OLIMPIADA NAȚIONALĂ DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

ETAPA JUDEȚEANĂ

SUCEAVA, 26 MARTIE 2022

CLASA a X-a, secțiunea A (regim normal de studiu)

 Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

SUBIECTUL A – USE OF ENGLISH (40 points)

I. Read the following text and put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
10 points

Dear Marie,

It’s a real pity that you (1)………. (miss) Christina’s wedding, which will probably be remembered more
for her sister’s appearance than the event itself. Apparently, Janine (2)……… (lie) on the beach the whole
afternoon before the big day and by the time she (3)……….(stop) sunbathing, her face, arms and legs
(4)……… (turn) bright red. Because of her sunburn, she (5)…………………… (not want) to be a
bridesmaid, but eventually, after much persuading, she (6) ………(change) her mind. Unfortunately, this
(7)…………. (not turn out) to be such a good idea because while she (8)……….. (walk) behind the bride,
everyone (9)………….. (stare) at her and not her sister!

Then, at the reception afterwards, someone (10) ………….(make) a joke about Janine by saying she gave
a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘strawberry blonde’. She heard the joke and left in tears. Poor Janine!

I’ll send some photos, including ones with Janine in.

Best wishes,

Danielle

II. Use the word given to form a word that fits in each gap. 10 points

Domestic waste is one thing; (1)............................(INDUSTRY) waste is another. Waste from factories
may contain such nasty things as compounds of heavy metals and dioxins and PCBS. Nobody, but
nobody, wants that (2)............................(CANCER) stuff in their own backyard. So what do you do?
According to one man in the business: "It's simple - you go to Senegal, Djibouti or somewhere like
Mauritania, all poor and semi-desert countries. You contact the local authorities and they take you
somewhere really crazy, out in the middle of nowhere, just scorpions and snakes. You pay well, and then
you start to dig your pit, some 30 metres down, according to the US, Swiss and EC
(3)............................(REGULATE) . Finally, you can start your (4)............................ (SHIP)."

In Europe it costs about $500 a ton to dispose of (5)............................(HAZARD) waste; in Africa, it can
cost as little as $2.50 a ton. The sums of money involved in the business are (6)............................
(ASTRONOMY): according to a report in The Independent, an African diplomat in London said he was
offered £3 million by a company dealing in toxic waste for an (7)............................(INTRODUCE) to his
country's president.

A properly organized waste (8)............................(DISPOSE) trade could (9) ...............(EASY)wipe out

III. Read the following text and choose the best answer: 10 points

No More Classes

The use of computers has meant students can study language programmes 1_____ their own speed when
and for how long they want. What is more, in the virtual classrooms of the future the student will
2______ on their headset, and be transported into an imaginary school, choose their class, take the books
they need off the shelf and 3______ conversations with other computerized students.

They might 4 ______ choose to pay a visit to the supermarket or the train station, the bank or the
restaurant. At the 5 _____ of a button they would be transported to 6 _______ realistic settings where
they could practise their English, maybe getting a hand from a virtual English companion. All this
perhaps, at the computer, from the comfort of their home: no 7 ______ to catch the bus to college, or a
plane to England. Exciting? Certainly, and an interesting alternative to traditional classroom lessons. But
would it ever 8 _______ the classroom? Hopefully not. Surely the need to relate to real people talking
about real 9_____ and generally learning a little more about others will always lead language learners to
10 _____ at least a little of their time with real people.

1. A. with B. for C. at D. in

2. A. place B. put C. set D. get

3. A. take B. do C. catch D. hold

4. A. although B. even C. preferably D. contrary

5. A. force B. hit C. depress D. push

6. A. so B. such C. like D. alike

7. A. role B. duty C. obligation D. need

8. A. replace B. restore C. succeed D. recover

9. A. stuff B. information C. issues D. things

IV. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space.
10 points

PARENTS

Parents are easily shockable. No (1)… how hard they try to be trendy and to keep up to date with modern
fads, they (2)…never quite help being a generation removed. Life simply moves too quickly for them.
They will maintain some sort of dialogue with you by going out and buying the latest Cds (3)… to find a
few months later the charts are filled by acts whose names they have never heard (4)… Then they get
frustrated and it all comes pouring out (5)…an edition of some chart show on TV when they moan that
there has never been anything (6)…listening to since their day.

Other parents don’t (7)…try to understand their kids. Hardly a day seems to go by (8)… you feeling their
displeasure one way or (9)… whether it’s you hair, your clothes or the fact that you stayed out till three.
So why bother trying to please them? You (10)…just as well wind them up even more.

SUBIECTUL B- INTEGRATED SKILLS (60P)

I. For each question decide which answer (A, B, C or D) fits best according to the text:

10points

Diane Modahl’s six older sisters all live within a ten-minute drive of their parents’ house in a suburb of
Manchester. It is the place where Modahl lived from the age of 11 until the age of 24, when she married
and moved to Sale – twenty minutes away by car. Every Sunday she and her husband, like the rest of her
siblings, return to Manchester for a huge Jamaican lunch of marinated chicken, rice with peas and fried
potatoes. It is a family tradition and they all relish it.

In Diane’s mind, Manchester stands for happiness. Up until the age of 11 she had lived in Moss Side and
Longside. She remembers little about these places except the sports days her father used to organize for
the children in the neighbourhood. Her father, who worked in the pastry department of a factory, was, she
says, ‘like the Pied Piper’, knocking on everybody’s door and encouraging them to take part. ‘The first
prize for the races would be a chocolate bar, which really inspired me then.’

Her mother, a nurse, ‘is a very ambitious and positive lady’, and Modahl thinks it was mostly due to her
desire to make ‘a step up’ that the family moved from their three-bedroom council house in Longside to a
very large five-bedroomed Victorian house in Manchester, an area which ‘tended to be white middle-
class’.

Modahl made friends with two girls living opposite. ‘I do remember always being different from them but
if they were racists, it was inadvertent. They’d ask rather silly questions, like did I burn in the sun, and
what kind of makeup could I use? Colour and race never came up in Longside, but there were more black
people there. I was bemused by people’s reaction to me in Manchester but there was never any blatant
name - calling and I never felt uncomfortable. Although my brothers and sisters always accused me of
being naïve, I think it was just ignorance and curiosity.

Whereas before her marriage Modahl would never have contemplated leaving her home town, since
meeting her husband she now feels ‘the sky’s the limit’. She says she’s more mature. ‘I wouldn’t hesitate
to move to Norway, where he comes from. We are thinking of it and it’s an exciting thought. He and I
rely on each other totally. We both want each other to achieve our ambitions. Now we have our first child
we have to set a standard and tone for our family. I think my parents would be disappointed if they felt
one of us was being held back and tied to them.’

1. Diane’s brother and sisters

A. live very close to their parents’ house in Manchester.

B. sometimes return to Manchester for family reunions.

C. have always lived in Manchester.

D. do not particularly like having lunch together.

2. Diane’s father had a good sense of fun because

A. he went door to door to encourage the neighbours’ children to participate in races.

B. he knew how to motivate the children to participate.

C. he made all children feel happy.

D. he always had good jokes to tell.

3. Diane’s mother had always wanted the family to move because

A. their house in Longside was too small.

B. she had always wanted to live in a Victorian house.

C. she wanted the family to have a better position in society.

D. she wanted to live in a white middle-class area.

4. Diane’s friends living opposite

A. always made Diane feel different on purpose.

B. always asked innocent silly questions.

C. were racists and made Diane feel uncomfortable.

D. always called Diane naïve.

A. want to live near Diane’s family forever.

B. have their hearts set on achieving their goals.

C. often rely on each other.

D. do not think of having children yet.

II. Read the text again and write a narrative-descriptive essay about a 16-year old teenager who has
just moved to a new school. Your writing should refer to what happened on their first day there,
the atmosphere of the place and their feelings and emotions. (200-220 words)

50 points