OLIMPIADA LIMBA ENGLEZA

FAZA PE SCOALA
CLASA a VIII-a
I. Reading Comprehenion!
Read the text below and choose the best answer (a, b, c or d). (5 x 2p = 10 points)
After a long time !new m" a#nt m#st be sleeping. too! off m" shoes and went $#ietl" down. fo#nd
a good candle in m" a#nt%s storeroom. &hen went $#ic!l" o#t of the ho#se.
!ept in the shadows as wal!ed along the street. '(er"one was asleep in )oonfleet, and there were
no lights in an" of the windows except in the *h" +ot. went close to the window of the inn and tried to see
inside. co#ld not see in, b#t heard a n#mber of (oices. *hat were the" all tal!ing abo#t so late at night,
*hen reached the gra(e"ard began to feel afraid. &his was the place and time that -lac!beard had
lo(ed, and $#ite expected to see him spring o#t from the shadows. -#t nothing mo(ed. &here was no so#nd
b#t that of m" feet mo(ing across the grass. loo!ed at the hole #nder the stone, and stood #ncertain
whether to go on or bac!. &hen, to m" s#rprise, saw a boat l"ing near the shore. t was a strange thing for a
boat to be in )oonfleet -a" so late at night. &hen saw a bl#e light on the boat. !new that it was a
sm#gglers% boat and that the seamen were telling someone on the shore that the" were there read". too! one
last loo! ro#nd and entered the hole.
.olding m" candle high #p in front of me, wal!ed down the passage. was still thin!ing of the
diamond and all the things wo#ld do when was rich. &here were man" mar!s of feet on the gro#nd / more
than had seen before. &his made me fear that perhaps someone else had been there before me and fo#nd
the diamond.
1. 0ohn #nderstood that
a. he had to p#t on his shoes. b. his a#nt was not at home.
c. his a#nt was li!el" to be sleeping. d. there was no candle in his a#nt%s ho#se.
2. *hen 0ohn went o#t of the ho#se
a. there were no lights in the (illage
b. there were no lights in the (illage except in the inn
c. there were lights in most of the windows of the (illage
d. there were onl" a few lights in the (illage
1. *hen 0ohn reached the gra(e"ard
a. he saw the ghost of -lac!beard b. he started to be afraid
c. he heard someone singing d. he saw something mo(ing
2. 0ohn was s#rprised
a. to see a red light in the ba"
b. to disco(er a hole #nder the stone
c. to see some shadows across the grass
d. to see a boat in the ba" at that time of night
5. *al!ing down the passage, 0ohn
a. fo#nd the diamond
b. saw more mar!s of feet on the gro#nd than he had seen before
c. saw fewer mar!s of feet on the gro#nd than he had seen before
d. co#ld not see the mar!s of feet on the gro#nd
II. "e o# Eng$ih3
1) 4#t the (erbs in brac!ets in the right tense. (10 x 2p = 20 points)
After (1. li(e) 55 in m" new flat for abo#t a wee!, (2. meet) 55 )rs. 6ill, the lad" who li(ed downstairs.
7he was in her late se(enties and (1. can) 55 not wal! (er" well, b#t she was a bright, cheerf#l person with a
great sense of h#mo#r. 7he explained to me that her h#sband (2. die) .55 man" "ears before and that she
(5. li(e) 55 alone e(er since. +ot $#ite alone, tho#gh, beca#se she (8. ha(e) 55 a fat ginger cat called
94l#m%. )rs. 6ill #sed to tal! to her cat, and together the" (:. sit) 55 watching tele(ision or loo! o#t of the
window at what (;. go) 55 on in the street below. 7he told me the whole stor" of her life and how she (<. get)
55 married at a (er" earl" age and (10. ha(e) 5 three children.
2) Rephrase the following sentences, beginning as shown, so as the meaning sta"s the same. (5 x 2p = 10
points)
1. went to the hairdresser. wanted her to c#t and st"le m" hair.
went to the hairdresser to 5555555555555. .
2. *e didn%t rent a car beca#se it was too expensi(e.
f 55555555555555555555555 .
1. t%s a pit" didn%t read that boo!.
wish 555555555555555555555. .
2. &he go(ernment has increased the tax on cigarettes.
&he tax 555555555555555555555 .
5. A (er" good mechanic repaired m" car last wee!.
55555555555555555555555.. .
1) Read the text below and #se the word gi(en in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the
space. (10 x 1p = 10 points)
E%$oe Ca&$e ' A Na&i(e )e$h Ca&$e
)an" (0) visitors to *ales are ac$#ainted with the +orman and 'dwardian castles
that dominate the co#ntr"side. =omination, (1) 5. and s#b>#gation of the local
pop#lace were the main reasons for their constr#ction. &he" remain as (2) 5
s#r(i(ors of a heritage mar!ed b" conflict. )" brother and (isited the castle on a
bea#tif#l (1) 5 da". ?ittle is !nown abo#t 'wloe, and since it%s not one of the better@
(2) 55 north *elsh castle, we didn%t !now what to expect. *e had a bit of (5) 55
finding the castle, b#t we were rewarded with one of those (8)...... (:) 55 s#rprises
we%(e come to expect while tra(elling thro#gh *ales. &he first thing that impressed
#s was the serenit" of the (;) 55 . &he castle offers (isitors perhaps the best
opport#nit" to absorb a permeating sense of (<) 5.5 energ", and to ha(e (isions of
s#r(i(al and (10) 5.5 which once filled these mar(elo#s str#ct#res.
0. A7&
1. +&)=A&'
2. BA7C+A&'
1. 7D+
2. E+F*
5. =BBCD?&
8. 'G4'C&
:. 4?'A7DR'
;. ?FCA&'
<. .7&FRH
10. *AR
2) Read the text below and thin! of a word which best fits each space. Dse onl" F+' word in each space.
&here is an example at the beginning (0). (10 x 1p = 10 points)
B*r+ A$-Ara,
7it#ated (0) in =#bai, &owers of the Arabs is the (1) 55 hotel of the world, taller (2).55 the 'iffel
&ower and onl" 85 metres shorter than the 'mpire 7tate -#ilding, floating on an (1) 55 . t is also (2) 55
most expensi(e hotel, where the s#ites ma" cost #p to I15,000 a night.
+ot onl" the sail@shaped str#ct#re ma!es it special, b#t (5) 55 the #nderwater resta#rant, the <,000
s$#are metres (8) 55 gold, granite, cr"stal and marble #sed to decorate its interior, its fastest lift e(er b#ilt
(se(en metres per (:) 55 ), leopard@s!in f#rnit#re and fire@spo#ting (olcanoes.
)ost of the clients come (;) 55 the oil@rich states and the" are waited for at the airport b" either a
Rolls Ro"ce limo#sine (<) 55 a helicopter. All s#ites ha(e 22@inch tele(ision screens, faxes and laptop
comp#ters.
7hopping there will cost "o# at least se(eral h#ndred dollars and the entrance fee, in case "o# want to
ta!e a loo! inside this l#x#rio#s hotel will set "o# (10) 55 Jonl"K I55.
III. )ri&ing
*rite a stor" entitled -M. #riend/. (150 words) (20 points)
OLIMPIADA LIMBA ENGLEZA
FAZA PE SCOALA
CLASA a VIII-a
0E1
. Reading comprehension
. Dse of 'nglish
1) 1 / had been li(ingL 2 / metL 1 / co#ldL 2 / had diedL 5 / had li(edL 8 / hadL
: / wo#ld sitL ; / was goingL < / gotL 10 / had
2)
1. went to the hairdresser to ha(e m" hair c#t and st"led.
2. f it hadn%t been too expensi(e, we wo#ld ha(e rented a car.
1. wish had read that boo!.
2. &he tax on cigarettes has been increased b" the go(ernment.
5. had m" car repaired b" a good mechanic last we!.
1)
1 / +&)=A&F+L 2 / BA7C+A&+6L 1 / 7D++HL 2 / E+F*+L
5 / =BBCD?&HL 8 / D+'G4'C&'=L : / 4?'A7A+&L ; / ?FCA&F+L
< / .7&FRCA?L 10 / *ARBAR'
2)
1 / tallestL 2 / thanL 1 / islandL 2 / theL 5 / alsoL 8 / ofL : / secondL ; / fromL
< / orL 10 / bac!