HS3 Olympiad

Listen to the podcast about doing a digital detox and choose the correct variant

1. The radio host says that a digital detox …   [a, b, c]

a. means we are in front of screens all the time.

b. is something younger people are trying more.

c. is important for our health.

2. Which sentence is not true about Amanda Vince’s job?   [a, b, c]

a. She is online a lot of the time.

b. She follows fashion on social media.

c. She uploads her own videos to social media.

3. What is the name of the book that influenced Amanda?

a. Log Off: How to Stay Connected after Disconnecting   [a, b, c]

b. Log Off: How to Disconnect and Stay Disconnected

c. Log Off: Advice for the Digital Detox

4. The first step in a digital detox is to get rid of distractions, such as …   [a, b, c]

a. noises the phone makes.

b. screens in your home and workplace.

c. the bright colours on your phone.

5. Amanda removed notifications from …   [a, b, c]

a. her close family and friends.

b. everything except important people in her life.

c. everything except very important work-related things.

6. The book also suggested that …   [a, b, c]

a. we replace digital distractions with real-world ones.

b. we think about the reason we are looking at our phones so much.

c. we try to be more polite with our phones around people

7. Amanda and her friend…   [a, b, c]

a. tried a two-day digital detox first.

b. found it impossible to completely disconnect.

c. found it very easy to do a digital detox for a weekend.

8. Amanda believes that a digital detox …   [a, b, c]

a. is not a good idea if you have a lot of work.

b. is better if it’s for a week, not just a weekend.

c. is something everyone will enjoy

Listen to the conversation about joining a gym and decide whether the sentences are true (T) or false (F).

1. The man has only recently decided to join the gym.   [T, F]

2. The woman says the gym will make sure it has the lowest price in the city.   [T, F]

3. The woman says that other gyms charge people when they leave.   [T, F]

4. The gym used to be open for 24 hours but it was too busy.   [T, F]

5. The personal trainer will tell you what.   [T, F]

6. The personal trainer doesn’t cost anything at all.   [T, F]

7. The man is not convinced at the end of the conversation.   [T, F]

8. The gym offers a sample visit.   [T, F]

Task 1. Read the text below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-5). There are three choices you do not need to use.

London’s Parks

(1)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] Regent's Park

Because of an American University nearby this park is host to many games of softball as well as football and cricket. A beautiful rose garden and stunning terraces of houses round the outside. London Zoo is at the top of the park and there's a nice pond.

(2)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] Coram's Fields

Provides a rare bit of green to King's Cross area. An adjoining children's park has animals and play areas.

(3)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]Battersea Park

This is a large splendid park, bordering the Thames, it has a pagoda, a boating lake as well as a zoo that's popular with children.

(4)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner.

The park has become a traditional location for mass demonstrations.

For the 2012 Summer Olympics, the park will host the triathlon and the 10-km open-water swimming events.

(5)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]Blackheath and Greenwich Park

A trip to Greenwich should be part of every visitor's route. Greenwich Park, with its deer park, rose garden and ancient trees, is a Royal Park and attached to the Queen's House where Queen Elizabeth grew up. A great place for Sundays, when Greenwich market is in full swing. The Old Royal Observatory is at the top of the hill.

In this park ________

A there are special areas for children to play.

B you can play golf.

C mass demonstrations traditionally take place.

D you'll find The Old Royal Observatory.

E you can play different sports and games.

F there's a bathing area.

G you can go boating on a lake.

H rock festivals are usually held.

Task 2. Read the text below. Choose from (A-H) the one which best fits each choice (6-11). There are two choices you do not need to use.

The Silas Lake Park

The Silas Lake Park reopens today after being closed for six months. The park was closed because mud and rock slides (6)___   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H], the only access into the park. «We had to remove tons of boulders and rocks», said Hugh Foster the Head of the Parks and Recreation Department. «Then we had to rebuild a bridge and reconstruct almost a mile of highway. I'm really surprised we got it done so soon».

The park is three miles north of Colfax on Highway 28, Cambridge Road is a two-lane way that winds upward through Pearl Canyon before it falls down to Silas Lake, which has (7) ___   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H].The largest lake in the county, it is also famous for bass. In fact, the record largemouth bass catch in California occurred here in 1975. A 14-year-old boy caught a 19-pound bass.

The lake has two ramps for boaters, a full-service restaurant, a snack bar, a small tackle store, (8) ___   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]. As with all county parks, no alcohol is sold or permitted. More than 100 picnic tables have protective roofs and big barbecue pits. There are public restrooms with free shower facilities, lots of trash cans, and hiking trails for nature lovers. The west side of the park includes a softball field, a soccer field, and two volleyball courts. Horse-riding and kite-flying are (9) ___   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]. In summer, a designated swimming area has a lifeguard on duty seven days a week.

The entry fee is $10 per vehicle and $10 per boat. Reservations are not accepted. The parking lot holds about 500 vehicles; if it is full, (10) ___   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] . Latecomers either leave or wait in line for someone to leave the parking lot. Some weekends there are three dozen vehicles waiting in line outside the gate. Because of many requests, park officials soon might start permitting campers (11) __   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H].

The park is open from dawn to 10 p.m. during summer. ‘We probably accept here in average 2,000 people every day during summer’, said Mr Foster. «They come here to fish, swim, water-ski, jet-ski, picnic, commune with Mother Nature, you name it. People love this place ».

A no additional vehicles are allowed to enter

B and a boat rental facility

C enjoying a music festival

D destroyed part of Cambridge Road

E about 20 miles of shoreline

F to stay overnight on weekends

G a journey through history

H two other popular activities

Task 3. Read the text below. For questions (12-16) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

The Millionth Word in the English Language

It is being claimed that the millionth word in the English language is about to be created. A US company which follows the use of language on the Internet has made the prediction. However, traditional dictionary makers aren't so sure. The idea of the millionth word entering the English language is a brilliant bit of public relations for Texas-based Global Language Monitor (GLM). GLM runs a powerful search service which monitors web traffic. They make their money telling organizations how often their name is mentioned in new media, such as the Internet.

What they can also do is search for newly coined words. Once a word has been used 25,000 times on social networking sites and suchlike, GLM declares it to be a new word.

By their calculations, a new word is created in English every 98 minutes, hence they estimate that the millionth word is about to be created.

If you talk to lexicographers, however, dictionary professionals, they tell a slightly different story. Dictionaries have tighter criteria about what constitutes a new word, for example, it has to be used over a certain period of time.

Lexicographers will tell you that the exact size of English vocabulary is impossible to quantify, but if you accept every technical term or obscure specialist word then we're already way beyond a million.

And if you restrict inclusion of specialist slang, then there are possibly three quarters of a million words in English. All of which is way beyond the 20-40,000 words that a fluent speaker would use, or the few thousand you could get by with in English. Basically, with 1.5 billion people speaking some version of the language, it's small wonder – English is the fastest-growing tongue in the world.

12 The text focuses on___   [A, B, C, D]

A the languages which have more than a million words.

B the meaning and usage of the millionth word in the English language

C the process of calculation and registration of words in a language.

D monitoring web traffic.

13 What can we find out from the text?   [A, B, C, D]

A The millionth word in the English language was registered by GLM service.

B The millionth word in the English language will never be created.

C There are less than a million words in the English language.

D There are different points of view on the number of words in the English language.

14 Global Language Monitor does not __   [A, B, C, D]

A run a powerful search service which monitors web traffic.

B make up dictionaries.

C tell organisations how often their name is mentioned in new media.

D search for newly coined words.

15 GLM declares a word to be a new one after it ___   [A, B, C, D]

A has been used over a certain period of time.

B has been used by 25,000 people.

C has been used 25,000 times on social networking sites.

D has appeared in dictionaries.

16 Lexicographers claim that ___   [A, B, C, D]

A it's just amazing that English is the fastest-growing tongue in the world.

B the exact size of English vocabulary is impossible to quantify.

C there are obviously more than three quarters of a million words in English.

D a fluent speaker would use 20-40,000 words.

Task 1. Read the text below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-5). There are three choices you do not need to use.

London’s Parks

(1)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] Regent's Park

Because of an American University nearby this park is host to many games of softball as well as football and cricket. A beautiful rose garden and stunning terraces of houses round the outside. London Zoo is at the top of the park and there's a nice pond.

(2)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] Coram's Fields

Provides a rare bit of green to King's Cross area. An adjoining children's park has animals and play areas.

(3)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]Battersea Park

This is a large splendid park, bordering the Thames, it has a pagoda, a boating lake as well as a zoo that's popular with children.

(4)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner.

The park has become a traditional location for mass demonstrations.

For the 2012 Summer Olympics, the park will host the triathlon and the 10-km open-water swimming events.

(5)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]Blackheath and Greenwich Park

A trip to Greenwich should be part of every visitor's route. Greenwich Park, with its deer park, rose garden and ancient trees, is a Royal Park and attached to the Queen's House where Queen Elizabeth grew up. A great place for Sundays, when Greenwich market is in full swing. The Old Royal Observatory is at the top of the hill.

In this park ________

A there are special areas for children to play.

B you can play golf.

C mass demonstrations traditionally take place.

D you'll find The Old Royal Observatory.

E you can play different sports and games.

F there's a bathing area.

G you can go boating on a lake.

H rock festivals are usually held.

Task 2. Read the text below. Choose from (A-H) the one which best fits each choice (6-11). There are two choices you do not need to use.

The Silas Lake Park

The Silas Lake Park reopens today after being closed for six months. The park was closed because mud and rock slides (6)___   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H], the only access into the park. «We had to remove tons of boulders and rocks», said Hugh Foster the Head of the Parks and Recreation Department. «Then we had to rebuild a bridge and reconstruct almost a mile of highway. I'm really surprised we got it done so soon».

The park is three miles north of Colfax on Highway 28, Cambridge Road is a two-lane way that winds upward through Pearl Canyon before it falls down to Silas Lake, which has (7) ___   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H].The largest lake in the county, it is also famous for bass. In fact, the record largemouth bass catch in California occurred here in 1975. A 14-year-old boy caught a 19-pound bass.

The lake has two ramps for boaters, a full-service restaurant, a snack bar, a small tackle store, (8) ___   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]. As with all county parks, no alcohol is sold or permitted. More than 100 picnic tables have protective roofs and big barbecue pits. There are public restrooms with free shower facilities, lots of trash cans, and hiking trails for nature lovers. The west side of the park includes a softball field, a soccer field, and two volleyball courts. Horse-riding and kite-flying are (9) ___   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]. In summer, a designated swimming area has a lifeguard on duty seven days a week.

The entry fee is $10 per vehicle and $10 per boat. Reservations are not accepted. The parking lot holds about 500 vehicles; if it is full, (10) ___   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] . Latecomers either leave or wait in line for someone to leave the parking lot. Some weekends there are three dozen vehicles waiting in line outside the gate. Because of many requests, park officials soon might start permitting campers (11) __   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H].

The park is open from dawn to 10 p.m. during summer. ‘We probably accept here in average 2,000 people every day during summer’, said Mr Foster. «They come here to fish, swim, water-ski, jet-ski, picnic, commune with Mother Nature, you name it. People love this place ».

A no additional vehicles are allowed to enter

B and a boat rental facility

C enjoying a music festival

D destroyed part of Cambridge Road

E about 20 miles of shoreline

F to stay overnight on weekends

G a journey through history

H two other popular activities

Task 3. Read the text below. For questions (12-16) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

The Millionth Word in the English Language

It is being claimed that the millionth word in the English language is about to be created. A US company which follows the use of language on the Internet has made the prediction. However, traditional dictionary makers aren't so sure. The idea of the millionth word entering the English language is a brilliant bit of public relations for Texas-based Global Language Monitor (GLM). GLM runs a powerful search service which monitors web traffic. They make their money telling organizations how often their name is mentioned in new media, such as the Internet.

What they can also do is search for newly coined words. Once a word has been used 25,000 times on social networking sites and suchlike, GLM declares it to be a new word.

By their calculations, a new word is created in English every 98 minutes, hence they estimate that the millionth word is about to be created.

If you talk to lexicographers, however, dictionary professionals, they tell a slightly different story. Dictionaries have tighter criteria about what constitutes a new word, for example, it has to be used over a certain period of time.

Lexicographers will tell you that the exact size of English vocabulary is impossible to quantify, but if you accept every technical term or obscure specialist word then we're already way beyond a million.

And if you restrict inclusion of specialist slang, then there are possibly three quarters of a million words in English. All of which is way beyond the 20-40,000 words that a fluent speaker would use, or the few thousand you could get by with in English. Basically, with 1.5 billion people speaking some version of the language, it's small wonder – English is the fastest-growing tongue in the world.

12 The text focuses on___   [A, B, C, D]

A the languages which have more than a million words.

B the meaning and usage of the millionth word in the English language

C the process of calculation and registration of words in a language.

D monitoring web traffic.

13 What can we find out from the text?   [A, B, C, D]

A The millionth word in the English language was registered by GLM service.

B The millionth word in the English language will never be created.

C There are less than a million words in the English language.

D There are different points of view on the number of words in the English language.

14 Global Language Monitor does not __   [A, B, C, D]

A run a powerful search service which monitors web traffic.

B make up dictionaries.

C tell organisations how often their name is mentioned in new media.

D search for newly coined words.

15 GLM declares a word to be a new one after it ___   [A, B, C, D]

A has been used over a certain period of time.

B has been used by 25,000 people.

C has been used 25,000 times on social networking sites.

D has appeared in dictionaries.

16 Lexicographers claim that ___   [A, B, C, D]

A it's just amazing that English is the fastest-growing tongue in the world.

B the exact size of English vocabulary is impossible to quantify.

C there are obviously more than three quarters of a million words in English.

D a fluent speaker would use 20-40,000 words.