INSPECTORATUL SCOLAR JUDETEAN VALCEA

OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZA – FAZA JUDETEANA – 22.02.2013 – CLASA A VIII-A

I. Use of English (25 points)

A. Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap in the
same line. (10 points)
1-INVITE 2-APPEAR 3-ACCEPT 4-FORMAL 5-INDICATE 6-RITUAL 7-INTERACT 8-
COURTEOUS 9-LAZY 10-LOSE
Dress-down Fridays, emailed (1)….. and texting your boss – British society is (2)….. loosening up and the
famous British etiquette is fast eroding. Jeans are (3)….. in many smart restaurants and casual buffets have
started to replace three-course dinner parties. Increased (4)….. might, for some, be a sign of national liberation,
but for others, it could be a cause of anxiety. It might be that, it is an (5)….. that the stiff upper-lip Brits are
finally responding to fast-forward, modern, multicultural life by becoming less inhibited. However, while we are
social creatures, we are also (6)….. . Over the years we have evolved certain social codes for our (7)….. with
others. We create little boxes around ourselves to make us feel secure. But for some, this new era is one of
despair where standards of presentation have slipped and common (8)….. is fast disappearing. People who hold
this belief try to rationalise their resistance by saying it amounts to (9)….., ignorance or (10)….. of respect.

B. Fill the gaps in the text below with ONE suitable word: (10 points)
The concept of “fast food” is very important in English-speaking countries for one major reason: the
working day starts at around same time (1)_______ in European countries, but finishes (2)_______ earlier,
typically at about five o’clock in the evening when the offices, banks and many of the shops begin to close. As a
result there’s not much time for lunch, (3)______ many people bring something from home to eat at their desks,
along with a cup of tea or instant coffee made with the office kettle, (4)______ than going out to a restaurant for
a “proper” lunch as (5)_______ many European office workers, who usually finish work much later in the
evening. For those who prefer to get out of the office to have a break or (6)______ fresh air, there are various
fast food options (7)______ as sandwiches, Cornish pasties, burgers, kebabs, or fish and chips, many of which
can (8)______ eaten “on the move”, without even the need to sit down.
Only on special occasions is a British office worker likely to eat lunch in a restaurant. (9)______ someone’s
birthday, promotion, engagement or retirement, for example, a group of colleagues will eat together in a pub or a
restaurant. It is for this reason that foreign visitors are often surprised (10)______ the lack of affordable, good
quality places to have lunch in the major British cities.

C. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
given in bold: (5 points)
1) Emily’s hair badly needs cutting. TIME
It’s high____________________________________cut.
2) There must be a simple way to explain what happened. BOUND
There’s____________________________________for what happened.
3) I’ll support you whatever you decide to do . MATTER
I’ll support you_____________________________you take.
4) For me this is the best place to live. RATHER
There____________________________________________live.
5) I wish I hadn’t said that to her. TAKE
If only___________________________________________I said to her.

D. Your teacher has asked you to write a story for the school magazine. The story must begin
with the following words:
When Jackie eventually looked up she couldn't believe who she saw standing in front of her.

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OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZA – FAZA JUDETEANA – 22.02.2013 – CLASA A VIII-A

BAREM CLASA A X A

III. USE OF ENGLISH

A. 10 points
1. invitations
2. apparently
3. acceptable
4. informality
5. indication
6. ritualistic
7. interaction(s)
8. courtesy
9. laziness
10. loss

B. 10 points

1. As
2. Much
3. So
4. Rather
5. Do
6. Some
7. Such
8. Be
9. On
10. At

C. 5 points
1. time Emily had // her hair cut
2. bound to be // a simple explanation
3. no matter what // decision
4. is nowhere else // i would rather
5. I could take // back what

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