ВсОШ Английский язык ответы МЭШ и задания школьный этап олимпиада г. Москва 16.09.2026
16.09.2026 ВсОШ Английский язык ответы МЭШ и задания школьный этап олимпиада г. Москва. Авторский разбор заданий олимпиады школьного этапа ВсОШ. В олимпиаде ВОШ принимают участие 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 и 11 класс. Авторские решения предусмотрены для всех классов на нашем сайте.
5-6 класс ответы олимпиада
LISTENING
Listen to the dialogue between the parents of a boy named Philip and answer the following questions. You will hear the dialogue twice.
Задание 1. What month is it when the dialogue takes place?
We don’t know.
March.
September.
Ответ: We don’t know.
Задание 2. What are the names of Philip’s parents?
John and Anna.
We don’t know.
George and Anna.
Ответ: George and Anna.
Задание 3. How old is Philip when the dialogue takes place?
We don’t know.
11 years old.
10 years old.
Ответ: 10 years old.
Задание 4. Has Philip ever made a 3-D puzzle — a model of a famous building?
Never.
Yes, his parents gave it to him last birthday.
Only with his friend.
Ответ: Only with his friend.
Задание 5. What is Philip’s friend’s name?
We don’t know.
Peter.
John.
Ответ: John.
Задание 6. Where does Philip live?
London.
Washington.
We don’t know.
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Задание 7. From the dialogue we learn that Philip loves …
history.
geography.
art.
Задание 8. For his coming birthday Philip will get a 3-D puzzle of …
an English clock tower.
an American government building.
a Russian church building.
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Задание 9. Philip’s new puzzle will have …
one thousand pieces.
two thousand pieces.
three thousand pieces.
Задание 10. Philip’s new puzzle will cost …
22 dollars.
40 dollars.
45 dollars.
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READING
Below is a text with the same story that is told from three different points of view. Read each version and do the following tasks.
I followed my son through the door of our house after a long day of work.
“Uh, Dad, we have a problem here,” said my son. As I came into the kitchen, I saw that everything that had been on the table was now on the floor! So much for relaxing after work!
How did this even happen?
When the humans left for the day, I noticed the smell of peanut butter toast in the kitchen. Dogs can’t resist peanut butter. When we smell it, we just have to eat it! So I tugged the tablecloth to knock the toast off the table. Suddenly, the mail, books, and empty cups and plates all fell to the floor. Some cups and plates broke into very little pieces! I gobbled the toast and then hid under the bed.
I’m starting to think our house is haunted. When I came home with my dad today, it was like a ghost had thrown everything from the table onto the floor. I wonder if this has anything to do with the toast I left on the table this morning.
Задание 11. Who is telling each part of the story?
Part 1: __________
Part 2: __________
Part 3: __________
Задание 12. Who first came into the kitchen in the evening?
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Задание 13. What was NOT lying on the floor in the evening?
Broken glass.
Peanut butter toast.
Letters.
Задание 14. The phrase “So much for relaxing after work!” in the first paragraph means
I will spend a long time relaxing after work!
Relaxing after work takes so much time!
Now I cannot relax after work!
Задание 15. Guess what the following words mean and match them with their meanings.
to resist – __________
to tug – __________
to knock off – __________
ghost – __________
to gobble – __________
to haunt – __________
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Задание 16. Which title is the best for this text?
Ghosts in the Haunted House
Ways to Relax after Work
USE OF ENGLISH
Task 1
Maximum points – 20
Задание 17. Read the text below and choose the word that fits best for each space.
Luca’s Special Hobby
Luca is a twelve-year-old boy. He loves sports and playing videogames with his school friends. But he also (1) a very special hobby that he enjoys more than anything (2) in his free time.
Luca loves (3) his grandfather’s workshop after school. His grandfather makes (4) wooden toys by hand and keeps hundreds of tools on the walls. (5) Friday, Luca helps clean the workshop and sort the small pieces of wood into boxes. Sometimes he (6) toy cars and boats in bright colours.
The workshop always smells of fresh wood and paint, and Luca enjoys spending time (7)
(8) last month, Luca and his grandfather decided to make a toy train together. First, they (9) the train on paper. (10) they carefully cut the wood and painted the wheels red and black. While they (11) Luca’s little sister Mia watched (12) quietly from the doorway.
Yesterday, the family (13) the finished train to a local art fair. Many people stopped (14) at it, and one little boy asked if he could buy (15) Luca felt proud because it was the (16) toy he had helped create from beginning to end.
Now Luca (17) money to buy better paintbrushes. He hopes that one day he (18) his own collection of wooden toys for children.
His grandfather says that patience and practice (19) the most important skills for a good toy maker. Luca remembers these words every time he works in the workshop and tries not to give up when (20) goes wrong.
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Задание 18. A grammagram is a rebus puzzle made only of letters and numbers. In these puzzles letters and numbers are used how they sound to make new words.
For example,
i12cu4t can stand for “I want to see you for tea”.
Read the following grammagram slowly to hear the words in it and write down the whole phrase that it stands for.
2ez4u
USE OF ENGLISH. Task 3
Задание 19. “Losing Pieces” is a poem by the American children’s poet Shel Silverstein. Fill the gaps in the poem with words from the box below to make idiomatic expressions.
Losing Pieces By Shel Silverstein
Talked my (1) __________ off
Worked my (2) __________ off
Cried my (3) __________ out
Walked my (4) __________ off
Sang my (5) __________ out
So you see,
There’s really not much left of me.
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7-8 класс ответы олимпиада
INTEGRATED LISTENING AND READING
Frank and Laura are a brother and sister from New York. Together with their father they are visiting Moscow. Among other sites, they are going to see some metro stations.
Task 1
Read the texts about six metro stations in Moscow and answer the questions after them.
Mayakovskaya Station (Green Line). This Art Deco masterpiece was opened on 11 September 1938, eight years after the death of the famous poet Vladimir Mayakovsky. Architect Alexey Dushkin designed the station, while artist Alexander Deyneka created 34 beautiful ceiling mosaics based on the theme “24-Hour Soviet Sky.” This station looks very modern and futuristic, and its full-size model won the Grand Prix at the 1939 New York World’s Fair.
Tsvetnoy Boulevard Station (Grey Line). Opened on 31 December 1988, this postmodernist station was designed by architects Vladimir Filippov and Rimidalv Pogrebnoi. The station was built near the famous circus at the request of its director Yury Nikulin, who wanted children to have a more convenient way to get to the circus. Inside, the colourful stained-glass panel created by artist Vladimir Kalensky depicts three well-known clowns, but they are not easy to spot — it is a kind of puzzle.
Ploshchad’ Revolutsii Station (Dark Blue Line). This station opened its doors on 13 March 1938 as a joint creation of architect Alexei Dushkin and sculptor Matvey Manizer. It is easy to recognize by its dark-red marble arches with 76 bronze life-size statues in the Socialist Realist style. The statues represent Soviet citizens such as farmers, athletes, soldiers and schoolchildren. Several figures have become good-luck charms; for example, touching the nose of the border guard’s dog is a famous ritual among students and tourists.
TsSKA Station (Turquoise Line). This modern station opened on 26 February 2018, created by a design group headed by architect Nikolai Shumakov. Elevated on high pedestals, there are four life-size bronze sculptures of famous Soviet and Russian athletes, created by artist Mikhail Pereyaslavets. These traditional monumental statues create a nice contrast with the modern minimalistic ceiling decorated with images of different sports.
Taganskaya Station (Circle Line). Opened on New Year’s Day in 1950, this station was designed by architects K. Ryzhkov and A. Medvedev to honour the Soviet armed forces. The station’s special artistic feature is its series of 48 triangular ceramic panels created by ceramicists E. Blinova, P. Kozhin and A. Sotnikov. These blue-and-white porcelain reliefs depict Soviet soldiers from different branches of the military surrounded by traditional floral motifs.
Komsomol’skaya Station (Circle Line). Opened on 30 January 1952, this station is a typical example of late Stalinist Baroque architecture, created by legendary architect Alexey Shchusev and decorated with grand mosaics by artist Pavel Korin. Known as an “underground palace,” this station greets passengers with an enormous bright yellow ceiling, grand chandeliers and eight large mosaics depicting famous Russian military leaders such as Alexander Nevsky, Dmitry Donskoy, Alexander Suvorov and others.
Задание 1. Which station is the oldest?
Mayakovskaya
Tsvetnoy Boulevard
Ploshchad’ Revolutsii
TsSKA
Taganskaya
Komsomol’skaya
Ответ: Ploshchad’ Revolutsii
Задание 2. Which station is the newest?
Mayakovskaya
Tsvetnoy Boulevard
Ploshchad’ Revolutsii
TsSKA
Taganskaya
Komsomol’skaya
Ответ: TsSKA
Задание 3. Mark all the stations where you can see images of military people.
Mayakovskaya
Tsvetnoy Boulevard
Ploshchad’ Revolutsii
TsSKA
Taganskaya
Komsomol’skaya
Ответ: Ploshchad’ Revolutsii; Komsomolskaya
Задание 4. Which two stations share the same architect?
Mayakovskaya and Ploshchad’ Revolutsii
Komsomol’skaya and TsSKA
Taganskaya and Mayakovskaya
Taganskaya and Tsvetnoy Boulevard
Ответ: Mayakovskaya and Ploshchad’ Revolutsii
Задание 5. Which of the stations received a prize?
Mayakovskaya
Tsvetnoy Boulevard
Ploshchad’ Revolutsii
TsSKA
Taganskaya
Komsomol’skaya
Ответ: Mayakovskaya
Задание 6. Match the decorative elements with the stations.
Ploshchad’ Revolutsii Station
Mayakovskaya Station
TsSKA Station
Komsomolskaya Station
Tsvetnoy Boulevard Station
Taganskaya Station
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Task 2
Now listen to the dialogues between Laura, Frank and their father and answer the following seven questions. You will hear the dialogues twice.
Задание 7. Before going to look at the metro stations, Laura, Frank and their father were most likely …
in the Pushkin Museum
at the Bolshoi Theatre
in the Kremlin museums
at the Moscow Conservatory
Задание 8. When Laura and Frank’s father says, “I’m ready to call it a day”, he wants to say that …
it is still too light outside, even though it’s evening.
he has chosen a day for some activity.
he wants to go to bed.
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Задание 9. What month does the dialogue most likely take place in?
January.
June.
November.
Задание 10. The first station they visited was …
Mayakovskaya
Tsvetnoy Boulevard
Ploshchad’ Revolutsii
TsSKA
Taganskaya
Komsomol’skaya
Задание 11. The second station they visited was …
Mayakovskaya
Tsvetnoy Boulevard
Ploshchad’ Revolutsii
TsSKA
Taganskaya
Komsomol’skaya
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Задание 12. The third station they visited was …
Mayakovskaya
Tsvetnoy Boulevard
Ploshchad’ Revolutsii
TsSKA
Taganskaya
Komsomol’skaya
Задание 13. The fourth and last station they visited was …
Mayakovskaya
Tsvetnoy Boulevard
Ploshchad’ Revolutsii
TsSKA
Taganskaya
Komsomol’skaya
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READING
Read the text below and do the following tasks.
The phrase “the Ides of March” sounds mysterious today, almost like the title of a forgotten legend. In ancient Rome, however, it was simply a date in the calendar — March 15th.
The Romans did not number days as we do now. Instead, each month was organized around three key markers: the Kalends (the 1st day), the Nones (the 5th or 7th day), and the Ides.
In March, May, July, and October, the Ides fell on the 15th day and the Nones on the 7th; in other months, they fell on the 13th and 5th days respectively.
Romans identified all the other days by calculating backward from the Kalends, Nones or Ides. They counted both the starting and ending days. For example:
April 17 — “ante diem XV Kalendas Maias” — 15 days before the Kalends of May
July 4 — “ante diem IV Nonas Julias” — 4 days before the Nones of July
October 10 — “ante diem VI Idus Octobres” — 6 days before the Ides of October
The word Ides comes from an old Roman term meaning “to divide.” For the Romans, it marked the middle of the month and was often associated with the full moon. The Roman year originally had only ten months and began in March, and so the Ides of March was the first full moon of the new year. But over time, one particular date became unforgettable: the Ides of March in 44 BC.
On that day, Julius Caesar — one of the most powerful leaders in Roman history — was killed in the Senate. According to the ancient historians Suetonius and Plutarch, Caesar had been told by a fortune teller that something bad would happen to him on the Ides of March. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) later made this moment famous in his play Julius Caesar, popularizing the phrase “Beware the Ides of March!” and turning the date into a symbol of fate, betrayal, and looming danger. Shakespeare based much of his play on Plutarch’s Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, which was translated into English by Thomas North in 1579.
So, there is a reason why the phrase “the Ides of March” sounds mysterious. We are not just talking about a date. We are remembering a sad moment in ancient history, and, at the back of our minds, thinking of Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare and the ancient historians Suetonius and Plutarch.
Задание 14. Can you think of a modern English word which sounds like / is connected with one of the ancient Roman words used for marking days of the month? Write one word in the box without any articles or punctuation marks.
Напишите ответ в строке (без учета регистра).
В поле для ответа запишите только ОДНО слово без артикля, знаков препинания, дефисов и прочих символов. Проверьте ответы перед сохранением. Ответы, внесённые неверно, а также с ошибками или опечатками, будут засчитаны как ошибочные.
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Задание 15. The Latin word Nones comes from the Latin word Nonae, which means ‘the ninth’. Can you guess why ancient Romans used this word for this date in the month between the Kalends and the Ides?
Because it fell on the 9th day of each month.
Because it was 9 days before the Ides.
Because it was 9 days after the Kalends.
Задание 16. Match the modern dates with their names in Ancient Rome. There are 2 extra options that you will not use.
20 August — __________
1 September — __________
5 September — __________
7 September — __________
13 September — __________
15 September — __________
17 September — __________
The Kalends of September
The Ides of September
17 days before the Kalends of October
7 days before the Ides of September
13 days before the Kalends of September
The Nones of September
3 days after the Nones of September
The Ides of August
15 days before the Kalends of October
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Задание 17. Mark all the correct answers:
The Ides of March is …
the date when Julius Caesar was killed.
a date in the ancient Roman calendar.
a story told by ancient historian Plutarch.
a title of a forgotten mysterious legend.
a phrase that warns people about danger.
a play written by William Shakespeare.
Задание 18. William Shakespeare …
could read about Julius Caesar’s life only in Latin.
had a chance to read about Julius Caesar’s life in English.
could hear about Julius Caesar’s life while talking to Plutarch.
could hear about Julius Caesar’s life while talking to Suetonius.
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Задание 19. Which title is the best for this text?
15 March, 44 BC
Months of Ancient Rome
The Ides of March
Shakespear’s “Julius Caesar”
Задание 20. Выберите подходящий вариант в выпадающем списке.
The Bike in the Window
Keshon was a schoolboy who lived in a quiet neighbourhood on the edge of town. After school, he usually (1) __________ the same route home and always slowed (2) __________ when he reached the shop window. (3) __________ was something inside that he could not stop (4) __________ about, and he often paused there for (5) __________ seconds before continuing on his way. Keshon pressed (6) __________ nose against the glass of the store window. It was (7) __________ third time this week. He stared longingly at the shiny red bike with a white racing stripe. As (8) __________ the blue price tag seemed to scream loudly at him, “Only $59.99!” But it did not make (9) __________ difference for Keshon, if it was $59.99 or a million. He (10) __________ the money to buy it. Keshon (11) __________ his wallet out of his hip pocket and counted the money. Keshon had saved (12) __________ from walking his neighbours’ dogs. He (13) __________ counted $56.75. Just a few (14) __________ dogs to walk before (15) __________ bike became his. Just as Keshon was (16) __________ to walk away, the store manager (17) __________ to the window.
He replaced the sign on the bike with a red “sale” (18) __________ sign! The new price (19) __________ $54.99. Keshon jumped in the air. He ran into the store with excitement. The store manager gladly accepted Keshon’s money and handed him the bike. Keshon hopped on his new bike and (20) __________ home, grinning proudly the whole way.
USE OF ENGLISH. Task 2
Maximum points — 3
Below is a poem by the American children’s writer Shel Silverstine. Read it and do the tasks that follow.
WRITESINGTELLDRAW
By Shel Silverstine
(1) I’ve told you a hundred tall stories,
(2) I’ve sung you a thousand sweet songs,
(3) I’ve wrote you a million ridiculous rhymes
(4) (Though sometimes the grammar was wrong).
(5) I’ve drawn you a zillion pictures,
(6) So being as fair as can be,
(7) After all that I’ve writtensungtolddrawn for you,
(8) Won’t you writesingtelldraw one for me?
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Задание 21. Find the grammar mistake that Shel Silverstine mentions and:
write which line has a grammar mistake. Write its number (not a word).
Задание 22. 2) correct the mistake: rewrite the whole line without any mistakes. Be careful and don’t make any spelling mistakes! An answer with a spelling mistake will not count as a correct answer.
Задание 23. Write the title of the poem so that it makes sense.
Rowan was walking around the city, noticing interesting traffic signs. Answer the question about the following three of them.
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Задание 24. Sign 1: “PLEASE WALK BIKES”
The sign means:
Be careful while walking! People ride bicycles here.
Cars are not allowed here! Only walking and bicycling!
Get off your bike here and walk, while pushing your bicycle.
Задание 25. The other two signs were about distracted drivers and distracted driving. Here “distracted” means “not paying attention”, like texting instead of looking at the road.
Sign 2: “They have 9. We have ONLY 1. Don’t drive distracted.”
This sign also had a picture of an animal.
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В каждое поле для ответа запишите только ОДНО слово без знаков препинания, дефисов и прочих символов. Проверьте ответы перед сохранением. Ответы, внесённые неверно, а также с ошибками или опечатками, будут засчитаны как ошибочные.
Which animal was it?
“They have 9” — nine what? What word should follow here?
“We have ONLY 1” — one what? What word should follow here?
Задание 26. Sign 3: “Oh dear! It’s a distracted driver! Don’t drive distracted.”
This sign had a picture of an animal. Which animal was it?
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9-11 класс ответы олимпиада Английский язык
LISTENING
Listen to an extract from a radio programme about the animals we are closely related to and do tasks 1—15. You will hear the text twice. Listen to the text for the first time and answer questions 1—6.
Задание 1. According to the speaker, when did the ancestors of humans and the ancestors of cats and dogs last share a common ancestor?
5 million years ago.
90—95 million years ago.
55 million years ago.
100 million years ago.
Ответ: 90–95 million years ago.
Задание 2. Which of the following animals are cats and dogs more closely related to than to humans?
Pangolins, horses, cows, whales, bats, shrews, and moles.
Rabbits, rats, and mice.
Primates.
Colugos and tree shrews.
Ответ: Pangolins, horses, cows, whales, bats, shrews, and moles.
Задание 3. Why might cats be a better model than dogs for studying human gene regulation?
Because cats are more cooperative in research.
Because their genome organization is closer to humans’.
Because they live longer.
Because they have more chromosomes.
Ответ: Because their genome organization is closer to humans’.
Задание 4. Which disease is mentioned in the article as occurring in both humans and cats?
Alzheimer’s disease.
Polycystic kidney disease.
Idiopathic epilepsy.
Heart disease.
Ответ: Polycystic kidney disease.
Задание 5. What does the article suggest about the gene FBXW7?
It causes Alzheimer’s disease.
It is responsible for eye disease in dogs.
It is only found in cats.
Mutations in this gene are linked to worse outcomes in breast cancer in humans and were found in feline tumors.
Ответ: Mutations in this gene are linked to worse outcomes in breast cancer in humans and
were found in feline tumors.
Задание 6. According to the article, why has more research historically focused on dogs than on cats?
Cats are more expensive to keep in labs.
Dogs have more genetic diseases.
Dogs have a larger brain.
The canine genome was sequenced earlier, and dogs are seen as more cooperative.
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Listen to the text for the second time and answer questions 7—15.
Задание 7. Cats and dogs make up one-third of all pet ownership worldwide.
True
False
Not Stated
Задание 8. Mark Springer, teaches ecology and organismal biology at the University of California.
True
False
Not Stated
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Задание 9. From an evolutionary perspective, humans are more closely related to cats than to dogs.
True
False
Not Stated
Задание 10. The order Carnivora includes cats, dogs and some other mammals.
True
False
Not Stated
Задание 11. The ancestors of modern-day dogs went through extensive chromosome rearrangements over evolutionary time.
True
False
Not Stated
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Задание 12. Cats have a genome organization that is closer to that of humans than dogs do.
True
False
Not Stated
Задание 13. The article states that treatments for polycystic kidney disease in cats could help inform therapies for people.
True
False
Not Stated
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Задание 14. Dogs are never used to model human illnesses.
True
False
Not Stated
Задание 15. The article mentions that cats are generally perceived as more cooperative than dogs in research settings.
True
False
Not Stated
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READING
Read an article about the intricate songs of the small, leaping primates on an Indonesian island and do tasks 16—25.
‘Yoda’ primates sing duets like opera stars
Tiny, monkeylike creatures called tarsiers sing duets together in the style of opera singers — but those who fail to hit the high notes may also flop at attracting mates, scientists recently suggested.
With their large, pointed ears and expressive eyes, nocturnal tarsiers carry a striking resemblance to the diminutive Jedi master Yoda from «Star Wars» films. But while Yoda never demonstrated any operatic ability, tarsiers are energetic singers who may exert themselves vocally as a form of mating selection or to signal to each other that it’s time for all members of a troop to gather together to sleep, according to a new study.
To learn more about these vocal performances, scientists eavesdropped on tarsiers in Tangkoko National Park in Sulawesi, Indonesia in July and August 2018, and captured 50 recordings of 14 pairs of Gursky’s spectral tarsiers (Tarsius spectrumgurskyae) singing their morning duets. Researchers from Sam Ratulangi University in Sulawesi and Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, used machine learning to distinguish and classify notes and musical phrases in the tarsiers’ songs. Their findings, published Aug. 2 in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, suggest that these performances are so taxing that not all tarsiers can hit the fast and high notes and duet proficiently.
Measuring just 3.5 to 6 inches (9 to 15 centimeters) tall and weighing no more than 7 ounces (200 grams), Gursky’s spectral tarsiers live only on Sulawesi, an Indonesian island east of Borneo. They were described as a separate species from other tarsiers in 2017 and are classified as vulnerable by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. About 13 species of tarsiers inhabit islands in Southeast Asia.
The researchers captured the tarsiers’ duets using a handheld digital recorder and autonomous recording devices that were installed in the tarsiers’ jungle habitats. «Tarsiers are one of the easier duetting primates to record and study, at least in Tangkoko National Park, as they have small home ranges and seem to duet most mornings,” said senior study author Dena Clink, a researcher at Cornell’s K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics. «They are not afraid of humans, so we were able to get high-quality recordings relatively easily.”
When the scientists analyzed the intricate duets, which were performed between male and female tarsiers, they found that the performances resembled coloratura — a singing style that produces many notes very rapidly and that’s used by opera singers during arias to showcase their control and virtuosity.
“The duets exhibit acoustic trade-offs in note rate and note bandwidth — the range of frequencies within a note,» said Isabel Comella, lead study author and a researcher at the K. Lisa Yang Center. The tarsiers that sing more slowly do so with the widest range of frequencies within a note, while the tarsiers that repeat notes more quickly only appear capable of a narrower range of frequencies within a note, Comella told Live Science in an email. Only a minority manage both simultaneously. The authors hypothesize that rapidly singing notes containing a broad range of frequencies during a duet may be more physiologically and neurologically taxing for the singer, with only physically fit individuals able to do so.
Exactly why tarsiers duet in such a complex and physically taxing way is unknown, largely because the animals are rarely studied. Other primates are known to sing duets, including a type of lemur called the indri (Indri indri), titi monkeys in the Callicebus genus, and northern gray gibbons (Hylobates funereus), according to the authors. Prior studies into primate duets suggest that this behavior may be used for finding or guarding a mate, defending territory or strengthening social bonds, though further research is required to determine exactly why tarsiers are performing these duets, the study authors reported.
However, one possibility for the Sulawesi tarsiers is that their duetting could be linked to organization of their social groups. Tarsiers often forage alone at night for insects, and then reunite in the morning to sleep, and they may sing together at night “as a way to bring all group members to the same sleep tree,” a function that is not seen in other duetting primates, Comella said.
It could be a unique behavior to the tarsiers in Sulawesi, according to the authors. Tarsiers in the Philippines and Borneo are more solitary and don’t engage in duets as regularly.
Though Gursky’s spectral tarsiers sing their duets in the range of human hearing, the primates also vocalize in the ultrasonic range, which researchers are currently investigating. “We hope that with the advent of low-cost autonomous recording units and even smartphones we can start to learn more about the vocal behavior of tarsiers across Sulawesi,» Clink said.
Задание 16. What do tarsiers look like, according to the article?
They look like small bears.
They resemble the Jedi master Yoda.
They are similar to squirrels.
They look like ordinary monkeys.
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Задание 17. Why do tarsiers sing duets, as suggested in the study?
To scare away predators.
To communicate with humans.
To signal to each other that it’s time to find some food.
As a way to attract prospective partners.
Задание 18. What technology did the scientists use to analyze the tarsiers’ songs?
Machine learning.
Telescopes.
X-ray machines.
Simple tape recorders.
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Задание 19. What is special about the singing style of tarsiers?
It is very slow and quiet.
It resembles a complex operatic style.
They sing only at night.
They only sing one note.
Задание 20. The study was conducted in a national park in the Philippines.
True
False
Not Stated
Задание 21. All tarsiers are capable of singing both very fast and with a wide range of notes.
True
False
Not Stated
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Задание 22. Gursky’s spectral tarsiers are found only on the island of Sulawesi.
True
False
Not Stated
Задание 23. There are 12 other species of tarsiers inhabiting Sulawesi.
True
False
Not Stated
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Задание 24. The researchers believe that singing duets may be physically demanding for tarsiers.
True
False
Not Stated
Задание 25. The researchers are currently investigating ultrasonic sounds produced by tarsiers in Sulawesi.
True
False
Not Stated
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USE OF ENGLISH
Task 1
Задание 26. For items 1—8, read the text below. Use the word given in brackets to form a new word that fits in the provided space before the brackets. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Впишите в пропуски подходящее по смыслу слово (без учета регистра).
A chunky digital cat is here to help you stop doomscrolling
Cat Gatekeeper plops an adorable, orange tabby on your screen when it’s time to go touch grass.
Every day, the average American spends nearly 2.5 hours scrolling through social media. Cats, on the other hand, waste (0) APPROXIMATELY (APPROXIMATE) no time on the internet. Which species generally appears less stressed and anxious?
Sure, this may not be the most (1) __________ (SCIENCE) analysis about mental health and screen time, but it’s never a bad idea to try limiting the amount of idle time wasted in front of a computer or smartphone. And while there are plenty of apps and devices promising to reduce your social media (2) __________ (CONSUME), their results are often (3) __________ (EVEN) and many require (4) __________ (COST) fees. Knowing this, a developer in Japan released a completely free Chrome browser (5) __________ (EXTEND) designed to throttle your doomscrolling. Their secret weapon is Cat Gatekeeper.
“You know that cat who always shows up right when you’re trying to work? We’ve (6) __________ (CREATE) that classic cat-owner experience in your browser,” the creators explain on its description page. “Let’s face it—humans are just (7) __________ (SERVE) to their cats. We are powerless against their charm… Let their (8) __________ (ADORE) heal you while you take a proper break.”
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USE OF ENGLISH. Task 2
Задание 27. For items 1–6, read the text further and for each gap unscramble the word given in CAPITAL LETTERS. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Впишите в пропуски подходящее по смыслу слово (без учета регистра).
В поле ответа запишите только ОДНО слово. Слова с орфографическими ошибками, опечатками и лишними знаками не засчитываются!
Cat Gatekeeper currently works with some of the most (0) POPULAR (POLARUP) timewasters like TikTok and VK. The timer is customizable, but its (1) __________ (FAULTED) setting allots a (generous) 60 minutes of social media frivolity. After overstepping your time limit, the screen is suddenly hijacked by a very hefty tabby who promptly plops down in front of your browser (2) __________ (OWNWID) for five minutes, preventing you from accessing your feed. After your respite, the (3) __________ (TAILIGD) feline presumably moves on to their next distraction, thus letting you return to posting. Pretty simple stuff.
However, there is some leeway to Cat Gatekeeper. The (4) __________ (MERIT) resets if you swap over to another website tab, and it’s exclusively designed for the preset social media (5) __________ (SALTPROMF). If that sounds like an easy way to (6) __________ TEACH the system—well, cats can’t do everything for us, can they?
USE OF ENGLISH. Task 3
Read the article up to the end and find 5 misspelled words and spell them correctly. There is an example at the beginning.
Задание 28. Введите ответы в поля в правильном порядке (без учета регистра).
Cat Gatekeeper looks trastworthy from a security standpaint, too. The free extension doesn’t feature ads, and promises that “no date is collected or transmitted externally.” An independent review on Reddit also provided Cat Gatekeeper’s source code, which only needs local storage permission to truck its own settings.
At any rate, it’s worth giving it a shoot. Cat Gatekeeper may not solve your social media dependancy, but it might at least force you to break up with a brief “cat nap,” so to speak.
Ответы можно записывать в любом порядке. В каждое поле ответа запишите только ОДНО слово. Слова с орфографическими ошибками, опечатками и лишними знаками не засчитываются!
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For items 1—6, think of one word that fits all the three sentences. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Example.
0.
Anyone can tell that he’s blind as a __________, but he won’t wear glasses.
He used a __________ to hit the ball.
The old lady has __________s in the belfry.
Задание 29. Напишите ответ в строке (без учета регистра).
1. Before the exam, we were running around like headless __________.
He ignored the warnings for years, and now the __________ have come home to roost.
He is going to ask her out, unless he __________ out at the last moment.
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Задание 30. Напишите ответ в строке (без учета регистра).
2. He’s a big __________ in a small pond in his hometown.
He’s a nice guy, but a bit of a cold __________.
I can drive a car, but a truck is a different kettle of __________.
Задание 31. Напишите ответ в строке (без учета регистра).
3. The new law looks strict, but it’s just a paper __________.
She walked into the exam with the eye of the __________.
Once he joined the project, he had to ride the __________ to the end.
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Задание 32. Напишите ответ в строке (без учета регистра).
4. After traveling across Asia, he felt he’d really seen the __________.
We need to talk about the __________ in the room — the company’s financial problems.
The old mansion is a white __________ — it costs a fortune to maintain.
Задание 33. Напишите ответ в строке (без учета регистра).
5. The scammer saw him as an easy __________.
In that debate, he was a real clay __________ for the press.
No one trusted him after he turned stool __________ and gave evidence against his friends.
Задание 34. Напишите ответ в строке (без учета регистра).
6. Sean never acts the __________—he’s always serious.
That guy just gets my __________ every time he opens his mouth.
His unhappy childhood was the __________ he used to rationalize every failure and shortcoming.
