OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZ

ETAPA JUDEEAN
22 FEBRUARIE 2015
CLASA A IX A

SUBIECTUL I

(50 POINTS)

Write a 250-word narrative essay with the following thesis: Learning something new can be
a scary experience
SUBIECTUL II

(25 POINTS)

You have recently started highschool in a new town. Write letter of 120 - 150 words to your
best friend Sarah who has stayed behind, telling her about the changes in your life, your new
school and your new friends. Sign your letter as Jeff/Susan.
SUBIECTUL III
A. Fill in with correct form of the verbs in brackets: (10 points)
Goldilocks is probably the most famous and most charming squatter of all times. While
the Bear family (1)............. (look) for breakfast, Goldilocks (2) ................. (break into) their
house and (3)............... (make)
herself at home. The first thing seen when she
(4)....................... (enter) the house was food on the table. This made her happy because she
(5) ............. (walk) in the woods for several hours and was very hungry. When she
(6).................... (finish) the meal, she (7)...................................... (feel) very tired and
(8)................ (decide) to look for a comfortable place to rest. By the time the bears
(9)..................... (return) from their hunt, Goldilocks (10) .............. (already leave). To this day
they do not know who the squatter was.
B. Use the words in capitals to form another word that fits in each blank space (5 points)
1. Katy went on a ________________ course last year to learn how to make curries. COOK
2. Is it possible to ________________ between a hobby and an interest? DISTINCT
3. Machines which use_____________, such as computers or television, always seem to give
me a powerful shock. ELECTRIC
4. A lot of telephone boxes have been ________________ recently so you can never find one
that works. VANDAL
5. John Irving is my favourite ________________ and Ive just finished his latest book.
NOVEL
C. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word given in capitals, and so that
the meaning stays the same. The word cant be changed in any way (10 points)

1. I advised Sue to enrol at a gym, which she did. ADVICE

Sue ........................................ and enrolled at a gym.
2. Learning to sew seemed a waste of time to her. POINT
She couldnt ....................................... learning to sew.
3. Jenny is the only student who has applied for the job. NOBODY
Apart.. applied for the job.
4. I had no idea that your mother was born in India. UNAWARE
I ....................................fact that your mother was born in India.
5. Jane said that she regretted sending that awful present to her aunt. ONLY
If ............................................... that awful present to my aunt, Jane.
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BAREM
I (50 points) - Marking scheme for narrative essay
II (25 points) -Marking scheme for informal letter

III.A. (10 points)

1. was looking
2. broke into
3. made
4. had entered
5. had been walking
6. (had) finished
7. felt
8. decided
9. returned
10. had already left

III. B. 5 x 1 point 5 points

1. cookery
2. distinguish
3. electricity

4. vandalised
5. novelist
III. C. (2 points x 5 sentences= 10 points) Any correct answer will be accepted.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Sue took/ followed my advice and enrolled at a gym.

She couldnt see any/ much/ the point in learning to sew.
Apart from Jenny nobody applied for the job.
I was unaware of the fact that
If only I hadnt sent that