MINISTERUL EDUCATIEI

INSPECTORATUL SCOLAR AL MUNICIPIULUI BUCURESTI

OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZA 2022-2023, ETAPA PE SCOALA
SECTIUNEA A-CLASA A X-A -VARIANTA 1

I. Read the following text and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits in each gap. (10
X 1p= 10 p)
From the arrival of the first modern humans to the beginning of recorded history is a period
of about 100centuries. We know very little about what (1)....................................... at this time
because these (2) …............................. people left no written records of themselves. What we
know about them comes from the (3)................................................... archeologists have
found at different (4)......................................... .
We know that throughout prehistoric times there were many small-scale societies, and a lot of
different (5)............................................. living in the British Isles. These groups were often in
(6).................................. and often attacked each other. They also had contacts with peoples in
other parts of Europe and (7)............................................ trade with them. The objects found
in tombs (8)........................................ this. The first written accounts of Britain
(9)................................. from the time when Julius Caesar invaded Britain, just over 2000
years (10)................................................
1 A- went on B- passed out C- went through D- passed by

2 A- elderly B- ancient C- antique D- old

3 A- marks B- proof C- evidence D- signs

4 A- sites B- positions C- settings D- grounds

5 A- families B- dynasties C- tribes D- classes

6 A- contest B- fight C- battle D- conflict

7 A- did B- had C- made D- kept

8 A- try B- prove C- check D- test

9 A- belong B- exist C- begin D- date

10 A- ago B- previously C- since D- earlier

II. Read the following text and put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. (10x2p=
30p)

When Professor Mallory, the famous archaeologist, (1) ........................(invite) me to take part
in his expedition to find the Lost City of the Himalayas, I (2)..............................................
(not hesitate) to accept his invitation. Mallory (3)..........................................................
(discover) an ancient map showing the position of the city, although no European
(4)........................................ (ever go) to the area before. Most of Mallory's colleagues
believed that the city (5).................................................. (never exist) and it was simply a
legend, but when we set off, each of us (6)................................................ (look forward) to
exciting discoveries. Then one afternoon, while we
(7)....................................................................... (rest) at the top of a valley, we
(8)............................................. (notice) that a rider on a horse
(9)................................................... (wave) at us from the other side of the valley. A rider
whose clothes (10)............................................................ (shine) like gold!

III. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each sentence. (15 X 1 p =
15p)

By the age of seven I knew I was a (1)_______________ (FAIL) at maths and I just didn’t
have the (2) _______________ (PERSEVERE) to conquer my problem. It all began when I
was two and an aunt who was tired of my bad (3) _______________ (BEHAVE) tried to
keep me occupied. She found great (4)________________ (SIMPLE) and beauty in
numbers and had endless (5)________________ (PATIENT) when it came to explaining
them. To my (6)_______________ (ANNOY), she spent an hour showing me how to write
her address, 11 Smith Road. Later I (7)______________ (FOOL) claimed that two
straight bananas somehow made eleven. After that I knew that maths was a
(8)___________________ (MARVEL) key to understanding the universe and that every
great (9)_____________________(INVENT) depends on mathematical formulae. But I’d
(10)___________________(PERSON) turned my back on numbers.

IV. Rephrase the following sentences starting with the given word(s).
(2x10p=20 points)
1. This will be their first performance in Italy.
This will be the first time……………………………………...

2. ‘Did you remember to bring your homework?’ the teacher asked the class.
The teacher asked the class ………………………………………

3. She stayed in the hotel the whole night and so did her sister.
She didn’t ……………………………………………………...

4. It was so cold that summer that we couldn’t go to the beach.

It ……………………………………………………………….

5. As we grow older, we become more understanding.

The ……………………………………………………………

6. He doesn’t know the truth; that’s why he is acting like that.

If ……………………………………………………………...

7. Perhaps they had to wait for the others.

They …………………………………………………………..

8. She broke her leg so she couldn’t go skiing.

If …………………………………………………………………

9. The sea is slowly eroding the beach in this area.

The beach ……………………………………………………..

10. We’d prefer you not to wear jeans and trainers when you come to the office.
We’d rather…………………………………………………….

V. QUESTION II (25 POINTS) - PARAGRAPH WRITING

Write an 8-10-line narrative - descriptive paragraph (Don’t count the words given!) about an

adventure you had as the explorer who discovered a lost world/civilization in the jungle.

TOTAL 100 PUNCTE

TOATE SUBIECTELE SUNT OBLIGATORII. TIMP DE LUCRU 3 ORE. NU SE ACORDĂ PUNCTE

DIN OFICIU.