Olimpiada - VIII

OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ
ETAPA JUDEȚEANĂ
28 MARTIE 2015
CLASA A VIII-A
SUBIECTE
I. READING COMPREHENSION (20 points)
Queen Elizabeth II is well known (0) ...F....She is the Queen of sixteen countries but lives in the United
Kingdom. Her ancestors have ruled over the UK (1) ............... She holds enormous power over her 129
million subjects, but rarely gets involved with (2)............. She is a hard-working Queen who has adapted to
world changes (3)..................
Elizabeth has many other positions (4)................. She is Head of the Commonwealth (the collection of 16
nations), Supreme Governor of the Church of England, Chief of Fiji and head of many parts of the UK armed
forces. She married a Greek prince in 1947. Her husband is known (5).......................
Elizabeth was born in London in 1926. She was third in (6)............ and never expected to become queen.
She was on safari in Kenya when she received news that her father had died and she was the new Queen. She
was crowned in 1953 and soon after the ceremony she went on a six-month world tour (7) ....................
Elizabeth has always taken her position as Queen extremely seriously. She has never given a press interview,
and no one knows (8)................ She has been the ultimate (9) ............. throughout her working life. Even
her dress has stayed conservative. She is famous for (10)............... She continues to attend many cultural
events as part of her public role.
I.1. Match the words in italics in the text to their definitions f-j below.
A. ancestors f) members of a state, other than the ruler (the head) of that state
B. subjects g) best, supreme
C. positions h) made monarch (king/queen/emperor/empress)
D. crowned i) someone’s relatives who lived a long time ago
E. ultimate j) official jobs
I.2. Complete the article with the suitable words, by matching the phrases in bold in the text(1-10) with
the following phrases A-K. There is an example(0-F). ..................................................(10x1=10 points)
A - her political views
B - politics
C - as the Duke of Edinburgh
D - professional
E - to visit her people
F - throughout the world
G - her plain-coloured coats
H - for over a thousand years
I - besides being a monarch
J - line to the throne
K- over six decades
I.3. Read the text again and answer the questions below.............................................. (2x2,5p=5 points)
1. How many people live in the countries whose head is Queen Elizabeth II, according to the text?
2. According to the text, how old was Elizabeth when she became Queen?
II. USE OF ENGLISH (50 points)
II.1. There are two mistakes in each sentence. Write the correct sentences. .............. (10x2=20 points)
0. I have already gone out when my parents woke on.
I had already gone out when my parents woke up.
1. Grandmother used be the more beautiful woman in her family.

2. Mandy will buy car as soon as she will pass her driving test.
3. You mustn’t get up early tomorrow. It’s a holiday, so you can to sleep late.
4. My cat has eaten three mouses two days ago.
5. When father got home, we have already eaten, so he had to eat by herself.
6. This is the girl which phone number he need.
7. However I gave him a good idea, he didn’t took my advice.
8. Sarah is usually writing poems, but now she writes some articles for a magazine.
9. He said me: „Both Rebecca nor Rachel has got blue eyes.”
10. He likes green-eyes girls, so if he meets one, he will fell in love with her.
II.2.Complete each sentence with an adjective or adverb derived from the word in brackets....(5x1=5p)
Example: The bride and groom smiled happily (happiness) for their wedding photos.
1. We missed our flight, but ________ (fortune) we were given seats on the next plane.
2. It’s ________ (use) asking him – he never knows anything.
3. She was sitting so ________ (comfort) that she fell asleep.
4. He knocked the glass off the table, but ________ (luck) he caught it before it hit the floor.
5. I like being in a car with James. He drives very ________ (care).
II.3. Rephrase the sentences so as the meaning stays the same. Use the word in bold without changing
it. ........................................................................................................................................ (5 x 2 =10 points)
Example:
1 He’s too young to get served at the bar.
enough
He … isn’t old enough… to get served at the bar.
1. Claire and Ron’s wedding is next week.

are
Claire and Ron ....................................................... .
2. The last time Jim wrote to Andrew was in January.

since
Jim ........................................................... .
3. Italian perfumes are not as good as French perfumes.

than
French ........................................................... .
4. May I park my car here?

to
Is it ………………………………….. here?
5. I did my homework and then the lights went off.
already
When the lights went off I ........................................................ homework .
II.4.Write questions to which the words in bold are the answers................................... (5x3=15 points)
Doris Alder is Peter’s neighbour. She lives in the house which is opposite his. She is 67 years old, but she
still does many things for herself. Her favourite hobbies are knitting and swimming. She goes swimming
twice a week. Every Saturday morning, Doris and Peter go shopping together.They take the bus into town
and they come home by taxi. Peter admires Doris because she is a very active person.
I. WRITING (30
points)
Use your imagination and write a story of about 150-180 words that ends in the following sentence:
“....:............................When I realised who was next to me on the bus, I just couldn’t believe it!”
TOTAL…………….....................................................................................................................100 puncte
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OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

I. READING COMPREHENSION (20 points)

1. Grandmother used be the more beautiful woman in her family.

1. Claire and Ron’s wedding is next week.

2. The last time Jim wrote to Andrew was in January.

3. Italian perfumes are not as good as French perfumes.

4. May I park my car here?

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