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OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

FAZA JUDETEANĂ - 1 martie 2014
Clasa a VII-a

A. . Subiectul I: Read the text below. Choose “Right”, “Wrong” or “Doesn’t say” for sentences 1-5. (5
points)

There are two popular stories in Greek Mythology connected with the magnificent palace at
Knossos, on Crete, the largest of the Greek island.
In the first story, Daedalus, an expert craftsman and inventor, was expelled from his native city of
Athens because he had grown jealous of his nephew Talus and killed him.
Daedalus wandered all over the Mediterranean Sea from place to place with his son Icarus until he
finally arrived at Crete. There King Minos offered him the hospitality of his palace at Knossos. Both
Daedalus and Icarus lived happily at Knossos, but soon they suffered the king’s anger.
When the king’s wife gave birth to the Minotaur – a terrible creature which was half man and half
bull – Minos was convinced that Daedalus was involved in this outrage.

1. Crete is the largest of the Greek islands.

A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
2. Daedalus was a skilled carpenter.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
3. Athens was Daedalus’ native city.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
4. King Minos had a palace at Knossos on Crete.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
5. The king’s wife was very young.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
Subiectul II: Answer the following questions: ( 5 points)
1. Who was Daedalus?
2. Where was he expelled from?
3. Who was Daedalus’ nephew?
4. Who offered Daedalus hospitality?
5. When did the king get angry with Daedalus?

Subiectul III: Choose the correct variant: (5 points)

1. To be “expelled” is to be:
a. invited in
b. involved in doing something
c. forced to leave a place because of bad behaviour

2. To “wander” means:
a. to walk slowly
b. to travel from place to place
c. to walk fast

3. “Hospitality” means:
a. friendly behaviour towards visitors
b. unfriendly behaviour
c. failure to give attention

4.“Terrible” means:
a. very bad
b. very interesting
c. very special

5. An “outrage”is:
a. an action or an event that makes you feel extremely sad and angry
b. someone who is involved in the actions of a particular group
c. someone who receives medical treatment

Subiectul IV: Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word: (15 points)
Daedalus 1…….. all over 2……… Mediterranean Sea 3………. place to 4 ............ with his 5……….. Icarus
until 6……….. they arrived at 7…………., where king 8………… offered them 9…………. hospitality of his
10……….. at 11 ……….. . 12………… Daedalus 13…………. Icarus lived 14………..at Knossos, but 15……….. they
suffered the king’s anger.

B. Subiectul I. Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets: (10 points)

One day a pretty girl (1. wash)…………………………. her hands in the river when a man, who was very tired
and hungry, (2.stand) ……………………………for a moment beside her (3.listen) ……………………….to her
beautiful Scottish song. He asked her where she (4. live) ……………………….and she answered that Perth (5
be)………………………………. her native town.
“What (6. be)……………………………. the news of the town today?” he asked.
“There (7. be) ……………………………..15 great English lords in the inn, and they all (8. wait) …………………………
to see William Wallace. They (9. say) ……………………………..they (10. hang) …………………………….him high.”

Subiectul II. Ask questions for the underlined words: (10 points)

1. Nobody knew Helen was coming by train.

2. They understand why they feel disappointed.
3. After lunch the tourists go sightseeing.
4. They spent ten months travelling around Europe.

Subiectul III. Add the necessary tag-questions: (10 points)

1. It is good to know a foreign language, ……….? 6. The professor has been speaking for more than
2. They gave us a lift to the supermarket,……? 10 minutes, …..?
3. The money was quite enough for us,……? 7. She looks happy today, …..?
4. They did not use to paint their fence red, ……..? 8. I am to wait for you here, .....?
5. Let’s go to the cinema, ? 9. You didn’t catch the bus, ……..?
10. They will have their house redecorated, …….?

C. Write a narrative essay ending with the following lines. Use around 200 words: (30 points)
……………. I was so happy to be safe and sound and at home again. Then it became clear to me the meaning of
the proverb “All’s well that ends well!”

Nota: Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Se acorda 10 p din oficiu. Timp de lucru: 2 ore