INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN SĂLAJ

OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ - GIMNAZIU

Etapa locală -6 martie 2015
CLASA a VII-a

I. SUBIECTUL I: ENGLISH IN USE (30p)

1. Complete the passage with ONE suitable word: (8x1p=8p)

“ALL THINGS, FOR ALL PEOPLE, EVERYWHERE”
Harrods is probably the (1) _______ famous department store in the UK. It’s over 150 years old and it has
330 department stores on seven floors. (2) ________ special days, about 300,000 people come and (3) ________
their money and time in Harrods.
More than 5,000 people work for the store (4) ________ the staff are not just shop assistants. Harrods has (5)
________ own hairdresser’s, doctor’s, bank and (6)_________ more. A huge team of people clean and look after
the department store. This includes checking and changing the 11,500 light bulbs on the outside of (7) ________
building.
Harrods is famous for providing “all things, for all people, everywhere”. Whatever you want, you can buy it
at Harrods. Someone even bought a baby elephant twenty years ago! However, many people come to Harrods just
to have a look and not to buy anything and this can be a problem. Sometimes tourists can’t get inside the
department store because they are wearing the wrong kind (8) ________clothes.

2. Circle the correct variant: (12x1p=12p)

a.The nights / knights were dressed in armour .

b.The boys wasn’t / weren’t very good at football.
c.I need a new pair/pear of shoes.
d.The plane landed in/ at Germany .
e. He was running really fastly / fast.
f. Sarah has put a lot of / much work into the project .
g. He has mowed every /most of the grass on his lawn.
h. We bought not enough milk . / We didn’t buy enough milk.
i. Olaf has definitely / definitely brought back his book.
j. Who did invented / invented the sewing machine ?
k. How tall / high is Mount Everest ?
l. I saw the man which / who was your neighbour.

3. Find the error in each sentence and re-write it correctly on your answer sheet: (5x2p=10p)

1. He was quite amusing when he heard what had happened.

2. Turn left at the crosroads when you reach it.
3. He has been working here for sometimes.
4. He stopped to see if he could picked up the trail.
5. Althought he jumped aside, yet the stone hit him.

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SUBIECTUL II: READING COMPREHENSION AND WRITING FUNCTIONS (30p)

Adam Randall was thirty years old and he looked like a rock star. He was very handsome, with
long blonde hair. He knew most of the other members of the Andrea Gail's crew. He had fished all his
life and he knew a lot about fishing boats. When he saw a boat, he knew at once if it was safe or not.
Adam had driven to Gloucester that morning with his father-in-law. He'd walked around the
deck of the Andrea Gail for a long time, not saying very much. Then finally he had got off the boat and
gone back to his father-in-law's car.
"I'm not going out on that boat," he'd said. "I'm not going to take this job."
"What are you saying?" asked his father-in-law in surprise. "You really need this job,
Adam. You haven't worked in three months and you need the money. What's the problem? The Andrea
Gail is a very good boat - it's one of the best sword-fishing boats on the coast."
"I know that," replied Adam. But I've got a strange feeling about the Andrea Gail. When I was
walking around her I felt a cold wind on my skin. I think that none of her crew is going to come back
from this trip."
Adam's father-in-law was very shocked.
"Are you going to tell them what you think?" he asked.
Adam thought for a while.
"No”, he said at last. "I can't do that. I can't tell them that they are going to die. And maybe I'm
wrong. Each man has to make up his own mind about a fishing trip.

1. Read the text again and choose the correct answer (5 x 2p =10p)

1. Adam Randall was a …….....................

a) rock star
b) fisherman
c) psychologist
d) wizard.
2. Father-in-law means ……..........................
a) stepfather
b) the father of somebody's wife
c) somebody's father who is a lawyer
d) your father's business partner.
3. Andrea Gail is ……............................
a) a knight with a sword
b) a beautiful girl
c) a sword-fishing boat
d) a fisherman's wife.
4. What is Adam's intention?
a) He wants to go on a fishing trip
b) He is going to die
c) He doesn't tell the others about his strange feeling
d) He is not going to tell the other members of the crew about his strange feeling.
5. "Finally" means …….............
a) eventually
b) lately
c) actually
d) recently

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2. Write T (true) or F (false) (5 x 2p =10p)

1. Adam had good knowledge of boats.

2. Adam and his father-in-law went to Gloucester by boat.
3. Adam hadn´t had a job in four months.
4. Adam refused the job on Andrea Gailis because he had a strange feeling when he was
walking along it.
5. Alan was going to tell the crew that the trip on the best swordfishing boat wouldn´t be a safe one.

3. Comment on the situations presented below using a different expression in each case. (5 x 2
=10p)

a) You can’t go to sport practice after school. Apologise and explain to your teacher why you can’t go.
b) You agreed to meet your friend tomorrow, but now you can’t go. Apologise and suggest to meet
another day.
c) You are on a bus. The lady next to you opens the window. You are cold. Ask permission for closing
it.
d) Your sister wants to lose weight. Give advice to her.
e) Your friend , Mary, is trying on a skirt. Give your opinion about the style and the colour.

SUBIECTUL III: WRITING (30p)

Your best friend is celebrating his/her birthday soon. Write a letter thanking him/her for being your
friend and for everything he/she did for you. Mention the time you met, experiences you had together,
special times when he/she was by your side. Use between 140 – 180 words.

Nota: Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

Timpul de lucru este 1h 30min.
Se acordă 10 puncte din oficiu
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OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

ETAPA LOCALĂ
Clasa a VII-a
BAREM DE CORECTARE

SUBIECTUL I: ENGLISH IN USE (30p)

1. Complete the passage with ONE suitable word: (8x1p=8p)

1 most 2 on 3 spend 4 while 5 its 6 much 7 the 8 of
2. Circle the correct variant: (12x1p=12p)
a.knights ; b. weren’t ; c. pair ; d. in ; e.fast ; f. a lot ; g. most of ; h. We didn’t buy enough milk;
i. definitely ; j. invented ; k. high ; l. who.
3. Find the error in each sentence and re-write it correctly on your answer sheet: (5x2p=10p)
1. He was quite a m u s e d when he heard what had happened.
2. Turn left at the c r o s s r o a d s when you reach it.
3. He has been working here for s o m e t i m e s .
4. He stopped to see if he could p i c k up the trail.
5. A l t h o u g h he jumped aside, yet the stone hit him.

SUBIECTUL II: READING COMPREHENSION AND WRITING FUNCTIONS (30p)

1. Read the text again and choose the correct answer (5 x 2p =10p)

1. b 4. d
2. b 5. a
3. c

2. Write T (true) or F (false) (5 x 2p =10p)

1. T 4. T
2. F 5. F
3. F
3. Comment on the situations presented below using a different expression in each case. (5 x 2=10p)
- possible answers
- you may accept any correct variant given by the student.
a) I’m sorry……………because……….…
b) Why don’t/ Let’s/ We could/How about…….?
c) May I/ Could I/Do you mind…...?
d) You should/had better to…..
e) I think …..

SUBIECTUL III: WRITING (30p)

1. task achievement - 10p

2. coherence and cohesion – 5p
3. range of vocabulary – 5p
4. range of grammatical structures and accuracy – 5p
5. effect on the reader – 5p

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