Task 4. Read through the signs 31-35 and decide what places a-I they could be seen at. Match the signs and the places. Be careful, some places are not suitable at all!

31 BASKETS ONLY

32 TO LET

33 DO NOT EXCEED THE STATED DOSAGE

34 B& B

35 KILL YOUR SPEED

A In a bank

B By the side of the road

C In a supermarket

D On an envelope or a parcel

E On or outside a commercial or residential building

F On a shop window

G Outside a hotel or guest house

H On the packet or bottle of a pharmaceutical product

I Outside a piece of private land

TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO ANSWER SHEET

ВСЕРОССИЙСКАЯ ОЛИМПИАДА ШКОЛЬНИКОВ ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ

2011 г

9 -11-е классы

Reading Comprehension

Time: 90 min.

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READING COMPREHENSION

Task 1. In each of the following paragraphs, there is one sentence which must be omitted because it destroys paragraph unity in one way or another. So for questions 1-5 mark the sentence which must be omitted to make the paragraph unified and coherent.

1 A. Growing numbers of critics are demanding that research in nuclear power come to a halt.

B. The critics maintain that nuclear power plants have not developed sufficient safeguards against mechanical failures.

C. Those opposed to continued research insist that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which was formed to supervise research in nuclear power, is actually biased in favour of the production of nuclear power.

D. NRC safety requirements are quite stringent.

E. Those opposed to the use of nuclear power maintain that research will cost billions.

2 A. English is now almost an international language.

B. It is spoken by pilots and airport control operators on all the airways of the world.

C. However, it takes years to master this international language.

D. More than 70 per cent of the world’s mail is written in English, and in international business English is used more than any other language.

E. Moreover, all the major international conferences are conducted in English.

3 A. Substances that exist in one state of matter will under certain conditions change into another state.

B. Substances are found in three states.

C. Thus, ice can be melted and water can be frozen.

D. Dry ice changes to a gas when it is heated.

E. Rubbing alcohol and nail polish also change to a gas and evaporate from open bottles.

4 A. For most people, the distinction between vegetables and fruits is fairly clear.

B. Scientists, however, have varied opinions in this regard.

C. For example, horticulturists categorize a watermelon as a vegetable despite its general acceptance as a fruit.

D. These differences stem from the ways fruits and vegetables are classified.

E. Botanists identify a tomato as a fruit even though it is commonly used as a vegetable.

5 A. Plant breeders’ main aims are the same throughout the world.

B. Apart from evolving varieties with higher yield potentials, the usual main objectives are greater cultural reliability, greater resistance to diseases and pests, adaptation to the special requirements of different types of cultural practices, and improvement of quality, both nutritional and industrial.

C. Most of the scientific methods developed are equally applicable everywhere.

D. In fact, plant breeding work is already in progress in most developing countries, and has been begun in some instances by local workers on their own initiative, or with the assistance of international bodies such as FAO.

E. The destruction of tropical forests should be stopped; otherwise many species of plants will be lost forever.