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OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

Clasa a VII-a
Faza judeţeană – 31 martie 2012
Varianta 3

I. USE OF ENGLISH (WRITE ONLY THE ANSWERS ON YOUR ANSWER SHEET)

Subject 1
Seven sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from sentences a-h the one that best
fits each gap. There is one extra sentence you don’t need:

a. The three men disappeared one night and were never seen again.
b. Most men could extend their arms and touch the wall on either side.
c. Thirty-six men tried to escape, including two who tried to escape twice.
d. It is hard to get to and it is even harder to escape from.
e. However, the prison was finally closed in 1963.
f. The other five are still listed as ‘missing’.
g. Most people think they drowned trying to swim over to the shore.
h. So they started building a prison, and from the 1930s to the 1960s, Alcatraz was America’s top
security prison.
Alcatraz

Alcatraz is a small, rocky island in the San Francisco Bay. 1 __ Ii is isolated and surrounded by icy cold
waters with dangerous currents. It was first a military fortress, but by the end if the 1860s the army
realized it was an ideal place for putting dangerous prisoners. 2__
The cells were very small. Each cell measured just 1.5 metres by 2.7 metres. 3__ Each cell had a small
sink and toilet, and a narrow bed. Prisoners weren’t allowed to talk to each other much, and there were
strict rules with harsh punishments for those who broke them.
In spite of the difficulty of getting from the island to the mainland, there were many attempts by
prisoners to escape. 4__ Twenty-three men were recaptured, six others were shot and killed during their
escape, and two drowned trying to swim across the bay. 5__ The Hollywood film Escape from Alcatraz
tells the story of three of those men. Clint Eastwood played the part of real-life prisoner Frank Morris,
who, along with two friends planned a very clever escape over seven months. 6__ The police looked
for them for years but nobody knows what happened to them.
7__ After all, if someone had managed to escape from Alcatraz, they would want to reappear and tell
the world about it somehow!
(14 points)

Subject 2
Choose the correct item:
1. The kangaroo is an animal ……….. lives in Australia.
A. who B. whose C. that
2. Meryl Streep is the actress …………. Played in Mamma Mia.
A. whose B. who C. which
3. The girl ………….. parents are doctors lives next door to us.
A. who B. whose C. that
4. Katrina is the hurricane ………… hit New Orleans.
A. which B. whose C. who
5. Maria is the one …………… is always late for class.
A. whose B. which C. who
(5 points)

Subject 3
Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs:

A few years ago, British Airways decided to focus on the business travel market. They a.)……… the
number of seats on their planes and b.)………….. prices substantially. They c.) …………. a lot of
complaints about the strategy. Then the market was hit by September 11th. Since then, they have been
forced to d.) …………. prices and e.) …………… them lower.
(5 points)
Subject 4
Choose the correct word or words (sometimes two are possible)
1. People from my country eat much/many/a lot of meat.
2. Are much/many/any of your friends coming to the party?
3. Have you got much/many/any homework tonight?
4. I didn’t have much/many/any lunch.
5. I’ve got much/many/a lot of work to do today.
(5 points)
Subject 5
Complete the sentences using the words given in the correct form:
1. Peter’s ……………. person I know. clever
2. It was …………….. holiday I’ve ever had. bad
3. This is probably ……………. important thing for her. little
4. It’s …………….. club in town. popular
5. Susan is my …………….. sister. old
(5 points)

Subject 6
Complete the sentences by adding –ed or –ing.
1. It was a confus__ film – the plot was difficult to understand.
2. I loved the story. I was grip__ from beginning to end.
3. The film was too long. I was bor__ by the end.
4. I was annoy__ because I missed the start of the race.
5. This book has a very surprise__ ending.
(5 points)
Subject 7
Choose the correct word:
 Last Sunday we 1. got/made/had/did a picnic at Blagdon Lake. We 2. did/made/ate/put lots of
sandwiches to take with us. We were excited 3. for/on/to/about our first summer excursion. Until we
got 4. to/over/up/away in the morning, we didn’t know if we could go. Everything depended
5. on/at/with/for the weather, but it was a beautiful day. We cycled and we 6. had/made/got there in an
hour. We were really hot, so we all 7. got/had/had got/did a swim in the lake. On the way back we
8. got/had/did/made lost and we had to ask someone 9. from/about/with/for directions. It was a lovely
day and now we’re looking 10. at/for/from/to a good place to go on our next excursion.
(10 points)

Subject 8
Complete the sentences putting the verbs into the present perfect or past simple:
1. …………………………………………. in an aeroplane before? (you / ever fly)
2. …………………………………………what I told you to do? (you / already forget)
3. My parents …………………………………….. me some money when I left home. (give)
4. There's nobody here – everybody ………………………………… out. (go)
5. ……………………………………… when you left the dentist? (your mouth / hurt)
(5 points)

Subject 9
Choose the correct answer:
Hello! Just a quick e-mail to say that we’re OK and that our trip has gone well. Tomorrow we (1) ‘ll
take/ ‘re taking/take the train to Paris. I’ve decided that I (2) ‘ll visit/’m going to visit/’m visiting the
Louvre when we’re there, but Jane isn’t interested in art, so I suppose she (3) ‘ll do/’s doing/does
something different. Our train back home (4) will leave/is going to leave/leaves early on Sunday
morning and (5) will get/is getting/gets to Portsmouth at 14.50. What (6) will you do/are you doing/ do
you do on Sunday afternoon? The weather forecast on the internet says it (7) ‘s raining/’s going to
rain/rains on Sunday, so could you come and meet us? If not, we (8) ‘ll walk/’re walking/walk home or
get a taxi.
(8 points)
Subject 10
Complete these sentences with a, an, the or no article:
1. We usually meet once ….. week.
2. I enjoy studying languages but I find ….. Latin quite difficult.
3. I always listen to ….. radio when I get up.
4. Can your daughter play ….. violin?
5. I can cycle 15 miles ….. hour.
6. Do you enjoy learning ….. Spanish?
7. The potatoes are 80 pence ….. bag.
8. I think you watch ….. television too often.
(8 points)

II. WRITING (30 points)

Subject 7
Write a story about a day in your life when everything seemed to go wrong but in the end it turned out
to be for the best. (100-150 words)
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OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

Clasa a VII-a
Faza zonală – 31 martie 2012
Varianta 3

Barem de corectare şi notare

I. USE OF ENGLISH

Subiectul 1 7x2=14p 5 surprising

1d
2h II. WRITING (30 points)
3b Subiectul 7 10x1=10p
4c 1 had
5f 2 made
6a 3 about
7g 4 up
Subiectul 2 5x1=5p 5 on
1c 6 got
2b 7 had
3b 8 got
4a 9 for
5c 10 for
Subiectul 3 5x1=5p Subiectul 8 5x1=5p
a reduced 1 Have you ever flown
b raised 2 Have you already forgotten
c received 3 gave
d re-think 4 has gone
e set 5 Did you mouth hurt
Subiectul 4 5x1=5p
1 a lot of Subiectul 9 8x1=8p
2 many/any 1 ‘re taking
3 much/any 2 ‘m going to visit
4 much/any 3 ‘ll do
5 a lot of 4 leaves
Subiectul 5 5x1=5p 5 gets
1 the cleverest 6 are you doing
2 the worst 7 ‘s going to rain
3 the least 8 ‘ll walk
4 the most popular
5 oldest/eldest/older/elder Subiectul 10 8x1=8p
1a
Subiectul 6 5x1=5p 2-
1 confusing 3 the
2 gripped 4 the
3 bored 5 an
4 annoyed 6-
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