Inspectoratul Scolar Judetean Prahova
Varianta 1
Olimpiada de limba englez’-faza pe localitate
17.01.2015
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SUBIECTE
| Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not
change the word given, Use between 3 and 5 words, including the word given,
School... all pupils
1, Our teacher always arrives to class on time.(never) 6 I'll talk to her first, then I'll think about it. (have)
Our teacher ..... class. V'll think about it after ....... to her first.
2. We didn't know anybody at the exhibition (nobody) -—«7-.‘This time I didn’t_manage to win the frst
There... the exhibition. es et
id prize this time.
East looks just like the one | bought last B wished I'd done more to help. (dane)
I regretted. more to help.
This jacket looks exactly......| bought last week. 9, Itwas a mistake to leave. (ought)
4.Ben is in charge of painting the living You. salt
room.(responsible) 10. The vet has just examined my brother's dog.(had)
Ben... painting the living room. My brother... examined.
5 All pupils must wear school uniforms.(worn)
10x1.5points=15 points
IIFill in each gap with a word derived from the word in capitals corresponding to it:
Nowadays people are carefully preparing themseves for (1 RETIRE}a long time before they actually reach it Some
people prefer to retire early. This is usually (2 OPT) and most companies don’t have any (3 OBJECT) to itHowever,
once the (4 FORMAL Jare over and a person finds himself at home,projects such as home( 5 MAINTAIN) become a
new (6 SPECIAL) , especially for men, although their (7 PERFORM jmay not match their (8 ENTHUSE) . Often accidents
are caused by someone's (9.... EAGER)to save money, as their lack of (10 EXPERT) causes more problems than it
solves.
IIL Fill n each blank with one word:
| as full of hate. | forgot all the danger and rushed (1...) him. [hit him twice and the second (2...) cut hs face.
{B.sn) his surprise, he did not (4...] me back.This (....) my lfe.It was my last desperate effort! moved back and went
(6...) on my knee.”He will ride at me now,"! thought. “This will be the end of me , or perhaps {7.).. of us.”
[At that moment (8...) was a shout. | looked round. A man was riding hard with a revolver in (9...) hand. tt was my
dear friend Jack. Nelson saw him and stopped his rush at me. But he did not hurry away. He said (10...a smile :"We
shall meet again!”
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1V Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense:
Palaeontologists in New Mexico (1 UNEARTH) the remains of at least one dinosaur from the late Jurassic period. The
palaeontologists , from Canada, (2 DIGlin a formerly unexplored part of the Morrison Formation: a vast fossil bed ~
for the last 8 months.Early last week one of the group (3 FIND)a section of rock which {4 CONTAIN}a number of
bones from one, or possibly more, large herbivorous dinosaurs.Since then, the group (5 TRY) to release the bones
from the rock and piece them together. The palaeontologists believe that the bones may form a whole dinosaur
family. itis possible that the whole family (6 DIE) while they (7 TRY] to protect the young from predators.
According to Bryce Larson, the leader of the group, the bones are from a large brachiosaurus. These animals (8 EXIST)
approximately 150 million years ago and are counted amongst the largest dinosaurus that ever (9 WALK) the
Earth.Other brachiosaurus remains have been found in the Morrison Formation, but these latest bones are very
large and may prove to come from the largest dinosaur anyone { 10 DISCOVER) up to now.
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V You have decided to do the same summer job that you did last year.You want to persuade your friend Jan to do
the job as well.
Read the advertisement for the job and your notes (writter
notes, write a letter persuading Jan to join you.
HELP NEEDED THIS SUMMER
Every summer we run an international camp (BEAUTIFUL PLACE...|for 8 to 12-year-old children.
capitals between brackets). Then, using all your
You will help with: (EXPLAIN WHY THE JOB WAS FUN LAST YEAR!)
+ Outdoor activities
+ Entertainment
'* Sports competitios
* Children’s games
Free accommodation (TENTS)
Free food (NOT WONDERFUL, BUT...)
Only five hours'work a day! (ENOUGH FREE TIME FOR US TO...)
Write your letter to Jan in about 180 words. Do not sign the letter.
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