OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZ

ETAPA JUDEEAN
Clasa a IX-a
19 martie 2016

Varianta 2

Question I (50 points)

Write a 250-word narrative essay beginning with the following words:

George looked at his mobile phone only to see it was already 10.30 a.m.
and there were only thirty minutes left to get to the station. Was he going to
be late?

Question II (25 points)

Your best friend moved to another town last year and recently wrote to you
to ask you what you have been doing. Write a letter saying what you have
done lately and what plans you have for the near future. (120 -180 words).

Question III (25 points)

1.Put each verb in brackets into a suitable tense. (10 points)

My cousin comes from a very large family, and not long ago his parents
(1)................(decide) that they (2................(spend) long enough living in a
tiny house in Paris. We (3)........... (move) to the country, my uncle
announced one morning. I (4)........... (sell) this house, and we (5).......(live)
on a farm. So last Monday we (6).......... (load) all our belongings into two
hired trucks, and for the last few days they (7) ......... (try) to organize
themselves in their new home. But bad things (8)................(happen) since
then. This morning, for example, when my cousin (9)..............(wake up),
water (10)...........(drip) through the ceiling next to his bed.
2.Use the words in capitals at the end of each sentence to form another
word that fits in each blank space. (5 points)

1. Restaurant owners should ensure that their _________________ cover

their heads with proper headgear.
EMPLOY

2. Is it possible to ________________ between a hobby and an interest?

DISTINCT

3. Rapid ________________________has made survival difficult for a

large number of animals and birds.
INDUSTRY

4. A trip to the Danube Delta is an _____________ experience.

FORGET

5. There is a _________________ for teenagers to go for instant

gratification in the form of comfort foods such as burgers.
TEND

3. Rephrase the following sentences using the words given. Do not change
the given words and use between two and five words. (10 points)

1. This is your third warning from me this week about being late for work.
NOT
This is the third time this week I ...................................be late for work.

2. I expect you were hungry after not having eaten all day.
BEEN
You ..............................................after not having eaten all day.

3. Make sure you look after your bag as there are many thieves around.
EYE
I suggest ............................. your bag as there are many thieves around.
4. It was raining so they cancelled the picnic.
OWING
The picnic............................................................ rain.

5. I was impatient to get home because the holiday was such a disaster.
WAIT
The holiday was so............................................. to get home.

NOT
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