Concursul județean de limba engleză “VALUE YOUR ENGLISH”

Sectiunea TEST YOUR ENGLISH

Clasa a VIII-a
Etapa locală – 4 februarie, 2024

I Read the text and then select the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

Hot dog eating champion retains title after tiebreaker, Friday, July 4, 2008
For the second year in a row, American competitive eater Joey Chestnut defeated his Japanese rival Takeru Kobayashi at
the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in New York City, after a tie forced a five-hot-dog eat-off to be held.
After ten minutes of hot dog eating, two shorter than in previous years, Chestnut and Kobayashi were tied at 59
frankfurters. But after the rare tiebreaker, 24-year-old Chestnut emerged as the winner, claiming a $10,000 prize and a
mustard-yellow belt. "It was crazy," he said. "I'm just a normal guy eating hot dogs on the Fourth. You can't
overcomplicate it."
Kobayashi, whose loss last year shattered a six-year winning streak, said that a sore jaw and a tooth problem may have
altered his performance. "If I put one more mouthful in, I could have won", the 30-year-old Nagano native said through a
translator. "I lost because I wasn't quick enough in the rematch."
This year, the 22 competitors were under a 10-minute time limit, unlike the 12 minutes used for previous contests. The
reason for this, according to Nathan's, was the discovery of a document from 1916, which revealed that the original
competition was 10 minutes long.
Thousands gathered at Coney Island to watch the annual event, which has become one of the more colorful traditions of
America's Independence Day. (http://www.englishlearner.com/intermediate/reading-comprehension-multiple-choice-hot-
dog.shtml)
D. The text does not say
1. Who won the contest last year? 6. How many hot dogs did Takeru Kobayashi eat in the whole
A. Takeru Kobayashi of the final?
B. Joey Chestnut A. 59
C. First there was a tie, then Chestnut won B. 64
D. The text does not say C. Between 59 and 64
D. The text does not say
2. Who came second last year?
A. Takeru Kobayashi 7. Who won the contest two years ago and in the five years
B. Joey Chestnut before that?
C. Somebody else A. Takeru Kobayashi
D. The text does not say B. Joey Chestnut
C. Somebody else
3. How long was the competition this year? D. The text does not say
A. 10 minutes
B. 12 minutes 8. How long was the contest in 1916?
C. More than 10 minutes A. Under 10 minutes
D. The text does not say B. 10 minutes
C. 12 minutes
4. How long was the competition last year? D. The text does not say
A. 8 minutes
B. 10 minutes 9. Where is Takeru Kobayashi from?
C. 12 minutes A. Coney Island
D. The text does not say B. Nagano
C. New York
5. How many hot dogs did Joey Chestnut eat in the whole of D. None of the above
the final?
A. 59 10. On what occasion is the contest held?
B. 64 A. Coney Island's birthday
C. Between 59 and 64 B. The discovery of a document in 1916

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C. Independence Day D. None of the above
II. Correct the mistake in each sentence. (1p x 10 = 10 points)
1. We talked when the telephone rang. 1. ...............
2. Do you ever tried weird food? 2 . ..............
3. She will arrive when she will have time. 3. ..............
4. They said that she will come the following day. 4 ................
5. I didn’t see the movie recently. 5. ...............
6. How much dollars you spend a week? 6. ................
7. It gets dark. 7. ...............
8. Look! The children play outdoors. 8. ..............
9. I am thinking he is a very intelligent boy. 9. ..............
10. The children usually love sheeps and deer. 10. .............

III. Complete each sentence with two to five words including the word in bold. (2p x 10 = 20 points)
1. The team didn’t succeed in winning the competition. (to) 1.The team didn’t ____________the competition.
2. My cousin was forty when he learned to ride a bicycle. (age) 2.My cousin learned to ride a bicycle _____forty.
3.Valentino designed the dress she is wearing. (was) 3.The dress she is wearing __________Valentino.
4.You mustn’t smoke in the lounge. (forbidden) 4.It _____________in the lounge.
5.I have lots of work today; I can’t take a lunch break. (so) 5.I have ___________I can’t take a lunch break.
6.Perhaps he forgot your birthday. (have) 6.He ________________your birthday.
7.There are only a few workers who can operate this machine. (many) 7.There________who can operate this machine.
8.Art doesn’t interest Paul. (interested) 8.Paul _____________ Art
9.It wasn’t necessary for me to wake up so early, but I did. (have) 9.I __________ so early.
10.My parents don’t let me watch thrillers. (allowed) 10.I __________ thrillers.

IV. For questions 1-10, read the text below. 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. (10 points)

Predicting the weather has always been important to our lives since (1)________CLIMATE changes can seriously affect
crops and therefore the (2)__________PRODUCE of food. Today, forecasters use modern technology in order to increase
their (3) ___________ACCURATE. Knowing what the weather will be like is not only interesting to farmers, it is also
relevant to sports enthusiasts such as (4)_________SKI and people who live in (5)________MOUNTAIN areas.
Despite improvements in forecasting, the weather often remains (6)________PREDICTABLE and this has given
forecasters a bad reputation. However, the climate is often so (7)_______CHANGE that even experts with the latest
(8)__________EQUIP find it impossible to make accurate forecasts. Until further (9)_________DEVELOP are made in
this field, it is likely that forecasters will be (10)________ABLE to be 100% certain of tomorrow’s weather.

V. In about 180 words, write a short story ending with these words: "And with a single decision, their
fates were forever intertwined, for better or for worse." (30 points)

P1: set the scene (when-where-what-why-how)

P2-P4: development (describe facts leading up to the main event itself in detail; use time words such as: at first, before, until, whereas,
eventually, ever, once in a while, at times, in the end)
P5: end of the story (you have to refer to moods, inner states of feelings, human relationships, ideas, comments)

Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

Timp de lucru : 2 ore

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