ОЛИМПИАДНЫЕ ЗАДАНИЯ ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ 9 КЛАСС
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FOOTBALL FAILURES
To be a professional footballer must be one of the most difficult jobs to ____(1)____ (receive/get) and, even more, to keep. Three quarters of the boys who ____(2)____ (become/turn) apprentices at the age of 16 ____(3)____ (are/will be) 'finished' by the time they're 21. It is no use telling them that they only have a 50/50 chance of being offered a job as a full-time professional when they are 18 – because of course they are going to be ____(4)____ (among/one) of the lucky ones. And while they are apprentices, they spend most of their time dreaming ____(5)____ (of/about) playing ____(6)____ (with/for) the first team. Rob Newman ____(7)____ (grew up/had grown up) in Newcastle and left school as soon as he possibly could – it wasn't worth staying on to ____(8)____ (pass/take) any exams. He was going to be a professional footballer with a top London team. "A professional contract, ____(9)____ (on/for) my 16th birthday! I couldn't believe it. I was homesick at first, living away from home, down in London. I remember I used to go to sleep at night thinking, 'Right, next step's the reserves. Then, when I'm ____(10)____ (about/around) 18, the first team." In fact, I improved ____(11)____ (a lot/poorly) as a player. But then, suddenly, when I was 18, the manager called me in one day and ____(12)____ (said/told) me, 'Sorry, you're not good enough." "You are not serious," I said. But he was. I couldn't believe it! I cried ____(13)____ (like/as) a baby, I remember. But it was no good arguing. I just had to pack my bags and come back here to Newcastle, where three out of every four teenagers ____(14)____ (are/will be) unemployed. So of course I'm on the dole. But I can't stand doing nothing so I keep fit by running round the local park every day and by playing for a local amateur team. And I still hope a scout from one of the big clubs will come along and notice me. But I can't help thinking I've had my chance and I ____(15)____ (won't/will) get another. I'm a failure – at 19! 2. Прочтите текст еще раз и изложите его содержание в пяти предложениях.

ОЛИМПИАДНЫЕ ЗАДАНИЯ ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ 11 КЛАСС
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THREATS TO OUR WORLD
We all live in the world. But we have long taken it for granted. We haven't noticed what ____(1)____ (was/is) going on. In the last few decades, however, many people have realized that our planet, and all that lives on it, is in danger. They also recognize that they must do something ____(2)____ (with/about) it – before it's too late. And it's not too late yet. The following are just ____(3)____ (-/a) few of the threats that we face and have to do something about. I. Some years ago, a hole in the ozone layer was discovered in the Antarctic. So far, ozone levels have been reduced by as much as 60%. The ozone is being ____(4)____ (destroyed/demolished) by freon used e.g. in fridges and aerosols. II. In Brazil, 1.4 million hectares of rainforests are being destroyed each year by fires. These fires are used to ____(5)____ (cleanse/clear) land for agriculture in the Amazon River area. III. In many areas of the US air, soil ____(6)____ (and/or) water have been heavily polluted by 40 years of nuclear weapon production and testing. IV. About 2,000 different chemicals were for a long time poured each day into the River Rhine and ____(7)____ (than/then) into the North Sea. That is one of the reasons why the North Sea is now one of the world's most polluted open seas. V. The beauty of the Alps ____(8)____ (was/is) threatened ____(9)____ (by/with) more and more roads, railways and tunnels. As a result of the increasing popularity of winter sports, forests have been cut down on the slopes. 40,000 ski runs and 12,000 ski lifts have been built. VI. The surface of the Aral Sea ____(10)____ (is/has been) reduced by 40% since 1960, leaving a salt desert. The change has been caused by artificial irrigation of the cotton fields. The ____(11)____ (weather/climate) has gone worse and people suffer from various diseases. VII. In Siberia, a huge number of trees are being cut down in forests which are nearly twice the size of the Amazon jungle. In those northern parts it ____(12)____ (was/is) almost impossible to replant a forest. VIII. Disastrous floods have been caused in Bangladesh because forests in the Himalayas region have been cut down. IX. Global warming is caused by air pollution due to the ____(13)____ (burning/usage) of fossil fuels (oil, coal). The climate might be changed globally. X. In East Africa, large areas of land have been eroded because they have been overused ____(14)____ (with/for) farming. One billion tons of topsoil is washed away each year. Millions of people die every year from famine, which has been ____(15)____ (caused/brought) by drought, floods and civil wars. 2. В 15 предложениях выскажите свое мнение по вопросу охраны окружающей среды.