MINISTERUL EDUCAŢIEI NAŢIONALE

OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

FAZA JUDEŢEANĂ, 18 MARTIE 2017
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VARIANTA I

Question I 50 points)
Write a letter to a friend to tell him/ her about a party you attended last month. Use no more
than 150 - 180 words.

Question II____ (25 points)

Read the text. For questions 1-5 choose A, B or C: (5 items x 5p = 25 points)

I went to the cinema last week and laughed all the way through the new film Waiter, which is set
in a restaurant. American actor Tom Waters plays the worst cook the world has ever seen and he employs
one of the worst waiters, played by Joe Vermont. The London restaurant where the filming took place,
does actually exist. Jane Connors, the owner, runs a successful business with many regular customers.
However, although she thinks Waiter is a good movie, she is very annoyed with the director. When she
agreed to the filming, she wasn't told that the film is about a restaurant where everything goes wrong and
the food is disgusting.
Although the film might make Jane's restaurant famous if it is a success, she is afraid that people
will stop coming because they will think the food and service is terrible - like it is in the film. Jane is
worried she will lose business and may even have to close and start again with a new restaurant. Having
seen the film, I agree that she has a problem. The film company paid her a very small fee, and she has
since asked for more. The best solution, though, is for her to contact the newspapers. I am sure they will
be interested in her story and it will actually help her business in the end.

1. What is the writer trying to do in the text?

A. advertise a restaurant
B. review a film
C. explain someone's problem
D. take someone's advice

2. What do we learn about Jane's restaurant?

A. It is very popular.
B. The food is not good.
C. It is in a beautiful building
D. The waiters are unhelpful.

3. What’s Jane’s opinion about the film?

A. It’s very popular
B. It’s a good movie
C. It’s going to help her business
D. It’s very annoying

4. What did the director not tell Jane?

A. that the film would be a success
B. that the restaurant in the film would be very bad
C. that she would not be paid
D. that she would need to employ extra staff

5. What does the writer think Jane ought to do?

A. open a new restaurant
B. ask the film company for more money
C. improve the quality of the food in her restaurant
D. write to the newspapers
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 MINISTERUL EDUCAŢIEI NAŢIONALE
OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ
FAZA JUDEŢEANĂ, 18 MARTIE 2017
Clasa a VIII-a
VARIANTA I

Question III____ (25 points)

A. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. Do not change the word given. (5 items x 2p = 10 points)

1. John was angry because Claire arrived late. TIME

If..................................... , John wouldn’t have been angry.

2. I’m not sure if they eat pizza in China. IS

I’m not sure if .............................. in China.

3. There is only a little coffee left in the jar. MUCH

There ................. coffee left in the jar.

4. Did Olivia say anything about your site? COMMENT

Did Olivia .................. about your site?

5. I’m almost certain this phone is broken because I can’t hear anything. MUST
This telephone .................... because I can’t hear anything.

B. Correct the errors in the following sentences: (5 items x 1 p= 5 points)

1. His room is more messy than his brother’s room.

2. He is a very succesful actor.
3. Grandma always advices her not to talk to strangers.
4. He loves her so much that he thinks she is ireplaceable.
5. The car stoped at the traffic lights.

C. Put the verbs in the correct form: (10 items x 1 p = 10 points)

1. If I .................(be) richer, I would buy a mansion.

2. As soon as she ................(arrive) at the hotel, she will have lunch with her friends.
3. The policeman told the old lady that someone ............ (find) her bag the previous week.
4. The little girl is crying because she ..........(cut) her finger.
5. He ........ (say) to be one of the best teachers in our school.
6. Listen! They……………….(play) such a nice song.
7. I really………..(love) your mother’s cake when you invited me over.
8. Don’t forget………(send) me some photos!
9. She will have to rewrite everything if she……..(not pay ) enough attention.
10. He…..(not sleep) when the alarm clock went off.

TOTAL 100 PUNCTE

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 MINISTERUL EDUCAŢIEI NAŢIONALE
OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ
FAZA JUDEŢEANĂ, 18 MARTIE 2017
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VARIANTA I

BAREM DE CORECTARE SI NOTARE

Question I (50 points)

Informal letter Marking scheme

Question II ( 5 x 5 = 25 points)

1. C
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. D

Question III (25 points)

A.(5 answers x 2 = 10 points)

1. Claire had arrived on time
2. pizza is eaten
3. isn’t much coffee
4. make any comment
5. must be broken

B. (5 answers x 1 point = 5 points )

1. messier
2. successful
3. advises
4. irreplaceable
5. stopped

C. (10 answers x 1 point = 10 points)

1. were
2. arrives
3. had found
4. has cut
5. is/was said
6. are playing
7. loved
8. to send
9. doesn’t pay
10. wasn’t sleeping

TOTAL 100 PUNCTE

TOATE SUBIECTELE SUNT OBLIGATORII.TIMP DE LUCRU 90 DE MINUTE. NU SE

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