Олимпиадное движение 6-7 классы
Задание на 1.03.2022
Part 2 Reading
Time: 20 minutes
Maximum points – 10
Read the text and decide if sentences are True, False, or this information
is not mentioned in the text – Not Stated.
Easy Writing
Have you ever heard of Lazlo Biro? He invented the ballpoint pen (the biro).
His invention has made writing a lot easier for everyone.
In the 1930s Lazlo Biro worked for a newspaper in Budapest in Hungary.
While writing his articles he used an ink pen which left a lot of ink stains on
paper. He often watched the newspaper being printed by huge printing machines.
Biro noticed that the ink used in the printing machines dried very quickly. He
wondered if this quickdrying ink could be used in pens. He had the idea of
using a tube of quick-drying ink with a ball at the end. He found that when you
wrote with it, the ball allowed ink to flow out of the tube and on to the
paper. Because it dried quickly it did not smudge like ordinary ink.
Biro was very excited by his discovery. His pen was much easier and
smoother to write with. It was especially helpful to left-handed people. With
the pen, it was possible to write up to 200,000 words before the ink ran out.
It was even possible to write on rough surfaces. Another advantage of the
ballpoint pen was that it was cheap. You just threw it away when the ink ran
out and got another one!
Unfortunately, before he was able to patent* his invention, the Second World War broke out.
Biro went to Brazil. There, he and his brother George began to improve the
design of the pen. In the early 1940s they began to manufacture a new pen, but
they did not have enough money to start a big company.
In 1944 he sold his business to an Englishman named Henry Martin. Martin
produced thousands of Biro pens. He sold many to the men and women in the
American and British armies. People liked the pens very much. They were
convenient and easy to carry around and they could be used anywhere. They were
cheaper than fountain pens. Later, Martin sold the business to a French company
called BIC. This company now sells twelve million pens a day.
Biro was pleased that his pen was so popular, but he did not make a lot of
money from his invention. He died quite a poor man in South America. However,
his name is not forgotten. It has become an everyday word.
*When an inventor patents something, this prevents
others from using the invention without permission.
- Biro
was a Hungarian journalist.
·
( ) True
·
( ) False
·
( ) Not Stated
- Biro’s
birthday is celebrated in some countries as Inventors’ Day.
·
( ) True
·
( ) False
·
( ) Not Stated
- Biro invented
his pen without seeing a printing machine at work.
·
( ) True
·
( ) False
·
( ) Not Stated
- The ink
used in printing machines was different from ordinary ink.
·
( ) True
·
( ) False
·
( ) Not Stated
- You can
write longer with a ballpoint pen than with an ink pen.
·
( ) True
·
( ) False
·
( ) Not Stated
- The new
pen could write not only on paper.
·
( ) True
·
( ) False
·
( ) Not Stated
- In the
1940s Biro brothers’ business was rather successful.
·
( ) True
·
( ) False
·
( ) Not Stated
- Biro
sold his business to BIC.
·
( ) True
·
( ) False
·
( ) Not Stated
- Fountain
pens were cheaper and easier to use.
·
( ) True
·
( ) False
·
( ) Not Stated
- Biro’s
name is still honored by his relatives in South America.
·
( ) True
·
( ) False
·
( ) Not Stated
Part 3 Use of English
Time: 30 minutes
Maximum points – 50
Task 1
Read the text below. There is one mistake in each line: it can be a
wrong word or a missed word. Find the mistake and write the proper word in the
box.
1 At 12th April, 1961 Yuri
Gagarin, a Russian Cosmonaut,
2 became first human to
travel into space. Although his flight
3 lasted only 108 minute,
its success made him
4 national hero. He also
became the first person
5 ate and drank in zero
gravity, and he was able
6 view the Earth in a way
that no one had done before.
7 Unfortunately, a plane
crash in March 1968 made Gagarins’
8 desire of revisiting
space unpossible.
9 After his dead, his
hometown and the Cosmonaut Training
10 Center at Star City,
Russia, was named after he.
Task 3
Complete the e-mail. For questions 1–10 write ONE word
for each space. There is an example for you (0).
From: Parveen
To: Marta
Hi Marta,
I hope (0) _you_ are well. I was trying (1) __________ call you yesterday
but you didn’t answer. Is your phone broken, (2) __________ have you lost it
again? Anyway, I wanted to ask (3) __________ you could come to my birthday
party next Saturday. My birthday was actually two weeks (4) __________, but I
couldn’t have the party then (5) __________ lots of people were (6) __________
holiday.
I’ve invited (7) __________ few people from our swimming club, as well as
my friends from school. (8) __________ you think your brother (9) __________
free that day? Please invite (10) __________ to come too. The party’s at my
house and starts at 8 p.m.
Parveen
Example: (0) you
ОТВЕТЫ
Part 2 Reading
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1. True 2. Not Stated 3. False 4. True 5. Not Stated |
6. True 7. False 8. False 9. False 10. Not Stated |
Task 1
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1. оn 2. the 3. minutes 4. a 5. who |
6. to 7. Gagarin’s 8. impossible 9. death 10. him |
Task 3
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1 |
to |
6 |
on |
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2 |
or |
7 |
a |
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3 |
if/whether |
8 |
do |
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4 |
ago |
9 |
is |
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5 |
because/as/for/since/’cause |
10 |
him |
