OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZA

ETAPA JUDETEANA
CLASA A VII-A

I. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is
an example at the beginning.
20 puncte
The Wax Museum
One of the (0).. interesting and original museums in the 1) is Madame
Tussauds wax Museum, 2).. in London. A visit here gives you the 3)
.. to get closer to the celebrities you love: singers, actors, sportsmen, politicians.
The museum is divided into two sections: statues of the most recent times and historical people
and events. The 4)tells you about Madame Tussaud and about her successful
profession.
The story of how the figures are made is fascinating. The most difficult job of the 5)
working there is to find hair that 6). closely the hair of the
celebrities. Believe it or not, it is 7) hair, donated and bought by the museum.
The clothes of the statues are amazing. They were 8). and donated by the actual
celebrities. Some of them are created by 9).. fashion designers. If you want to 10)
.. the wax figures or to take a photo you can even touch them. After a while you
dont know who is real and who is frozen in time.

0. A most

B more

C many

D much

1. A world

B universe

C earth

D planet

2. A established

B identified

C located

D found

3. A fortune

B chance

C destiny

D accident

4. A adviser

B attendant

C teacher

D guide

5. A people

B stuff

C crowd

D children

6. A combines

B unites

C associates

D matches

7. A true

B real

C veritable

D actual

8. A worn

B dressed

C taken

D given

9. A famous

B glorious

C big

D celebrated

10. A research

B inspect

C examine

D study

II.Rephrase the following sentences

puncte
1. Eat well or else you will get ill.
If
2. Weve run out of paper clips.
There are no ..
3. This is the first time Ive been here.
I havent .
4. Brian is too young to join the senior rugby team.
Brian is not
5. Theres nothing Id rather have than a vanilla icecream on a hot day.
Theres nothing I like ...

10

III. Choose the right answer (there is only a correct answer in each case): 20 puncte
1. They. for the bus when it started to rain.
a. were waiting b. waited c. are waiting d. have waited
2. Your boss finally agreed with your solution, he?
a. did b. didnt

c. was

d. wasnt

3. My neighbour is a man of...height.

a. medium b. extra c. tall d. special
4. When they.. ..this mess, they will get angry.
a. saw

b. will see

c. see

d. are seeing

5. She .. tell me everything before moving to New York.

a. uses to b. used to c. is using to d. is used to
6. Whenever we met we. hands.
a. are shaking b. shake c. shook

d. were shaking

7. If you are so fond of writing youparticipate in the competition.

a. may b. can c. should d. could
8. He . for several jobs this year and he is confident he will find something in the end.
a. has looked

b.

looks c. is looking d. has been looking

9. What will happen if his parachute.. ?

a. wont open b. isnt open c. doesnt open d. isnt opening
10. When the chairman to the office he will answer your questions.

a. will come

IV.

b. comes

c. come

d. has come

Choose one of the topics and enlarge upon it in a 150- word essay.

40 puncte

1.

An event I shall never forget

2.

My hobby.

Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Se acorda 10 puncte din oficiu.

Timp de lucru: 2 ore
Barem:
Barem de corectare Clasa a VII-a
I. 20 puncte (2 puncte x 10= 20 puncte) 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. C
II. 10 puncte (2 puncte x 5 = 10 puncte) 1. If you dont eat well, you will get ill. 2. There are no
paper clips left. 3. I havent been here before. 4. Brian is not old enough to join the senior rugby
team. 5. There is nothing I like better / more than a vanilla ice cream on a hot day.
III. 20 puncte (2 puncte x 10= 20 puncte) 1. a 2. b 3. a 4. c 5. b 6. c 7. c 8. d 9. c 10. b
IV 40 points 10 points originality; 10 points clear development of the task; 10 points good
range of grammar structure and vocabulary, fluency and accuracy; 10 points very good
spelling. Se acorda 10 puncte din oficiu.