Вопросы и ответы на олимпиаду по английскому языку: English Skills — New Horizons 2023

1. There’re very … carrots left. Can you buy some, please?

• a) a few
• b) few
• c) a little
• d) little

2. Do you object … now?

• a) that I come
• b) come
• c) to come
• d) to my coming

3. Little Tommy is … more excited than we have expected.

• a) a few
• b) a little
• c) by far
• d) very

4. His hamster … by a bike.

• a) had run over
• b) was run over
• c) run over
• d) was running over

5. Mary is believed … in court.

• a) lying
• b) to lay
• c) to have lied
• d) to be lying

6. … me to take your umbrella, madam.

• a) Let
• b) Allow
• c) Accept
• d) Agree

7. This brochure focuses on one… insect, a tick.

• a) certain
• b) exact
• c) particular
• d) precise

8. Unfortunately, stray animals are a common … on the streets of our town.

• a) look
• b) appearance
• c) view
• d) sight

9. They roamed slowly down the … path towards the lake.

• a) winding
• b) curling
• c) waving
• d) rolling

10. Linda has … her ancestors back to her great-great-great-grandpa.

• a) tracked
• b) traced
• c) found
• d) invented

11. Name the four Presidents who were killed doing their job.

• a) A. Lincoln, J.F. Kennedy, J.A. Garfield, W. McKinley
• b) W.H. Harrison, Z. Tailor, W. Harding, F.D. Roosevelt
• c) A. Lincoln, J.F. Kennedy, Z. Tailor, W. Harding
• d) J.F. Kennedy, J.A. Garfield, W. Harding, F.D. Roosevelt

12. What does the sign ✌ (two fingers up, with the palm turned towards the barman) mean in Great Britain while a person is at the pub?

• a) “Two more beers, please”
• b) “Two beers, please”
• c) “Lay off”
• d) “Everything is ok”

13. What Canadian town has a permanent prison for especially dangerous bears?

• a) Toronto
• b) Ottawa
• c) Montreal
• d) Churchill

14. What was the first country in the world that gave women the right to vote?

• a) the USA
• b) Great Britain
• c) Australia
• d) New Zealand

15. What animals are dangerous for Australian ecosystem nowadays?

• a) camels
• b) hares
• c) kangaroos
• d) Tasmanian devils