Покори Воробьевы горы: варианты олимпиадных заданий 2016–2017 по английскому языку

Блок 2. Творческое задание (70 баллов)

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Task 4. Read a Chinese poem below. Write an essay (150–200 words) speculating on its meaning

Do follow the plan of an opinion essay and include an introduction, a body and a conclusion into your work. Your correct answer earns you 30 points.

A Miscellaneous Chant

By Lu Yu

Day by day I grow poorer; yet from poverty I cannot recover.

Year by year I grow older; yet old age is as if on time.

The Yellow River will still happen to be clear one day,

Yet, my white hair will not return to the time when it was black.