Liceul Teoretic AL.I.CUZA Alexandria OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZA FAZA PE SCOALA CLASA a IX-a I.

Write a narrative paragraph beginning like this :I had a real surprise when I turned on the television.(25 points) II. 1. Put each verb into the correct form. (2 X 10 = 20p) Kate Teale 1) (decide) to open her own restaurant. Yesterday, she 2) (have) a meeting with her bank manager and she 3) (ask) him for a loan. He 4). (agree), so Kate 5) (be able) to start making plans. In fact, she 6) (already/find) a building for her restaurant and she 7) (look) at tables and chairs next week. By the end of the month, work on the restaurant 8) (begin) and by the summer, everything will be ready. Kate 9) (hope) that her business will be a success. At the moment, she 10) (interview) people to be chefs and waiters. 20 points 2. Choose the right answer: (2 X 10 = 20p) Tom Cruise is one of the 0) most successful actors in cinema history. However, life hasnt always been that easy for him. As a young boy, Tom was shy and had 1) in finding friends, although he really enjoyed 2) part in school plays. 3) he had finished High School, Tom went to New York to look for work. He found employment as a porter, and at the same time he 4) drama classes. In 1980, the film director Franco Zeffirelli 5) Tom his first part in a film. Ten years later, he had become 6) successful that he was one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood, 7) millions dollars for 8) film. Today, Tom 9) appears in films and is as 10) as ever with his thousands of fans from all around the world. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A worry A making A While A prepared A suggested A so A paying A another A yet A popular B problem B holding B During B waited B offered B such B earning B all B ever B favourite C fear D difficulty C taking D finding C After D Until C attended D happened C tried D advised C too D very C winning D reaching C each D some C already D still C preferred D approved

3. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word given in capitals and the meaning stays the same. The word cannot be changed in any way. (7 X 5 = 35p) 1. She has never eaten lobster before. FIRST Its the..lobster 2. The exam wasnt as easy as wed expected. DIFFICULT The exam.wed expected. 3. We didnt take a map so were lost now. TAKEN Ifnow. 4. Somebody burgled their house a week ago. BROKEN Their.a week ago. 5. She took up knitting five years ago. BEEN She..years. 6. The museum was near the school. FROM The museum wasschool. 7. It cost 3 to visit the museum. TO They had..the museum.

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