Ministerul Educaţiei Naţionale

Inspectoratul Scolar al Municipiului Bucureşti

OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ - 2019-2020, clasa a VII-a, v1

Subject I (50 points):

A. (2px10=20 points) Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct verb forms. Write your answers on the
Answer Sheet.
Singer Katie Melua (1) _______ (come) from Georgia, in Eastern Europe. She (2) _______ (live) in the UK for five years
now with her father, who is a doctor. At the age of fifteen, she (3) _______ (win) a talent competition on a British television
channel and so she (4) _______ (get) into the music industry through the Brit school. Katie believes that getting to make a
debut album is the biggest opportunity she (5) _______ (have) so far. She (6) _______ (release) a new album this month,
which (7) _______ (already/get) fantastic reviews from music critics around Europe. She hopes she (8) _______ (be) as
famous as Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell, music legends who (9) _______ (be) an inspiration for her songwriting. The songs
she (10) _______ (sing) are a mixture of blues and jazz.

B. (2px10=20 points) Read the text and fill in the gaps with the appropriate word A, B, C or D. Write your answer on
the Answer Sheet.
Deep sleep is important for (1)______. The actual (2)_______ of sleep you need depends (3)_______ your age. A young
child (4)_______ to sleep ten to twelve hours, and a teenager about nine hours. Adults differ a lot in their sleeping
(5)_______. For most of them, seven to eight hours a night is (6)_______, but some sleep longer, while others manage with
only four hours. For a good night, having a comfortable (7)_______ to sleep is very important. Also, there should be
(8)_______ of fresh air in the room. A warm drink sometimes helps people to sleep, (9)_______ it is not a good idea to drink
coffee immediately before going to bed. (10)_______ you have to travel a very long distance, try to go to bed earlier than
usual the day before the journey. This will help you feel more rested when you arrive.

1. A. each B. someone C. everyone D. somebody

2. A. number B. sum C. size D. amount
3. A. of B. on C. by D. for
4. A. ought B. could C. must D. should
5. A. actions B. modes C. habits D. ways
6. A. few B. less C. enough D. well
7. A. ground B. place C. part D. point
8. A. plenty B. much C. more D. enough
9. A. for B. because C. as D. although
10. A. If B. Since C. Until D. After

C. (1px10=10 points) Read the sentences below and use the words given in capitals at the end of the row to form
words that fit in the gaps. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.
1. He completed the report with the _______ of his personal secretary. ASSIST
2. We had to _______ a lot of words for the spelling test. MEMORY
3. She came in too late because of a _______. UNDERSTAND
4. On that day, I felt I didn’t have the _________to get out of bed. STRONG
5. _______, we got home before it started to rain. FORTUNE
6. We have some brand new _______ in our club. EQUIP
7. Some young people today don't really care about their _______. APPEAR
8. Very few countries still have forms of corporal _______ in their laws. PUNISH
9. Children's books contain very beautiful _______. ILLUSTRATE
10. Our team is very _______. We’ve won three competitions this year. SUCCESS

Subject II (5px5=25 points) Read the text and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to the questions. Write your
answers on the Answer Sheet.

James Waltham - Chocolate taster

Whenever I tell people what I do for a living, they can hardly believe this job exists. But I'm not joking! I spend my days at
work eating chocolate! Tasting the chocolate is an essential part of making sure that customers get perfect bars of high-
quality chocolate from the company I work for.
Every week I receive samples, small amounts that show what the chocolate is like, from our factory, and I have to check
them for taste, texture and smell. I also have to taste the new materials we usually use - the nuts, fruit and so on. I spend
days choosing the most suitable ones to go into the chocolate.

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Just beside my company office I have a kitchen where I can test and taste products. I make - and I keep my colleagues
happy by giving them samples! My kitchen is full of machines and ingredients to play with. It's wonderful to have a private
space I can go off to during the day.
No two days are the same in this job. Sometimes I am at our food lab and others I'm out of the country buying our raw
materials and as I've got a young family that can be difficult. But that kind of variety, and lack of routine, is something I love
about the job, although I think it still comes second to the chocolate itself! The question I get asked most is whether I get
bored of chocolate. I've worked with it for a long time, and I've never felt I didn't want to eat it. In fact, I'll often go home and
eat some more in the evening!

1. What is James Waltham doing in the text?
A. recommending the best ways to taste chocolate
B. describing what personal qualities are needed to do
this job
C. telling readers what makes his job worth doing for
him
D. suggesting different methods of making chocolate
2. James says that when he tells people about his
work, they
A. say they would like to do the same thing
B. doubt whether he is serious
C. think it must be very easy
D. wonder why he chose it as a career
3. James says that working in his kitchen involves
A. trying various different preparation methods and
types of chocolate
B. checking the qualities of ingredients in each bar
C. discussing his opinions with other members of staff
D. making sure the best chocolate-making equipment
is used
4. What does James think could be a disadvantage of
his job?
A. He sometimes feels he has eaten too much chocolate.
B. He finds it difficult to have a routine with his work.
C. He has worked with the same product too long.
D. He needs to travel abroad some of the time.
5. Which one would be an advert for the chocolate
company James works for?
A. Every single bar of chocolate that leaves our factory is
tested for its taste.
B. We choose only the best ingredients - just chocolate
beans, sugar and milk. We don't add anything else.
C. We're proud of being so environmentally-friendly - all our
ingredients are bought from local businesses.
D. We check everything that goes into your chocolate, so
that you can enjoy the best chocolate possible.

Subject III (25 points) Write a narrative essay beginning like this:

“I was alone in the house, reading a scary ghost story as snow was falling silently outside. The only sound was the ticking of
a very old clock. I was absorbed in the story when suddenly I began to feel that someone was watching me.”

Write your story in 120 - 150 words (12-15 lines) and give it an appropriate title. Pay attention to the following:
 you don't need long descriptions;
 use dialogues only if they are relevant for your characters or events;
 you should use this plan:   
1. Introduction (paragraph 1 - set the scene)
2. Main body (paragraph(s) 2/3 - develop the story)
3. Conclusion (paragraph 4 - end the story)

Don’t count the words given!

SCRIEŢI RĂSPUNSURILE PE FOAIA DE RĂSPUNS (ANSWER SHEET). BARAŢI TOATE SPAŢIILE NECOMPLETATE.
TIMP DE LUCRU: 120 MINUTE. NU SE ACORDĂ PUNCTE DIN OFICIU.

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Inspectoratul Scolar al Municipiului Bucureşti
OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ - 2019-2020, clasa a VII-a, v1

INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR AL MUNICIPIULUI BUCUREŞTI

OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ, 2019-2020
ETAPA PE ŞCOALĂ – CLASA a VII-a

PUNCTAJ SI BAREM
VARIANTA 1

I. (50 points)

A. (2px10=20 points)

1. comes
2. has been living/ has lived
3. won
4. got
5. has had
6. has released
7. is already getting/ has already got
8. will be
9. are/ have been
10. sings

B. (2px10=20 points)

1-C; 2-D; 3-B; 4-A; 5-C; 6-C; 7-B; 8-A; 9-D; 10-A

C. (1px10=10 points)

1. ASSISTANCE 2. MEMORISE 3. MISUNDERSTANDING 4. STRENGTH 5. FORTUNATELY 6. EQUIPMENT

7. APPEARANCE 8. PUNISHMENT 9.  ILLUSTRATIONS 10.  SUCCESSFUL

II. (5px5=25 points)

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

III. (25 points) – Marking Scheme

NOTĂ: Pentru subiectul I.A se acceptă orice altă variantă corectă.

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