INSPECTORATULŞCOLAR JUDETEAN
SATU MARE
OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ
ETAPA JUDEŢEANĂ - 02 MARTIE 2013
CLASA a IX-a
Question I ( 50 points)
Write a 250-word narrative essay starting with: “I was never more scared than the day I lost my little sister in a crowded mall.”
Question II (25 points)
Your recent holiday abroad was spoilt by the theft of one of your bags on the first day. On the whole, you still managed to enjoy your holiday in spite of the inconvenience.
Write a 120-150-word letter to your friend, saying:
- how the theft affected your holiday
- how and where you lost your bag
- what was in it
- whether other people were helpful
Question III (25 points)
- Fill each of the numbered blanks (1- 10) in the following passage with the missing word. Use only one word in each space. (10 points)
Roast ghost
New Zealander Kay Martin got the fright of (1)…….life a (2)……..weeks ago. According to the Auckland Sunday Star, she and her friend were chatting over a drink (3)……..they heard a chicken squawking. They came (4)……..the conclusion that it (5)…….escaped from a neighbour’s garden and they went outside to catch it. But there were (6)………..chickens anywhere.
Then Kay realized with horror that the sound was coming from (7)……….own kitchen- coming, in fact, from the oven, (8)……….she had put a chicken to roast half an hour earlier: “It was (9)…….if it was calling to me from its grave”, she said. “I was (10)…….. amazed I couldn’t speak”.
- Read the text below and use the word given in capital on the right to form words that fit in the gaps. The words in capitals are given in the order you need to use them. (5 points)
A team of (1)….., who have studied the subject of SCIENCE
dreams, have come up with some interesting conclusions.
First of all, everybody, without exception, has them. Secondly,
dreams can be practical value, acting as a (2)…..of things REMIND
of (3)…that we need to do in our walking lives. If you IMPORTANT
dream of the punishment you may receive for not handing in
your homework (4)…..,for example, this may help you to do it PUNCTUAL
on time. Indeed, things we are (5)…..about in our daily lives often ANXIETY
feature in our dreams.
C. 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. 10 points
1. On arriving at an airport, I usually go straight to the check-in desk.
SOON
I usually go straight to the check-in desk as ………………………………to an airport.
2. Patrick hadn’t heard from his uncle in Australia for over five years.
MORE
It was ……………………………………..Patrick had heard from his uncle in Australia.
3. My views on this subject are exactly the same as yours.
DIFFERENCE
There ……………………………………………..my views on this subject and yours.
4. “What’s the height of the mountain?” Lee asked his father.
HIGH
Lee asked his father ………………………………………………was.
5. The secretary said that they had run out of paper for the photocopier.
LEFT
The secretary said that there wasn’t …………………………………for the photocopier.
6. Such success has not been achieved by many players in the world of ice hockey.
FEW
Only ………………………………………… such success in the world of ice hockey.
7. We played tennis despite the cold weather.
EVEN
We played tennis ……………………………………………………………….cold.
8. Could you look after my cat while I’m away on holiday?
CARE
Would you mind ……………………………………..my cat while I’m away on holiday?
9. Claire was not allowed to stay out late when she lived at home with her parents.
LET
Claire’s parents …………………………………stay out late when she lived at home.
10. I arrived late because I missed the 10.30 train.
TURNED
If I’d caught the 10.30 train, I …………………………………………………..time.
Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.
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