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Olimpiada de Limba Engleză

Etapa pe Şcoală
20 ianuarie 2023
Clasa a VII-a

I. Reading Comprehension: 25p.

A. Read the following text and choose the correct option a, b or c. (10x2p=20p.)

Liverpool city council want to clear the city of fat pigeons. They say that people are feeding
the birds, which makes them fat. The pigeons get bigger because their normal diet would
consist of seeds and insects, not high-fat junk food they are eating in the city centre.
The council want people to know that everyone who feeds the pigeons is responsible for the
streets being so crowded with these birds. They hope to encourage the birds to move away
from the city centre and into parks and open spaces.
Ten robotic birds have been brought into the city centre to scare the pigeons away and
visitors are asked not to give the pigeons any food. The mechanical birds - known as 'robops'
- will sit on the roofs of buildings. They can be moved around to different locations. They
look like a peregrine falcon, which is a bird that kills pigeons. They even make noises and
flap their wings to scare the pigeons. They hope that the pigeons will go away before the city
becomes the European Capital of Culture in two years.

1. Pigeons are fatter in Liverpool than in other cities.

a) Right b) Wrong c) Doesn’t say
2. Pigeons get fat because they eat seeds and insects.
a) Right b) Wrong c) Doesn’t say
3. According to the council, everyone is to blame for the number of pigeons.
a) Right b) Wrong c) Doesn’t say
4 They want the pigeons to move out of the city centre.
a) Right b) Wrong c) Doesn’t say
5 Visitors shouldn't feed the pigeons.
a) Right b) Wrong c) Doesn’t say
6. The streets are very crowded because of pigeons.
a) Right b) Wrong c) Doesn’t say
7. The robotic birds can move around the city centre.
a) Right b) Wrong c) Doesn’t say
8. The ’robops’ are very noisy.
a) Right b) Wrong c) Doesn’t say
9. Liverpool is the European Capital of Culture.
a) Right b) Wrong c) Doesn’t say
10. The pigeons have already left the city centre.
a) Right b) Wrong c) Doesn’t say
 Colegiul Naţional INOCHENTIE MICU CLAIN
Str. Simion Bărnuţiu, nr. 2 - BLAJ, 515400, jud. Alba
Tel.+(40)0258-711208; fax +(40)0258-710661
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B. Find words with the same meaning in the text: to empty, rubbish, full, to terrify, to
murder. (5x1p=5p.)

II. Use of English: 50p.

1. Ask question for the underlined words:

(5x2p=10p.)

2. My uncle died in 2000.

3. John was in Paris last year.
4. They drive to work twice a month.
5. There were three books on the shelf.
6. His mother cooks very well.

2. Fill in the correct word derived from the words in bold. (10x2p= 20p.)
1. The teacher wrote the words on the blackboard for the ………….. (STUDY)
2. Prague attracts many ……….. during summer. (TOUR)
3. India is a truly …………… country well worth visiting. (DELIGHT)
4. This is an ………….. car that won’t let you down. (AFFORD)
5. All toys should be checked for ……….. (SAFE)
6. This is a company specialized in sales of diving ……………… (EQUIP)
7. The …………….. between the two projectsis very obvious. ( DIFFER)
8. He knew he was going to lose his ………….. (KING)
9. He moved about the house so …………… that he woke me up.(NOISY)
10. What possibilities of ………………. would you recommend in your town?
(ENTERTAIN)

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.(10x2p=20p.)

1. The window is open. Mary just (open)…………………..it.

2. If you (not to like) ………… your job, why don’t you change it?
3. What (you/do)…………………….last winter?
4. Mike (repair)…………….his car, when his friend (come)……………………
5. Look at the airplane! It (crash)…………………………….
6. Life (be) ………………..better 100 years from now.
7. If I know his address I (to give) ………… it to you.
8. All the mountains are white! It (snow)………………………..all night.
9. If we go into town to see that film, he (join)…………….us.
10. When I entered the room Mary (to sleep) ………… peacefully.

III. Writing: 25p.

Write a narrative essay in about 120-150 words starting with the following words:
“It was the last day of the winter holiday…..”
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Notă: Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

Timp de lucru: 2 ore

Olimpiada de Limba Engleză

Etapa pe Şcoală – 20 ianuarie 2023

Clasa a VII-a

BAREM

I. A. 10x2=20p.

1c; 2b; 3b; 4a; 5a; 6a; 7b; 8c ; 9b ; 10b.

B. 5x2=10p.
toempty=to clear, rubbish=junk, full=crowded, to murder= to kill, to terrify= to scare

II. 1. 5x2p=10p.

1. When did your uncle die?

2. Where was John last year?
3. How often do they drive to work?
4. How many books were there on the shelf?
5. How does his mother cook?

2.5x2p= 10p. students, tourists, delightful, affordable, safety

3. 10x2p=20phas just opened it, don’t like, did you do, was repairing / came,
is going to crash, will be, would give, has been snowing, was sleeping, will join

III. 25p.Content …………………................................10 p

Organization and cohesion
- structuring / layout ………….…...…………. 5 p
- cohesion and coherence …………...…………5 p
Language accuracy
- correct and varied use of grammar structures 2,5 p
- accurate language use......................………… 2,5 p