OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

Clasa a VIII-a
Varianta 3

I. USE OF ENGLISH (WRITE ONLY THE ANSWERS ON YOUR ANSWER SHEET)

Subject 1

Read and write T (True) or F (False).

Thanks for reading my blog.
First a little bit about me ...
My name’s Ashleigh and I’m 16. I’m into rock music and computers. I live with my mum and my
brother (he’s 19 by the way, girls!) in a flat in North London. I’m still at school but I work at the
local supermarket on Saturdays and in the holidays. I give most of the money I get to my mum, to
help her out. Mum isn’t working at the moment, so things aren’t easy. Anyway ... enough of that.
What sort of person am I? Well, I’m fun to be with ... that’s what my friends say, anyway. I admit I
can be a bit difficult sometimes. I get upset quite easily. But I think it’s my age. You know, we
teenagers have a hard time of it, what with forming our identity and all that! I think, like a lot of
teenagers, there are a number of different sides to my personality. Sometimes I’m quiet and shy, and
other times I DO like to be the centre of attention!
Right now, I have to go. I’m studying hard this week because we’ve got exams at school and I want
to pass them all!
Don’t forget to look in on my blog again soon!

1. Ashleigh’s brother is nineteen.

2. Ashleigh doesn’t go to school any more.
3. Ashleigh lives with her brother and her parents.
4. Ashleigh works at a local shoe shop at the weekend.
5. Ashleigh’s mum hasn’t got a job at the moment.
6. Ashleigh’s friends think she’s fun.
7. Ashleigh is never difficult.
8. Ashleigh thinks it’s hard being a teenager.
9. Ashleigh is never shy.
10. Ashleigh hopes to pass all her exams.
(10 points)
Subject 2

Put the following words into the gaps in the text: phenomenal, official, life, part, informing,
agreed, surprise, monarch, couple, turned, venue. There are more words than necessary.
A newlywed couple got the (1) ____________ of their (2) ____________ at their wedding when
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth (3) ____________ up as a guest. John and Frances Canning were married
at Manchester’s Town Hall on Friday. In the same building the Queen and her husband Prince
Phillip were at a lunch as (4) ____________ of the celebrations for her Diamond Jubilee – sixty
years as the British (5) ____________. The Cannings found out that the Queen would be at the town
hall at the same time as their wedding after they had booked the wedding (6) ____________. They
decided to write to Buckingham Palace inviting the Queen to their wedding. They received a letter
back from a palace (7) ____________ thanking them for the invite and (8) ____________ them the
Queen would be too busy.
(8 points)

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Subject 3
Match to make dialogues.
1. How are you doing? a) Sorry, I don’t have enough credit.
2. Would it be all right if I asked a friend b) What do you mean by we? Who’s coming?
round? c) Thanks very much.
3. I must be off now. d) Yes, of course.
4. Do you happen to have a spare pen? e) OK. See you later.
5. I’ll help you with that if you like. f) Yes. Here you are.
6. We’ll meet you at seven. OK? g) Not too bad.
7. Can I use your phone?
(7 points)

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Subject 4
Choose the best option and mark A, B, C or D.
1. We .... French by Mr Dubois, the French teacher.
A teach B were taught C learnt D taught
2. How .... have you had this boat?
A much B far C long D time
3. What time did you .... go to bed when you were ten years old?
A must B should C have to D ought to
4. I’ll come and see you after I .... my essay.
A finished B will finish C have finished D did finishes
5. Don’t start making the pasta until I .... you.
A will phone B ’m phoning C phoned D phone
6. Paul McCartney comes from Liverpool, .... he?
A isn’t B doesn’t C hasn’t D didn’t
7. This is the painting .... was stolen in 2004.
A what B who C where D which
8. The teacher told me .... worry about my exam results.
A not to B not C don’t D don’t to
9. She can’t run in the race because she .... her leg.
A broke B has broken C breaks D is breaking
10. Are you three boys .... in the back of the car?
A comfort B comfortable C comforted D comforting
(10 points)
Subject 5
Complete the text with the correct form of the words in capitals.
The families in our street are slowly being driven mad by the refusal of
the inhabitants of No.13 to have any form of (1) _____ with them. The COMMUNICATE
trouble started over what is known as noise (2) _____. POLLUTE
Every evening, the (3) _____ neighbours used to turn up the volume on THINK
the TV so loud that no one in the (4) _____ was able to hear anything NEIGHBOUR
else. Not knowing what (5) _____ to take, local residents held a meeting ACT
to see if anyone had any (6) _____ as to how to deal with the problem. A SUGGEST
(7) _____ was made to send a number of people to talk to the family in DECIDE
No.13 and ask them (8) _____ to turn their music down after six in the POLITE
evening. Unfortunately, the visit did not turn out to be (9) _____ , as the SUCCESS
inhabitants of No.13 refused to talk to them.
So, on the (10) _____ of local police, the matter is now in the hands of ADVISE
the court.
(10 points)

II WRITING

A teenage magazine has organised a short story competition and you have decided to enter. The
competition rules say that the story must begin with the following words:
It was cold, dark and quiet, for now. Terry and his brother, Josh, were sitting in the cabin shaking
with fear. It had been Terry’s idea to spend New Year’s in the mountains.
Write your story in 150-200 words. Use the plan below to help you.
(Para 1) – set the scene
(Paras 2-3) – events in order they happened
(Para 4) – what happened in the end, how characters felt.

(30 points)

Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

Nu se acorda puncte din oficiu.
Timp de lucru: 1oră 30 minute.

BAREM DE CORECTARE

Clasa a VIII-a
Faza judeţeană – 31 martie 2012

Varianta 3
I. USE OF ENGLISH

Subject 1 (1p x 10 = 10 points)

1. - T 6. - T
2. - F 7. - F
3. - F 8. - T
4. - F 9. - F
5. - T 10. - T

Subject 2 (1p x 8 = 8 points)

1. - surprise 5. - monarch
2. - life 6. - venue
3. - turned 7. - official
4. - part 8. - informing

Subject 3 (1p x 7 = 7 points)

1. – g 5. - c
2. - d 6. - b
3. - e 7. - a
4. - f

Subject 4 (1p x 10 = 10 points)

1. - B 6. - B
2. - C 7. - D
3. - C 8. - A
4. - C 9. - B
5. - D 10.- B

Subject 5 (1p x 10 = 10 points)

1. communication 6. suggestion
2. pollution 7. decision
3. thoughtless 8. politely
4. neighbourhood 9. successful
5. action 10. advice

II. WRITING (30 points)