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OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ - 2016-2017, clasa a VIII-a, v1

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OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

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ETAPA PE ŞCOALĂ, CLASA A VIII –A
Subject I (50 points):

A. (20 points) Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct verb forms. Write your answers on the Answer
Sheet.

Jim was walking along the High Street when he 1) ……………… (notice) someone behind him. Actually,
he 2) ………………. (follow) him since he 3) ……………………. (get off) the bus. Jim 4) …………………..
(stop) at a shop window. The man 5) …………..….. (come) closer to him. Jim 6) …………………….. (have)
the feeling he 7) ………… (see) him before, so he 8) ……………. ( go) up to him and asked: 9)"………………..
……… (I/ know) you? Why 10) …………………….. ( you /follow) me?" The man smiled and said: "Smile! You
are on Candid Camera!".

B. (20 points) Read the text and fill in the gaps with the appropriate word A, B, C or D. Write your answer on the
Answer Sheet.

YouTube was 1) ……………..by three former employees of Paypal, Jawed Karim, Steve Chen and Chad Hurley in 2005.
Over a decade later it has become one of the most visited sites in the history of the Internet. Up to then, videos could not be
2) ………………. on websites. It was a Janet Jackson Super Bowl incident as well as the southeast Asian tsunami of 2004
that triggered the idea.
In 2005 Sequoia Capital 3) ………………………to invest $ 11.5 million in YouTube, a new start-up that that had its
first headquarters above a pizzeria in California. In April 2005, the first ever video, called “Me at the Zoo “, was uploaded by
co-founder Karim. Half a year later a Nike commercial became the first video to receive one million views.
After extremely quick growth, Google bought the company for over $ 1.5 billion. However, the site was comparatively
small and hadn’t even 4) ……………….. many other parts of the world. By the end of the decade YouTube had signed
contracts with major TV stations which uploaded their videos for viewers to watch.
In 2010 YouTube started introducing ads to their videos. As audiences started to 5) ………………. the importance of the
website, others had the opportunity to 6) ………………… a living by posting videos and receiving a small part of the money
generated from commercials.
In 2012 , the first every video to hit one billion views was Psy’s “Gangnam Style” , shortly after the site announced four
billion daily video 7) ……………………….
Today YouTube offers 8) ……………………. such as paid movies and live streaming. 300 hours of video are
uploaded every minute. In the years ahead, YouTube will remain the most watched video service and it has already
replaced 9) ……………………....television as a major 10) …………………… of news.
1. A. founded B. made C. discovered D. realized
2. A. communicated B. shared C. kept D. spread
3. A. elected B. took C. decided D. rejected
4. A. spread B. extended C. moved D. reached
5. A. realize B. achieve C. admire D. know
6. A. find B. receive C. get D. earn
7. A. logs B. connections C. views D. sights
8. A. services B. deals C. advantages D. packages
9. A. accepted B. traditional C. progressive D. usual
10. A. home B. place C. information D. source

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C. (10 points) Read the text below and use the words given in capitals at the end of the row to form words that fit in
the gaps. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.

Thanks to modern medicine there are many new 1) …………………………. 1. TREAT

for diseases which, in the past, were 2) …………………………. Many 2. CURE
childhood 3) …………………………., for example, have disappeared. This is 3. ILL
due to the use of vaccinations.
Medical advances have also changed the way surgical operations are
performed. These are less 4) …………………………. for the patient than 4. PAIN
they used to be. But, 5) ……………………………………, in Third World 5. FORTUNATE
countries, a high number of 6) …………………………. diseases are still 6. INFECTION
common because of overpopulation and poor 7)…………………….. 7. LIFE
conditions. Malnutrition, which is caused by 8) ……………………food, is one 8. SUFFICIENT
of the many problems which can 9) ……………………………. children's lives 9. THREAT
in these countries.
With today's technology, there is no reason that a solution to these problems
should be beyond our 10) …………………………… . 10. CAPABLE
Subject II. (25 points) Read the text and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to the questions. Write your answers
on the Answer Sheet.

Chess is called the game of kings. It has been around for a long time. People have been playing it for over 500
years. Chess is based on an even older game from India. The chess we play today is from Europe. .

Chess is a two-player game. One player uses the white pieces. The other uses the black pieces. Each piece moves
in a special way. One piece is called the king. Each player has one. The players take turns moving their pieces. If a
player lands on a piece, he or she takes it. The game ends when a player loses his or her king. There are a few more
rules, but those are the basics.

Some people think that chess is more than a game. They think that it makes the mind stronger. Good chess players
use their brains. They take their time. They think about what will happen next. These skills are useful in life and in
chess. Chess is kind of like a work out for the mind.

You don't always have lots of time to think when playing chess. There is a type of chess with short time limits. It's
called blitz chess. In blitz chess, each player gets ten minutes to use for the whole game. Your clock runs during
your turn. You hit the time clock after your move. This stops your clock. It also starts the other player's clock. If
you run out of time, you lose. Games of blitz chess are fast-paced.

Chess is not just for people. Computers have been playing chess since the 1970s. At first they did not play well.
They made mistakes. As time went on they grew stronger. In 1997, a computer beat the best player in the world for
the first time. It was a computer called Deep Blue. Deep Blue was big. It took up a whole room. By 2006 a cell
phone could beat the best players in the world. Chess sure has come a long way. Don't you think so?

1. Which is not a reason that chess is a good workout for the
mind according to the text?
A. Good chess players think about what will happen next.
B. Good chess players take a lot of risks.
C. Good chess players take their time.
D. Good chess players use their brains.
2. How does a game of chess end according to the text?
A. One player takes all of the other player's pieces.
4. How is blitz chess different from regular chess?
A. Each player has two kings.
B. Players are blindfolded.
C. Players only have ten minutes to play.
D. Players start from a random position.
5. If it's your turn in blitz chess, what happens when you hit
the clock?

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B. One player makes it to the end of the board. A. Both your clock and the other person's clock keep running.
C. One player becomes king. B. The other person's clock stops running and yours starts.
D. One player loses his or her king. C. Both clocks stop running.
D. Your clock stops running and the other person's clock
begins.
3. Which happened first?
A. Computers did not play chess well.
B. Deep Blue won an important game.
C. Cell phones got good at playing chess.
D. Deep Blue took up a whole room.

Subject III. (25 points) Write a narrative essay ending like this:

... Exhausted and soaked to skin, I slammed the door behind me. I threw myself onto my bed, stared into the darkness and
thought bitterly: „Why me?”

Write your story in 150-180 words (15-18 lines) and give it an appropriate title. Pay attention to the following:
 you don't need long descriptions;
 use dialogues only if they are relevant for your characters or events;
 you should use this plan:

1. Introduction (paragraph 1 - set the scene)

2. Main body (paragraph(s) 2/3 - develop the story)
3. Conclusion (paragraph 4 - end the story)

SCRIEŢI RĂSPUNSURILE PE FOAIA DE RĂSPUNS (ANSWER SHEET). TIMP DE LUCRU: 90 MINUTE. NU SE ACORDĂ
PUNCTE DIN OFICIU.
INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR AL MUNICIPIULUI BUCUREŞTI
OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ, 2016-2017
ETAPA PE ŞCOALA – CLASA A VIII-A

PUNCTAJ SI BAREM
VARIANTA 1

I. (50 points)

A. (2px10=20 points)
B.
1 – NOTICED ; 2 - HAD BEEN FOLLOWING ; 3 - GOT OFF ; 4 -STOPPED ; 5 -WAS COMING ; 6 - HAD ;
7 – HAD SEEN ; 8 – WENT ; 9 DO I KNOW - ; 10 - ARE YOU FOLLOWING

B. (2px10=20 points)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A B C D A D C A B D

C. (1px10=10 points)

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1) TREATMENTS
2) INCURABLE
3) ILLNESSES
4) PAINFUL
5) UNFORTUNATELY
6) INFECTIOUS
7) LIVING
8) INSUFFICIENT
9) THREATEN
10) CAPABILITY

II. (5px5=25 points)

1. B
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. D

III. (25 points) – Marking Scheme

NOTĂ: Pentru subiectul I.A se acceptă orice variantă posibilă corectă.

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