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OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ – 2018-2019 – ETAPA PE ŞCOALĂ, CLASA A VII –A

Subject I (50 points):

A. (20 points) Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct verb forms. Write your answers on the Answer
Sheet.

The sun (1) ……………. (shine) and the birds (2) .................... (sing) as Mike (3) .................... (drive) down the country
lane. He was smiling because he (4) .................. (look forward) to the journey ahead. Mike (5) ........................ (enjoy)
driving, especially when he (6) ........................ (go) somewhere new. Then, suddenly, the engine began to make a strange
noise and the car (7) ............................ (stop) dead in the middle of the road. Mike (8) .................... (try) to start it, but
nothing (9) ......................... (happen). He sighed, then got out of the car. As he (10) .......................... (push) the car to the
side of the road, Mike started to wish he had stayed at home.

B. (20 points) Read the text and fill in the gaps with the appropriate word A, B, C or D. Write your answer on the
Answer Sheet.

Turtles spend most of their life (1) ………… the sea. They have a hard shell over their body and they can pull their head,
arms and legs inside the shell (2) ………… they are in danger. Turtles (3) ………… live for one hundred years and grow
up to two metres long. (4) ………… year, the mother turtle swims to a beach to lay her eggs. (5) ………… a month later,
the eggs break open and the baby turtles (6) ………… to get into the sea. They are very small and (7) ………… have
problems getting to the water. Several years later, (8) ………… baby turtles will return to the same beach to lay their eggs.
People think they find the (9) ……………… by following the light (10) ………… the moon or the stars.

1. A) in B) for C) on D) with
2. A) but B) if C) so D) on
3. A) soon B) already C) often D) yet
4. A) Once B) Some C) Other D) Each
5. A) Above B) At C) About D) Before
6. A) tried B) try C) trying D) try back
7. A) every B) any C) many D) much
8. A) these B) this C) them D) they
9. A) way B) path C) road D) journey
10. A) by B) from C) with D) at

C. (10 points) Read the sentences below and use the words given in capitals at the end of the row to form words
that fit in the gaps. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.

I have been a keen (1) .............. for about nine years. When I began cycling, CYCLE
I found the flat roads easy but the hills almost (2) ................. .Surprisingly, POSSIBLE
now it’s the opposite. A long flat ride can be both dull and (3) ………......... EXHAUST
as you never experience that fantastic feeling of freedom when speeding
downhill. Years ago, going uphill left me (4) ……….…. . Now l have learned BREATH
to take hills slowly and steadily.
When I set off, I’m full of energy and the first hundred metres are
(5) .............. , the next couple of kilometres a bit tiring, but on the whole the MARVEL
experience is very (6) .................... . ENJOY
Cycling is (7) ................. any other forms of exercise I have tried; it is never LIKE
a chore but always a (8) ................... .The physical benefits are obvious but PLEASE
the mental benefits are (9) ...................... important; when you are travelling EQUAL
(10) ………..……. at a sensible speed, you breathe fresh air, have time to CALM
think and can relax.

Subject II. (25 points) Read the text and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to the questions. Write your
answers on the Answer Sheet.

From the age of six when l first saw Olympic gymnastics on television, I knew gymnastics was for me. l immediately
started once-a-week gymnastics classes and by my 13th birthday I was spending more than 16 hours a week in the gym. l
didn’t have much spare time but I was happy. True, parts of my body would sometimes hurt, but I was proud of myself. I
was a gymnast!
Then my knee began to hurt, and kept getting worse. So I stopped practising for a while. But one day, my team was
getting ready for a big competition, and my coach asked, ‘Do you want to take part?’ I nodded slowly. I knew what was
coming — coaches are not known for their kindness. ‘Then you’ve got to practise your piece,’ he demanded. I did, but at
the end I had to be carried out of the gym. The idea that my gymnastics career might be over was too terrible to think
about.
I spent a year recovering and finally I started training again. I worked hard and entered competitions. But I soon realised
gymnastics didn’t make me as happy as it once had. The next summer, I was training hard to reach the next level,
spending all my time in the gym. But by the end of the holiday, I was asking myself, ‘ls this worth it? Could l, Rebecca, just
be myself and not a gymnast?’
With the start of school came homework, increased gym workouts, and extreme tiredness. I wanted to be like other high-
school students, hanging out and going to the movies. That term, I stopped going to the gym. l found I could change my
identity. Now, I’m happy being myself —iust Rebecca.

1. What is the writer doing in this text?

a. describing her skill in gymnastics
b. comparing gymnastics with other sports
c. encouraging young people to start doing gymnastics
d. explaining how her attitude towards gymnastics changed

2. What does the writer say about gymnastics in the first paragraph?
a. It gave her a feeling of achievement.
b. She became keen on the sport as a teenager.
c. It was easy to fit around school and other activities.
d. She found her body was strong enough to do it.

3. What does the writer say about her gymnastics coach?

a. He knew she had a lot of talent.
b. He made her prepare for the competition.
c. He treated her differently from the rest of the team.
d. He encouraged her to change her competition piece.

4. How does the writer say she felt in the third paragraph?
a. worried she would be injured once again
b. confident she would win her next competition
c. doubtful whether gymnastics was right for her
d. happy to have improved her level in gymnastics

5. What would the writer say about her life now?

a. “I’ve finally accepted that doing well at my studies is a lot more important than being great at gymnastics.”
b. “I got bored with gymnastics and needed to change my life so now I can concentrate on another activity I really
enjoy.”
c. “I still do gymnastics for a bit of fun but I’m glad that I don’t take part in competitions any more.”
d. “I now spend time doing lots of things I enjoy and I still believe that giving up gymnastics was the right decision.”

Subject III (25 points) Write a narrative essay beginning like this:

‘Mary and Ben climbed into the helicopter for their exciting trip.’

Write your story in 120 - 150 words (12-15 lines) and give it an appropriate title. Pay attention to the following:
 you don't need long descriptions;
 use dialogues only if they are relevant for your characters or events;
 you should use this plan:
 1. Introduction (paragraph 1 - set the scene)
2. Main body (paragraph(s) 2/3 - develop the story)
3. Conclusion (paragraph 4 - end the story)

Don’t count the words given in the beginning.

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NECOMPLETATE. TIMP DE LUCRU: 90 MINUTE. NU SE ACORDĂ PUNCTE DIN OFICIU.

OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ, 2018-2019

ETAPA PE ŞCOALA – CLASA A VII-A

PUNCTAJ SI BAREM

I. (50 points)

A. (2px10=20 points)

1. was shining; 2. were singing; 3. was driving; 4. was looking forward; 5.

enjoyed; 6. Was going/went; 7. stopped; 8. tried; 9. happened; 10. pushed/was
pushing

B. (2px10=20 points)

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

C. (1px10=10 points)

1) cyclist; 2) impossible; 3) exhausting; 4) breathless; 5) marvellous;

6) enjoyable; 7) unlike; 8) pleasure; 9) equally; 10) calmly

II. (5px5=25 points)

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

III. (25 points) – Marking Scheme

NOTĂ: Pentru subiectul I. A se acceptă orice variantă posibilă corectă.