Ministerul Educatie! Contr National de Poitic i Evaluare in Educate Etapa judefeana/sectoarelor municipiului Bucuresti a olimpiadelor nationale scolare - 2023, Proba scrisa Limba engleza CLASA a Vil-a * Toate subiectele sunt obligatoril. * Nu se acorda puncte din oficiu. ‘+ Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 2 ore. SUBIECTUL USE OF ENGLISH (25 points) 1. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms. 10 points. The knock at the door seemed to come from nowhere but it was quite loud and clear. | stopped breathing for a second while | (1) ... (struggle) desperately to make sense of that strange noise in the silence ‘surrounding me. No other sound (2) ... (follow) it, Inevitable questions popped up in my mind: “I (3) ... (hear) a sound, didn't 1? (4) .. Sara ... (wake up) already?” Reluctantly, I got out of bed, went down and | was about to unlock the front door when, all of a sudden, a loud bang came from right behind me. * God, Sara! I's the tenth time | (5) ... (tell) you to stop doing this! We (6) ... (talk) about this for quite a while now, right? | (7) ... (get) sick and tired of it! Go to your room NOW! Remember what | always tell your big brother about you - until she (8) ... (apologise) and unless she (9) ... (promise) to never again misbehave in the future, she (10) ... (not leave) the room - and | really mean it this time! | screamed as never before, unwilling to believe how determined she was to infuriate me no matter what. 1.2, Read the following text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in each gap. 10 points Cat Stevens was born on July 21%, 1948 in London. He was very good at music and in his adolescence he became more and more interested in rock and roll. He began working in London nightclubs as a singer. One day a (1) music manager asked him if he was interested (2) @ recording contract for a company called “Decca” His first album, "Matthew and Son", was released in 1967. It became very (3) especially with teenagers. It also sold (4) In spite of this, Stevens soon began to feel unhappy about the songs he made. He wanted to record songs for adults, but the company said that singing for teenagers was more successful In 1968 Cat Stevens was (5) for tuberculosis and had to stay in hospital for some time. (6) a break of two years he reappeared with a different music style. In 1970, his new album "Tea for Tilerman" became an (7) success and included hits (8) Wild World and Father and Son. Critics wrote that he was an excellent singer. In the mid-1970s, (9), his life started to change. He is married and has four children. The singer lives in London, where he owns a school. There he (10) religious songs and writes poems for his pupils. (adapted from www. wikipedia.com) 1. A. instructed B. trained C. professional _—_—D. prepared 2 Ain B. for C.on D. about 3. A.common B. popular C. accepted D. universal 4. A. high B. well C. good D. bad 5. A. treated B. cured C. healed D. mended 6. A. First B. When C. After D. While 7. A.urgent B. immediate C. prompt D. sudden 8. A for example B. such as C. for instanoe D. such : roba seis lamba englezé dasa a vita Pagina 1 din 3 tdMinisterul Educatiei Centeul National de Politic si Evaluare in Educatie. 9. A.too B. however C. also D. moreover 10. A. invents B. discovers C. composes D. imagines 1.3. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each sentence. 5 points 1. Riding a roller coaster for the first time is for sure a (MEMORY) experience. 2. He decided to ___(BOX) the largest parcel first and post the reel on Twitter. 3 (MOTHER) has definitely changed her! She's a much more caring person now. 4, Most of his remarks were made (INTENTION) so you shouldn't feel offended. 5. All you are required to do to get better results is to (SIMPLE) the process of installing the updates. ‘SUBIECTUL al I-lea— READING COMPREHENSION (25 points) Read the text below and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Who was Buffalo Bill? Discovering an American folk hero The name "Buffalo Bill" is one of the most famous names in the history of the West. Once, Bill was known as a great fighter and a great hunter. Today, people prefer to remember other sides of his character. Later in his life, he was a great showman and one of the first people to see that it was necessary to protect America's natural environment. Buffalo Bill Cody was born on a farm in Indiana, on 26th February 1846. Young Bill was a tough boy. Before he was thirteen, he was an expert horse-rider and very good with a gun; and in those days, when the West ‘was wild, that meant he had excellent qualifications for a job. Before the age of twenty, Bill left home and took a job with the Pony Express company, and very soon he became known as one of their best riders. Next, Bill got a job supplying buffalo meat to the men building the Kansas Pacific railroad. After only 17 months, he claimed to have killed 4,280 buffaloes. This is where he got his name, “Buffalo Bill”, In the 1870s, he worked for the army during the “Indian campaigns’. Following this, Buffalo Bill was one of the first men in modem America to realise that white Americans and Indians could, and should, work together. So, when he established his famous "Wild West Show”, he recruited many famous Indians to work with him. His grandson says, “At its height, there were over 650 people who travelled with the show, including 250 American Indians. With these Indians, with all the cowboys, they re-enacted famous events of that period of time". With the money he eamed from his show, Bill bought some land in Wyoming and here, the once-great buffalo-hunter looked nostalgically at the few rare buffaloes that were stil around and realised that they had to be protected. At the same time, he began trying to conserve aspects of the old Westem life that were rapidly disappearing into the twentieth century. ‘When he died, aged 70, Buffalo Bill knew that the old West was almost dead, except in history and stories. Yet he knew, too, that one of the most famous names associated with its legends was his own. hitps:/linguapress.com/intermediate/buffalo-bill tm 41. According to the text, one of the things people nowadays 2. Bill goths first job appreciate Buffalo Bill for is being ‘A. because he was wild ‘A. a famous hunter and cowboy. B, because he was very young B. a great entertainer. C. because people recommended him. C. the best fighter for environmental protection. D. because he had great skils D. a man of character. roba sored a iba englez’ case avira Pagina 2din 3Minister Educa Central National de Poltic gi Evaluare in Educate. 3. Buffalo Bill got his name 4, The ‘Wild West Show" was ‘A. when he started providing buffalo meat. ‘A. an Indian campaign in the 1870s, B. when he started working for the Pony Express B. a show that Indians and Americans did company. together. C. because he hunted a large number of buffaloes. C. the name of a group of travellers. D. because he was an excellent rider. D. a peace agreement with the Indians. 5. With the money Bill earned from his show, he purchased land in Wyoming. he started protected the buffaloes. he established America’s first National Forest reserve. he became a legend. com> SUBIECTUL al Ii-'ea — WRITING (50 points) Write a narrative essay beginning like this: “I had always wanted to be invisible - and, imagine what, it happened last Sunday when ..." ‘Write your story in 120-150 words and give it an appropriate title. Pay attention to the following: ‘+ you don't need to write long descriptions; ‘+ use dialogues only if they are relevant to your characters or events; ‘+ you should use this plan: 1. Introduction (paragraph 1 ~ set the scene) 2. Main Body (paragraph(s) 2/3 - develop the story) 3. Conclusion (paragraph 4 ~ end the story). Don't count the words given in the beginning, roba scvis la iba engleza casa a Vira Pagina 3 din 3Minister Educatiei ‘Contrul National de Polit gi Evaluare in Educate Etapa judeteana/sectoarelor municipiului Bucuresti a olimpiadelor nationale scolare - 2023 Proba scrisa Limba engleza CLASA a Vila BAREM DE EVALUARE $I DE NOTARE + Se puncteaza oricare alte modalitati de rezolvare corecta a cerintelor. + Nu se acorda puncte din oficiu. SUBIECTULI- USE OF ENGLISH (25 points) 1.1, Read the following text and put the verbs into brackets in the correct tense. 10 points 10x 1p= 10 points 1. was struggling 2. followed 3. heard 4. Has Sara woken up 5. have told 6. have been talking 7. am gettinghhave got 8. apologises 9. promises 10. will not/ cannotimust not leave 1.2. Read the following text and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits ineach gap. 10 points 10 x 1p=10 points 1.€ 2A 3B 4B 5A 6C 78 8B 9B 100 1.3. 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