OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZA FAZA JUDETEANA OLT

2 Martie 2013
CLASA a XI a
I.

Write an argumentative essay (350 words)on the following topic:

It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies , but even more
to stand up to your friends. (50p)

II.

A series of articles is being published in a magazine you read under the title Tell
Me What Its All About.The articles are all attempts to explain something that is
currently popular to people who have never heard of it and know nothing
whatsoever about it. Readers have been invited to send in their own articles under
this title. Write your article in 220 words, remembering that it must assume no
knowledge of its subject on the part of the reader. (25p)

III. A. 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. You must use between three and six
words, including the word given. (5p)
1. A lack of work in his home area forced Frank to move the capital.
CHOICE
Frank .. move to the capital because of the lack of work in
his home area.
2. The race is going to start in a minute, said Rod.
ABOUT
Rod said that .. start.
3. Thanks to the success of the concert, the singer was offered a recording contract.
LED
The success of the concert .. offered a recording contract.
4. As soon as Alex finished his homework, he went out on his bike.
HAD
No .. than he went out on his bike.
5. Gary received an income from some investments he had inherited.
PROVIDED
Some investments which Gary had inherited .. an income.

B.For the questions 1-10 read the text below and think of a word which best fits each
gap. (10p)
Its something (1)gamer will tell you. Computer games shouldnt be so hard that
they drive you mad, but (2).should they be so easy that they (3).to
offer enough of a challenge. Inevitably, however, you get stuck sometimes. What do you do
then? Ask the internet, of course. Many other games have figured (4).what to do and
posted the solution online. The answer is just a (5) .clicks away.
Purists say this is cheating .They argue that solving a puzzle yourself,(6).gamers
had to do in the old days, might have(7)..longer, but it was more satisfying.
(8)..you know that detailed walkthroughs are available online, free(9)
.charge for almost any game, the temptation is to ask for virtual help(10)
..the first sign of trouble.
C.For questions 1-10 , read the text below . Use the word given in capitals at the end of some
of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. (10p)

DEVELOP
IMPRESS

Technology changes fast , making it difficult to keep track of the latest (1)........ .
Yet, there are certain moments when technology makes a big (2) ........ on you.
AWE
Imagine , for example, seeing television or a helicopter for the first time . It
would be an (3)........ experience. One such revelatory moment occurred while SETTLE
I was on a group camel trek across the Sahara desert .
BREAK
We were about fifty miles from the nearest (4)........ , feeling that wed finally
managed to get away from it all . Hardly any technological (5)......... had reached ISOLATE
this corner of the globe, or so it seemed. There were sand dunes as far as the eye EXPECT
could see . And yet , despite our (6)........ , the silence was suddenly broken by APPROVAL
ANNOY
the somewhat (7)......... noise of a frog .
Ignoring for the moment the looks of distinct (8)........ I got from my fellow travellers ,
I put my hand in my pocket . The (9)....... frog was , of course , my ring tone . AndREGARD
when I pressed the button , there was my boss asking me a simple work question ,
(10)........ of the fact that I was thousands of miles away.

OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZA FAZA JUDETEANA

2 Martie 2013
CLASA a XI a
-BAREM DE CORECTAREI.
II.
III.

50 Puncte
25 Puncte
25 Puncte
A. 5 puncte
1.had no choice but to
2.the race was about to
3.led to the singer being
4.sooner had Alex finished his homework
5.provided him with
B. 10 puncte
1. Any
2. Nor
3. Fail/cease
4. Out
5. Few
6. As
7. Taken
8. When(ever)/Once
9. Of
10. At
C. 10 puncte
1. Developments
2. Impression
3. Awesome
4. Settlement
5. Breakthroughs
6. Isolation
7. Unexpected
8. Disapproval
9. Annoying
10. Regardless