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Etapa județeană a olimpiadei de LIMBA ENGLEZĂ – 2022 Probă scrisă
CLASA a VII-a

 Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

 Nu se acordă puncte din oficiu
 Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 2 ore.

SUBIECTUL I – USE OF ENGLISH (25 points)

I.1 Read the following text and put the verb in brackets into the correct form: 10 points
Sue Thomas is a fashion designer. She (1) __________ (MAKE) clothes ever since she (2) ___________
(BE) a young girl. She (3) __________ (GET) her first job in a clothes factory when she was sixteen.
She (4) ___________ (sew) buttons onto a shirt one day when she (5) ___________ (HAVE) a brilliant
idea for a design. After she (6) ____________ (SPEAK) to her bank manager, she got a loan and she (7)
____________ (OPEN) her own little workshop. Now she (8) __________ (MAKE) lots of money. Next
year she (9) ____________ (OPEN) a shop which will sell all her own designs. She (10) ____________
(SELL) clothes to many famous people, including film stars and singers.

I.2 Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in each gap. 10 points

1. Finishing a course is always _______ 6. He plays soccer, ______ ?

A. satisfying A. don't he?
B. satisfaction B. does he?
C. satisfies C. isn't he?
D. satisfied D. doesn't he?
2. If I were rich, I _____ buy a house on 7. He remembers being ______ to the
the beach. fair as a child.
A. will A. visited
B. would B. brought
C. should C. taken
D. wish D. shown
3. Peter can eat _____ as twenty 8. I wish I______ a car, I'm tired of
oranges in one sitting. catching the bus.
A. so many A. have
B. so much B. had
C. as many C. would have
D. as much D. had had
4. The lady ______ in the corner is my 9. I need to finish this _____ Friday.
aunt. A. during
A. whose B. by
B. is sitting C. until
C. sits D. at
D. sitting 10. We haven't got______ money.
5. Wendy is ______ Paul to get up now. A. a lot
A. telling B. some
B. saying C. any
C. saying to D. many
D. telling to

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I.3. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each sentence. 5 points

1. Do you get annoyed with __________ tourists when you stay in a hotel? NOISE
2. _____________, the car got out of control and crashed into the tree. FORTUNE
3. Do you enjoy the __________ to choose where you go on holiday? FREE
4. Have you ever __________ English while you were abroad? SPEAK
5. How does your __________ affect the way you travel? PERSON

SUBIECTUL al II-lea – READING COMPREHENSION (25 points)

Read the text below and choose the correct answer (A, B, or C).

Return to River Town

From 1996 to 1998, Peter Hessler was a Peace Corps volunteer. He was an English teacher in China. He
worked in a region near the Yangtze River. It is now part of the Three Gorges Dam*. Last year, he
returned to the region on a visit.

I am in the White Crane Ridge Underwater Museum. It’s a very strange museum – it’s under 40 metres of
water on the side of the Three Gorges Dam. The director of the museum is Huang Dejian. I knew him
before the museum existed and before the Three Gorges Dam existed. I taught English at the local college
in the town of Fuling. Fuling was quiet and isolated. There wasn’t a motorway or a railway line. The river
ferry to the city (Chongqing) took seven hours. Foreigners were very rare. When I ate my lunch in the
town centre, a crowd often came to watch me. The city had one escalator and one nightclub. There
weren’t any traffic lights. I didn’t know anybody with a car.

From 1996 to 1998, I worked at Fuling Teachers College. My students came from rural homes but they
wanted to be English teachers. I learned many things from my students. They helped me to understand
people’s experiences of moving from the countryside to big cities. My students didn’t have much money,
but they were optimistic and they had opportunities.

During my visit, I meet about 15 of my old students. They tell me about their old classmates. Many of
them have left Fuling. One is a Communist Party official in Tibet, another started a taxi company and
became a millionaire. One woman is a radio presenter. Another now teaches English to the children of
rich factory owners. My old students are interested in analysing their society. One student, Emily, tells me
about her rich cousin. She says that he is richer now but he isn’t happier.

My last meeting on this visit is with Huang Zongming and his brother Zongguo. When I lived here, they
were fishermen. When the first stage of the dam was completed, they left their home. I was sure that their
lives were changed forever. But now I discover that everything is almost the same for them. They are still
fishermen. The fishing on the river is still good. The dam has not changed some things in Fuling.

1. The town of Fuling ...

A. is near the Three Gorges Dam.
B. is under the water now.
C. is the same as in the 1990s.

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2. Peter Hessler describes ...
A. his job at the Fuling Teachers College.
B. Fuling and its people.
C. the Three Gorges Dam project.

3. Huang Dejian …
A. knew Peter Hessler when he worked in Fuling.
B. was one of Peter Hessler’s students.
C. was Peter Hessler’s teacher.

4. In the past, Fuling …

A. was a busy town.
B. was difficult to get to.
C. had a lot of foreign visitors.

5. What has changed in the lives of the two fishermen?

A. everything
B. not very much
C. their jobs

SUBIECTUL al III-lea – WRITING (50 points)

Write a narrative essay beginning like this:

As soon as Richard entered the room, he spotted a note on his desk. It made him smile.

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.

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Etapa județeană a olimpiadei de LIMBA ENGLEZĂ – 2022 Probă scrisă
CLASA a VIII-a

 Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

 Nu se acordă puncte din oficiu
 Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 2 ore.

SUBIECTUL I – USE OF ENGLISH (25 points)

I.1 Read the following text and put the verb in brackets into the correct form: 10 points
When Francis Lee was a boy he (1) ____________ (WANT) to be an astronaut. He (2) ____________
WATCH) TV one day in 1969 when he (3) ____________ (SEE) Neil Armstrong walk on the moon.
Since then he (4) _________ (ALWAYS/DREAM) of doing the same. At the moment, however, he (5)
_________ (WORK) as a night watchman at a meat factory. He (6) ________________ (DO) the same
job since he left school fifteen years ago, but he still hopes that one day his dream (7) ____________
(come) true. He (8) __________ (HEAR) that in the 21st century they (9) _____________ (SELL) tickets
to fly to the moon. For this reason he (10) _____________ (SAVE) half of his wages every month for the
past two years.

I.2 Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in each gap. 10 points

Too many of (1) ___________go home at night so unaware of how much energy we waste. OK, so we
might turn (2) ____________ the standby button on the TV these days or use energy-saving light bulbs
but how many of us (3) _____________change our house to make it eco-friendly? Matthew Bennett
would. In fact he thought it was such a good idea that he totally rebuilt it, making his four-bedroom home
into (4) ____________ of the most eco-friendly in any Canadian urban area.
From the street the house looks (5) _______________ a typical home in the middle of a suburban
neighbourhood. (6) ________________from the wind turbine perched on the roof you wouldn’t really
know it was different. But hidden below the ground underneath his basement there is a 50,000 – liter tank
(7) ______________catches enough rain to supply all of his water. Any water from washing machines,
showers and other household (8) ___________ is recycled through filters and ponds and (9)
______________ re-used on a small orchard because instead of grass, plants and flowers he (10)
____________ planted trees.

1 A -them B -us C -all D -people

2 A -of B -on C -away D -off
3 A -would B -can C -try D -must
4 A -all B -on C -many D -first
5 A -at B -than C -as D -like
6 A -Apart B -However C -Although D -Along
7 A -it B -when C -which D -what
8 A -appliances B -technology C -goods D –furniture
9 A -first B -then C -addition D –to
10 A –hadn’t B -was C -has D -had

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I.3. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each sentence. 5 points

1. Have you ever taken a long __________? FLY

2. Do you ever go on trips that are not __________? AFFORD
3. The law proved to be _______. Nobody cared about it. EFFECT
4. Does __________ worry you while you are travelling? SAFE
5. Your job is ________ whereas mine is of the utmost importance. POINT

SUBIECTUL al II-lea – READING COMPREHENSION (25 points)

Read the text below and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Cycling to India

When I was 11, during a junior school leavers' assembly in front of all the mums and dads, my
headmistress asked my class what they wanted to do when they left school. Footballer, doctor, film star,
politician, came the replies. My answer? "I want to cycle around the world and raise money for charity."
A big cheer resounded around the school hall. "So cool."

Little did they know that 20 years later, I would be setting off on a 9,000-mile journey to India, on my
own, carrying everything I needed on my steel-framed bicycle, affectionately known as "Shirley". I would
like to say it was planned in detail and that everything ran like clockwork. In reality, I was arrested
twice, chased by wild dogs, beaten and wined and dined by the mafia and attacked by bandits.

On my last day, I was cycling through the Bandipur wildlife park in southern India. My flowery bike
wasn't great camouflage and startled a number of elephants as I passed. They decided to charge. The
advice is "if an elephant charges you, stand your ground, and bow your head to show respect."

What tosh! With 30 tonnes of muscle and bone crashing towards me, destroying small trees and making
the ground vibrate under my feet, there was no way I was standing firm. I dropped my bike into third gear
and floored it.

Another time I ran out of food and water in the desert and was woken one morning to find maggots in my
hair and beard. Yet the greatest memories are of so many wonderful people I met in every country, who
invited me into their homes to celebrate local festivals, play music, dance, sing, eat, and share each other's
cultures, beliefs, history and ways of life.

After six months' cycling, I rolled into Chembakolli, a tiny village, my final destination. It was my 31st
birthday – 20 years since I had first dreamed up the idea. I was greeted by a carnival of people playing the
drums, singing, cheering, and waving banners saying "Happy birthday". All I could do was crouch down
and cry tears of joy. I'd cycled 9,000 miles from England to India. I'd lived my dream.

1. When did the writer tell everyone what he wanted to do?

A. During a class talk
B. After he left school
C. During school assembly
D. Before he went to school

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2. What does the phrase 'ran like clockwork' mean?
A. It went on time.
B. It went very badly.
C. It went without any problems.
D. It went with only a few mistakes.

3. Why did the elephants run after the bike?

A. The bike surprised them.
B. The elephants liked the flowers.
C. They didn't recognize it.
D. They don't like bikes.

4. How did he get to safety?

A. He ran away.
B. He dropped the bike.
C. He went faster on his bike.
D. He stood his ground.

5. What does he remember most about his journey?

A. Being attacked by bandits
B. Learning about what life is about.
C. Running out of food and water in the desert
D. Spending time with locals in the country

SUBIECTUL al III-lea – WRITING (50 points)

Write a narrative essay ending like this: Lisa smiled broadly and said ‘I feel good. It’s nice to be nice!’

Write your story in 150-180 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 given ending.

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Etapa județeană a olimpiadei de LIMBA ENGLEZĂ – 2022 Probă scrisă
CLASA a IX-a - SECȚIUNEA A

 Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

 Nu se acordă puncte din oficiu
 Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore.

SUBIECTUL A – USE OF ENGLISH (40 points)

I. Read the following text and put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. 10 points

When I started school, the other children (1) ______ (ALWAYS, LAUGH) at me because I was shorter
than they were and I wasn't very pretty. By the time I left school, however, I (2) ______ (GROW) a lot
and was the second tallest girl in my whole class.
Some years later, I (3) ______ (STUDY) law at the university when a friend suggested that I should take
up modeling. I was surprised, because, before then, I (4) ______ (NEVER, THINK) of myself as being
attractive, but she disagreed. Like many of my university companions, she got a part-time job and (5)
______ (WORK) in the evenings as a part-time model for one of the big agencies. When I left university,
I (6) ______ (DECIDE) to join her.
Since then, I (7) _____ (WORK) as a fashion model and I love it a lot. I travel all over the world for the
big fashion magazines and I (8) ______ (ALREADY, HAVE) many great experiences.
Recently, though, I (9) ______ (READ) the autobiography of a famous model. She writes about the
difficulties that older models are facing and now I (10) ______ (GET) more worried about my future.
Should I change my career? I have always liked the idea of acting and sometimes I regret that I have
never taken the time to practice law!

II. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each sentence. 10 points

1. Do you ever suffer from __________ when you are on holiday? BORE
2. Did you know that see is an ____ verb so you need to conjugate it differently? REGULAR
3. Do you follow _______ from your friends when making travel arrangements? ADVISE
4. The _______ died at once when Sandy came in. LAUGH
5. How does traveling impact on the __________ environment? NATURE
6. You have _______ my name. It's Johnson, not Johnston. SPELL
7. Is __________ an important factor in starting a romance? TIME
8. How old will you be __________ when you get married? ROUGH
9. James quickly __________________ and got into the hot bathtub. DRESS
10. Are any of your friends a __________ when they are drunk? NIGHT

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III. Read the following text and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits in each gap. 10
points

According to the European Pizza Makers` Association, making a good pizza is not a straightforward skill
to learn. The ingredients seem very simple: flour, yeast, water and a bit of salt. (1) _______, water and
flour can easily (2) _______ a rather unappetizing gluey mix, and anyone who has eaten a (3) _______
quality pizza will know how bad it can make your stomach (4) _______. “In Italy, 70% of pizza makers
could improve on their product, not to (5) _______ all the pizza makers around the world who (6)
_______ uneatable meals”, says Antonio Grimaldi, the Association`s founder. He has now started a pizza
school in an attempt to (7) _______ the reputation of this traditional dish. As part of an (8) _______
course, the students at Mr. Grimaldi`s school are taught to (9) _______ common mistakes, produce a
good basic mixture, and add a tasty topping and cook the pizza properly. “Test the finished pizza by
breaking the crust,” advises Antonio. “If the soft (10) _______ inside the pizza is white, clean and dry,
it`s a good pizza. If it is not like this, the pizza will upset your stomach so you will feel uncomfortably
full and also thirsty.

1. A - However B - Despite C - Although D - Conversely

2. A - make out B - take up C - put out D - turn into
3. A - sad B - poor C - short D - weak
4. A - sense B - do C - feel D - be
5. A - state B - mention C - remark D - tell
6. A - submit B - give C - provide D - deal
7. A - save B - hold C - deliver D - return
8. A - extensive B - extreme C - intensive D - intentional
9. A - pass B - escape C - miss D - avoid
10. A - spot B - part C - side D - slice

IV. Translate the following sentences into English: 10 points

1. Ne-am înțeles să ne întâlnim la ora 8 la intrarea în parc. Mă întreb cât mai are de gând să
întârzie.
2. De când ați aflat că s-a îmbolnăvit, nu v-ați dus niciodată să-l vedeți.
3. Nu se poate nega că are multe calități; modestia îi lipsește însă cu desăvârșire.
4. Când am deschis fereastra la 5 dimineața, parfumul florilor care cresc în grădină mi-a inundat
camera.

SUBIECTUL B – INTEGRATED SKILLS (60 points)

Read the text below and do the tasks that follow.

I. For each question decide which answer (A, B, C or D) fits best according to the text.
10 points
Sailing’s Young Hope
Ellen MacArthur is the inspirational woman sailor who on February 7, 2005 broke the world
record when she became the fastest person to sail around the world. Ellen became interested in sailing at
the age of eight when she was taken aboard her aunt’s sailing boat. This was an exciting experience for a
young girl living in land-locked Derbyshire so far from the coast.

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Ellen faced many difficulties in becoming a professional sailor because she lacked sponsorship. Despite
this, she raised enough money to buy a boat and when she was twenty, she entered the Mini Transat race
in France and sailed her boat 3000 miles across the Atlantic in just 33 days. Impressed by this remarkable
achievement, a group called Kingfisher gave Ellen sponsorship. Ellen’s career as a sailor really took off
after this, particularly in France, where she was adored by the public and was given the official title
‘Sailing’s Young Hope’.
Next, Ellen entered the Vendee Globe competition with her new boat Kingfisher; she exceeded
all expectations and finished second. The greatest challenge for her was spending over 90 days alone
facing terrifying storms at sea. Ellen showed remarkable determination, courage and endurance.
Ellen went on to become the fastest solo sailor to sail around the world in 2005. In recognition of
her achievement, she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Ellen is a woman
who has succeeded despite all odds being against her and she is an inspiration to us all.

1. Derbyshire is a place
A. near the sea.
B. near a river.
C. which is surrounded by land.
D. where Ellen went sailing.

2. In line 5, what does sponsorship mean?

A. equipment
B. emotional support
C. money to help you do something
D. technical advice

3. How did Ellen attract the attention of her first sponsor, Kingfisher?
A. by doing well in the Mini Transat race
B. by raising money to buy a boat
C. by going to France
D. by gaining the title ‘Sailing’s Young Hope’

4. The most difficult thing about her voyage during the Vendee Globe competition was the fact
that
A. she was a woman.
B. she had a new boat.
C. she was terrified.
D. she faced dangerous conditions by herself.

5. Ellen is an inspiration to us because

A. she didn’t give up on her dreams.
B. she is a sailor.
C. she is a Dame.
D. she is the only woman to have sailed around the world.

II. Write a narrative essay about an experience that made you feel proud.
(180-200 words) 50 points
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1. Megbeszéltük, hogy 8 órakor találkozunk a park bejáratánál. Kíváncsi vagyok, mennyit

szándékozik késni.
2. Mióta megtudtátok, hogy megbetegedett, soha nem mentetek el hozzá.
3. Tagadhatatlan, hogy sok jó tulajdonsága van; de a szerénység teljesen hiányzik belőle.
4. Amikor reggel 5-kor kinyitottam az ablakot, a kertben növő virágok illata elárasztotta a
szobámat.

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CLASA a IX-a - SECȚIUNEA B

 Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

 Nu se acordă puncte din oficiu
 Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore.

SUBIECTUL A – USE OF ENGLISH (40 points)

I. Read the text below and do the tasks that follow. (20 points)

Life on a Pirate Ship

Many pirate ships were small and fast so they could chase and catch other ships. Many merchant ships
were larger and slower than pirate ships. Life as a pirate wasn’t easy. The work was dangerous and the
conditions on board a pirate ship were tough. Pirates were often cold and wet and didn’t sleep in
comfortable conditions. Pirates often got sick. One of the reasons for this was because of the food they
ate. Pirates didn’t have much fresh food on board. The meats they ate were salted so they could last a long
time at sea. Pirates also ate hard biscuits, bone soups and anything else they could steal from other ships.

Rules
Pirates had rules they had to follow. These rules were to make sure everything ran as smoothly as
possible. The crew were expected to keep their cutlass and pistol clean and ready to use. It was forbidden
for pirates to play dice or card games for money. Pirates were not allowed to steal from one another, nor
could they fight each other whilst on board to solve disagreements. Attempting to escape the ship was
strictly forbidden. They complained about the rules, but in vain.

Punishments
There was a long list of punishments at the ready to make sure the crew obeyed the rules. Mast heading
was a punishment for more minor crimes. The pirate was tied to the top of the mast and had to endure the
cold, uncomfortable conditions. Flogging was a very common form of punishment. Some pirates who
refused to follow the rules were sold as slaves. For the most serious crimes, a pirate might have been
marooned. This means they were left to die on a deserted island with little or no, food or water.

A. Answer the following questions, according to the text. 8 points

1. Why were pirate ships usually quite small?

2. Why did pirates often get sick?
3. Where did the pirates get additional food from?
4. What was mast-heading?

B. Choose the synonym for the words given below, according to their meaning in the text. 6 points

1 merchant: a. fishing b. cargo c. passenger d. special

2. smoothly a. slowly b. simply c. without difficulties d. hard
3. marooned: a. punished b. abandoned c. executed d. placed

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C. Rephrase the following sentences so as to preserve the meaning. 6 points

1. The crew were expected to keep their cutlass and pistol clean.
Cutlass and pistol were ______________________ by the crew.

2. They complained about the rules, but in vain.

It was no use ______________________.

3. Pirates who refuse to follow the rules are sold as slaves.

Unless _______________________, they are sold as slaves.

II. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each gap. 10 points
Tulips are a familiar (1)_________(SEE) in British gardens in the springtime, and many people, believe
that this beautiful flower, with its thousands of varieties, was (2)_______(EUROPE) in origin. In fact, it
was first introduced from Asia in the sixteenth century and achieved instant (3)_______(POPULAR).In
Holland, people were so desperate to own tulip bulbs, that their (4)________(BEHAVE) became quite
extraordinary. It was not (5)_________(COMMON) for people to sell all their (6)_________(POSSESS)
in order to buy a single tulip bulb. The situation became so serious, that laws were passed with the
(7)_________(INTEND) of controlling this trade in tulips.Eventually, tulip-growing became an industry
of (8)_________(CONSIDER) importance in Holland. Tulip bulbs are still a
(9)________(COMMERCE) success there and the Dutch tulip fields are a
(10)___________(COLOUR) tourist attraction.

III. Translate the following text into English. 10 points

Există astăzi un altfel de turism, turismul virtual şi mulţi îl practicăm aproape zilnic. Ori de câte ori
deschidem calculatorul, există cel puţin un mail care ne duce undeva, într-un loc miraculos, necunoscut
de pe glob. Nu ai văzut încă o moschee sau Mormântul Sfânt? Nimic mai uşor decât să pătrunzi virtual în
interiorul lor şi să le vizitezi fiecare colţişor. Ecranul îţi oferă o bogăţie de imagini însoţite de texte şi
muzică care se adresează nu numai ochiului, ci şi sufletului. Nu ai vizitat încă Muzeul Louvre sau Muzeul
Britanic? Nimic mai uşor decât să te bucuri de toate capodoperele existente acolo şi, cu ajutorul tehnicilor
moderne, să vizualizezi fiecare detaliu, ceea ce probabil nu ai reuşi să faci într-o călătorie reală, în
decursul celor câteva ore pe care le-ai petrece în muzeu. Este incredibil, nu-i aşa?

SUBIECTUL B – INTEGRATED SKILLS (60 points)

Read the text below and do the tasks that follow.

I. For each question decide which answer (A, B, or C) fits best according to the text.
10 points
FOOD FOR A COMMUNITY
Every year for many years the people of Milpa Alta, Mexico, have prepared a feast in the week
before Christmas. Sixty thousand tamales and 15,000 litres of hot chocolate are made in less than a week,
not too much and not too little for the thousands of people who show up for the feast. The feast is called
La Rejunta and is made for pilgrims preparing for the long walk to the holy cave of El Señor de Chalma
on January 3rd. The people responsible for organising La Rejunta are called the majordomos. It’s an
honour to be chosen and so many people want to do it that the waiting list is full until 2046.
The stages in the organisation of La Rejunta are the same every year. Tradition is important to the
Milpa Alta people. Corn has been grown here for hundreds of years and the name of the region means
‘high cornfield’. Local farmers grow most of the corn, meat, and vegetables needed as ingredients for the
meal. And a year before the event, the men go to the forest and collect wood that they pile up high near
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the home of the majordomo so that it will be properly dried before it’s used for open-air cooking. This
year’s majordomos are Virginia Meza Torres and her husband Fermín Lara Jiménez. ‘There is an infinity
of things to do,’ Virginia Meza Torres says firmly, as if to indicate there is no time to talk. Virginia is
heading to the local offices to get the necessary permits and Fermín sets off into the countryside in search
of more ingredients. They leave their daughter Montserrat Lara Meza in charge. She is a 24-year-old
graduate student who’s come home to help her parents for the week. Volunteers are starting to arrive and
Montserrat wanders down the hill to a shed to see how the toasting of the corn is going. Everything is
made from the basics – no instant mixes or other culinary shortcuts are allowed.
Such traditional approaches are part of everyday life here. Eating together is perhaps the most
important example. ‘In my experience, there is a glue, a bonding, that comes from the time together at the
table,’ says Josefina García Jiménez. She often cooks for her nieces and nephews and says, ‘It feels like I
am passing down a tradition, and when it comes to their turn to be adults, they will remember what I have
done. Here we have time to cook, time to think just what ingredients are needed, time to show our kids
through cooking that we love them.’
When the day of La Rejunta arrives, the volunteers have been up all night, though no one admits to
feeling tired. Fermin has made sure there are enough tamales for everyone, and the head cook has been
stirring the atole (chocolate drink) all night. After a 14-year wait, and a full year of preparation, it’s
almost time for Fermin and Virginia to hand over responsibility to the next majordomos. But first, there
are thousands of cups of atole to serve.

1. La Rejunta is ...
A. a meal where all the guests bring some dishes.
B. just one example of Milpa Alta traditions.
C. started as a way of using up extra corn in Milpa Alta.

2. Pilgrims to the holy cave ...

A. take Rejunta food to eat on their journey.
B. make their trip after Christmas.
C. are called majordomos.

3. Which statement is NOT true, according to the second paragraph?

A. Preparations for the feast start a year in advance.
B. Everything required for the meal comes from the local area.
C. Only vegetarian food is served at the meal.

4. According to Josefina García Jiménez, ...

A. cooking for your family is an act of love.
B. people no longer remember cooking traditions.
C. traditional cooking takes up too much time.

5. According to the final paragraph, which statement is true?

A. The volunteers eat tamales during the night.
B. Last-minute preparations take place the night before the feast.
C. Fermin and Virginia have to choose the next majordomos.

II. Starting from the text, write a narrative-descriptive essay about a unique family tradition
(180-200 words) 50 points

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Létezik ma egy másfajta turizmus, a virtuális turizmus, és sokan szinte naponta gyakoroljuk.
Valahányszor bekapcsoljuk a számítógépünket, van legalább egy e-mail, ami elvisz minket valahová, egy
csodálatos, ismeretlen helyre a világon. Soha nem láttál még mecsetet vagy a Szent Sírt? Nincs
egyszerűbb dolog, mint virtuálisan odamenni, és megnézni minden zugát. A képernyő szöveggel és
hangokkal kiegészített képsorokat kínál, amelyek nemcsak a szemnek, hanem a léleknek is szólnak. Nem
volt még lehetőséged meglátogatni a Louvre-t vagy a British Museum-ot? Mi sem egyszerűbb, mint
élvezni az ott található összes remekművet, és a modern technikák segítségével minden részletet
megnézni, amit egy igazi utazás során valószínűleg nem tudnál megtenni a múzeumban eltöltött néhány
óra alatt. Hihetetlen, nem?

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Etapa județeană a olimpiadei de LIMBA ENGLEZĂ – 2022 Probă scrisă
CLASA a X-a - SECȚIUNEA A

 Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

 Nu se acordă puncte din oficiu
 Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore.

SUBIECTUL A – USE OF ENGLISH (40 points)

I. Read the following text and put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. 10 points

A California grey whale (1) _______ (CATCH) in a discarded fishing net (2) _______
(FINALLY FREE). Volunteers cut the net for seven hours (3) _______ (GET) the large
cetacean free, and did it very carefully so as (4) _______ (NOT HURT) it.
The large net (5) _______ (ATTACH) to the whale for almost a week. Dragging the net through
the water (6) _______ (MUST BE) exhausting, especially as there were a number of marine
species inside it, such as two angel sharks, a sea lion, and a leopard shark, along with crabs,
fishes and rays.
The whale (7) _______ (STRUGGLE) (8)_______ (BREATHE) and could not feed itself
because of the netting entanglement. Volunteers could see they (9) _______ (RACE) against
time to free the whale before it was too late. Another factor which made them desire to get it
free was the fact the whale is young, and will have a much longer life. Fortunately, they did get
it free, “All the staff was really emotional at the end of the rescue because usually the whale
(10) _______ (NOT MAKE) it in this type of predicament,” said Dana Friedman, a volunteer
with the Pacific Marine Mammal Center.

II. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each sentence. 10 points

1. How do you __________ troubles in a relationship? COME

2. Michael is _____ on his father and always has to ask him for financial support. DEPEND
3. Are there any _________ regions of Europe that you would not travel to? DANGER
4. How can you be so _______ to her feelings? She's just lost her father. SENSE
5. She surprised her coaches with a ___ performance. Everything she did was perfect FAULT
6. Do you ask for __________ at the hotel when you get to a travel destination? INFORM
7. It was one of the many _______ they faced on the long journey. HARD
8. When I heard what had happened, I was _______. SPEAK
9. It was not my ______ to embarrass him in front of everyone. INTEND
10. Do you enjoy talking __________ with your closest friends? SENSE

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III. Read the following text and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits in each gap. 10
points

Do you (1) _____ yourself going into work later and later every day just to sleep a little longer?
Do you (2) _____ asleep in the cinema, wake up and laugh at the wrong moments? Do you
spend half the weekend asleep and love it? (3) _____ you’re a sleepaholic.
Someone somewhere (4) _____ said that the average amount of sleep the average person wants
is five minutes longer than they (5) _____. Being sleepaholic is about wanting five hours longer.
But sleepaholics can find that their sleeping habits get them (6) _____ deep trouble with
colleagues and friends. Being late for work because of oversleeping is a pretty poor story if
you’re (7) _____ about a career. Friends can get (8) _____ offended if you leave them early to
get some sleep.
A psychiatrist studied sleep needs and over time he claimed to (9) _____ his own daily sleep
from a standard eight hours to two, saying he experienced no bad reactions. But if you really
can’t (10) _____ without sleep and don’t want to lose your job, become so irreplaceable in it that
you can be openly lazy, like US President Calvin Coolidge, who slept about 13 hours a day.

1. A – realize B – find C – remark D – occur

2. A – fall B – go C – become D – drop
3. A – Just as B – Then C – In case D – Such
4. A – once B – ago C – past D – prior
5. A – win B – get C – last D – keep
6. A – at B – for C – down D – into
7. A – keen B – fond C – serious D – eager
8. A – largely B – fully C – quite D – plenty
9. A – subtract B – descend C – sink D – reduce
10. A – stand B – deal C – do D – put

IV. Translate the following sentences into English: 10 points

1. Dacă nu cunoști situația economică, socială și politică a Marii Britanii atunci de ce încerci să
compari această țară tocmai cu Olanda?
2. Tocmai mă întrebam dacă o fi cineva acasă când s-a aprins lumina în sufragerie.
3. Nici nu începuse bine ședința că a și început să sforăie pe umărul meu, după care brusc s-a
trezit și a luat cuvântul.
4. Când i-am reproșat că a uitat să scrie părinților, s-a scuzat explicându-mi că n-a avut deloc
timp, dar că se va duce să-i vadă săptămâna viitoare.

SUBIECTUL B – INTEGRATED SKILLS (60 points)

Read the text below and do the tasks that follow.

I. For each question decide which answer (A, B, or C) fits best according to the text.
10 points
Detroit: then and now
The city of Detroit, in the USA, was once compared to Paris. It had a broad river, grand
boulevards and historically significant architecture. Then, in the 20th century, it became ‘Motor City’. For
a time, most of the world’s cars were made here. There was steady work and a good salary in the motor
industry. An autoworker could own a home, plus a boat, maybe even a holiday cottage. Some say
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from the city centre to the suburbs in the 1950s. But in the early years of the 21st century, Detroit became
America’s poorest big city.
In less than five decades, the once vibrant Motor City lost more than half its population. It gained
a reputation as a failed city, full of abandoned buildings, widespread poverty and crime. Newspapers and
magazines told stories of derelict homes and deserted streets. Photographers even went especially to
Detroit to record the strange beauty of buildings and city blocks where nature was taking over again.
What went wrong in Detroit?
The city is now 69th in population density (people per square mile) among US cities. Detroit’s
population fell for several reasons. Partly it was because people moved to the suburbs in the 1950s. Then
there were devastating race riots in 1967, which scared even more people away from the city. Then there
was the dramatic decline in car manufacture as companies like General Motors and Chrysler struggled to
survive. And finally, in 2008, came the global financial crisis. The problem of Detroit was basic but hard
to solve. Many of Detroit’s people are poor: half of the city’s households live on less than 25,000 dollars
a year. They are spread across different neighbourhoods of this huge city (it’s big enough to fit in
Manhattan, Boston and San Francisco).
In 2013, the city did something unusual: it declared itself bankrupt. It was the largest city
bankruptcy in US history, estimated at 18-20 billion dollars. Now that the city is free of debt, it has
money to do some of what needs to be done. It has replaced about 40,000 streetlights so that places feel
safer. Police response time has shrunk from almost an hour to less than 20 minutes. And roughly a
hundred empty houses are demolished each week to make space for new buildings. With the nation’s
biggest urban bankruptcy behind it, Detroit is also attracting investors, innovators and young adventurers.
New businesses have been encouraged with the New Economy Initiative. This gave grants of 10,000
dollars to each of 30 winners with ideas for small businesses. It seems that every week a new business
opens in Detroit – grocery stores, juice bars, coffee shops, even bicycle makers. Finally, the city is
working again.

1. According to the first paragraph, factory workers ...

A. had a high standard of living
B. had to travel a long way to work
C. took regular holidays
2. What defined Detroit at the start of the 21st century?
A. cars
B. poverty
C. the suburbs
3. Which statement is true, according to the second paragraph?
A. The change in Detroit happened relatively quickly.
B. The environment was important for Detroit’s population.
C. The media showed a false picture of Detroit and its people.
4. Why did people leave Detroit?
A. Because too many people lived in the suburbs.
B. The motor industry moved to a new area.
C. There was a combination of causes.
5. How did bankruptcy affect the city?
A. It allowed it to make a new start.
B. It gave it an important place in history.
C. It meant Detroit could spend billions of dollars.

II. Write a narrative-descriptive essay (200-220 words) about a bustling and vibrant city.
50 points

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1. Ha nem ismered Nagy-Britannia gazdasági, társadalmi és politikai helyzetét, akkor miért próbálod
ezt az országot pont Hollandiával összehasonlítani?
2. Azon tűnődtem, hogy lehet-e valaki otthon, amikor felkapcsolták a villanyt az ebédlőben.
3. Alig nyitották meg az ülést, amikor elkezdett horkolni a vállamon, majd hirtelen felébredt és
átvette a szót.
4. Amikor szemrehányást tettem neki, hogy elfelejtett írni a szüleinek, elnézést kért, és
elmagyarázta, hogy egyáltalán nem volt ideje, de jövő héten elmegy hozzájuk.

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Etapa județeană a olimpiadei de LIMBA ENGLEZĂ – 2022 Probă scrisă
CLASA a X-a - SECȚIUNEA B

 Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

 Nu se acordă puncte din oficiu
 Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore.

SUBIECTUL A – USE OF ENGLISH (40 points)

I. Read the text below and do the tasks that follow. (20 points)

Skiing down Everest

Mr Yuichiro Miura, the Japanese skier, told reporters in Katmandu today how he narrowly escaped
death in his attempt to ski down Mount Everest this month.
His descent began at 25,918 ft above sea level and ended when he fell 100 yards short of a crevasse,
he said. In the final seconds, as he hurtled down the mountainside at about 50 miles an hour, dodging
boulders in his path, he was convinced that he was about to be killed. The fall saved his life.
Mr Miura’s 1.8 mile ski run on May 6 was elaborately organized. He could hardly wait to start the
descent. Miura first climbed 820 ft above the starting point for an easy 30-second run down to the South
Col in normal alpine skiing conditions on excellent snow. Within a few hours, after spending more than
90 minutes checking his equipment, he began the fast descent.
He said that he had begun the downhill run as soon as winds had decreased and within five seconds
he was rushing headlong at 100 miles an hour. The 40-degree slope soon narrowed abruptly, with
exposed rocks on either side, and the winds buffeted him from both sides.
He found that at times his brake parachute was failing to slow his descent, and he tried to check his
speed by pressing the edges of his skis harder into the snow.
A minute later he found that he was skiing over undulating rock-strewn ice. He hit one of the boulders
at an altitude of about 23,600 ft, went out of control, slithered, lost his right ski and crashed into a
boulder. Almost unconscious, he finally came to a halt close to the crevasse. But he was unhurt.

A. Answer the following questions, according to the text. 8 points

B. Why did Mr Miura’s fall save his life?
C. Why was he unable to slow down?
D. Why did he finally lose control?
E. Had his attempt to ski down Everest been perfectly prepared?

B. Choose the synonym for the words given below, according to their meaning in the text. 6 points

1 dodging: a. having b. approaching c. hitting d. avoiding

2. to check his speed a. to stop b. to slow down c. to calculate his speed d. to turn
3. slithered: a. shouted b. fell c. slipped d. fainted

C. Rephrase the following sentences so as to preserve the meaning. 6 points

1. After spending more than 90 minutes checking his equipment, he began the fast descent.
After he _________________checking his equipment, he began the fast descent.

2. He said that he had begun the downhill run as soon as winds had decreased .
Miura said: ‘I ______________________ as soon as winds __________’.

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3. He could hardly wait to start the descent.
He was looking _____________ descent.

II. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each gap. 10 points
Filmmakers relied (1)_____ (HEAVY) on stereotypes in the past because they were a quick and easy way
to create a movie character’s (2)_______ (PERSON): for example, blonde women were dumb, foreigners
were villains, Mexicans were lazy, and blacks were great(3)________(ATHLETIC). The film industry
today has become more(4)_______ (SENSE) to issues of culture and gender than it was in the old days
of Hollywood. Many movies, however, still (5)________ (COURAGE) common concepts about groups
of people. The way Native Americans are shown in westerns is a good example of how negative
stereotyping can distort the history and (6)________ (UNDERSTAND) of another culture. Such
oversimplified and (7)________(ACCURATE) characterizations can(8)_______ (DEEP) influence how
we relate to one another. Because children have a (9)________ (LIMIT) experience of the world, they're
particularly vulnerable to being influenced by media stereotypes, even in (10)_________ (ANIMATE)
movies.

III. Translate the following text into English. 10 points

S-o fi văzut mai zilele trecute când a aflat că Maria urmează să plece săptămâna viitoare în Anglia, la
cursurile de vară! Și-a pierdut cumpătul. A început s-o ponegrească pe Maria. Să ne spună că abia când o
vom cunoaște mai bine, ne vom da seama că Maria nu este chiar atât de inteligentă și că e leneșă și că nu
merită să fie trimisă în Anglia. Se urâțise din pricina invidiei. Privind-o, ți-ar fi venit greu să crezi că este
una și aceeași persoană.

SUBIECTUL B – INTEGRATED SKILLS (60 points)

Read the text below and do the tasks that follow.

I. For each question decide which answer (A, B, C or D) fits best according to the text. 10
points

Social media influencers

It is estimated that about 40 per cent of the world’s population use social media, and many of these
billions of social media users look up to influencers to help them decide what to buy and what trends to
follow.
So what is an influencer and how do we become one?
An influencer is a person who can influence the decisions of their followers because of their relationship
with their audience and their knowledge and expertise in a particular area, e.g. fashion, travel or
technology.
Influencers often have a large following of people who pay close attention to their views. They have the
power to persuade people to buy things, and influencers are now seen by many companies as a direct way
to customers’ hearts. Brands are now asking powerful influencers to market their products. With some
influencers charging up to $25,000 for one social media post, it is no surprise that more and more people
are keen to become influencers too. If you are one of them, then here are five tips on how to do it.
1. Choose your niche
What is the area that you know most about? What do you feel most excited talking about? Find the
specific area that you’re most interested in and develop it.
2. Choose your medium and write an interesting bio
Most influencers these days are bloggers and micro-bloggers. Decide which medium – such as your own
online blog, Instagram or Snapchat – is the best way to connect with your followers and chat about your
niche area. When you have done that, write an attention- grabbing bio that describes you and your
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speciality area in an interesting and unique way. Make sure that people who read your bio will want to
follow you.
3. Post regularly and consistently
Many influencers post daily on their social media accounts. The more you post, the more likely people
will follow you. Also, ensure that your posts are consistent and possibly follow a theme.
4. Tell an interesting story
Whether it is a photo or a comment that you are posting, use it to tell a story that will catch the attention
of your followers and help them connect with you.
5. Make sure people can easily find your content
Publicise your posts on a variety of social media, use hashtags and catchy titles and make sure that they
can be easily found. There is no point writing the most exciting blogposts or posting the most attractive
photographs if no one is going to see them.
Most importantly, if you want to become a social media influencer, you need to have patience. Keep
posting and your following will gradually increase. Good luck!

1. A social media influencer is not someone who …

A. guides the decisions of their followers.
B. is an expert in a particular area.
C. pays their followers to buy products.
D. has many followers who pay attention to their opinions.
2. Companies want to use influencers to help …
A. sell their products to their followers.
B. develop new products.
C. write their blogposts.
D. design their websites.
3. If you want to be an influencer, your bio on your social media account shouldn’t …
A. say who you are.
B. talk about your niche area.
C. be interesting.
D. be the same as other people’s bios.
4. You should make sure that you post …
A. once a month.
B. every day for the first month and then once a month after that.
C. about similar subjects.
D. about all sorts of different things.
5. You can make sure that people find your post by …
A. using hashtags.
B. using funny or memorable titles.
C. using different social media to link to your post.
D. doing all of the above.

II. Starting from the text above, write a for-and-against essay on the following topic: ‘Does this
world need influencers on social media?’ (200-220 words) 50 points

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Látnod kellett volna néhány napja, amikor megtudta, hogy Mary a jövő héten Angliába indul, a nyári
tanfolyamokra. Elvesztette az önuralmát. Rágalmazni kezdte Maryt, és azt mondta nekünk, hogy majd ha
jobban megismerjük, akkor rájövünk, hogy Mary nem is olyan intelligens, és hogy lusta és nem méltó
arra, hogy Angliába küldjék. Csúnya lett az irigység miatt. Ránézve, alig hitted el hogy ő egy és ugyanaz
a személy.

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Etapa județeană a olimpiadei de LIMBA ENGLEZĂ – 2022 Probă scrisă
CLASA a XI-a - SECȚIUNEA A

 Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

 Nu se acordă puncte din oficiu
 Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore.

SUBIECTUL A – USE OF ENGLISH (40 points)

I. Read the following text and put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. 10 points

Susan (1) __________ (STUDY) interior design part-time for three years and she (2) __________ (GET)
her diploma next month. Since she (3) _____________ (WORK) in the same company for over ten years
she (4) __________ (FEEL) that she (5) ___________ (NEED) a change, so she (6) ___________
(PLAN) to open her own design business. She (7) ___________ (START) looking for an office next
week, and she (8) __________ (HOPE) she (9) ___________ (FIND) something in a good location and
at a reasonable price by the end of the month. Her tutors (10) __________ (TELL) her that she is very
talented.

II. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each gap. 10 points

US airlines will no (1) ________ (LONG) be required to transport emotional support animals after
passengers insisted on bringing on board their horses, pigs, peacocks and turkeys for (2) ________
(PSYCHOLOGY) reasons. Wednesday’s rule change by the US Department of Transportation now says
only dogs (3) ________ (QUALIFY) as support or service animals. The new rule defines such dogs as
“individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability”, and says
other animals should be treated by airlines as pets that can be placed in the cargo hold for a fee.
Previously, the federal government had no law (4) ________ (REGARD) emotional support animals.
Due to state-level regulations, emotional support animals, (5) ________ (LIKE) pets, were allowed to
travel for free. Airlines were required to accommodate them in the cabin despite (6) ________
(COMPLAIN) from passengers. There have been several incidents of misbehaving animals causing (7)
________ (INJURE) to passengers and flights crews. Some of those incidents have led to lawsuits. “The
Department of Transportation’s final rule will protect the travelling public and airline crewmembers from
(8) ________ (TRAIN) animals in the cabin,” Airlines for America President Nicholas E. Calio said in a
(9) ________ (STATE). The long-awaited (10) ________ (DECIDE) was applauded by airline industries
and airline employee unions.

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III. Read the following text and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits in each gap. 10
points
The main factors and activities (1) ______ air pollution in Western Europe and Greece in the past three
decades have been energy, transport, industry, agriculture, and storage and distribution of fossil fuels.
The sharp increase (2) ______ the number of private cars has made transport an even (3) ______
contributor to air quality problems, especially in major cities.
But in the last decade, (4) ______ of dangerous gases such as sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide
decreased substantially, indicating that certain measures (5) ______ to deal with atmospheric pollution
have been effective. These measures include cleaner fuels such as (6) ______ petrol, more efficient
engines and environmental restrictions. The reduction is good news, but other pollutants such as ozone
have recently increased and are threatening the health of urban residents.
Under normal temperature and pressure conditions, two oxygen atoms join to form dioxygen (O2), a gas
that has no colour, taste or smell. Ozone (O3) is a different form of oxygen (7) ______ combines three
oxygen atoms together. While the ozone layer in the Earth’s upper atmosphere provides protection (8)
______ harmful radiation by (9) ______ some of the rays that come from the sun, the ground level ozone
we are (10) ______ to is an air pollutant and breathing it can be dangerous. Scientists are looking at
ways to combat the risk presented by ozone, but they have a long way to go.

1. A – created B – create C – creating D – that create

2. A – in B – to C – for D – with
3. A – important B – importantly C – more D – more important
4. A – omissions B – emissions C – erosions D – explosions
5. A – taking B – took C – are taken D – taken
6. A – unleaded B – nonleaded C – no-lead D – leadless
7. A – how B – whom C – who D – which
8. A – for B – from C – to D – by
9. A – freezing out B – wiping out C – blocking out D – checking out
10. A – object B – threat C – risk D – exposed

IV. Translate the following sentences into English: 10 points

1. Nu o dată am deschis această carte, căutând un răspuns la problemele ce mă frământau, și nu o

dată, versurile mi-au alinat durerea.
2. Nu trebuia să accepți aceste condiții, chiar dacă îngenunchea în fața ta. Nu pot să înțeleg cum te-ai
putut umili în așa hal.
3. La ora de istorie de Joi dimineața, profesorul a întrebat în ce an a descoperit Columb America, dar
Dan nu știa nici măcar în ce secol s-a produs acest eveniment.
4. Se știe că mesele plastice au găsit o întrebuințare largă în industrie, agricultură și în viața de toate
zilele.

SUBIECTUL B – INTEGRATED SKILLS (60 points)

Read the text below and do the tasks that follow.

I. For each question decide which answer (A, B, C or D) fits best according to the text.
10 points
Reality Television
Reality television is a genre of television programming which, it is claimed, presents unscripted
dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and features ordinary people rather than
professional actors. It could be described as a form of artificial or "heightened" documentary. Although

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the genre has existed in some form or another since the early years of television, the current explosion of
popularity dates from around 2000.
Reality television covers a wide range of television programming formats, from game or quiz
shows which resemble the frantic, often demeaning programmes produced in Japan in the 1980s and
1990s (a modern example is Gaki no tsukai), to surveillance- or voyeurism- focused productions such as
Big Brother.
Critics say that the term "reality television" is somewhat of a misnomer and that such shows
frequently portray a modified and highly influenced form of reality, with participants put in exotic
locations or abnormal situations, sometimes coached to act in certain ways by off-screen handlers, and
with events on screen manipulated through editing and other post-production techniques.
Part of reality television's appeal is due to its ability to place ordinary people in extraordinary
situations. For example, on the ABC show, The Bachelor, an eligible male dates a dozen women
simultaneously, travelling on extraordinary dates to scenic locales. Reality television also has the
potential to turn its participants into national celebrities, outwardly in talent and performance programs
such as Pop Idol, though frequently Survivor and Big Brother participants also reach some degree of
celebrity.

1. In the first line, the writer says 'it is claimed' because

A. he agrees with the statement.
B. everyone agrees with the statement.
C. no one agrees with the statement.
D. he wants to distance himself from the statement.

2. Reality television has

A. always been this popular.
B. has been popular since well before 2000.
C. has only been popular since 2000.
D. has been popular since approximately 2000.

3. Japan
A. is the only place to produce demeaning TV shows.
B. has produced demeaning TV shows copied elsewhere.
C. produced Big Brother.
D. invented surveillance focused productions.

4. People have criticised reality television because

A. it is demeaning.
B. it uses exotic locations.
C. the name is inaccurate.
D. it shows reality.

5. Reality TV appeals to some because

A. it shows eligible males dating women.
B. it uses exotic locations.
C. it shows average people in exceptional circumstances.
D. it can turn ordinary people into celebrities.

II. Starting from the text above, write a for-and-against essay on the following topic: “Reality Tv
shows are good entertainment” (220-250 words) 50 points

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1. Nem egyszer nyitottam ki ezt a könyvet, hogy választ keressek az engem aggasztó
problémákra, és nem egyszer a versek enyhítették bánatomat.
2. Még akkor sem kellett volna elfogadnod ezeket a feltételeket, ha letérdelt volna előtted.
Egyszerűen nem értem, hogy tudtad így megalázni magad.
3. Csütörtök délelőtt a történelem órán a tanár megkérdezte, hogy Kolumbusz melyik évben
fedezte fel Amerikát, de Dan azt sem tudta, melyik évszázadban történt az esemény.
4. Köztudott, hogy a műanyagok széleskörű felhasználásra találtak az iparban, a
mezőgazdaságban és a mindennapi életben.

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Etapa județeană a olimpiadei de LIMBA ENGLEZĂ – 2022 Probă scrisă
CLASA a XI-a - SECȚIUNEA B

 Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

 Nu se acordă puncte din oficiu
 Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore.

SUBIECTUL A – USE OF ENGLISH (40 points)

I. Read the text below and do the tasks that follow. (20 points)

Cape Cod House

Beginning about 1670, on the stormy, windswept peninsula of Cape Cod, a local dwelling type
developed that became a continuing feature of the landscape into the nineteenth century and beyond.
Inhabitants of small fishing villages transformed the one-room-and-loft house of the Pilgrims into snug,
ship-shape cottages.
Generally facing south to catch the winter sun, and nestled against a hill for protection against the
hostile elements, the structures rested on wooden sills without foundations in order to ride the shifting
sands the same way the schooners rode the waves. If a site happened to blow away, the sturdy house
could be trundled across the dunes, or even floated to a new location.
A recognizable type by the late 1700s, the Cape Cod cottage persisted with minor variations through
the first half of the 1800s. Newlyweds commonly erected a three-quarter house, intending to enlarge it
with the arrival of children. Thrifty families occasionally built double houses in order to share an end
wall.
Some cottages sported bowed or gambrel roofs, and details that reflected the influences of the Federal
and Greek Revival styles.
The era of the authentic Cape Cod cottage ended around 1850 when the advent of the stove did away
with the massive chimney block that had previously anchored the house to its site. At that time,
homebuilders also had to import pre-cut lumber from Maine. Thoreau explained the reason, “The old
houses are built of the timber of the Cape, but instead of the forest in the midst of which they originally
stood, barren heaths now stretch away on every side”.

A. Answer the following questions, according to the text. 8 points

1. What was a precursor of the Cape Cod cottage?
2. How was the mobility of the cottages increased?
3. What was the effect of the appearance of stoves in Cape Cod cottages?
4. How did the lack of building material affect the authentic cottages?
B. Choose the synonym for the words given below, according to their meaning in the text. 6 points

1. snug: a. efficient b. small c. weird d. cosy

2. trundled a. rebuilt b. moved c. enlarged d. redesigned
3. barren: a. large b. infertile c. productive d. deserted

C. Rephrase the following sentences so as to preserve the meaning. 6 points

1. Inhabitants of small fishing villages transformed the one-room-and-loft house of the Pilgrims into
ship-shape cottages.
Pilgrims’ one-room-and-loft house _________________________ the inhabitants of small fishing
villages.

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2. Newlyweds commonly erected a three-quarter house, intending to enlarge it with the arrival of
children.
Newlyweds commonly erected a three-quarter house and ___________________ on enlarging it with the
arrival of children. (formal context)

3. Thrifty families occasionally built double houses in order to share an end wall.
Thrifty families occasionally built double houses ___________________________________ of sharing
an end wall.

II. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each gap. 10 points
On its (1) ________ (COMPLETE) in 1504, Michelangelo’s statue David, which had taken the (2)
________ (SCULPT) three years in its (3) ________ (CONSTRUCT), was finally taken to the Piazza
della Signoria in Florence to be put on (4) ________ (EXHIBIT). It was immediately hailed as one of the
greatest masterpieces of the Renaissance. Giorgio Vasari claimed that its beauty and proportions were
incomparable, and the graceful positioning of the subject was (5) ________ (EQUAL), while the head
and extremities were shining examples of (6) ________ (EXCEL) in art forms. Florence was the force
behind the Renaissance art (7) ________ (MOVE). It had several exceptional artists, but it was
Michelangelo who was seen as the incomparable (8) ________ (VISION) that best represented
Florence, and whose superb statue David has come to (9) ________ (SYMBOL) both the (10) ________
(ART) and intellectual achievements of the Renaissance.

III. Translate the following text into English. 10 points

Iată câteva sfaturi, folositoare nu numai pentru un interviu, ci pentru majoritatea întâlnirilor faţă-în-faţă.
Sositi la timp, mai bine cu câteva minute mai devreme decât mai târziu. Fiţi îngrijit şi curat, purtaţi
haine potrivite cu genul de muncă în care solicitaţi postul, nu prea obişnuite, nu prea ţipătoare. Luaţi loc
când sunteţi invitat: dacă sunteti lăsat în picioare, întrebaţi daca puteţi să luaţi loc (este posibil să vă fie
testată timiditatea). Încercaţi să vă relaxaţi cât mai mult posibil. Vorbiţi la obiect, nu încercaţi să fiţi prea
spiritual sau jovial, dar şi a fi prea retras poate fi o greşeala.
SUBIECTUL B – INTEGRATED SKILLS (60 points)
Read the text below and do the tasks that follow.

I. For each question decide which answer (A, B, or C) fits best according to the text. 10 points

Fact checking websites

Africa Check, a fledgling fact checking website, is attempting to pin down unfounded claims made
by the country's leaders, media outlets along with widely held beliefs.It is a website that challenges
media, politicians and the occasional social media celebrity when they manipulate the truth, or ignore it
completely, said Julian Rademeyer, southern Africa editor for the site.
"I think the fundamental element of our work is that we are trying to get people to question what
they're told, what they read, what politicians say to them, and to look at what the information that is there
and ask essentially what the fundamental question is 'Where is the evidence?' If someone makes a claim,
where is the evidence to support that claim, and to actually interrogate those claims and not to accept
things purely for what they are," Rademeyer said.
Following in the footsteps of popular American websites like PolitiFact and Factcheck.org, Africa
Check is the first media outlet in South Africa to solely work in fact checking.
South Africa has a strong legacy of investigative journalism and photography that dates back to
the apartheid era. But like many countries, Rademeyer says its news industry has been hampered by
shrinking budgets and newsrooms."Because of the fact that newspapers don't have the resources they

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would've had in the past, or don't have specialist beat reporters," he said. "It allows public figures and it
allows politicians to make claims that don't go checked. I think that's where we play a role. We come in
and look at those claims and we have the ability and the time to go through those claims."
Paula Fray, former editor for the Star Newspaper and a media consultant, says Africa Check may
put a much-needed pressure on newsrooms."At the moment Africa Check is not known as much as I'm
hoping as it going to be known," she said. "I'm hoping that eventually journalists will be writing their
stories and thinking if my news editor doesn't pick up that something hasn't been verified, Africa Check
might pick up that it hasn't been verified. So I'm not going to put anything in my stories unless I can prove
it."
The site also takes on myths that get repeated so often that they go unchecked. When a South
African musician with 175,000 Facebook followers made the claim that white South Africans are being
killed at an alarming rate, Africa Check looked into the facts. It found that most of the musician's claims
were exaggerated or untrue.
Long term, Rademeyer envisions the site expanding across the continent. "I really do think as a
project it could play a very important role," he said. "We've done some very basic fact checking or fact
sheet-related reporting on elements of the elections in Zimbabwe recently. We'd obviously like to do
more of that in the next elections in Zimbabwe, for instance, and elections in neighboring countries. And
try to expand our reach." With presidential elections looming next year in South Africa, Botswana,
Mozambique and Namibia, the site will be busy.

1. What are the stated aims of Africa Watch?

A. to get people angry
B. to get people to think
C. to get people reading more

2. Which of these has hit South African journalism?

A. bribery
B. corruption
C. money problems

3. How will Africa Watch put pressure on newspapers?

A. by making them check information before publishing
B. by taking website traffic from them
C. by giving them better journalists

4. What was the Facebook musician found to inaccurate about?

A. crime by whites
B. crime against whites
C. how many white killers there are

5. What hopes does Julian Rademeyer have for the site's future?
A. that it can predict election results better
B. that they will be allowed into Zimbabwe
C. that it can become more important across the continent

II. The biggest danger for fact-checkers is that the time and energy they devote to correcting
misinformation will simply not pay off. To what extent do you agree? Write your opinion essay
(220-250 words) 50 points

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Íme néhány ötlet, amelyek nemcsak egy interjúhoz hasznosak, hanem a legtöbb személyes találkozóhoz
is. Érkezz időben, jobb néhány perccel korábban, mint később. Légy ápolt és tiszta, viselj a megpályázott
munkának megfelelő, nem túl hétköznapi, nem túl kirívó öltözetet-ruházatot. Ülj le, ha felkérnek: ha állva
maradsz, kérj engedélyt, hogy leülhess (talán a félénkségedet tesztelik). Próbálj minél nyugodtabb lenni.
Beszélj a lényegről, ne próbálj túl szellemes vagy vidám lenni, de a túlzott visszafogottság is hiba lehet.

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Etapa județeană a olimpiadei de LIMBA ENGLEZĂ – 2022 Probă scrisă
CLASA a XII-a - SECȚIUNEA A

 Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

 Nu se acordă puncte din oficiu
 Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore.

SUBIECTUL A – USE OF ENGLISH (40 points)

I. Read the following text and put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. 10 points

Michelangelo, the famous Italian sculptor, (1) _______ (LIVE) in Florence. Once a beautiful
piece of white marble (2) _______ (BRING) to Florence, and the governor of the city told
Michelangelo that he wanted him to make a statue out of the marble. He said that Michelangelo
was the only man in Italy who could do it.
The sculptor (3) _____ (WORK) for two years to make the statue as beautiful as possible.
When the statue was ready, a lot of people gathered in the square where it stood. Everybody (4)
_______ (WAIT) for the governor. At last he came, accompanied by the richest people of the
city. The governor looked pleased, and (5) _______ (SEE) the expression on his face the people
thought that he liked the statue. So they were all surprised to hear him say that he didn't like the
sculptor's work at all because the statue's nose (6) ______ (BE) too long. "Can you make the
nose shorter?" the governor asked Michelangelo.
Those who heard the question expected the sculptor (7) _______ (GET) angry, but to their great
surprise Michelangelo answered calmly that he didn't mind changing the shape of the nose.
When the governor was not looking, he picked up a handful of marble dust and went up to the
statue. He pretended to work hard. Standing with his back to the governor, he (8) _______
(DROP) the marble dust he (9) _______ (PICK UP) little by little to make the governor believe
that he was really changing the shape of the nose. The governor thought that the sculptor was
doing as he (10) _______ (TELL), and so when Michelangelo finished working, he said
proudly, "Now the statue is wonderful."

II. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each gap. 10 points

India has amazing countryside with some of the most remarkable wildlife on Earth, and its 96 National
Parks are becoming (1) ..................(INCREASE) popular. These parks contain a huge (2) ..............
(VARIOUS) of creatures, from multicolored butterflies to magnificent tigers, but (3) .............
(FORTUNATE) for visitors, many of them are active mainly at night and then seem to (4) ...............
(APPEAR) during the day. In southern India’s Periyar National Park, however, they found a solution to
this problem: night tours.
Walking through the rainforest in the dark is a wonderful way to observe creatures in their natural (5)
..............(SURROUND) . You quickly become more (6) ................(SENSE) to the sounds of animals and
birds, and you soon begin to realise some of their calls. You are accompanied by local guides to prevent
you getting lost, and also for (7) ...............(SAFE) reasons; there are big cats around, and (8)
................(POISON) snakes, too.

Any visitors want to continue their (9) ..............(EXPLORE) of the jungle all night, but if you want a
break from the tropical (10) ..................(HOT) there are rivers where you can go for a cooling swim by
moonlight.
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III. Read the following text and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits in each gap. 10
points
The first drawings on walls appeared in caves thousands of years ago. Later the Ancient Romans and
Greeks wrote their names and protest poems on buildings. Modern graffiti seems to have (1) _______ in
Philadelphia in the early 1960s, and by the late sixties it had reached New York. The new art (2) _______
really took off in the 1970s, when people began writing their names, or ‘tags’, on buildings all over the
city. In the mid-seventies it was sometimes hard to see (3) _______ of a subway car window, because the
trains were completely (4) _______ in spray paintings known as ‘masterpieces.’
In the early days, the ‘taggers’ were part of street gangs who were concerned with marking their (5)
_______. They worked in groups called ‘crews’, and called what they did ‘writing’ – the term ‘graffiti’
was first used by The New York Times and the novelist Norman Mailer. Art galleries in New York began
buying graffiti in the early seventies. But at the same time that it began to be (6) _______ as an art form,
John Lindsay, the then mayor of New York, (7) _______ the first war on graffiti. By the 1980s it became
much harder to write on subway trains without being caught, and instead many of the more established
graffiti artists began using roofs of buildings or canvases.
The (8) _______ over whether graffiti is art or vandalism is still going on. Peter Vallone, a New York city
councilor, thinks that graffiti done with permission can be art, but if it is on someone else’s property, it
becomes a crime. ‘I have a message for the graffiti vandals out there,’ he said recently. ‘Your freedom of
expression ends where my property begins.’ On the other hand, Felix, a member of the Berlin-based
group Reclaim Your City, says that artists are reclaiming cities for the public from advertisers, and that
graffiti represents freedom and makes cities more vibrant.
For decades graffiti has been a (9) _______ to international fame for a few. Jean-Michel Basquiat began
spraying on the street in the 1970s before becoming a respected artist in the ’80s. The Frenchman Blek le
Rat and the British artist Banksy have (10) _______ international fame by producing complex works with
stencils, often making political or humorous points. Works by Banksy have been sold for over £100,000.
Graffiti is now sometimes big business.

1. A - showed B -appeared C- submerged D - broken

2. A - form B - shape C - configuration D - craze
3. A - off B - out C - on D - over
4. A - soaked B - filled C - left D - covered
5. A - field B - habitat C - territory D - range
6. A - regarded B - peeped C - cast D - looked
7. A - announced B - declared C - released D - posted
8. A - fight B - debate C - dialogue D - conference
9. A - spark B - trigger C - springboard D - platform
10. A - made B - gathered C - got D - achieved

IV. Translate the following sentences into English: 10 points

1. Deși Freud este contestat în mare măsură încă și astăzi în ceea ce privește valoarea studiilor
sale de medicină, nimeni nu poate contesta influența amplă și profundă pe care a avut-o
asupra literaturii, inclusiv cea engleză și americană în ceea ce privește rolul subconștientului,
al instinctelor și al altor elemente iraționale în comportarea oamenilor.
2. Am fost colege de școală, așa că sunt mai bine de 10 ani de când o cunosc, dar nu mi-a plăcut
niciodată. Mai bine zis, nu pot s-o sufăr. E unul dintre acei oameni care se leagă de toată
lumea și dau vina pe alții, deși ei sunt cei vinovați. Și nici nu e prea deșteaptă.

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SUBIECTUL B – INTEGRATED SKILLS (60 points)

Read the text below and do the tasks that follow.

I. For each question decide which answer (A, B, C or D) fits best according to the text.
10 points
EXPLORING GEORGIA
Every year my wife and I go on a camping holiday in France. Although this is something we
both really enjoy, this year I wanted to go somewhere I’d never been before and do something
exciting. We did some research and came up with the idea of going to the US. We chose a kayaking
holiday in the southern state of Georgia. Neither of us had ever been kayaking before, but we
managed to find a package which included lessons for beginners.
Georgia is an amazing place; it’s a crossroad of different cultures and it has had a fascinating
and at times violent past. It is also a place of untouched natural beauty, with nature parks and an
unspoilt coastline. We went to Cathead Creek, an area rich in wildlife and scenery. Our kayaking
instructor was a friendly local called Frank. As my wife and I had never been kayaking before, we
found the first few lessons a bit challenging. In spite of this, Frank was always very patient and he
would constantly offer words of encouragement. After some practice, we became more confident
and realised it wasn’t that difficult. We also did a safety course and Frank made us aware of any
potential dangers, including the alligators in the swamp! After completing the course, we felt ready
for adventure and we decided to go further out along the Darien River. As we glided down the river,
I felt a delicious shiver of fear run up my spine as I recalled Frank’s words of advice before we left,
‘Watch out for the alligators.’
We quietly slipped past a huge alligator, its unblinking eyes staring at us with mild interest.
We paddled on and watched brightly coloured birds fly over the water. We stopped to have some
bread and cheese and admire the view. We saw fishing boats returning with their catch of Georgian
shrimp, which is the region’s culinary speciality and is definitely worth trying if you visit Georgia.
We also spent a few days on Cumberland Island, which is one of the many islands off
Georgia’s coast. Cumberland Island is a protected paradise, which makes it both secluded and
peaceful. We rented bicycles and followed a trail which led to a beautiful beach. On the following
day, we took a tour of the island and this gave us the opportunity to see all kinds of amazing wildlife.
It was a wonderful experience and, without a doubt, Cumberland Island is a place of unbelievable
beauty.
As my wife is interested in history, we also dedicated some time to visiting various museums. I
particularly enjoyed the Geechee Kunda Visitor’s Centre, which some locals had recommended -
here we learnt about the first Africans that had been brought to the region in slave ships. A huge
cotton and rice empire was built in Georgia using the Africans as workers.

1. The writer
A. wanted to go camping somewhere else.
B. had previous experience of kayaking.
C. had been to the US before.
D. wanted to do something exciting during his holiday.

2. The couple found kayaking

A. difficult at first.
B. easy.
C. chard because their instructor was impatient.
D. dangerous.

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3. Mike was frightened when they went on the Darien River because
A. it was the first time he would be kayaking without his instructor.
B. there were alligators in the water.
C. he didn’t like kayaking.
D. he couldn’t swim.

4. If you go to Georgia what kind of food does Mike recommend that you try?
A. bread and cheese
B. rice
C. fish
D. shrimp

5. The couple went to the Geechee museum

A. because some locals had suggested it.
B. because the woman was interested in it.
C. to learn about the first Africans of the region.
D. to record the Geechee tradition

II. Starting from the text above, write an opinion essay on the following topic: “ Travel is the only
thing you buy that makes you richer”.(250-280 words) 50 points

1. Bár Freudot még ma is nagymértékben megkérdőjelezik orvosi tanulmányainak értékét

illetően, senki sem vitathatja azt a hatalmas és mély befolyást, amelyet az irodalomra
gyakorolt, beleértve az angolt és az amerikait is, ami a tudatalatti, az ösztönök és más
irracionális elemek szerepét illeti az emberek viselkedésében.

2. Iskolatársak voltunk, így már több mint 10 éve ismerem, de sosem kedveltem. Jobban
mondva, ki nem állhatom. Azon emberek közé tartozik, akik belekötnek mindenkibe és
másokat hibáztatnak, bár ők a hibásak. És nem is túl okos.

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Etapa județeană a olimpiadei de LIMBA ENGLEZĂ – 2022 Probă scrisă
CLASA a XII-a - SECȚIUNEA B

 Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

 Nu se acordă puncte din oficiu
 Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore.

SUBIECTUL A – USE OF ENGLISH (40 points)

I. Read the text below and do the tasks that follow. (20 points)

Dirty Britain

Before the grass has thickened on the roadside verges and leaves have started growing on the trees is a
perfect time to look around and see just how dirty Britain has become. The pavements are stained with
chewing gum that has been spat out and the gutters are full of discarded fast food cartons. Years ago I
remember travelling abroad and being saddened by the plastic bags, discarded bottles and soiled nappies
at the edge of every road. Nowadays, Britain seems to look at least as bad. What has gone wrong?

The problem is that the rubbish created by our increasingly mobile lives lasts a lot longer than before. If it
is not cleared up and properly thrown away, it stays in the undergrowth for years; a semi-permanent
reminder of what a tatty little country we have now.

Firstly, it is estimated that 10 billion plastic bags have been given to shoppers. These will take anything
from 100 to 1,000 years to rot. However, it is not as if there is no solution to this. As soon as the Irish
government introduced a tax on non-recyclable carrier bags, their use was reduced by 90%. When he was
a minister, Michael Meacher endeavoured to introduce a similar arrangement in Britain. The plastics
industry protested, of course. However, they need not have bothered; the idea was killed before it could
draw breath, leaving supermarkets free to give away plastic bags.

What is clearly necessary right now is some sort of combined initiative, both individual and collective,
before it is too late. The alternative is to continue sliding downhill until we have a country that looks like
a vast municipal rubbish tip. We may well be at the tipping point. Yet we know that people respond to
their environment. If things around them are clean and tidy, people behave cleanly and tidily. If they are
surrounded by squalor, they behave squalidly. Instead of looking tidy, much of Britain actually looks
pretty squalid. What will it look like in five years? Britain will be cleaner provided the government takes
the necessary steps.

A. Answer the following questions, according to the text. 8 points

1. In what season are you most likely to become aware of Britain’s unclean streets?
2. Why did British government’s solution to environmental problems fail?
3. What is the immediate and indispensable alternative to keep Britain tidy?
4. How do people normally react to their surroundings?
B. Choose the synonym for the words given below, according to their meaning in the text. 6 points

1. discarded: a. obsolete b. empty c. thrown away d. insalubrious

2. tatty a. shabby b. irresponsible c. trivial d. neat
3. endeavoured: a. hoped b. refused c. attempted d. wanted

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C. Rephrase the following sentences so as to preserve the meaning. 6 points

1. If things around them are clean and tidy, people behave cleanly and tidily.
People behave cleanly and tidily on _________________________________are clean and tidy.

2. As soon as the Irish government introduced a tax on non-recyclable carrier bags, their use was
reduced by 90% .
No __________________ a tax on non-recyclable carrier bags than their use was reduced by 90%
.
3. Britain will be cleaner provided the government takes the necessary steps.
Unless the government takes the necessary steps, _____________,.

II. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each gap. 10 points
For certain animal species, sleeping through the winter is a biological (1) .................(REAL) that is
essential for their survival.
Animals that hibernate, or sleep away the winter, (2) .....................(GO) a number of physical (3)
..................(ALTER). Starting gradually in the autumn, their metabolisms slow down. Heart and
breathing rates fall (4) ......................(SIGNIFICANT). In species that experience deep (5)
..................(HIBERNATE), body temperature can drop to almost 0 degrees Celsius. One good (6)
...................(INDICATE) of the state of sleep is the (7) .......................(ABLE) to wake up quickly,
several hours are usually required for a hibernating animal to regain normal activity levels.
The reason for all these changes is that hibernation can (8) ..................(SURE) an animal’s survival. In
periods of (9) ......................(SCARCE), an animal could expand more energy searching for food than it
acquires by eating it. Then, clearly, it is (10) ...................(ADVANTAGE) to slow down, chill, and wait
for the easier days of spring.

III. Translate the following text into English. 10 points

Am întrebat-o câteva lucruri pe care consideram că trebuia să le știe. La fel și ea. Totul a mers strună până
când am ajuns la verbele ”a coase” , ”a semăna”, ”a tăia cu ferestrăul” și ”a da în judecată”. Niciunul din
noi nu și-a putut aminti, deși era cazul să le fi știut de mult. Nu mai avea rost să continuăm, deoarece
oricât am fi știut , tot nu știam încă destul. Totuși sunt sigur că până la sfârșitul anului, vom fi progresat
mult în cunoștințele noastre de limba engleză.
SUBIECTUL B – INTEGRATED SKILLS (60 points)
Read the text below and do the tasks that follow.

I. For each question decide which answer (A, B, C or D) fits best according to the text. 10
points

Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech

Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the
Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of
Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to
end the long night of their captivity.
But 100 years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still
sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later,
the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One
hundred years later the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself in
exile in his own land. And so we've come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. In a sense we've
come to our nation's capital to cash a check.

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When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the
Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall
heir. This note was a promise that all men — yes, Black men as well as white men — would be
guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of
color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a
bad check, a check which has come back marked insufficient funds.But we refuse to believe that the bank
of justice is bankrupt.
We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this
nation. And so we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of
freedom and the security of justice.
We have also come to his hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is
no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism.

1. When King says that Negro slaves were “seared in the flames of withering injustice” (first
paragraph), he means that slaves were
(A) unpaid.
(B) treated cruelly.
(C) went to jail very often.
(D) expected to be loyal.

2. When King says, “One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the
manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination” he is comparing segregation and
discrimination to being
(A) in a hospital.
(B) tied to work.
(C) in jail.
(D) kept safe.

3. The main point of the second paragraph is to

(A) determine the meaning of freedom.
(B) recount the way in which slavery was eradicated.
(C) illustrate the ways in which prejudice is manifested.
(D) show that race issues were not resolved by the end of slavery.

4. According to the second paragraph, what was the purpose of the demonstration?
(A) King wants to make the public aware of the injustices that exist.
(B) King wants to incite the public into taking action.
(C) King wants to meet with the governors of the southern states to talk.
(D) King hopes to raise funds to create grants for those in need.

5. Based on the information in the fourth paragraph, it can reasonably be inferred that King
wanted to
(A) quickly make changes in civil rights.
(B) slowly change the way Blacks are treated.
(C) keep segregation as the law of the country.
(D) hold a countrywide vote on civil rights.

II. Starting from the text above, write an essay reflecting on discrimination. (250-280 words)
50 points

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Kérdeztem tőle néhány dolgot, amit szerintem tudnia kellett volna. Ő is így tett. Minden gördülékenyen
ment, amíg el nem jutottunk a „varrni”, „vetni”, „fűrészelni” és „perelni” igékig. Egyikünk sem
emlékezett rájuk, bár már régóta ismernünk kellett volna őket. Nem volt értelme folytatni, mert
bármennyit is tudtunk, mégsem tudtunk eleget. Ennek ellenére biztos vagyok benne, hogy az év végére
sokat fejlődünk majd angoltudásunkban.

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