the reading. Eg.: 0 – not given
The Scotland Trip
Here are the instructions for next weekend's camping trip in Scotland. There are seventeen people going on
this trip so it's important that you arrive at the meeting point early enough for us to be able to leave at 8am.
There will be two minibuses and please make sure you are on the right one. Last week's e-mail gave all this
information.
We should arrive in the camping area at about 2pm, which will give us enough time to buy the food we need
in the local supermarket and then go to the area where we will set up the tents, which is a long way from
town.
There will be a total of four large tents put up and each tent will have a tent leader, a person who went on this
trip last year and therefore has the necessary experience. If you have any problems during the two days, you
should always go directly to your tent leader and speak to him/her.
We are not expecting there to be very bad weather this weekend in Scotland, but the weather situation in the
Scottish hills is always very unpredictable and for this reason, we have advised everyone to take wet weather
clothing with you. If windy, stormy weather arrives at the camping area, it may also be necessary to leave the
hills and go down into the town.
It's very likely that your phones will not work in the hills, so you must warn your parents of this. You will be
able to use your phones when we are in the town, but not when we are camping.
If you have any other questions about the trip, come either to me or Mrs. Sanderson.
0. This letter is from a teacher.
1. Instructions about the minibuses will be in a future e-mail.
2. The tents will be set up near the supermarket.
3. Some of the people going camping this year also went last year.
4. There was very bad weather on the camping trip last year.
5. Wet weather clothing can be hired in the town.
10 points / 2 points for each correct answer

Task 2. Multiple Choice. After reading the text, choose the best answer A, B or C. Eg.: 0 - C
Aunt Helen's House
I'm going to tell you about my Aunt Helen's house. It's not her main house, that's in the city. No, this house is
by the lake. There was a small town by the lake called Miller's Ford, but all the people moved away when the
fishing and mining stopped about sixty years ago. But the houses stayed, of course. My Aunt Helen uses that
house as a vacation home and she goes there for a few weeks every year to relax.
But staying in that house isn't a relaxing experience. I think the house is haunted! I think there's a ghost there
from many many years ago. Helen says I'm silly and that I've got an over-active imagination. But there are
many things that happen in that house that cannot be easily explained.
One day, shortly after getting up, I went to find my Aunt Helen to say "good morning" and I heard her talking
in a room that she usually never uses. I think it used to be the nursery of the house when Miller's Ford was a
busy town in the 19th Century. I listened at the door and could hear Helen reading something out, or perhaps
she was dictating a letter. I couldn't hear any other person in the room with her so it wasn't a normal
conversation. I didn't want to disturb my aunt, so I went back downstairs and went to make breakfast in the
kitchen, which I ate on the porch that overlooked the lake. It was a beautiful sunny morning. Half an hour
later, I heard my aunt's car arriving. She had been to the local store to buy some bread and milk. I couldn't
believe it!
"What are you looking so shocked for?" she asked me.
"I thought you were in the old nursery, working on your letters, Auntie," I replied.
English, 9 grade, 1st tour, Oblast Olympiad, January, 2020 Maximum score for the 1st tour = 100 points
Total time for the 1st tour = 180 minutes (3 hours)
"I never go in that room," she said. "I haven't been in that room for fifteen years."
A few other things like that happened over the next few visits I made to that house and I grew to dislike it
very much. Then, one day in my local library, I found a story in an old newspaper with the title "The
Constant Babysitter". The story was that a baby had died in one of the houses by the lake at Miller's Ford and
the babysitter was blamed, a woman of 37 who was a family friend and had offered to look after the baby.
But she spent all her time in the kitchen writing her letters and didn't know that someone had climbed in the
baby's window and taken her. The baby was never found. The woman killed herself through depression after
the baby's disappearance and local people then said her ghost stayed very close to where the baby was left by
the parents - in the nursery.
I never went back to that house, despite my Aunt Helen's many invitations.
0. Why did the people leave Miller's Ford
A. the lake flooded B. the haunted house C. the economy
1. Why was the narrator looking for Aunt Helen?
A. to tell her about the nursery B. to have breakfast C. to greet her
2. Why did the narrator think it wasn't a "normal conversation"?
A. she heard only one person B. the people were shouting C. the voices were strange
3. What did Aunt Helen say about the nursery?
A. she didn't like to use it B. that she never used it C. the room was locked
4. Who took the baby in the story?
A. a friend of the babysitter B. the babysitter C. nobody knows
5 Why does the ghost probably stay in the nursery?
A. it feels guilty about what happened
B. because of the lake view
C. she jumped from that window
10 points / 2 points for each correct answer
Total maximum score for this section - 20

III. USE OF ENGLISH

TIME =45 minutes / MAXIMUM TOTAL = 20 points

Task 1. Key Word Transformations. Read the information in the first sentence and re-write it, using
the word in BOLD so that the second sentence has exactly the same meaning. Do not change the word
in bold. You must use TWO or THREE for each space. Eg.: 0 - is believed to
0. Many people think Steve stole the money. - BELIEVED - Steve ___ have stolen the money.
1. Do you own that stereo? –YOURS - Is ___ ?
2. No dinner for me, thanks. I ate half an hour ago. - ALREADY - Thanks, but I ____.
3. I think we will arrive at 7pm if the weather remains good. –SHOULD - We ___ 7pm if the weather
remains good.
4. Until they fire me as manager here, I'll run the company my way. –LONG - ___ I’m the boss, I'll run the
company my way.
5. This is the first time I have ever drunk rum. –NEVER – I ___ rum before
6. You press the green button to start the mixer. –STARTS - If you press the green button ___.
7. I think Ashlyn really likes Alex. – KEEN - Ashlyn is ___ Alex.
8. "Remember to give Ali the card," Cris l shouted at me. – ME - Cris reminded ___Ali the card.
9. How long have you had your new car? –GET – When ___ your new car?
10. Our teachers never let us leave the school. –TO - We were not ___ the school by our teachers.
10 points / 1 point for each correct answer
Task 2. Multiple choice. Chose the correct answer. Eg.: 0 - C
English, 9 grade, 1st tour, Oblast Olympiad, January, 2020 Maximum score for the 1st tour = 100 points
Total time for the 1st tour = 180 minutes (3 hours)
0. When I first met Ebru, she … in this 3 city for 20 years.
A. was living B. lived C. had been living D. lives E. has been living
1. When did you first notice that your car … ?
A. was going B. has gone C. went D. had gone E. has been going
2. I think he will not be able to … this difficult schedule.
A. get along with B. look forward to C. keep up with D. keep on E. break through
3. A good dictionary is an important … in learning a new language.
A. supporter B. helper C. material D. aid E. aim
4. The tourists were very much … when they saw the magnificient mosques in Istanbul.
A. surprising B. amazed C. ashamed D. accepted E. accustomed
5. He is extremely strong. He is a … man.
A. biology B. biographic C. biopsy D. biotechnologic E. bionic
6. Grace always … her brothers … their beds.
A. makes / tidy B. got / tidy C. had / tidied D. get / tidy E. let / tidying
7. "I am sorry I am late," he said "My car broke down". He … and ….
A. threatened to be late/ excused himself
B. worried to be late/ excused himself
C. proposed being late/ complained that his car was broken
D. accused himself of being late/ excused himself
E. apologized for being late/ explained that his car had broken down
8. Since he was a very huge boy, we gave him the … "Little".
A. falsename B. namesake C. nickname D. imitation name E. infamous
9. You are at a close friend's house. You want to use the phone. You say:
A. Might I use your phone?
B. Is it possible if I use your phone?
C. Can I use the phone?
D. Could I use the telephone, please?
E. Will you let me use your phone?
10. The old clock in the center of the city … in 1980 and … since.
A. stops / wasn't working
B. has stopped / isn't working
C. was stopping / doesn't work
D. has stopped / wasn't working
E. stopped / hasn't worked
Total maximum score for this section - 20

IV. WRITING
Maximum score for Writing section = 40 points

Write an answer to ONE of questions A-H. Write 160 – 170 words.

1. You see this announcement on an English website:

Book Reviews Wanted
Books We All Love!
We all have our favourite books. What's yours? Tell us what you loved about it and why it has always
been your favourite.
We will publish the best reviews on the website next month.
Write your review
English, 9 grade, 1st tour, Oblast Olympiad, January, 2020 Maximum score for the 1st tour = 100 points
Total time for the 1st tour = 180 minutes (3 hours)

2. You see this announcement in your local newspaper:

Website Reviews Wanted
Best Websites
Which is your favourite website? What type of website is it? What do you use it for? Could it be
improved?
We will publish the best reviews in our newspaper next month.
Write your review.

3. A local business leader has asked local schools to get involved and think of ideas to get young people more
interested in business.
Your English teacher has asked you to write a report on some ideas. You report should:
Give ideas how schools can get students more interested in business.
Recommend what local companies can do to involve young people more.
Write your report.

4. Someone visited your English class and gave an interesting talk about languages. Now, your English
teacher has asked you to write an essay.
Everyone should try to learn a foreign language. Do you agree with this statement?
NOTES:
Write about....
1. Jobs
2. Travel
3. ................ (your own idea)

Write an essay using all your notes and giving reasons for your point of view.

5. This is part of an email that you have received from your English-speaking friend, Carla:
From: Carla Gomez <ccarla_gomezz@gmail.com>
Subject: Hiking in Kazakhstan
Hi,
Some friends of mine are going hiking around Kazakhstan in the summer. They would like to learn
about French culture and its history.
What's the best way to find out some information about Kazakhstan before they leave? What should
they do about accommodation? How could they have a good trip without spending too much money?
Speak soon.
Carla
Write your email.

Total maximum score for this section – 40