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Clasa a VII - a

I. Choose the correct item: (10×1 point=10 points)

1. Where is …………Amazon Rainforest located?
A. an B. the C. –
2. Bob ……….go fishing when he was 10 years old.
A. used to B. got used to C. is used to
3. Don’t call Sandy. It’s midnight and she …….sleeping.
A. may be B. can‟t be C. may not be
4. Our newspaper ………..every day by our neighbour’s son.
A. delivers B. is delivered C. delivered
5. They rarely go out any more, ……..?
A.do they B. aren‟t they C. didn‟t they
6. Can I have ………..sugar, please?
A. any B. some C. few
7. I’ve got ……….money. Could you lend me £20, please?
A. very little B. a few C. very few
8. How ……..bottles of water do we need?
A. some B. much C. many
9. I?d rather eat fresh vegetables ………eat meat.
A. prefer B. to C. than
10. Many ……….saw the accident and were able to explain what happened.
A. passer-bys B. passers-bys C. passers-by
II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct verbal tense: (10 x 2 points = 20 points)
1. I …………………. (listen) to the radio when I heard the news.
2. I ………………….. (not/see) you for ages.
3. What ………………… (you/do) tonight?
4. I’ m buying flour and eggs because I ……………….. (make) a cake later.
5. She often ………………. (go) for walks in the evenings.
6. Liz and I …………………. (know) each other for four years.
 7. While Robert was driving home, he ………………… (get) a flat tyre.
8. Ian ………………… (talk) to his boss for an hour now.
9. I hope everyone …………………. (enjoy) our party tonight.
10. We ……………………. (wait) for the bus for half an hour yesterday.

III. Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown: (10 x 2 = 20 points)

1. She had such a large house that she couldn’t keep it clean properly. Her house………….
2.With a lot of luck, you may win that scholarship. If you……………..
3. You have remembered my favourite colour! You are very kind! How
kind……………..
4. This is the craziest thing I have ever heard. I……………….
5. It is ages since we talked openly. We………….
6. I have never heard such a bad singer. He is…………..
7. When I saw that postcard, I immediately remembered that summer. The postcard…….
8. He has never shot a man in his life. It was……………….
9. I think it a waste to throw away that nice drawing. What a………………………………..
10. You shouldn‟t leave your bag here. I advise…………………

IV. Choose the correct answer: (10 x 1 points = 20 points)

Most people enjoy going 1)…………………………….for their holidays and having the
opportunity to stay in an interesting city or seaside 2)…………………………. If you
speak 3)…….....................languages, you can make newfriends and 4)………………….home
some interesting souvenirs as presents. But before you can do that, you have to 5)
……………….your destination, and that is often a problem. If you fly, then you may find that
your flight has been 6)………………….. Journeys by train can also be difficult, since trains
are often crowded in summer and you might have to reserve a 7)…………………………in
advance. Whichever way you travel, you can have problems with your 8)
…………………………………..and it is often difficult to find good 9)
…………………………Apart from this, you might not be able to afford the 10)
……………………!

1. A out B forward C abroad C lodges D

2. A resort B post C too C far f
3. A strange B stranger C o
r
4. A fetch B take e
foreigner i
5. A reach B arrive
g
6. A waited B reversed C go n

7. A post B chair C go
D
8 A baggages B luggage C delayed

9. A staying B homes C seat o

n
10. A fare B fair C goods e
 D get D position D accommodation
D foreign D travel D sacks D fur
D booked
 V. Read the text and answer the following questions: 20 points

Those of us in our forties and fifties today remember with fondness and excitement the
atmosphere created by four young guys from Liverpool, England. As all of us remember where
we were during the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, we
likewise remember being transfixed in front of our small black & white television sets on
February 9, 1964,
when the Beatles made their first American debut on The Ed Sullivan Show.

In preparation for their appearance, the CBS Television office on West-Fifty-Third Street in
New York was overwhelmed by more than 50,000 requests for tickets to a studio that held 700.
During their appearance, the Beatles sang five songs in the following order: All My Loving, Till
There
Was You, She Loves You, I Saw Her Standing There, and I Want To Hold Your Hand. On this
night,
seventy-three million people watched the Beatles. Their appearance had such an impact that
most normal activities in America came to a standstill watching their performance. Criminal
activity in most of the major cities and towns in America was put on hold, and getting a taxi or
bus in New York was almost impossible, until their performance was over. Mass hysteria
resulted wherever the Beatles
appeared, and Beatlemania was created.

The world‟s number one rock group consisted of John Winston Lennon (b.10/09/40 -
d.12/08/80), whose middle name came from his parent‟s admiration of Winston Churchill;
James Paul McCartney (b.06/18/42); George Harrison (b.02/25/43 -d. 11/29/2001); and Ringo
Starr (born Richard Starkey 07/07/40).

The Beatles made five movies: A Hard Day’s Night , which

recreates the frenzy of
Beatlemania, Help! , Magical Mystery Tour , Yellow
Submarine , which is animated, and Let It Be, an
eighty-minute documentary of the Beatles rehearsing at Twickenham Film Studios.

The Beatles changed history and the music world in a dramatic way. Like Glenn Miller from
the forties, who changed music by his innovative style of using clarinets in place of trumpets,
and Elvis Presley in his unique style of rock „n roll from the fifties, the Beatles were the group
from the sixties, and remain so today.

1. Where are The Beatles from?

2. Name three facts which resulted from their appearance in the U.S..
3. Who were the four members of the group?
4. When and where did they make their debut in New York?
Se acordă 10 puncte din oficiu. Timp de lucru 2 ore.
 OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZA CLASA VII a BAREM DE
CORECTARE

SE ACORDĂ 10 PUNCTE DIN OFICIU

SUBIECTUL I (10×1 point=10 points)
1. B
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. A

6. B
7. A
8. C
9. C

10. C
SUBIECTUL II (20 x 2 points = 20 points)
1. was listening
2. haven? t seen
3. are you doing / will you do
4. am going to make / will make
5. goes
6. have known
7. got
8. has been talking
9. will enjoy
10. waited
SUBIECTUL III (10 x 2 = 20 points)
1. Her house was too large to keep clean properly.
2. If you are lucky, you may / will win that scholarship.
3. How kind of you to remember my favourite colour!
4. I have never heard such a crazy thing (before).
5. We haven‟t talked openly for ages.
6. He is the worst singer I have ever heard.
7. The postcard immediately reminded me of that summer.
 8. It was the first time he shot/had shot a man.
9. What a waste to throw away that nice drawing!
10. I advise you not to leave your bag here.

SUBIECTUL IV (20 x 2 points = 20 points)

1. C

2. A

3. D
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. C
8. B
9. D
10. A
SUBIECTUL V 20 points

Fiecare răspuns corect este notat cu 5 puncte.

Răspunsuri 1-4:
• 2 puncte informa?ia corectă;
• 1 punct corectitudinea din punct de vedere gramatical;
• 1 punct ordinea cuvintelor ?i acurata?ea exprimării;
• 1 punct ortografia corectă.
Suggested answers:
1. The Beatles are from Liverpool, England.
2. Their appearance had such an impact that criminal activity in most of the major cities
and towns in America was put on hold, getting a taxi or bus in New York was almost
impossible until their performance was over and seventy-three million people watched the
Beatles.

3. The four members of the group were John Lennon, James Paul McCartney, George
Harrison and Ringo Starr.

4. In New York they made their debut on February 9, 1964, on The Ed Sullivan Show.
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Clasa a VIII - a
Ianuarie 2012

I. Choose the right answer: (10 X 1 point = 10 points)

Walt Disney is without (1)………..one of the most famous figures in the twentieth century. (2)
…………..he became one of the most successful men in history, he (3)……….school at the
age of sixteen and then studied art for a short time. By the (4)………years of this century, he
(5)……….to produce cartoons in Hollywood in (6)…………with his brother Roy, who, for
some reasons, never (7)…..to become as famous as Walt. Most people say that Disney is
perhaps most well known on (8)……of his lovable cartoon character Mickey Mouse, who first
(9)………in 1928 in a film called

Steamboat Willie. (10)……..the 1950s, Walt Disney had become one of the world‟s major producers
of films for cinema and television.
1. A comparison B doubt C
disagreement D explanation
2. A Despite B In spite of C Although D Even
3. A graduated B completed C left D failed
4. A primary B early C beginning D initial
5. A had started B had finished C has started D started
6. A partnership B friendship C relationship D
7. A achieved B reached C succeeded membership
D managed
8. A case B account C view D regard
9. A appeared B performed C starred D began
10. A Until B Since C By D To

II. Choose the correct answer: (10 x 2 points = 20 points)

1. I‟ve never met ………. nice people before.
A. so B. such C. that D. a
2. They‟ll bring food if they come, ……………?
A. don? t they B. do they C. can‟ t they
D. won‟ t they
3. Have you seen ………. film John is talking about?
A. a B. the C. some D.
any
4. I ……..clean the house today. It‟s dirty.
A. needn?t B. must C. need D.
mustn‟t
5. In my opinion, physics ……… very difficult.
 A. is B. are C. am D.
have been
6. As I ran, my legs got ….. .
7. Is ………. the matter with Dawn? She looks upset.
A. something B. anything C. nothing
D. everything
8. How ……… I help you, sir?
A. must B. should C. may D.
might
9. There were …….. delicious dishes ……… the menu.
A. a lot; in B. much; on C. many; in
D. many; on
10. If Beth had time, she ………. the tennis club.
A. would join B. will join C. joined D.
would have join
III. Rephrase the following
sentences: (10 x 2 points = 20 points)
1. He didn?t find a taxi and so he missed the train. If……
2. Perhaps they know the truth. They…………………………
3. It won?t make any difference if you drive fast because you?ll still be late. Even ………………
4. I prefer sitting to standing. I………………………………
5. Someone must tell him about the accident. He…………………
6. Scrabble is a very enjoyable game. I play Scrabble every weekend. Scrabble, ……………
7. It?s 4 p.m. and he is still working. He started working at 10 a.m. He………………………….
8. I'm sure John is at home now. He left an hour ago. John…………………………
9. It's compulsory to fasten your seatbelt when landing and taking off. You…………
10. Despite working very hard on his project, he didn't get the grant. Although …………………

IV. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verbal tense: (10 x 2 points = 20 points)

1. I don‟t know where she is. She… (not still play) tennis: it‟s been dark for the

last hour.
2. If I …(to be) a year older, I could join the army.
3. She … (to hear) all about it when I saw her.
4. I am very tired, because I ..... (to work) all day.
5. I‟ll give her the message as soon as she ... (to come back) to her office.
6. More and more people .... (to suffer ) from malnutrition.
7. John …(to look for) a job since he finished university.
8. I wish I…(to meet) my fiancée much earlier.
9. ... (you to use) your bike all day tomorrow?
10. Her parents (to be)…………….much happier if she had married a doctor.
 V. Read the text and answer the following questions: (20 points)

The new heroes

Fantasy films now exert a pressure on the world‟s cinemas in a way no genre has ever
done before. “Harry Potter” and “The Lord of the Rings” are the motor that drives the
motion picture industry in much of the world. These movies appeal not only to children but
also to adults whose interest goes back to the first “Star Wars” film and the “Star Trek”
television series. When they watch these fantasies, they are gazing at idealized versions of
themselves. The heroes begin in unremarkable places, discover they possess extraordinary
gifts, and set out on voyages, using their gifts to combat evil, overcoming several obstacles
on the way and learning profound truths about their inner selves. Thus the appeal of these
stories seems to be that they address an innocent desire on the part of young audiences for
unspoilt heroism. Fantasy is the only genre that offers up heroism with no reservations.
Harry and Frodo and Luke are forever struggling with dark forces, and always with the
purest of intentions.

1. Which are the most successful movies at the present?

2. What kind of audience do they aim at?
3. Which is the message of these movies?
4. Which are the main characteristic of this type o hero?

Se acordă 10 puncte din oficiu. Timp de lucru 2 ore.

 OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ CLASA a
VIII a BAREM DE CORECTARE

SE ACORDĂ 10 PUNCTE DIN OFICIU

SUBIECTUL I 10 points (1 point x 10=10 points)
1. B
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. D
6. A
7. D
8. B
9. A
10. C

SUBIECTUL II 20 points (2 points x 10 points)

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

SUBIECT III 20 points (2 points X 10)

1. If he had found a taxi, he wouldn‟t have missed the train.
2. They may know the truth.
3. Even if you drive fast, you will still be late.
4. I would rather sit than stand.
5. He must be told about the accident.
 6. Scrabble, which I play every weekend, is a very enjoyable game.
7. He has been working since 10 a.m.
8. John must be at home now.
9. You must fasten your seatbelt when landing and taking off.
You have to fasten your seatbelt when landing and taking off.
10. Although he had worked very hard on his project, he didn't get the grant.

SUBIECTUL IV 20 points (2 points X 10)

1. cannot still be playing were
2. had heard have been working comes back / has come are
3. suffering
4. has been looking for had met
5. Will you be using? would have been
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
SUBIECTUL V 20 points
Fiecare răspuns corect este notat cu 5
puncte. Răspunsuri 1-4:
• 2 puncte informa?ia corectă;
• 1 punct corectitudinea din punct de vedere gramatical;
• 1 punct ordinea cuvintelor ?i acurate?ea exprimării;
• 1 punct ortografia corectă.