R O M ĂN I A

MINISTERUL EDUCAŢIEI, CERCETĂRII SI INOVARII

INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN MUREŞ
TÂRGU-MUREŞ ,540097 ,str.VICTOR BABES nr.11
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Olimpiada de limba engleza

Faza judeteana – 4 aprilie 2009
Clasa a VII-a
Varianta 3

I. Fill in the blanks with ONE suitable word.

There was a (1)………..when drinking tea was almost unknown in European

countries. Once, a sailor brought his mother a (2)………… .
Naturally, he tried to bring something (3)………………. that she could show to
her friends.
Once the young man came back from India with a box of (4)……………. for his
mother. She didn’t know anything about tea, but she liked the (5)………………
and invited all her friends to come and (6)………………. it. When her son came
into the (7)……………, he saw cakes and fruit and sweets on the table and a big
plate full of tea-leaves. His mother and her friends were sitting (8)…………….
the table, eating the leaves with butter and salt. (9)…………… they all smiled, it
was(10)……………. that they didn’t enjoy the leaves.

10x1p=10p
II. Correct the underlined items:

1. Didn’t you do your homework, yet?

2. Have you called John yesterday?
3. When I was a child, I have ridden my bike to school.
4. Did you used to watch a lot of TV?
5. They speaks Spanish in Barcelona.
6. The sun is setting in the west.
7. Please be quiet! You make so much noise, I can’t concentrate.
8. Does he sleep much? No, he does never.
9. Tom lives in Rome for 5 years.
10. I will call you when I will finish cleaning.

10x2p=20p
III. Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D.

1. Tom hasn’t got……..money, but he’s a very kind young man.

A. a B. many C. much D. some
2. The mountaineer was striving…………..to get to the top of the mountain.
A. less B. hardly C. hardy D. hard
3. Let’s look into this shop, …………..?
A. don’t we B. shall we C. let’s not D. shan’t we
4. Why don’t we …………a phone call from here?
A. do B. take C. make D. get
 5. The pyramids were bigger……………we had imagined.
A. as B. then C. than D.but
6. “You don’t smoke, do you?” “………………..”.
A. Not B. No, don’t. C. Yes, I don’t. D.Yes, I do.
7. His girlfriend is ………….than me.
A. taller B. tallest C. more tall D. more taller
8. We have to arrive………time.
A. by B. to C. on D.-
9. The bricklayers worked ………..and ………….. .
A. hard…..quick B. hardly….quick C. hardly…..quickly D.
hard…..quickly
10. It’s …………..2008.
A. the October 20 B. of 20th October C. the 20th of October
th
D. October of 20

10 x1p= 10p

IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1. The window is open. Mary just (open)…………………..it.

2. He (fly )…………………to Paris in an hour.
3. Pat …………………(not/come) with us to the party.
4. What (you/do)…………………….last winter?
5. Mike (repair)…………….his car, when his friend (come)……………………
6. Look at the airplane! It (crash)…………………………….
7. Life (be) better 100 years from now.
8. Fred (not/know) how to swim.
9. All the mountains are white! It (snow)………………………..all night.
10. My brother (build) a sandcastle while I (ride) my bike.

10x 1p=10p

V. Complete the sentences. Use much, many, some , any, a, an, the where
necessary.

1. Tim needs…………advice. Can you help him?

2. How……………..petrol is there in the car?
3. ……………Japanese is a difficult language.
4. You didn’t buy……………..clothes today, did you?
5. Jack wants to be ………………doctor.
6. We took ………………photos when we were in Egypt.
7. Is there ……………..food left? I’m hungry.
8. Would you like to win……….million dollars?
9. Sarah wants to sail on …………..Danube.
10. All living creatures need……………..water.

10x 2p= 20p

VI.Write a composition in 120 words, beginning with the following words and
give it a title:

Jack woke up one morning to find that all his neighbours were standing in
front of his house. They were carrying signs and looked very angry.

30 p.

Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

Timpul de lucru este de 2 ore.