2012 cls-7 Var-4

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OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZA
Clasa a VII-a
Faza judeteana - 31 martie 2012
Varianta 4
I. USE OF ENGLISH (Write only your answers on your answer sheet)

(70 points)
Subject 1
1a. Read the text and put the paragraphs in order.
a) Gauguin settled down on Tahiti in 1891. He was permeated by the rich nature that surrounded him. He
admired the simple and gentle people of Tahiti, living in accordance with natural laws. He portrayed them in his
world-famous paintings.
b) One of the Society Islands is Tahiti, which was once a residence of such people as Paul Gauguin and Robert
Louis Stevenson.
c) Stevenson sailed to Tahiti with his whole family, hoping to cure himself of tuberculosis and intending to live
and write there till the end of his life. Stevenson's mother was enchanted with Tahiti. In the village church at
Tautiara (Tahiti) you can still admire the silver communion vessels given by her. It is also Tahiti that inspired
Stevenson to write a book which is now known all over the world: "Treasure Island".
d) Have you ever heard of the Sandwich Islands? This is simply another name for Hawaii, given to the islands by
Captain Cook to honour the Earl of Sandwich.
e) Captain Cook, although a talented navigator and a restless traveller, was a very unromantic when it came to
naming islands he discovered. Another example of Cook's lack of imagination are the Society Islands, which
owe their name tot the Royal Society in London.
1b. Are the following statements T (true) or F (false)?
1. The Sandwich Islands is another name of Hawaii.

2. Robert Louis Stevenson gave the island this name.
3. Captain Cook was not a talented navigator.
4. Gauguin painted the people of the island living in perfect balance with nature.
5. Stevenson moved to Tahiti in order to write novels.
(10 points)
Subject 2
A. Underline the correct word. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Nowadays, it is difficult to avoid (0) environment/ environmental issues. We are always being told how (1)
polluted/ pollution is having an adverse effect on our (2) planet/ earth. (3) Poisoned/ Poisonous gases from
factories destroy the (4) oxygen/ ozone layer, contributing to
the (5) hothouse/greenhouse effect which results in global (6) warming/ heating. (7) Acidity/ Acid rain is
destroying forests. As more and more (8) rainforest/ desert is destroyed, the threat to (9) wildlife/ wildly life
increases, with several (10) dangerous/ endangered species already on the verge of (11) extinct/ extinction. In
brief, we are heading towards an (12) ecological/ ecology disaster.
(6 points)
B. Complete the sentences with a word formed from the word in bold:
a) She was a very ......................... woman. AMBITION

b) Writing a book can be a very .................... experience. SATISFY
c) A new .................... centre is being built outside the town. INDUSTRY
d) As far as I'm concerned, ......................is more important than money. HAPPY
e) He had lost so much weight he was hardly ................... RECOGNISE
f) The management think they will succeed, but I'm rather .............. DOUBT
g) Do French, Italian and Spanish have any ......................? SIMILAR
h) It's been a ............. meeting you. PLEASE
(4 points)
Subject 3
Put a/an or the in each space or leave the space blank.
1. .........President is .......... largest cruise ship in ........ world.

2. Everyone in .......... class agreed that ......... health was important.
3. There's ............. strange person at ......... door.
4. Someone who saw ........ robbery called ........... police.
5. At .......... beginning of .......... film, .......... tall man sat in front of me.
6. When I arrived at ............. station, I ate........... sandwich and waited for ......... train.
7. ........... person with ........... good education usually gets ............. good job.
8. Have you seen .......... new film at ......... Embassy cinema?
(10 points)
Subject 4
Put the adjectives in the right degree of comparison.
a) The fish was ( tasty)............ than the meat.
b) The book is (interesting) .............. I have ever read.
c) This temple is (old) .................. in Europe.
d) That dress is a lot (long) ............ than the other one.
e) Nothing is (bad) .............. than being stuck in a traffic jam.
f) That skyscraper is one of (tall)............ buildings in the world.
g) The test wasn't (hard) ............. I thought.
h) Actually, today I feel (good) .............. than I felt yesterday.
i) Our journey took (long) .......... than we expected.
j) Has she seen a (beautiful) .............. dress than this one?
(10 points)
Subject 5
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
1. Peter (not eat) ................ his chocolate cake yet.
2. Tom's sister (already see) ............. the new Volvo model at the fair.
3. .......... you (sleep) ............ when I called you?
4. Sally and Mary (travel) .................through Scotland these days.
5. If she (discover) ............... the truth, she will be very upset.
6. My brother (never be) .................. to Greece before.
7. Helen is in her office. She (talk) ............ to someone.
8. There (not be) ............. any people at the museum yesterday afternoon.
9. What time ............Mike (usually have) ............ dinner with his parents?
10. We (have) .............. a party next Sunday. I hope you can come.
(10 points)
Subject 6
Complete the sentences with the words given above. Some words can be used twice.
a - how much - how many - some - an - much - many - is - are
1. My trousers need ironing. Have you got ......... iron?

2. .......... ........... pasta have we got?
3. Where ......... my new training shoes?
4. Could you give me......... advice, please?
5. ........... .......... furniture shops are there?
6. Peter went to bring......... glass so he could fix the broken window.
7. I'm afraid we haven't got ............ time.
8. Do you know .......... people in the village?
9. Could you go to the baker's to buy .......... loaf of bread please?
10. The news ......... on. Come quickly!
(10 points)
Subject 7
Complete the sentences using the first conditional.
a) If my train (not be) ............ late, I (be) ........... in Paris at 6.00.

b) If you (tell) ....... me what you want, I (buy) ........ it for you.
c) My cousin (lend) .......... you his new bike if you (promise) ................ to take good care of it.
d) We (not catch) .............. the bus unless we (run) ............. fast.
e) Unless she (study).............. hard, she (not pass) ............... her exam in summer.
(10 points)
II. WRITING (30 points)
Subject 8
Mike returned home late last night. When he entered his yard...
Continue the story in 160-200 words.

(30 points)
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Clasa a VII-a
Faza judeteana - 31 martie 2012
Varianta 4
USE OF ENGLISH (70 POINTS)
Subject 1 ( 10 x 1p. = 10 points)

1a. 1b.
a) 4 1. T
b) 3 2. F
c) 5 3. F
d) 1 4. T
e) 2 5. F
Subject 2
A. (12 x 0,5p. = 6 points)
1. pollution 7. acid
2. planet 8. rainforest
3. poisonous 9. wildlife
4. ozone 10. endangered
5. greenhouse 11. extinction
6. warming 12. ecological
B. (8 x 0,5p. = 4points)
a) ambitious e) recognisable
b) satisfying f) doubtful
c) industrial g) similarities
d) happiness h) pleasure
Subject 3 (20 x 0,5p. =10 points)

1. the, the, the 5. the, the, a
2. the, - 6. the, a, the
3. a, the 7. a, a, a
4. the, the 8. the, the
Subject 4 (10 x 1p. =10 points)
a) as tasty as f) the tallest
b) the most interesting g) as hard as
c) the oldest h) better
d) longer i) longer
e) worse j) more beautiful
Subject 5 (10 x 1p. = 10 points)

1. hasn't eaten 6. has never been
2. has already seen 7. is talking
3. Were you sleeping 8. weren't
4. are travelling 9. does Mike usually have
5. discovers 10. are having
Subject 6 (10 x1p. = 10points)

1. an 6. some
2. How much 7. much
3. are 8. many
4. some 9. a
5. How many 10. is
Subject 7 (10 x 1p. = 10 points)

a) isn't , will be
b) tell, will buy
c) will lend, promise
d) won't catch, run
e) studies, won't pass
WRITING
Subject 8 (30 points)
Check for the following: Organization and lay-out - 5 points

Language accuracy - 5 points
Content - 15 points
Range of vocabulary - 5 points
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INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN MUREŞ MINISTERUL

I. USE OF ENGLISH (Write only your answers on your answer sheet)

1b. Are the following statements T (true) or F (false)?

1. The Sandwich Islands is another name of Hawaii.

a) She was a very ......................... woman. AMBITION

1. .........President is .......... largest cruise ship in ........ world.

a - how much - how many - some - an - much - many - is - are

1. My trousers need ironing. Have you got ......... iron?

a) If my train (not be) ............ late, I (be) ........... in Paris at 6.00.

Continue the story in 160-200 words.

USE OF ENGLISH (70 POINTS)

Subject 1 ( 10 x 1p. = 10 points)

Subject 3 (20 x 0,5p. =10 points)

Subject 5 (10 x 1p. = 10 points)

Subject 6 (10 x1p. = 10points)

Subject 7 (10 x 1p. = 10 points)

Subject 8 (30 points)

Check for the following: Organization and lay-out - 5 points

Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

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