MINISTERUL EDUCAŢIEI, CERCETĂRII, TINERETULUI ŞI SPORTULUI

OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

FAZA JUDEŢEANĂ/MUNICIPIUL BUCUREŞTI, 25 FEBRUARIE 2012

CLASA a IX-a

Question I (50 points)

Write a 250-word narrative essay ending with the following words: ”Ever since then, Sam and I have been close friends. Who would have thought that everything would turn out like that?”

Question II (25 points)

Your boyfriend/girlfriend has asked you for advice on how to impress your parents the first time he/she meets them. Write a reply letter of 120 - 150 words addressing your friend with “Dear Johnny/Jenny” and sign it “Jenny/Johnny”.

Question III (25 points)

A. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense ( 10 verbs within a text) (10 points)

My brother Kevin has always been a fitness fanatic. He believes that if you 1) ………..….. (look) after your body, it 2) ……..……….. (look) after you. Whenever anyone is ill, he says, “If they 3) ………….…….(take) care of themselves, they 4) …………….. (not get) ill. And the same thing happens to me if I don’t keep fit.” I would often tell him to slow down as I thought he 5) ……………… (wear) himself out.

Last month, however, I 6) ……………….. (go) to the doctor’s and he told me that I 7) ….. (be) unfit and in danger of becoming ill unless I 8) ……………..(start) taking regular exercise. So I joined Kevin’s gym, where I 9) ……………… (exercise) ever since. My health condition 10) ……………… (already/improved) and I feel much better now.

B. Use the words in brackets to form another word that fits in each blank space (5 points)

I have a great deal of 1) ………………………… (admire) for doctors and nurses. Their work demands 2) ………………….. (commit) and, of course, 3) …………………. (concentrate). They make difficult 4) ……………….. (decide) every day and treat all kinds of illnesses and 5) …………………. (injure).

C. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word given in capitals, and so that the meaning stays the same. The word can’t be changed in any way (5 sentences) (10 points)

1. Caroline regrets shouting at her friend yesterday. WISHESCaroline ……………………………………. at her friend yesterday.

2. ‘ I didn’t leave the gate open,’ he said. DENIEDHe …………………………………………… the gate open.

3. I’m sure Michael has been promoted. MUSTMichael ………………………………………………promoted.

4. It is difficult for her to make new friends. DIFFICULTYShe ……………………………………………………... new friends.

5. As soon as I reached the station, the train arrived. SOONERNo …………………………………………………..….. the train arrived.

TOTAL 100 PUNCTE

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

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MINISTERUL EDUCAŢIEI, CERCETĂRII, TINERETULUI ŞI SPORTULUI

OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

FAZA JUDEŢEANĂ/MUNICIPIUL BUCUREŞTI, 25 FEBRUARIE 2012

CLASA a IX-a

Question III (Use of English) 25 points

KEYS:

A. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense (1 point x 10verbs =10 points) Any correct answer will be accepted.

1. look2. will look3. had taken4. wouldn’t have got5. was wearing/ was going to wear6. went7. was8. started9. have been exercising10. has already improved

B. Use the words in brackets to form another word (1 point x 5 words=5 points) Any correct answer will be accepted.

1. admiration2. commitment3. concentration4. decisions5. injuries

C. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word given in capitals, and so that the meaning stays the same.

2 points x 5 sentences= 10 points Any correct answer will be accepted.

1. Caroline wishes she had not shouted …2. He denied leaving/ having left …3. Michael must have been ….4. She has difficulty in making…5. No sooner had I reached the station than…

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