OLIMPIADA NAȚIONALĂ DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ – ETAPA LOCALĂ

15 FEBRUARIE 2020
Clasa a VII-a

I. Choose the right answer: (1x10 = 10 points)

1. He has driven this car........two years.

a. for b. when c. since
2. They didn't ring us up ……….it was too late.
a. then b. because c. so
3. You will become ill ........... you stop working so hard.
a. if b. unless c. until
4. The factory ………makes cameras is across the street.
a. which b. who c. what
5. This book is written …………..a great novelist.
a. with b. by c. before
6. I turned around to pick …………….a book.
a. up b. away c. before
7. We found ………….great information about our town.
a. in b. of c. out
8. He is interested ......visiting our country.
a. for b. in c. about
9. I don’t have …………….money left. I spent it all at the weekend.
a. any b. some c. little
10. He is probably ……..singer of all times.
a. the better b. the best c. the most

II. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense: (2x10= 20 points)

Dear Al,
How’s your summer going? I 1)…………….(have) a great time here in Bali, Indonesia.
We 2)…………………..(stay) in an amazing beach hut. The weather is wonderful – it’s hot and
sunny every day.
We 3)……………..(spend) our first two days sunbathing and snorkelling and I even
4)…………….(try) surfing for the first time! It 5)……………….(be) a bit scary, but a lot of
fun. 6)……………….(you/ever/feel) that way? Later today, we 7)……………….(eat) at a
restaurant in the mountains. I think it 8)…………….(be) fantastic!
Tomorrow, we 9)…………………..(go) on a mountain bike tour through the Balinese
countryside. We 10)………………..(ride) past rice fields and visit some traditional villages. I
can’t wait!
Well, I’m off now. See you next week!

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 III. Think of the word which best fits each space. Write only one word in each space:
(2x10= 20 points)

New York City is 1) …………… of the largest cities in 2) ………… world. It is also one of the
most densely populated with an estimated 8 million inhabitants. Manhattan is the 3)
…………….. popular part of New York with tourists and has many interesting sights. There is
also a large number 4) ………………. businesses in this area of the city, including the head
offices of some of the world's leading companies. New York's subway system provides transport
for more 5) ………………. a third of the city's workforce.
New York is also regarded 6) ……………… the centre of entertainment. Broadway is the
scene of many box-office hits, Carnegie Hall is one of the most famous concert halls in the
world and the city is also home of several opera and ballet companies.
With 7) ………… choice of food, entertainment and social life than 8) …………… other
city, it is 9)……………… wonder that people flock to New York 10) ……………experience life
in the Big Apple.

IV. Read the text and answer the following questions: (5x5= 25 points)

Greenland

Greenland is a huge island in the far, far north of the world. The weather there is very
harsh and cold. Even the ‘hottest’ summer day on Greenland is like a cool winter’s day in
England. In the summer months, the sun never sets; it is light all through the night. The warmest
part of the island is on the south coast and that is where most Greenlanders live. However, it is
still a very hard place to live because of the cold.
Over the years, different groups of people have tried to live in Greenland, but most found
it difficult. One man who did live there, and one of the most famous Greenlanders, was ‘Erik the
Red’. Erik’s name might have come from the colour of his hair and beard, or possibly of his bad
temper. About 1000 years ago, Erik was sent away from his home in Iceland. He sailed away
from this small ice-covered island to a great big ice-covered island. This island had no name yet
and no one lived there, so Erik made it his home.
The old stories of Iceland say that Erik became bored and lonely and wanted to persuade
other people to come and live on this freezing-cold island with him. Erik had an idea. He called
the island ‘Greenland’ and pretended that it was lovely, warm and … green. His trick worked.
When the people from Iceland heard about this perfect place called ‘Greenland’, many of them
wanted to join Erik. About 300 of them packed up their belongings and set off to join him.
Although life was hard, these people lived on Greenland for many years and it became
their home. They built houses that were snug and strong from stone, wood and turf. They
planted crops and kept cows, goats and sheep which they had brought with them all the way
from Iceland. However, 500 years later, there was nothing left of Erik and his friends in
Greenland. What happened to them is still a mystery.

1. What is similar to Greenland and England?

2. Why did Erik make Greenland his home?

3. What is the third paragraph about?

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 4. Why did Erik call the island ‘Greenland’?

5. How did people survive in Greenland in the past?

V. Write a story beginning as shown: When I opened the window this morning, I couldn’t
believe my eyes.

Give your story a catchy title. (120-150 words)

(25 points)

Notă: Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

Timp de lucru: 120 minute.
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