MINISTERUL EDUCAȚIEI

Etapa locală a olimpiadelor școlare naționale – 2022

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Limba engleză

CLASA a XI-a - SECȚIUNEA B

 Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

 Nu se acordă puncte din oficiu.
 Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore.

SUBIECTUL A – USE OF ENGLISH (40 points)

I. Read the paragraph below and do the tasks that follow. (20 points)

Spiders can be found on every continent of the planet except Antarctica. They are both hunters
and hunted. They capture their prey in a variety of ways, either by spinning a web and waiting for
their unsuspecting prey to fall into the trap, or jumping out of a hiding place onto a passing meal.
Except for the plant-eating Bagheera kiplingi, these eight-legged invertebrates are serial
carnivores: most love to snack on insects while others are tempted by lizards, birds, frogs, fish and
the occasional snake. There are spiders that eat other spiders, and some female widow spiders eat
their mates, even while they are mating. In turn, spiders are preyed on by lizards, birds, snakes
and scorpions as well as some insects such as the mantis and a type of wasp that buries the arachnid
alive! Spiders are also eaten by humans; they are a delicacy in some cultures of the South Pacific
and a popular street food in South East Asia.
Spider venom is present in most species and serves the purpose of stunning or killing their prey
rather than attacking humans. In fact, only 25 of the known spider species produce venom which
can actually harm humans, and although spider bites can be painful, they are rarely deadly.
Australia’s notorious Sydney funnel-web spider has not produced any fatalities since anti-venom
was developed in 1981. However, take care not to rub hairy spiders like tarantulas up the wrong
way. When they feel in danger, they defend themselves by ejecting a cloud of urticating hairs.
These irritating hairs then embed themselves in the skin or eyes of the attacker.

A. Answer the following questions.

8 points
1. How do spiders capture their prey?
2. Are there only meat-eating spiders?
3. Are there any creatures that eat spiders?
4. What does the writer mention about hairy spiders?

B. Choose the right synonym.

6 points
1. preyed on: a. carefully observed b. hunted and killed c. intimidated d. shielded
2. stunning: a. numbing b. surprising c. staggering d. yielding
3. notorious: a. reputed b. obscure c. famous d. inconspicuous

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C. Rephrase the following sentences so as to preserve the meaning. 6 points

1. Spiders live everywhere, but not in Antarctica.

There are spiders living ........................... Antarctica.
2. The venom of certain spiders is so powerful that it can kill other animals.
There is such ........................... that it can kill other animals.
3. If you annoy hairy spiders, they can become very dangerous.
Should ........................... , hairy spiders can become very dangerous.

II. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each gap. 10 points

Every new tech category creates a new avenue for hackers to exploit. The smart home is no
exception. Internet-connected (1) ... (SPEAK), lights, and thermostats make life much more
(2)... (CONVENIENCE), but to (3) ... (SURE) your privacy, you must make sure no bad actors
can wrest control from you. Here's how to secure your smart home—whether it consists of a
lone Amazon Echo or a dozen smart gadgets—so only you can access the (4) ... (WARE). Smart
home (5) ... (SECURE) starts with your router. This device serves as the main connection
between your gadgets and the outside world, so (6) ... (WELCOME) visitors can exploit it to
gain access to your (7) ... (WIRE) gear. To stop them, you must protect your home Wi-Fi with
a password.
Even if you already have this safeguard in place—and (8) ... (SPECIAL) if you're relying on
the default code that came with the router—change it now. (9) ... (CHOICE) a new Wi-Fi
password instantly resets the router's security, kicking off malicious (10) ... (HACK) and access-
stealing neighbors alike. When you choose one, make sure to pick a long phrase that's difficult
for anyone else to guess but easy for you to remember.

III. Translate the following text into English. 10 points

- Nu înțeleg ce vrei să spui, continuă fata. Noi nu ținem seama de cortină. Asta e de altfel
marea noutate a piesei: că jucăm ca și când n-ar exista o cortină. Autorul a păstrat împărțirea
pe scenă și în acte, dar a suprimat cortina. Și e limpede de ce-a recurs la acest procedeu. E
mai aproape de realitate, de viață. Viața cunoaște scene, și se poate spune că e împărțită în
acte, dar cortina se lasă o singură dată. Dacă nu înțelegi nici măcar atâta...
Ridică din umeri și nu mai adăugă nimic.
- Și totuși, reîncepu tânărul, prinzând din nou curaj, totuși cineva a lăsat cortina. Adineauri.
Cortina pe care o aveți în spatele dumneavoastră. Și nu putea s-o lase decât cel care o
ridicase, camaradul dumneavoastră! (Mircea Eliade – În curte la Dionis)

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SUBIECTUL B – INTEGRATED SKILLS (60 points)

Read the text below and do the tasks that follow.

In 1902, a volcano in the Caribbean island of Martinique blew up. A French naval
officer on the scene, Lt. George Hébert managed to coordinate the rescue of over 700 people,
both indigenous and European. He noticed, as he did so, how people moved, some well,
some badly, around the obstacles in their path, and how this affected their chances of
survival. Hébert had travelled widely and was well aware of skills many indigenous people
exhibited in being able to traverse the natural environment. From these experiences, Hébert
developed a training discipline which he called ‘the natural method’ in which climbing,
jumping and running techniques were used to negotiate obstacles. His method was adopted
by the French military and became the basis for all their training. In time, it became known
as parcours du combattant – the path of the warrior.
Raymond Belle was a practitioner of parcour in Vietnam in the 1950s. He had great athletic
ability, and the skills and agility he had learnt through parcour earned him a reputation as an
agile and elite soldier. In later life, he returned to France and passed on his skills to his son,
David, who combined what he had learnt from his father with his own knowledge of martial
arts and gymnastics, and in time,the sport of parkour was born.
Parkour involves a range of ‘moves’, although none are official. They involve vaulting,
jumping and landing accurately on small and narrow features, catching ledges, traversing
high wall and landing with a rolling impact to absorb impacts.
Belle formed a group of traceurs called the Yamikasi, meaning ‘strong man, strong spirit’,
that included his friend, Sebastian Foucan. In time, the two of them started to follow
different paths. Belle concentrated on the art of getting from place to place in the most
efficient way possible, while Foucan developed his own style which involved more self
expression. This he termed free running.
From the late 1990s, the art and sport of parkour spread worldwide. Both Belle and Foucan
gave interviews and appeared on television. In 2003, filmmaker Mike Christie made the
film Jump London, and urban free running, or free flow, began to dominate the London
scene. But it was the arrival of YouTube in 2005 that really brought free running to a global
audience. People around the world began to post their videos online, making free running a
mainstream sport, and in 2007, the first major free running and parkour competition was
held in Vienna.
Since parkour values freedom, there are few facilities dedicated to the practice. Traceurs use
both rural and urban areas, typically parks, offices and abandoned buildings. Traceurs
generally respect the environment they practice in, and since part of their philosophy is
‘leave no trace’, there have been few concerns over damage to property. However, law
enforcement and fire and rescue teams argue that freerunners are risking their lives
needlessly, especially when they practice at height. However, practitioners argue that
injuries are rare, because they rely on their own hands and feet rather than things out of their
immediate control, such as ice and wheels, as is the case with skiing and race-driving.

For each question decide which answer (A, B, C or D) fits best according to the text.
10 points

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1. George Hebert developed parcour du combattant because...

A. he saw native people doing it in Martinique.
B. he saw how it can save lives.
C. he saw how the French were poor at negotiating obstacles.
D. he was a naval officer.

2. Raymond Belle…
A. was trained by George Hebert.
B. gave the discipline its new name.
C. was a notable practitioner of the natural method.
D. combined parcour with martial arts.

3. According to practitioners, where is the best place to do parkour or free-running?

A. in cities.
B. in safe facilities.
C. in rural areas.
D. wherever you like.

4. Which of the following is NOT true about free running?

A. There are a large number of reported injuries.

B. There are now international competitions.
C. Practitioners often cause damage to public property.
D. Free running became a mainstream sport after 2005.

5. Parkour and free running practitioners...

A. require a lot of equipment.

B. rely on their own bodies.
C. avoid taking risks.
D. are mostly former soldiers.

II. Starting from the text above, write a for and against essay on the idea that
‘Practicing a sport helps people lead a healthier life‘(220-250 words)
50 points

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