MINISTERUL EDUCAŢIEI NAŢIONALE / INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN SIBIU

OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

FAZA JUDEŢEANĂ , 3 MARTIE 2018
CLASA a VII-a

SUBIECTUL I: ENGLISH IN USE (25p)

1. Read the sentences about someone’s holiday. Choose the best word A, B or C for each space.
(5x1p=5 puncte)

1. Each year Susan ________ a different city in Europe.

A. visits B. travels C. makes
2. She usually goes _______ plane as she likes to fly.
A. on B. by C. with
3. Last year she had a guided _______ of Paris.
A. tour B. trip C. journey
4. This year she is _______ a holiday to Amsterdam.
A. making B. doing C. planning
5. The flight to Amsterdam ________ about one hour.
A. goes B. takes C. runs

2. Complete these letters. Write ONE word for each space. (10x1p=10 puncte)

Dear Tom,
I am sorry I couldn’t come (1) ________ your birthday party (2) ________ Saturday.
(3) ________ little brother was playing football and he fell. We had to take (4) ________ to the doctor’s.
I hope you had a good party and everyone had (5) ________ of fun.
Best wishes,
Karen.

Dear Karen,
(6) ________ you for your note. I am sorry that you (7) ________ not come to the party, because everyone
had a (8) ________ good time. I hope your little brother is (9) ________ badly hurt.
We are (10) ________ to the cinema on Wednesday. Do you want to come?
Tom.

3. Put the verbs in brackets in the right tense. (10x1p=10 puncte)

1. (have; you) ____________ a good time last weekend?

2. Sue was talking to Dan when I (see) ____________ her in town.
3. If you (study; not) ____________ harder, you’ll fail the exam.
4. I usually (go out) ____________ with Joanna on Saturday evenings but she’s away this weekend.
5. Kevin (eat; not) ____________ anything since he got up this morning.
6. “Where’s Annie? “ – “She (do) ____________ the shopping at the moment.”
7. It was a beautiful morning. The sun (shine) ____________ and the birds (sing) ____________.
8. The grass (cut; never) ____________ in winter.
9. Be careful with that glass – if you drop it, it (break) ____________.
SUBIECTUL II: READING COMPREHENSION (25p)

Read the article about the Japan's most famous dog. Are the sentences ‘Right’ or ‘Wrong’? If there is
not enough information to answer ‘Right’ or ‘Wrong’, choose ‘Doesn’t say’.
Japan's most famous dog
In front of the enormous Shibuya train station in Tokyo, there is a life-size bronze statue of a dog. Even
though the statue is very small when compared to the huge neon signs flashing, it isn't difficult to find. It has
been used as a meeting point since 1934 and today you will find hundreds of people waiting there for their
friends to arrive- just look for the crowds.

Hachiko, an Akita dog,was born in 1923 and brought to Tokyo in 1924. His owner, Professor Eisaburo
Uyeno and he were inseparable friends right from the start. Each day Hachiko would accompany his owner,
a professor at the Imperial University, to Shibuya train station when he left for work. When he came back,
the professor would always find the dog patiently waiting for him. Sadly, the professor died suddenly at
work in 1925 before he could return home.

Although Hachiko was still a young dog, the bond between him and his owner was very strong and he
continued to wait at the station every day. Sometimes, he would stay there for days at a time, though some
believe that he kept returning because of the food he was given by street vendors. He became a familiar sight
to commuters over time. In 1934, a statue of him was put outside the station. In 1935, Hachiko died at the
place he last saw his friend alive.

1. The statue of Hachiko is small.

A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
2.The statue isn't difficult to find because there are so many people there.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
3. The professor worked in primary school.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
4. The professor died at work.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
5. The dog waited every day at the station.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
6. Nobody gave the dog any food.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
7. The dog died before the statue was put outside the station.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
8. The dog stayed in front of the station four days at a time.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
9. Street vendors gave the dog a lot of bones.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
10. Hachiko didn’t die at the place he last saw his master alive.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say

SUBIECTUL III: WRITING (50p)

Your English teacher has asked you to write a story. Your story must begin with this sentence:
They have gone now and I’m alone at last.

Write your story in 120-150 words. Give your story a suitable title.

Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Timpul de lucru este de 90 de minute.

 MINISTERUL EDUCAŢIEI NAŢIONALE / INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN SIBIU
OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ
FAZA JUDEŢEANĂ 18 MARTIE 2017
CLASA a VII-a

Barem de corectare

1.
1. A 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B

2.
1. to, 2. on / last, 3. My, 4. him, 5. lots / plenty, 6. Thank, 7. could, 8. very / really, 9. not, 10. going.

3.
1. Did you have, 2. saw, 3. don’t study, 4. go out, 5. hasn’t eaten, 6. is doing, 7. was shining; were singing,
8. is never cut, 9. will break.

4. Read the article about the Japan's most famous dog. Are the sentences ‘Right’ or ‘Wrong’? If there
is not enough information to answer ‘Right’ or ‘Wrong’, choose ‘Doesn’t say’.
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. A 5.A 6. B 7. B 8. C 9.C 10.B