Задания на интеллектуальный марафон 2 вариант

Variant 2

Grade 7 Name________________________

Reading.

Read the text and do the tasks below.

Greenville was a small town in the middle of England. Most of it was full of houses and shops, but in the middle of the town there was a small park, which contained, among other things, a playground for small children. The park had always been closed at six every evening, and this had meant that the playground closed at that time too, but now the town council was discussing whether, in the summer, the playground should be left open till later. There was a lot of discussion about this among the members of the town council. A few of them thought that children should not be encouraged to stay out late in the evenings; others said that it was healthy for children to have a change from television to get some fresh air, and to be able to play in the playground instead of perhaps doing things that were either dangerous or harmful. At last one of the council members who was a woman, asked, "Have any of you ever gone to the playground on a summer evening? If you had, you would have seen that there are groups of children playing there after six every evening." "But the playground isn't open then!" others cried. "I know," the woman answered, "but it's no mystery that there are plenty of small holes in the fence round the playground through which the children can climb. And when they have to get in that way, they're much more eager to do so than if the gates are open. It's much more exciting for them to do things they think are forbidden, you sec, and it does no harm, does it?" The other members of the town council laughed, and they all agreed that the gates should continue to be closed at six for the children's sake, so as not to spoil their fun.

A. Write down whether the following statements are true or false.

1. There were a lot of houses and shops in the park of Greenville.

2. The town council was thinking of closing the park before six.

3. Some members did not want to change the time.

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4. Others wanted the park to remain open to encourage children to stop going out.

В. Answer the following questions.

1. At what time had one member seen children playing in the playground? ______________________________________________ ___________

2. How had they got in?

__________________________________________________________

3. Why was it a good thing?

__________________________________________________________

4. Why did the town council agree to continue closing the park at six?

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__________________________________________________________

Use of English

Open the brackets and put the verbs into the proper tense form.

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Once a philosopher was travelling down a river in a small boat. While he 1 ............. (cross) the river he 2 ................... (ask) the boatman, "3 .............. you ............... (hear) about Philosophy?" "No," 4 ................... (say) the boatman. "I 5 .............. (be) sorry for you," replied the learned man. "You 6 ................... (lose) a quarter of your life because it is a very interesting science!" Several minutes later the philosopher asked the boatman another question: " 7 .............. you ................... (hear) about Astronomy, when you 8 ................... (be) at school?" "No, I 9 ................... (leave) school many years ago and I 10 ................... (forget) all about it," was the answer. To this the philosopher answered that he 11 ............... (be) really sorry for the man, and he 12 ................... (think) that the boatman 13 ................... (lose) a second quarter of his life. Some minutes passed and the passenger again 14 ................... (wonder) if the man 15 ................... ever ................... (hear) about Algebra. And the man had to admit that he 16 ............ never ................ (know) anything about it. "In that case you 17 .......... certainly ................... (lose) a third quarter of your life!" said the scientist. At that very moment the boat 18 ....................... (strike) on a big stone. The boatman jumped and 19 ................... (cry), "20 ................... ever ................... (learn) to swim?" "No," was the answer. The boatman explained sadly that the philosopher 21 ................... (lose) his whole life as the boat 22 ................................. (sink).

Complete the sentences below with the correct preposition.

1. I'm going to visit London __________ August.
   a) on b) at c) in d) for

2. Jack is married _________ my sister.
   a) to b) onto c) with d) of

3. It was difficult for my grandmother to get __________ the taxi.
   a) at b) on c) in d) into

4. Your grandfather is old. You must be nice __________ him.
   a) with b) to c) of d) by

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5. Please stop making fun __________ my accent!
   a) with b) for c) of d) out of

Choose from see / watch / look.

1. I don't want to _______ any dust in the kitchen counter. ( see / watch / look)

2. There is nothing to ________ on TV. ( see / watch / look)

3. I don't want to play. I will just ______ you. ( see / watch / look)

4. Can you ______ the traffic sign from here? ( see / watch / look)

5. ________ under the carpet and you will see how dirty it is. ( see / watch / look)

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Logical problems

Each problem consists of three statements. Based on the first two statements, the third statement may be true, false, or uncertain.

Blueberries cost more than strawberries.
Blueberries cost less than raspberries.
Raspberries cost more than strawberries and blueberries.

If the first two statements are true, the third statement is…..

1. True

2. False

3. Uncertain

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Writing

Write full sentence answers to these questions:

1. What is your name?

2. Where are you from?

3. How old are you?

4. Which grade are you in?

5. What is your homeroom teacher's name?

6. Where do you live?

7. Have you got any brothers or sisters?

8. What do you look like?

9. What are your hobbies?

10. What school subjects do you like and dislike?

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