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Raise your awareness of environmental issues. This week: don’t throw away the ink cartridges from your computer. Make sure they are sent off for recycling.

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Hi there! It’s me, Georgia, again! Every week, I’ll tell you what I’ve been up to. Last week I was really fed up, but this has been a fabulous week. Have you ever thought “Wouldn’t it be cool if I could meet my favourite actor?” Well, you all know that I love a certain famous actor. Now you can catch up with me in London as I attend a world film premiere where I met (you’ll never guess!) … Orlando Bloom! Click here to find out all the gossip!

13. Most sections of the site are updated

1. daily.

2. weekly.

3. monthly.

4. at any time.

13. The style of Georgia’s blog is

1. chatty and informal.

2. factual and informative.

3. impersonal.

4. formal.

13. The news section features

1. local news.

2. entertaining news clips.

3. various types of report.

4. important news.

13. What is Jack Osborne’s problem this week?

1. The young people are not working well together.

2. Everyone is tired and cold.

3. One person is too frightened to take part.

4. He’s feeling terrible.

13. What media is it possible to copy via the website at the moment?

1. music.

2. video.

3. text messages.

4. podcasts.

13. According to the site, the important thing about clothes is

    1. to dress as you want.

    2. to be fashionable.

    3. to be international.

    4. to buy local clothes.

14. Which section of the website accepts feedback on popular topics?

    1. What’s hot and what’s not?

    2. Blogspot

    3. Update 24

    4. Vote, vote, vote!

15. The main aim of the website is to

    1. help young people make friends.

    2. provide a useful service for young people.

    3. keep people up-to-date with fashion.

    4. entertain people who are bored.

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Муниципальный тур Всероссийской олимпиады

2011-2012 учебный год

Английский язык 9 класс

2. Use of English

Time 45 minutes

Part 1

Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning.

CHOST HUNTING

Richard had been planning a ghost hunting trip to Rockside Castle (0) …c…the summer and it was now November. He had (21) ….organised all the equipment he would need: an infra-red torch, a special DVD camera, a garget which measured the temperature of the air and a powerful tape-recorder. The room looked like a scene from a science (22) …. film! Every few minutes he (23) … check everything, just to be sure it was all there.

Finally, he was ready. He had been waiting (24) …. almost twenty minutes when Josh turned up. “I knew you’d be late,” said Richard. “You used to be late for school every day!” It was completely dark when they arrived at the castle and Richard was feeling a little bit (25) …. . They had (26) …set up the camera when there was a loud crash. They were both (27) … terrified. Then they realised they had knocked over the camera and it had smashed on the floor.

Luckily, the tape-recorder was still working so they settled down and waited. Hour (28) …. hour, the house remained silent. Then, around 4 a.m. they heard (29) …. noises, followed by heavy footsteps and breathing. A (30) ….. went down Richard’s spine, but he saw nothing. “Hey!” yelled Josh in panic. “The camera and the tape-recorder have gone!” Using the infrared torch Richard read the temperature of the room. It had suddenly dropped by five degrees, a sure sign of a ghost!

0	A. from	B. for	C. since	D. to
21	A. already	B. before	C. after	D. yet
22	A. fact	B. fiction	C. story	D. information
23	A. used	B. did	C. had	D. would
24	A. for	B. since	C. just	D. already
25	A. terrified	B. horrified	C. shocked	D. nervous
26	A. before	B. after	C. then	D. just
27	A. very	B. quite	C. absolutely	D. rather
28	A. to	B. after	C. from	D. and
29	A. weird	B. weak	C. evil	D. wicked
30	A. jump	B. shake	C. shiver	D. wave

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Part 2

Complete the email with one word which best fits each gap.

Hi Jordan,

Thanks very much for your last letter. Your jokes (31) ……me laugh a lot! It’s a shame you and your brother had that argument, though! Did you (32) …… him borrow your MP3 player in the end?

Actually, I’ve got a problem of my own at the moment due (33) …… my crazy brother. He’s (34) ….. had his eyebrow pierced, but he hasn’t told our mum and dad because he knows they would make (35) ….. remove it. So he puts the eyebrow ring in (36) ……soon as he leaves home. They will be so mad (37) …… they find out! Do you think I (38) …… tell them?

I don’t know what to do since my brother might lose (39) …… temper if I tell our parents. I (40) …… rather he told them himself, but he doesn’t want to. What would you do if you were me?

Write soon,

Gary

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