OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ – FAZA JUDEȚEANĂ

13 MAI 2017

CLASA A VI-A

I. READING COMPREHENSION (5 x 2p = 10 points)

Read the text and questions below. For each question, circle the correct letter A, B, C or D.

Charlotte Simmonds is a 17-year-old student from Sydney in Australia. Charlotte spends most of her
free time on the beach because she is also a surf life saver. When she’s older, she hopes to work as a
life saver in some of the most famous surf beaches in the world, Arugam Bay in Sri Lanka or Pipeline
in Hawaii. A surf life saver’s job is to save the lives of everybody on the beach or in the water but they
don’t get any money for this.

Charlotte joined surf life savers with her older brother and sister when she was just five years old. “We
lived near the beach but my parents were very busy in their shop. This club was a great way to meet
other children, stay fit and healthy and most importantly we could spend hours on the beach. We learnt
to swim and surf at an early age. At the age of 15 I became a surf life saver and soon after that I saved
somebody in the sea.”
Charlotte loves looking after people on the beach. “Everybody can see us on the beach because we
wear horrible red and yellow hats, shirts and shorts. If you can’t see us that means we can’t see you, so
maybe you aren’t safe”.

1. Charlotte is
A. younger than her brother. B. the oldest in her family. C. older than her brother.

2. Charlotte’s mum and dad

A. had a lot of free time. B. had a small business. C. lived far from the beach.

3. Charlotte first helped a swimmer

A. when she was very young. B. two years ago. C. this year.

4. Charlotte enjoys
A. wearing red and yellow clothes. B. looking at people. C. making sure people are safe.

5. What advice does Charlotte give to the beach users?

A. Make sure you can see the life saver. B. Become a life saver! C. You must wear a hat.

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II. USE OF ENGLISH (50 points)

A. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. Choose the
option (A, B, C or D) that best completes the text. (10 x 1,5p = 15 points)

Penguins

There (1)……. seventeen different types of penguins. They can be (2)……. forty centimeters to more
than one metre tall. They all (3)……….in the south part of the world. In winter, they swim (4)
……….long way to find warmer weather.

In spring, (5)……….. penguins come together on the beaches of Antarctica. The female penguin has
one or two eggs. She puts (6)…… eggs on the ground and sits there to keep (7)……… warm. But she
doesn’t sit all the time because penguins can move with one egg between (8)………. legs.

(9)……….. the female penguin is sitting on the eggs, the male penguin brings her food. He also (10)
……… this when the baby penguins are born.

1. A. is B. are C. be
2. A. from B. by C. between
3. A. lives B. live C. lived
4. A. one B. the C. a
5. A. lots B. much C. many
6. A. her B. hers C. his
7. A. it B. them C. their
8. A. their B. them C. from
9. A. Where B. How C. When
10.A. do B. does C. doing

B. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
(10 x 2p = 20 points)

Dear Samantha,
I ’m writing to you from Miami. I 1) ........... (be) here last year as well, and we’re all having a
great time now. We 2) ........... (stay) at a wonderful hotel by the beach. We 3) ...........
(usually/go) for a swim first thing in the morning. The sea is always so warm and clear. Dad
4) ........... (try) to windsurf for the first time yesterday, but he 5) ........... (not/enjoy) it because
he 6) ........... (keep) falling into the water!
But we don’t spend all of our time on the beach. We 7) ........... (visit) a lot of interesting places
around Florida two days ago. Yesterday, we 8) ........... (go) to Disneyworld! We had a great
time and bought lots of souvenirs for everyone back home. And Dad promises that he 9) ...........
(drive) us to the Kennedy Space Center tomorrow. It’s where spaceships are launched into
space!

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 Well, that’s all my news. I 10) ........... (hope) you’re having a fun summer, too.
See you soon!
Love,
Mary

C. Correct the mistakes: (10 x 1.5p = 15 points)

1. Are there some new books that I can read?

2. The childrens’toys are all under the bed.
3. Does she really understands Spanish?
4. I consider her the most kind person I have met.
5. Two years ago they didn’t had a house where to live.
6. The sales are on July, so I’ll do my shopping then.
7. When was the last time you go on holiday?
8. She was running when she felt and twisted her ankle.
9. There are a lot of sheeps on that field.
10. Who’s is this pen? It’s mine!

III. WRITING (40 points)

Write a letter to your friend using between 80 - 100 words in which you describe your summer
holiday, spent at your grandparents’ house in the country. Talk about your grandparents, the
yard, and your activities.

Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

Timp de lucru 90 de minute.

Str. Mihai Eminescu nr. 11, Constanţa, cod poştal: 900664

Tel.: +40 (0)241 611 913, Fax: +40 (0)241 618 880
www.isjcta.ro e-mail: isj-cta@isjcta.ro