Методические рекомендации для I и II этапов Всероссийской олимпиады школьников

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1-15, read the text below and decide which answer (A
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Task 1

For questions ^ 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

LEARNING TO MAKE A PERFECT PIZZA


According to the European Pizza-Makers’ Association, making a good pizza is not a straightforward skill to learn. The ingredients seem very (1)….. : flour, yeast, water and a bit of salt. But water and flour can easily (2)….. glue and anyone who has eaten a (3)….. quality pizza will know how bad it can make your stomach (4)….. .

“In Italy, 70 per cent of pizza makers could improve on their product, not to (5)….. all the pizza makers around the world who (6)….. uneatable meals”, says Antonio Primiceri, the Association’s founder. He has now started a pizza school in an attempt to (7)….. the reputation of this traditional dish. As part of an (8)….. course, the students at Mr Primiceri’s school are taught to (9)….. common mistakes, produce a good basic mixture, add a tasty topping and cook the pizza properly. “Test the finished pizza by breaking the crust”, advises Mr Primiceri. “If the soft (10)….. inside the pizza is white, clean and dry, it’s a good pizza. If it is not like this, the pizza will (11)….. your stomach. You will feel (12)….. full and also thirsty.”

In Italy alone, the pizza (13)….. has an annual turnover of more than $12 billion. Mr Primiceri (14)….. that there are 10,000 jobs in pizza restaurants waiting to be (15)….. by those with real skill. “If you are a good pizza cook, you will never be without a job”, he says.


1 A simple B primary C pure D regular

2 A mix B construct C assemble D make

3 A sad B poor C short D weak

4 A sense B do C feel D be

5 A state B mention C remark D tell

6 A submit B give C serve D deal

7 A save B provide C deliver D return

8 A extensive B extreme C intensive D intentional

9 A pass B escape C miss D avoid

10 A spot B part C side D slice

11 A worry B upset C ache D depress

12 A hardly B tightly C uncomfortably D heavily

13 A activity B body C industry D company

14 A computes B estimates C assesses D counts

15 A employed B filled C completed D covered

Task 2

For questions 16-30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).

^ PROBLEMS FOR ACTORS

Many actors do not like working (0) with children or animals. This is probably (16).............. they are afraid that the audience may become (17)………….. interested in the children and animals than in them.


Actors can have problems (18)………….. a different kind when they (19)………….. required to eat or drink on stage. If they have (20)………….. much food in their mouths, the words they say may not (21)………….. clear, and they may even end up coughing and choking.


Other problems can occur with food (22)………….. films are being made. In a recent film, during (23)………….. a family was waiting to have a meal, one of the actors entered with a large roast chicken on a tray and then (24)………….. to begin to cut some meat from it while he was speaking. By mistake, the actor cut off a whole leg of the chicken and then completely forgot (25)………….. his next words were. It was necessary to film the scene (26)………….. . This (27)………….. not really have mattered (28)………….. there had been another roast chicken in the studio, but there was not. At (29)………….. , nobody knew what to do, but eventually the problem was solved (30)………….. putting a nail in the leg and attaching it back onto the chicken.


Task 3

For questions 31-40, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the beginning of the text to form a word that fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0).


0. GROW

31. FREQUENT

32. IMPRESS

33. COMFORT

34. FLY

35. COMMUNICATE

36. INCREASE

37. IMPROVE

38. NOISE

39. CROWD

40. FORTUNATE

With the (0) growth in air travel, airports have become symbols of international importance, and are (31)………….. designed by well-known architects. Airports have (32)………….. facilities nowadays. There are (33)………….. departure lounges, where passengers wait before boarding their (34)………….. , restaurants, shopping areas andbanks. Good road and rail (35)………….. with nearby towns and cities are also essential


However, it is becoming (36)………….. difficult to find land on which to build airports, as aircraft, despite (37)………….. in engine design, are (38)………….. , and need a considerable amount of space in which to land and take off. (39)………….. residential areas need to be avoided, so, (40)………….. , suitable land might be an inconvenient distance away from the city.


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