Inspectoratul Şcolar Judeţean Timiş

Scoala Gimnaziala Nr. 2 LugojOlimpiada de limba engleză – etapa pe şcoalăClasa a VIII-a

SUBIECTUL I: ENGLISH IN USE 50 points
1. Read the article about Jim Kendrick’s commute*. Choose the best word to fill the spaces.
*commute = a journey to and from work 25p.
1…………..day, Jim Kendrick leaves home at five o’clock in the morning and drives to work. That’s not
unusual. 2………...of people get up early to drive to work. But Jim Kendrick’s work is 320 kilometres away
from his home. It 3………………….. him three and a half hours to get from his home in San Antonio, Texas to
his job at the port in Houston.  In the evening, he does the journey4……………..., and gets home at nine
o’clock 5………………... the evening.
Recently, Jim won a competition – ‘America’s Longest Commute’. He won $10,000, enough to pay for his fuel
for one year.
Reporters asked Jim why he drives so far to work.  He replied, ‘I have a lovely house in San Antonio. 
I 6……………... want to leave it.  And I like the drive too. It gives7………………...energy. I’ll probably
do 8………………. journey for another five or ten years. Then I’ll look 9……………... a
job 10…………………..
1. All/ Every/ Most
2. Lots/ Many/ Much
3. gets/ makes/ takes
4. again/ still/ enough
5. on/ at/ in
6. don’t/ didn’t/ can’t
7. me/ my/ mine
8. this/ those/ their
9. at/ after/ for
10. nearly/ nearer/ nearest
2. There is a mistake in each sentence. Find it and rewrite the sentences correctly. 25 p.
. It is raining when I got home last night.
2. We’ll buy a new house if we’ll have money.
3. The train will arrive at 5 a.m. tomorrow.
4. Could you tell me where is the bus station?
5. I would better go home.
6. I wish you come in time.
7. If I had been you, I would tell the truth.
8. They announced me that the meeting will be postponed to a later date.
9. Despite he has the flu, he isn’t absent today.
10. She told me that she hadn’t gone to school yesterday.
SUBIECTUL II: READING COMPREHENSION AND WRITING FUNCTIONS 25 points
Read about the climate in Madagascar on a travel website. Then choose true or false
Madagascar – When to go

Madagascar has two seasons, a warm, wet season from November to April, and a cooler
dry season between May and October. However, different parts of the country have very
different weather.
The east coast is hotter and wetter, with up to 4000mm of rainfall per year. In the rainy
season, there are strong winds, and these can cause a lot of damage.  Avoid visiting
eastern Madagascar between January and March because the weather can make road
travel very difficult.  The dry season is cooler and more pleasant.

The high, central part of the country is much drier and cooler. About 1,400 mm of rain
falls in the rainy season, with some thunderstorms, but the summer is usually sunny and dry, but it can be cold,
especially in the mornings, with freezing showers, and it may snow in mountain areas above 2,400m, and even
stay there for several days.

The west coast is the driest part of the island. Here, the winter months are pleasant with little rain, cooler
temperatures and blue skies.  The summers can be extremely hot, especially in the southwest.  This part of the
country is semi-desert, and only gets around 300mm of rain per year.

TRUE/FALSE

1  Madagascar has four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter.

 2  There is more rain in January than in June.

3  The wet season is colder than the dry season.

 4  It hardly ever rains in central Madagascar.

5  The wettest part of the island is the east.

6  January-March is a good time to visit eastern Madagascar.

7  The centre of Madagascar is the coldest part.

8  Snow sometimes falls in Madagascar.

9  The west coast has the best weather in December.10  The north-east is hotter than the south-east.

SUBIECTUL III: WRITING 25 points

Write a story ending with the following line : I was quite sure I would never go back there again .

Write 150-180 words on your answer sheet. Give your story a catchy title.

NOTĂ: Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Timp de lucru – 2 ore.

Nu se acordǎ puncte din oficiu.

Ministerul Educaţiei Naţionale
Inspectoratul Şcolar Judeţean Timiş
Scoala Gimnaziala Nr. 2 Lugoj
Olimpiada de limba engleză – etapa pe şcoală
23 Ianuarie 2019
Clasa a VIII-a
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SUBIECTUL I ENGLISH IN USE – 50 points

1. 10x2,5 p = 25 points
1 Every 2 Lots 3 takes 4 again 5 in 6 don’t 7 me 8 this 9 for 10 nearer

2 . 10 x 2,5 = 25 points
1 It was raining, 2 if we have, 3 arrives, 4 where the bus station is, 5 I had better, 6 you came, 7 I would have
told, 8 the meeting would be postponed, 9 Despite the fact that…., 10 ...to school the day before.

SUBIECTUL II READING COMPREHENSION AND WRITING FUNCTIONS 25 points

1 FALSE
2 TRUE
3 FALSE
4 TRUE
5 TRUE
6 FALSE
7 TRUE
8 TRUE
9 TRUE
10 FALSE

SUBIECTUL III WRITING 25 points

5 X 5P = 25 points

1.Task accomplishment 5 points

2.Register and vocabulary 5 points
3.Correct gramatical structures 5 points
4.Organization and cohesion 5 points
5.Impact on the reader 5 points