Olimpiada de limba engleză

Clasa a VII-a

Use of English:ex:1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
70 puncte
Writing:30 puncte

Varianta 5

Subiectul I

Choose the correct word from the ones underlined:

1. People who ask impossible/ impossibly questions do not deserve an answer.
2. It was late/ lately when he realised he had lost his ticket.
3. My sister draws real/ really well, everybody praises her.
4. How are you? I hope you’re good/ well.
5. If you were held up in traffic would you wait patient/ patiently?
6. The show was wonderful/wonderfully organised .
7. When I saw him coming out of the room, I was sure/ surely that he had failed the exam.
8. The machine runs smooth/ smoothly.
9. Where is he? I haven’t seen him late/ lately.
10. I knew it was late/ lately for such a decision.

( 10x 1point )
Subiectul II

Put each verb in brackets into a suitable verb form .

I was on time for my dentist’s appointment, but the dentist was still busy with another patient, so I ( 1)
………….( sit) in the waiting room and ( 2)……………..( read) some of the old magazines lying there. While I
( 3)………………..( wonder) whether to leave and come back another day, I (4)…………………..( notice) a
magazine article about teeth. It ( 5)………………..( begin) : ‘ How long is it since you last ( 6)
………………….( go) to the dentist? (7)……………………( you go) regularly every six months ? Or
(8)…………………..( you put off) your visit for the last six years? ‘ Next to the article was a cartoon of a man
in a dentist’s chair. The dentist ( 9)………………….( say) : ‘ I’m afraid this ( 10) …………………..( hurt).’

(10x 1 point)
Subiectul III

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

1. It is not a very interesting …………………….and I get bored. OCCUPY

2. Perhaps I should give you an ………………….for my choice. EXPLAIN
3 . Now I am quite a …………………….woodworker! SUCCESS
4. I am working on the ………………….of some furniture at the moment. CONSTRUCT
5. I don’t feel any ……………………..I’ve turned out to be the best EMBARRASS
student in the class!
6. Jack had never wanted to be a ……………….. POLITICS
7. He learned to give a big smile, and read the speech which had been
prepared by his………………speechwriter. PERSON
8. He has a kind of …………………they said. INNOCENT
9. They did not mind that he had no………………. IMAGINE
10. He seemed quite …………………..in what he was saying. INTEREST

( 10 x 1 point)
Subject 4

Fill in the blanks with for or since:

1. I haven’t rung him up …… ……………… I came back from my holidays.

2. He has been a teacher of English …… ……………. ten years.
3. Your clothes have been scattered everywhere …… …………………. you came home.
4. He has been an excellent worker ……… …………………… he came to our factory.
5. He has been fishing in the pond ……… ………………….. five hours.
6. I have been watching TV ……… ……………… I came home.
7. She has been ill ………………… six months.
8. These ruins have been here …………………… the Roman conquest.
9. I have been very busy …………… I came to the office.
10. He is terrible: he has been playing trombone …………….. an hour.
(5 points)

Subiectul 5

Change the following sentences by using You mustn’t or You don’t have to.

1. It isn’t necessary for you to do this homework.

.................................................................................................................................
2. It’s forbidden for you to park here.
.................................................................................................................................
3. You aren’t allowed to take guns with you on the plane.
.................................................................................................................................
4. Don’t talk to each other during the exam!
..................................................................................................................................
5. It isn’t necessary to leave a tip but you can if you want to.
……............................................................................................................................

( 5 points)

Subiectul 6

Find the word which should not be in the sentence:

1.Paul’s fourteenth birthday was coming up .
2.He was thinking round about it.
3.Should he have a big party,should or he go he go out with his friend John.
4.He decided to ask his friend what he thought of.
5.John’s choice was the party.
6.John’s parents stared at their son,be horrified at the idea.
7.They told him they didn’t want a lots of teenagers in their house,adding they couldn,t afford it
anyway.
8.They suggested to going out with John.
9.Paul agreed and arranged that to meet at a local cafe.
10.On the evening of his birthday Paul arrived at the cafe some time before eight but John wasn’t
at there yet.
 (10 points

Subiectul 7

Complete with the right tag question:

1.They haven’t been here before,.....

2.I’m still your friend,.....
3.You are not going to tell me to leave,...
4.She liked your dress,....
5.He doesn’t seem to like it,...
6.I taught you that last week,....
7.You will try it,....
8.They don’t like it,...
9.She didn’t read it,....
10.She can hardly see me,....
(10 puncte)

Subiectul 8

Use the words given correctly:

lend,borrow
1.May I .............................your pencil,please?
2.Brenda has lost her rubber;may she...........................yours?
3.David may .............my bat if he will.........................me his fishing rod.
4.If you .............................moneyyou may not be able to repay it.

learn,learned,teach ,taught
5.Please.................me to knit;I am anxious to .........................
6.Boy scouts are......................to be kind and helpful to others.
7.Until you have ...............................how to do something you should not try to
......................others.

(10 puncte)
Writing

Go on wth the story in your own way:(300 words)

....”I pushed open the door and went inside.The house was in total darkness......
( 30 points)
 Barem de corectare
Clasa a VII-a
Varianta 5
Subiectul.1 4. Since
1.impossible 5. For
2. late 6. Since
3.really 7. For
4.well 8. Since
9. Since
5.patiently
10. For
6.wonderfully
7.sure
8.smooth(ly) Subiectul 5:
9.lately
10.late 1.you don’t have to do this homework…
( 10 x 1point) 2.you mustn’t park here
3.you mustn’t take guns with you on the plane
4.you mustn’t talk to each other during the exam
5.you don’t have to leave a tip but you can if you
Subiectul 2 want to
1.sat
Subiectul 6
2.read
3.was wondering 1.-
4.noticed 2.round
5.began 3.or
6.went 4.of
7.Do you go 5.-
8.have you been putting off 6.be
9.was saying 7.a
10. will hurt / is going to hurt 8.to
9.that
10.at
( 10 x 1 point)
Subiectul 7
Subiectul.3
1.have they
2.aren’t I
1. occupation 3.are you
2. explanation 4.didn’t she
3. successful 5.does he
4. construction 6.didn’t I
5. embarrassment 7.won’t you
6. politician 8.do they
7. personal 9.did she
8. innocence 10.can she
9. imagination
Subiectul 8
10. uninterested
( 10 x 1 point) 1.borrow,
2.borrow
3.borrow,lend
4.lend
Subject 4 (10x0.5= 5p)
1.since 5.teach,learn
2. For 6.taught
3. Since 7.learned ,teach
Subiectul 9 Writing :30 puncte