Ответы и задания на всероссийскую олимпиаду школьников ВСОШ школьного этапа для 7-8 класса 2 вариант по Английскому языку в г. Москва на 23 сентября 2025 г.
Олимпиада ВСОШ школьный этап Английскому языку 7-8 класс
Вопросы и авторские ответы к олимпиаде
1. Frank and Laura are brother and sister from New York. Together with their father they are visiting different European countries, including Russia. While in Moscow, they visited several museums.
Listen to the dialogue between Laura, Frank and their father in one of the Moscow museums and answer the following questions. You will hear the dialogue twice.
Which European countries did they visit before they came to Moscow?
2. Frank really likes …
Egyptian mummies.
Michelangelo’s statues.
The Legend of Troy.
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3. Why did Laura call her brother a “show-off”?
Because he was too happy that their Father was proud of him.
Because he was pretending to be the museum tour guide.
Because he showed her Michelangelo’s statues David and Moses.
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4. Laura knows a lot about …
Egyptian mummies.
The Legend of Troy.
Michelangelo’s art.
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5. The city of Troy was found in the 19thth century by a person from …
Greece.
Turkey.
Germany.
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6. Laura and Frank’s father wanted to see the Gold of Troy because …
he is interested in archaeology.
for him it was the symbol of a child’s dream come true.
he enjoyed reading about Troy in his childhood.
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7. In which museum in Moscow is this dialogue taking place? (Задание со звездочкой * на знание Москвы. 2 балла за правильный ответ.)
The Darwin Museum
The Tretyakov Gallery
The Moscow Kremlin
The Historical Museum
The Pushkin Museum
The Polytechnical Museum
The Museum of Archaeology
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Mustangs
The image of horses running freely across the plains is a popular symbol of the American West. However, mustangs are not native to the United States. When Spanish armies came to the New World in the sixteenth century, they brought horses with them. Horses had been extinct in the Americas for about 12,000 years.
The wild horses that now live in the western part of the United States are called mustangs. The word comes from the Spanish word mesteño, meaning wild or stray. The mustangs’ ancestors were Spanish horses that had escaped from Spanish soldiers.
(1) Over many years, the mustang population in the western United States grew. (2) By the end of the nineteenth century, about two million mustangs roamed the countryside. (3) Farmers and ranchers complained that the mustangs destroyed their crops and ate food meant for farm animals. (4) Some mustangs were used in movies about the Wild West. (5) Although some people tried to protect wild horses as early as 1925, the mustang population kept shrinking because many farmers killed them or removed them from the western plains and prairies. (6) By 1970, fewer than 17,000 mustangs remained in the USA.
In 1971, the US Congress passed a law to protect these wild horses. Today, the government manages areas with too many mustangs. Some of the horses are even offered for adoption. About 37,000 mustangs currently live in the United States.
8. Guess the meanings of the following words. Match the words with their definitions. There are two extra definitions that you will not use.
extinct
ancestors
to escape
to roam
to complain
crops
to shrink
to remove
adoption
currently
taking another person’s child or animal into your family to raise as your own
to say that something is wrong or not satisfactory
no longer existing
to take something away from some place
now
people from your family who lived a long time ago
to run away from someone who limits your freedom
a natural ability that helps you decide what to do
to walk or travel without any real purpose or direction
the ability to get used to new conditions easily
plants such as grain, fruit or vegetables grown for food
to become smaller in number or size
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9. Which of the following statements are True, False or there is no information about it in the text – Not Stated?
1. Mustangs are horses that were originally brought to America from Spain.
2. Mustang is a Native American word that means “horse”.
3. Spanish soldiers came to America 12,000 years ago.
4. American farmers loved mustangs because they were free to use on farms.
5. The US government protects mustangs today.
6. Mustangs are difficult to catch and turn into farm animals.
7. Mustangs are the national symbol of the USA.
8. It is possible to adopt a mustang.
10. Match the events with the time when they happened.
End of the 19thth centur
12,000 years ago
The 16th century
1925
1970s
1971
Now
Horses were brought to America
People in the USA started protecting wild horses
A law to protect wild horses was passed
Fewer than 17,000 mustangs living in America
Around 37,000 mustangs living in the USA
2 million mustangs living in the USA
Horses died out on the American continent
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11. What change should be made in the second sentence of the third paragraph to make it grammatically correct?
Change “million” to “millions”.
Change “nineteenth” to “nineteen”.
Change “By the end” to “By end”.
Nothing needs to be changed.
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12. Which sentence does NOT belong in the third paragraph?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
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13. Which of the following sentences would make the best conclusion to this text?
Mustangs are a special part of American history, and people work to keep them safe.
Many people in the western United States still work on farms and ranches today.
Animals have always been important in American history.
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14. Read the text below and choose the best answer for each space. Dolphins Dolphins are amazing animals. Weighing over 1,000 pounds and growing up to 12 feet (1) cancel , dolphins are mammals that (2) cancel air to survive. Every 15 minutes or (3) cancel , dolphins (4)cancel to the surface of the water to breathe through a blowhole on top of (5) cancel bodies. To continue (6) cancel and prevent drowning (7)cancel they rest, dolphins sleep with only half of their brain at a time! They close one eye and (8) cancel near the surface (9) cancel the water, swimming slowly and coming (10)for cancel air. This (11) called cancel “logging” because the slow-moving dolphins look (12) cancel floating logs. There (13) cancel about 40 different kinds of dolphins, and they (14)cancel use a special ability called echolocation to find (15) cancel food in the water. Dolphins send out sound waves that bounce (16)cancel objects and come back as echoes that tell (17) ( 17 ) their cancel where the object (18) cancel . Dolphins also “talk” to one (19) cancel through a series of clicking sounds – sometimes making (20)to cancel 300 sounds per second.
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15. It is Teacher Appreciation Week, and Alison decided to be very traditional. She brought her favourite teacher, Mrs. Greenwood, a traditional American gift for teachers and wrote her a card.
What gift did she bring? Choose the most traditional American gift for a teacher.
Cookie
Apple
Pencil
Coffee
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16. What did she write in the card? Choose the correct word to complete the sentence. The word is an acronym. Each letter of this acronym stands for another word, and together they make a meaningful phrase.
Dear Mrs. Greenwood,
I really like your lessons. I find them so interesting and inspiring!
Thank you for being so kind and patient with us!
You truly are the … teacher!
WOLF
BEAR
GOAT
SWAN
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17. Now write what each letter of the word you chose in the previous task stands for.
18. Choose the word from the box that matches the sound being described in each sentence. If you don’t know these words, say them out loud and think what they sound like! This can help you guess.
| fizz, glug, clang, sizzle, rustle, flap, drip, chime, rumble, crackle |
1. This sound can be made when oil hits a hot pot.
2. This sound can be made when you pour a soft drink.
3. This sound can be made by wood burning in a campfire.
4. This sound can be made by a metal spoon hitting a pot.
5. This sound can be made by a bird moving its wings.
6. This sound can be made by water leaking from a tap.
7. This sound can be made by a bell.
8. This sound can be made by dry leaves blowing in the wind.
9. This sound can be made by a large car engine.
10. This sound can be made by water going down a drain.
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