OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZA

FAZA LOCALA - FEBRUARIE 2007

CLASA a IX a

SUBIECTUL I - 15 puncte

Decide which answer (A,B,C or D) best fits each space.

Breakfast is one of those (1)…. that varies from person to person, and country to country.
For some (2)…. it means a (3)…. of toast and some coffee. In various places I’ve also been
offered (4)…. or fruit. (5)…. executives might eat breakfast at the (6)…. , while for many
schoolchildren breakfast is a (7)…. of milk at home, and then a long wait (8)…. the first break
of the morning , when they eat (9)…. or (10)…. chocolate bar. Some families sit down and eat
together (11)…. the morning, and listen to (12)…. news on the radio or (13)…. early morning
television. For other people, the early morning is a rush (14)….work or school, and there just
simply isn’t (15)…. .

1) A times B meals C foods D plates

2) A people B persons C breakfasts D us
3) A sheet B loaf C slice D sandwich
4) A a cheese B the cheese C cheese D cheeses
5) A Business B A business C Business’s D Businessmen
6) A train B street C morning D office
7) A glass B piece C warm D box
8) A to B is C until D which
9) A sandwich B the sandwich C a sandwiches D sandwiches
10) A a B some C a piece D a glass of
11) A for B in C at D while
12) A a B what C some D the
13) A look B watch C see D regard
14) A to B from C at D and
15) A there B it C enough D time

SUBIECTUL II – 20 puncte

Find the unnecessary word in each line and write it in the space provided on the right. Some
lines are correct. Indicate these lines with a tick (√ )

THE LONDON UNDERGROUND

0 The London underground has been much in the news recently, first when 0 …√…
1 access to the line to the Millennium Dome was restricted at the opening 1 .......
2 ceremony to the Prime Minister and his entourage, and so afterwards when it 2 ……
3 became a bone of contention between candidates in an election that took the 3……
4 place for the post of Mayor. Despite of travellers' complaints, the fact remains 4…….
5 that with road traffic in the city is hardly able to move, there is no better way of 5…….
6 getting out from one place to another. The first line was opened in 1863 but the 6……
7 system soon grew up to be the second largest in the world, after the New York 7……
8 Metro. The trains ran along tunnels constructed by digging a deep trench, filling 8…
9 the sides with a brick and then covering it over. Perhaps the most exciting innovation 9…..
10 on the underground, though, there was the first escalator, installed at Earls Court in 1911. 10…...
SUBIECTUL III- 15 puncte

Use the words in capitals at the end of the lines to form a word that fits in the space in the
same line.

1. Everybody that between Daisy and the Duke there was a mutual KNOW
2. feeling of . Now, Daisy could see that she had an opportunity ENEMY
3. to revenge herself by marrying off the Duke’s son to the SMART
4. American . She now simply smiled at herself! How HEIR
5. if she could bring of Wokingham’s son to the altar and SATISFY
6. marry him off to someone of her . It would be the equivalent CHOOSE
7. of winning the Gold Cup. Few could continue nowadays DUKE
8. without the influx of American money. The English had ARISTOCRAT
9.gone for American money in the hope of maintaining their ANCESTRY
10. homes. It was a fact that the of such large houses OWN
11. had become a worry rather than a comfort. Unless they INCREASE
12. were wilful and determined to marry off their sons to girls. WEALTH
13. Of course, some of these girls were English, fact which would DEAR
14. them to someone such as the Duke than any American girl MUCH
15. however charming and well up. BRING

SUBIECTUL IV- 20 puncte

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the
word given. You must use between three and eight words, including the word given.

1. I don’t see how the accident was anybody’s fault really. BLAME
I don’t really think that _____________________________the accident.

2. It was only because of Sarah’s quick reactions that we weren’t injured. IT

If__________________________Sarah’s quick reactions, we would have been injured.

3. I would prefer you not to come, if you don’t mind. RATHER

I__________________________if you don’t mind.

4. He’s agreed to help the police as long as his name is not made public. CONDITION
He’s agreed to help the police_________________________not reveal his name.

5. Things have got worse since he started to interfere. MATTERS

He___________________________________for us by interfering.

6. The committee did not consider how we would feel about the proposal. ACCOUNT
Our views on the proposal_____________________________by the committee.

7. The cream she recommended really improved my complexion. WONDERS

The cream she recommended_______________________my complexion.

8. There seems to be hardly any similarity between our lives any more. COMMON
Our lives_________________________________any more.

9. How fortunate that you were able to give me a lift! STROKE

What___________________________that you were able to give me a lift!
10. They haven’t got used to the new system yet. TERMS
They haven’t _______________________________the new system yet.

SUBIECTUL V- 10 puncte

For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentence, but using the word given. This word must not be altered in any way.

1. I really don’t know what you’re talking about. faintest

……………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Could you watch my bag while I’m away, please? eye
………………………………………………………………………………………
3. He is unlikely to carry out the plan. practice
………………………………………………………………………………………
4. The people who used to do this kind of work have been replaced by machines. place
………………………………………………………………………………………
5. You’re far more practical than I am. nowhere
……………………………………………………………………………………...
6. Brian and his mother are very similar. after
……………………………………………………………………………..
7. I don’t have enough money for a new coat. afford
……………………………………………………………………..
8. You should change your bad habit. high
………………………………………………………………….
9. I am certain I passed my exam this time. have
…………………………………………………………………..
10 The police are examining the case carefully. into
……………………………………………………………

SUBIECTUL VI- 10 puncte

Put the verbs in brackets in the right tense and voice:

As it happens, a few weeks ago, I (watch) an episode where Michelle-my favourite character-
had just been shot in the leg. It was very dramatic and I ( glue) to the set. After it (finish) I was
absolutely exhausted from the stress of it all. Nevertheless, I’d promised my friend Joe that I (go) out
without her to see a movie that she (want) to see for ages.
It (pour) with rain and we splashed through the puddles until finally we (arrive) at the
cinema. To our intense annoyance there was an extremely long queue and we (wait) in line for over
20 minutes. Finally, we got in , (buy) an enormous box of popcorn and stumbled through the
darkness until we gratefully discovered two seats together.
After a minute though I suddenly thought that I was hallucinating. I could quite definitely hear
Michelle talking. I listened harder. It was definitely her. Slowly I looked around and there she was,
(sit) right behind me.

SUBIECTUL VII-10 puncte

Read the following text and then choose from the list A-J the best phrase given below to fill
each of the spaces. Each correct phrase may be used only once.
Some of the suggested answers do not fit at all.
Some Amazing Facts About Lightning

Did you know that lightning travels up and down many times between the earth and the sky? It just
looks as (0) ….J ….because it happens so fast. Travelling at the speed of light and carrying as
much as one million volts, a stroke of lightning can do tremendous damage to buildings and often
causes fires which lead to the destruction of thousands of trees. Lightning always seeks out the
longest objects, especially if they are made of metal, so (1)……….., get rid of golf clubs, ice-axes
and similar objects.

The next time you are caught in a thunderstorm, (2)……………, you should kneel on to the
ground with your feet close together and your hands on your knees. With luck, the lightning,(3)
………..,will roll over your back and into the ground. It is better (4)………but even being indoors
may not protect you. In 1990, a family in a house in Lincolnshire, England were astonished when
lightning came down their chimney, bounced off the fireplace across the living room and into the
kitchen where it melted saucepans together and roasted instantaneously a leg of lamb they were
going to have for dinner. They could have been killed (5)………… Much more astonishing is the
case of Edwin Robinson, a blind man struck by lightning and knocked unconscious. When he came
to, he realized that he could see again.

A if you are in the open during a thunderstorm

B if you what you are doing
C if you can get to shelter
D if you are not prepared
E if they had been in the kitchen
F if there is no shelter
G if it hits you
H if care isn’t taken
I if it hadn’t been avoided
J if it is going down