Model subiect Olimpiada de Limba Engleza

Etapa judeteana - Clasa a-IX-a

I.1) Write a story beginning with the words „ It was a beautiful autumn day…” and
finishing with the words „ … we all felt happy to be back home.” (250 words)
(25 points)
2) You have received an email from your friend Tom, who is planning to open a
restaurant. Read Tom’s email and write a reply to him. Write your answer in 120-150
words in an appropriate style. (25 points)
Email
From: Tom Smith
Subject: Restaurant
You remember how Sara and I have always wanted to open a restaurant – well, we are
going to do it!
We want to serve food from different countries in our restaurant so we are planning to
travel around to collect some ideas. We want to come to your country. When is the best
to come?
We want to find out what people cook at home every day. What’s the best way for us to
do that?
We’d also like to go to some local restaurants which serve traditional food. Can you
recommend one?
When we open the restaurant in July, we’d like to come will you be free?
Reply soon.
Tom
II. USE OF ENGLISH
A. Complete the text with the appropriate form of the verbs in brackets. (20 points)
I suppose that, in many ways I (1) have been (be) lucky since the day I was born. I
was born two months premature and I was very ill, but somehow I (2)…………….
(survive). Then, when I was three ,I fell into a pond on a farm I (3)……………..(stay)
at .My mum (4)…………..(go )into hospital for an operation and some friends (5)
………………(look after) me at the time. Luckily, a man (6)………………… (work)
near the pond and he (7)……………………… (pull) me out !
Now I’m in my last year at school and all my friends (8)…………………. (think) I’m
very lucky. I can’t say I’m very hard-working, but I do well at exams – the right
questions always come up. I’m also lucky in love and (9)……………….. (go out) with
an amazing girl for the last six months. I hope my luck (10)……………….. (continue) in
the future.
I will take my university entrance exams in the summer and as soon as I (11)
……………..(finish) them, I will be travelling for a couple of months.

B. Key word transformation. 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: (10 POINTS)

1. He did the same job as his father, as it was expected of him. FOOTSTEPS
He followed ……………………………….., as it was expected of him.
2. No one knows why they are emigrating. FOR
No one knows ………………………………..emigration.
3. You shouldn’t put down your friends. WRONG
It’s ………………………………………..about your friends.
4. Mike prefers going by train to flying. THAN
Mike prefers to…………………………………………..fly.
5. You should be in bed now. It’s late. WENT
It’s ………………………………………………..to bed.
 C. Read the text below and use the word given in capitals on the right, to form
words that fit in the gaps: (20 points)

The presentation of history

When dealing with (0) sensitive issues such as atrocities of war and man’s (1)………….
To man ,interpreters of history may try in vain to give an even-handed (2)…………….of the
subject .This creates the danger of ”softening” the image to make it a little less (3)………….. , a
little less (4)………. And a little more acceptable to the general audience. This is an injustice to
history, with too much emphasis put on the bland and not enough on the harsh reality of the past.
Interpreting our heritage is not a soft option where all that is required is a nice,(5)…………view
of the past. It requires a full working (6)……………..of the issues and the evidence, together
with a (7)……………..to be open about the strengths and weaknesses of our ability to interpret
in a way that (8)…………understanding. If(9)…………….is required to do that ,then it should
not be avoided for fear of presenting something(10)………

1)Sense 2)Human 3)Treat 4)Horror 5)Shame 6) Sentiment 7)Perceive 8) Will

9)Deep 10) Provoke 11) Agree
BAREM DE CORECTARE

Use of English

A. 2x10=20p

1) survived

2)was staying

3)went

4)were looking after

5)was working

6)pulled

7)think

8)have been going out

9)will continue

10)finish/have finished

B. 5x2=10p

1)...in his father’s footsteps...

2) ...the reason for their...

3)...wrong to talk badly...

4) ...go by train rather than...

5)...about/high time you went...

C. 2x10=20p

1) INHUMANITY

2)TREATMENT

3)HORRIFIC

4)SHAMEFUL

5)SENTIMENTAL

6)PERCEPTION

7)WILLINGNESS

8)DEEPENS

9)PROVOCATION

10)DISAGREABLE