Scoala cu clasele I-VIII Nr.

“Teodor Costescu”

OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZA

FAZA PE SCOALA

I. Rewrite the following sentences :

1. He didn’t find a taxi and so he missed the train.

If ……………………………………………. .
2. In spite of our repeated warnings, they kept doing it.
Although ……………………………………… .
3. I advise to read it twice before you sign.
You …………………………………………… .
4. They are building a new hospital nearby.
A new hospital ……………………………….. .
5. He knocked on the door and she immediately opened it.
Hardly ……………………………………….. .
6. I regret attending that boring lecture.
I wish ………………………………………… .
7. I can hardly wait to get some rest.
I’m looking ………………………………….. .
8. It’s necessary that immigrants should learn the language.
It’s necessary for …………………………….. .
9. Jane managed to borrow books from that library.
Jane succeeded ………………………………………….
10. They were determined to find out the truth and nobody could stop them.
Nobody could prevent ………………………………………………… .

II. Put the verbs in brackets in the right tense:

‘Slow down, darling. You (1)……(to drive) much too fast’.

‘I know, but by the time we (2) get to the church, the marriage service (3)……(to start). If you (4)……..
(to take) such a long time to get dressed, we’d have been there by now. I finished (5)…………(to dress)
an hour before you did’.

‘It’s not my fault. You (6)…….(to tell) me were in a hurry.’

‘Now there’s a police car behind us. It (7)…..(to signal). I (8)….. (to stop)’.
‘Would you mind (9)…….(to show) me your driving licence, sir? You realize you (to drive) at a hundred
miles an hour, don’t you?’

III. Choose the right word:

Most big cities were built long before the heyday of the private car. As a result they rarely have enough
space for moving traffic or parked vehicles, and long queues of (1) ….. vehicles are a common sight.
Indeed some cities end up being almost permanently (2) ….. during the day. Those that have a relatively
free (3) …..of traffic at non-peak periods of the day do not escape either. The (4) ……..hour of early
morning or early evening can easily see traffic brought to a (5)…… . The effects of exhaust (6) ……on
air pollution in cities has been well documented. Buses might be seen as a solution, they move slowly
because of the sheer (7)……. of the other traffic, thus encouraging more commuters to abandon (8)……
transport.

1. A. standing B. settled C. stationary D. static

2. A. stuffed B. saturated C. crammed D. congested
3. A. flow B. current C. tide D. flood
4. A. push B. rush C. hasty D. hurry
5. A. standstill B. hold-up C. jam D. freeze
6. A. smells B. odours C. fumes D. stinks
7. A. size B. volume C. breadth D. deapth
8. A. civic B. mass C. public D. popular

IV. Write a composition with the title “The Happiest Moment in My Life ”