Olimpiada de limba engleza, faza locala, 11 februarie 2023

Clasa a IX-a B

SUBJECT A (Use of English) 40 points

I Use each of the five words in the proper sentence and make the necessary changes: advice, guidance,
opinion, recommendation, tip. 5P
1) Once we have reviewed the case we will make a/an _______ to the client.
2) Children do need moral _______ .
3) My doctor says I need an operation, but I will ask for a second ______ .
4) If I were you, I would get some legal ______ .
5) She will give you some useful _______ on healthy eating.

II Rephrase the following sentences using the given word without changing it: 10p
1) They are looking into this allegation. BEING
2) In the end Mary went to the police. DID
3) Jake has the irritating habit of losing his wallet. ALWAYS
4) She loathes horror movies and so does her brother. NEITHER
5) Scotsmen will never give anything to waiters. NO

III Complete the sentences with the words derived from the words in capitals: 5p
1) Keep away from him when he is _______ . MOOD
2) Due to massive ______ there is frequent landslide in the area. FOREST
3) She thinks that he is her friend, but he is ______ . TREACHERY
4) This time he had an _______ reaction. PREDICT
5) The woman's voice was ______ Margaret's. MISTAKE

IV Choose the correct variant: 10p

1) I decided to make a complaint as soon as I ______ the manager.
A will meet B met C would meet D have met
2) Hardly had she left home ______ she heard the news on the radio.
A that B since C than D when
3) Much to our surprise, she behaved ______ to us this time.
A in a friendly way B friendly C so friendly D friendlily
4) You _______ when you were in need.
A can have called B should have called C may have called D will have called
5) I'd like _______ that house in the country.
A having bought B buying C to have bought D to be bought

V Find the mistakes and correct them: 10p

1) Why have you lost so many classes lately?
2) The fog grew thickly as I drove to the mountains.
3) They had alive fish in the tank.
4) Measles were among the few childhood diseases I had.
5) He hasn't to write a long letter, just a few words will do.
SUBJECT B (Integrated skills) 60 points

I Read the text and say if the sentences are true or false: 10p

Sometimes people have misunderstandings because of certain differences in their conversational

styles. For example, consider the case of Fred and Cindy. They have been married for almost ten years
and they're still learning to communicate.
''At the beginning of our relationship'', Fred says, ''we changed our conversational styles to please the
other person. But then gradually we changed back to our regular styles.''
''After a while'', Cindy says, '' Fred stopped giving me enthusiastic responses like 'Oh, really' when I
talked. He just started nodding and saying 'uh-huh' to everything I said. I thought he wasn't listening to
me anymore.''
Visits to each other's families caused problems too. ''My family is much more vocal than Cindy's
family and doesn't think too much, Fred says. ''When we get together, everybody talks a lot and doesn't
think too much about what they are saying. But Cindy didn't seem to understand my family. She was
always very quiet with my family. Everybody thought she was acting superior to them. But at Cindy's
house, I always feel uncomfortable because everyone is so quiet. They must think I'm just loud and
kind of stupid.''
These are examples of how conversational styles change and differ and how people sometimes
misunderstand the intentions of speakers.

1) Differences in conversational styles may lead to misunderstandings.

2) For Fred and Cindy pleasing the other person was difficult at first.
3) Fred's family was very talkative.
4) Cindy was acting superior to Fred's family.
5) Fred thinks he is such loud and stupid person.

II Taking into consideration the idea of the text, write a narrative essay about a misunderstanding that
once occurred in your life. (150-200 words) 50p

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