Конкурс по английскому языку под названием «Британский бульдог» начнётся с 15 декабря. Для того, чтобы поучаствовать в нём, необходимо подать заявку и оплатить взнос.

Конкурсные задания разбиты на четыре группы. В первой группе могут принять участие ученики 3-4 классов и при желании ученики 2 классов. Во второй группе могут принять участие ученики 5-6 классов. В третьей группе могут принять участие ученики 7-8 классов. В четвёртой группе могут принять участие ученики 9-11 классов.

Ответы на конкурс Британский бульдог 2021-2022 для 7-8 классов

Listen to dialogue and find the right answer

1. Who visits the girl?

A) David

B) Jim

C) Susan

D) Tom

2. What does she offer the visitor?

A) Tea

B) Milk

C) Coffee

D) Smoothie

3. Who is the last to agree on the plan of the route?

A) David

B) Jim

C) Susan

D) Tom

4. What was David busy with?

A) Writing poems

B) Preparing for exams

C) Writing a thesis

D) Revising the rules

5. What is marked on the map?

A) Hospitals

B) Sights

C) Airports

D) Police stations

6. When are they going to be in Paris? On the …

A) 22nd

B) 23rd

C) 24th

D) 25th

7. How are they going to get to Paris?

A) By car

B) By bus

C) By plane

D) By train

8. Why have they booked a sleeper?

A) It is the cheapest

B) They would like to sit up all night

C) They didn’t want to sleep

D) They want to have a good sleep

9. Why don’t they want to have meals in restaurants?

A) The food isn’t tasty

B) The service is bad

C) So they can save money

D) So they can save time

10. Why will it be good to stay in a hostel, in their opinion? They could …

A) walk a lot

B) enjoy the scenery

C) watch TV

D) cook their own food

Read the text and answer the questions

The Equator passes through the land of eleven countries of the world, such as Kenya, Indonesia, Brazil and so on. Bolivia is nearer the Equator than Greece, but Greece is nearer the Equator than Denmark. The countries on the Equator mostly have tropical rainforest or an equatorial climate. Places nearer the Equator are hotter, and average annual rainfall is quite high. But why? The Equatordivides the planet into a Northern Hemisphere and a Southern Hemisphere. It is halfway between theNorth Pole and the South Pole. The Earth is widest at its Equator. The heat comes from the Sun. The heat is the same at the Equator and at the Poles. But near the Poles the heat covers a larger areathan at the Equator. So at the Poles each place gets less heat and it is colder. That’s why places farther from the Equator are colder.

11. Which of the listed countries is the nearest to the Equator?

A) Denmark

B) Greece

C) Bolivia

D) Russia

12. How many countries does the Equator go through?

A) 3

B) 5

C) 8

D) 11

13. Which country mentioned in the text does the Equator not go through?

A) Brazil

B) Kenya

C) Greece

D) Indonesia

14. What is typical for the most of the countries on the Equator?

A) Taiga

B) Glacier

C) Steppe

D) Tropical rainforest

15. What about the places nearer the Equator? They are …

A) colder

B) chillier

C) hotter

D) cooler

16. How many parts does the Equator divide our Earth into?

A) One

B) Two

C) Three

D) Four

17. Where is the Earth widest?

A) At the North Pole

B) At the Greenwich Meridian

C) At the South Pole

D) At the Equator

18. Where does the heat come from? From the …

A) stars

B) Moon

C) Sun

D) clouds

19. Is the heat from the Sun the same at the Equator and at the Poles?

A) Yes, it is

B) Yes, they are

C) No, it isn’t

D) No, they aren’t

20. What size area does the heat from the Sun cover near the Poles?

A) Large

B) Small

C) Tiny

D) Little

Choose the correct option

21. Let’s go outside. There’s … noise in here.

A) so many

B) too many

C) too much

D) such much

22. My friend doesn’t speak Italian. I don’t speak it …

A) as well

B) also

C) either

D) neither

23. … Tom nor Ann turned up at the party.

A) Both

B) Either

C) Neither

D) Both of

24. Jack has three brothers, all of … are married.

A) these

B) which

C) whose

D) whom

25. Jim passed the driving test … surprised everybody.

A) which

B) where

C) who

D) whom

26. It’s difficult to understand him because he speaks … quickly.

A) such

B) such a

C) so

D) so much

27. I didn’t realise it was … an old house.

A) so

B) such

C) too

D) enough

28. Why did you buy … food?

A) so many

B) such much

C) such a lot of

D) so a lot of

29. I haven’t got… money for a holiday.

A) many

B) enough

C) too many

D) not enough

30. The food was … hot to eat.

A) so a

B) such

C) too much

D) too

Help to write the story by filling in the right words

People play games for many different reasons. Some games offer excitement and a challenge, while others are (31) because they are a way of relaxing. People first (32) using boards to play games (33) 4,000 years ago. In chess, the board (34) originally meant to be a battlefield and players would move (35) order to take their enemy’s ‘soldliers’. Today, there are thousands of different games. Many games can be played with a (36) of cards. Some (37) skill and need a good memory. But there are others (38) are quite simple and children can learn to play them easily. Some games, like chess, have the same (39) everywhere, but others, such as card games, change from (40) place to another.

31. A) popular B) unacceptable C) tiresome D) inappropriate

Ответ: A) popular

32. A) got B) took C) started D) stopped

Ответ: C) started

33. A) at B) till C) until D) about

Ответ: D) about

34. A) has B) was C) had D) were

Ответ: B) was

35. A) at B) in C) by D) on

Ответ: B) in

36. A) band B) pack C) store D) quality

Ответ: B) pack

37. A) hold B) join C) involve D) connect

Ответ: C) involve

38. A) who B) what C) which D) whose

Ответ: C) which

39. A) rules B) orders C) winners D) stadiums

Ответ: A) rules

40. A) a B) the C) one D) any

Ответ: C) one

Do you know the British Queens?

41. She was the daughter of Henry VIII

A) Anne

B) Victoria

C) Elizabeth I

D) Elizabeth II

42. She was called «the Grandmother of Europe.»

A) Anne

B) Victoria

C) Elizabeth I

D) Elizabeth II

43. The London Underground was opened during the reign of this queen.

A) Anne

B) Victoria

C) Elizabeth II

D) Mary I

44. Shakespeare mainly lived during the reign of Queen …

A) Anne

B) Victoria

C) Elizabeth I

D) Mary I

45. This queen has given regular evening audiences to ten prime ministers.

A) Mary I

B) Victoria

C) Elizabeth I

D) Elizabeth II