Ministerul Educate! si Cercetni CCertrul National de Evaluate gi Examinare Etapa judeteand/sectoaretor municipiului Bucuresti a olimpiadelor nationale gcolare — 2020 Proba scris& Limba englezs CLASA a X-a - SECTIUNEA A Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Nu se acorda puncte din oficiu. Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore. ‘SUBIECTUL A - USE OF ENGLISH (40 p s) |. Read the following text and put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. 10 points The people of Sawston (1)were ecus"{EVACUATE) yesterday as forest fire headed towards the town. Such (2)(the heat/BE)wos ia !Of the oncoming inferno that trees more than 100 metres ahead began to smoulder. Only once in recent years, during 2018, a town of his size has had (B}o be ewenat(EVACUATE) because of forest fires. A fleet of coaches and lorries (4)orves (ARRIVE) in the town early in the moming. Residents with cars (S)uex ogee (ORDER) to leave by mid-moming. Later in the day, as the wind changed direction and i became clear that the fire (6\wavtd feave (LEAVE) Sawston untouched, complaints from some residents (7)uere luard (HEAR). ‘At no time did the fires pose a real threat, said one local man. ‘I (8)sidn't_ wart (NOT WANT) to leave my home, nor did most of my neighbours.’ But Chief Fire Officer Jones replied, ' (9)had we at {Wel not TAKE) this action, lives would have been put at risk. Only when the fires (10)kme_move(MOVE) well away from the town will residents be allowed to return to their homes.” Il, Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each gap. 10 points Responding to (1)__UN (PROVOKE insults that have been thrown at you is a (2)wonederut (WONDER) way of honing your sense of humour. The great (3) sgyt (PLAY) George Bemard Shaw was a contemporary of Winston Churchill's. George Berard Shaw (4) (THOUGHT) invited Churchil to the first night of one of his plays, (5)2xcBs1q._ (CLOSE) two tickets with a note which said, ‘One for yourself and one for a friend - if you have one.’ Churchill lost no time in writing back, saying that (6)mtoctxaldy(FORTUNATE), due to pressure of work, he would be (7)___ UNABLE) to come, but could he have tickets for the second night “f there is one,’ This joke was (8)¥pdoted_ (DATE) more recently by a prominent (9)Bo@tictan (POLITICS) in the Labour Party, when speaking to a colleague and (10)&aLonq (LIFE) rival of his. Probé scrisd la limba engleza ‘clasa a Xia secjunea A t4in4Ministerul Educatie s1 Cercet&r Centrul National de Evaluare 51 Examinare Il, Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. 10 points 1,1____ you the report as soon as I A. am sending/finish/should have aa send/finish/should have C. am going to send/will finish/might have D. will be sendingihave finished/must have it. You it by Friday. 21's large companies thinking about how loc 1 communities __ by their 3. isn time/started/are affected B. about time/had started/are affected C. just time/would start/are being affected D. time/starthave been affected 3.1f1___you were arriving __ that train, |__to meet you. Why _me a text? A knewnbyiwould have come/didnt you send B. had knowm/onhwould come/haven't you sent . knewrinhll comefdon't you send BYhad known/ontwould have come/didn't you send 4.Nosooner____at the café thana_ waitress came to our table and suggested the day's special. K we had arrived/ tall beautiful French’ trying had we arrived/beautiful tall French/ that we try C. did we arrive/ French tall beautifulwe tried D. we have arrived/beautiful tall French we have tried 5. Do you remember | told you dizzy spelis? Well, | -l’ve just been diagnosed low blood pressure, sol'm on__for that. ByFabeen having/ needn't have worried/ with/ medication B. I'd hadi needn't have worried/ for! medicine €. I'd been having/ didn't need to worry/ from/ treatment D. I've had/ mustn't worry/ as/ cure 6. ‘Don't forget that you are going to take an important exam! | would start studying i were you’, Pete told Sarah. A Pete urged Sarah not to forget that she is going to take an important exam and said he would start to study if he had been her. B. Pete reminded Sarah not to forget she went to take am important exam and told her he wouldn't tart studying if she had been him. Oa reminded Sarah that she was going to take an important exam and advised her to start dying. D. Pete asked Sarah to not forget he was going to take an important exam and warned her to start studying 7. He wasn’t able to understand the radio message because of interference. A. Interference was the reason that prevented him understanding the radio message. he interference on the radio made it impossible for him to understand the message. ‘There was a lot of interference, that meant he may not have understood the message. D. He was prevented to understand the radio message by interference. roba scrisi la iba engleza clasa a Xia seqhunea Pagina 2din 4 coeMinisterul Educates Cercetari CCentrl National de Evaluare si Examinare 8. He got up at the crack of and started the long, ___ climb up the mountain. Although itwas a___ task, he knew he up to the challenge. ‘A. day/ strained / daring/ might arise B. daybreak/exhausting/ menial / might raise C. moming/ steep/ debatable/ would ride fawn! strenuous/ daunting/ would rise t is difficult to understand why millions of cinema-goers queue for hours to obtain ickets to see the blockbuster to discover that the film is a disappointment. ‘A. newest/just/ severe B. last /if only/ deep jatest/ only/ bitter ate/ and then’ biting 10, Why is she still__? She's already as thin as, A. dieing! a post ™ CB pietina! arake -. diting/ an eel D. dying’ a bone IV. Translate the following text into English. 10 points De obicei, cei pe care Tlintrebam ridicau din umeri si se indepértau. Un rogcovan cu 0 voce subtire si neplacuta paru insa interesat, ciuli urechile si se apropie de mine. “Dar de ce-t cauli?" ma intreba el. In mod normal, n-as fi suflat 0 vorba despre cea ce mi se paruse, de teama sa nu fiu socotit nebun. Tipul trudise toata ziua, dar ardta de parca nu ar fi muncit deloc. SUBIECTUL B- INTEGRATED SKILLS (60 points) Read the text below and do the tasks that follow. Thetor priority of any newspaper ito se. Never before has his beon as portant ae tis today. ‘mainian croulation fures_As a result they are heavily dependent on commercial concerns and ‘marketing. While many journalists and editors try to be as objective in their approach as possible, ‘@ certain amount of bias is inevitable. Be aware of this and keep a lookout for certain characteristics and you will become a more discemiing reader. Editors know that eye-catching ‘shock stories shift more copies. For this reason, you are more likely to see news of a bombing or the latest victim of a serial Killer on the front page than an ‘account of firemen saving someone's life Similarly, coverage of national pariiamentary elections will take precedence over everything else, including major world news, Positioning other stories further back subconsciously affects the reader's view of their significance. What's more, restrictions on the number of stories in any one issue may mean that some stories will simply be omitted. Some newspapers may ty to avoid seeming overty sensationalist, jul they sil-intience the. example, a public demonstration attended by 860 protesters can be desened m positive terms with ‘Over 500 people took to the streets to protest against the proposal’ or, conversely, in a negative way with The protest march was marked by a poor tumout of fewer than 600 people’. It reba radi ba engl Tana ata seq Pagina 3 din 4 aeMinister Educate! si Cercetri CCentrul National de Evaluare si Examinare all depends on the journalist's point of view. Headiines are often particularly revealing in this Fespect and are often deciding factor for a reader when considering whether or not to buy the Rewspaper. Editors will aim to make stories sound more dramatic, knowing that the headline “Six die in train crash’ wil probably attract more attention than ‘Two trains colide outside station’. Newspapers make choices about the kind of pictures they show in order to influence public Opinion. A photograph of a presidential candidate, for instance, could be taken from a flattering or unflattering perspective. At a football match, the camera angle can be narrowed onto a scene of hooliganism, suggesting that violence was widespread, or widened to play it down as one isolated incident. Newspapers rely heavily on advertising for revenue. Those that receive a large part of their income from a particular company are therefore unlikely to publish information to the detriment of that company's products. They may even include press releases promoting the firm's latest creation, while ignoring that of its chief competitor. To obtain a broad ening in the world, it is best to read widely. Luckily, major ‘hewspapers now have their own websites, so itis easier than ever to access information on news item from a range of sources. |. For each question decide which answer (A, B, C or D) fits best according to the text. 10 points 1 ‘A, fewer restrictions, B, rising overheads ©) fierce competition. D. falling advertising revenue. ‘A. they are too sensationalist. B. important stories require more room. eye news doesn't sell papers. aren't exciting enough. 3. 1n fgragraph thres the writ explains that some naners try to affect ceaders’ apinians by. A. Selecting words to achieve a particular effect. B. using highly sensationalist language. C. explicitly criticising people or actions. D. exclusively using exciting language. the writer's vie fi io not need to exaggerate the facts. reflect the editor's political views. C. can boost newspaper sales D. are less important than good quality articles. 5. Whe ast paragrapbrthe waiter writer suggests that newspaper readers should be A. aitical B. positive. dismissive. Jcautious. Il, Starting from the text above, write a for-and-against essay on the following topic: The ‘mass media is a mirror that reflects the reality without pinning any labels. (220-250 words) 50 points Proba scriella mba englez clasaa Xt Geajunea A Pagina 4 din 4 *