Покори Воробьевы горы: варианты олимпиадных заданий 2015–2016 по английскому языку

Вариант для 5–9 классов

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Task 2. Read the text. Choose the correct answer per question (A, B, C, D or E).

By God, there they are!

And looking where he pointed, while the car jumped forward and Wilson spoke in rapid Swahili to the driver, Macomber saw three huge, black animals looking almost cylindrical in their long heaviness, like big black tank cars, moving at a gallop across the far edge of the open prairie. They moved at a stiff-necked, stiff bodied gallop and he could see the upswept wide black horns on their heads as they galloped heads out; the heads not moving.

“They’re three old bulls,” Wilson said. “We’ll cut them off before they get to the swamp.”

Ernest Hemingway

6. What does Wilson notice as he looks across the open field?

7. How many people do you think are in the car?

8. The language used in the description of the animals could be best described as

9. Which of the following describes the situation of Wilson and Macomber?

10. What does the phrase “We’ll cut them off” most probably mean in the last sentence?