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                     OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ 2012-2013, ETAPA LOCALĂ

                                                        CLASA a X-a

SUBIECTUL I (1x10=10p)

For questions 1-10, read the text and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.

When we decide to choose a colour for anything – whether it’s a T-shirt or a cover for a mobile phone – our brains have to work really hard. In order for us to (1) a choice that feels right , the brain has to (2) various bits of information.

There are various (3) which make each of us like or dislike certain colours. Firstly, our brains consider (4) association. These are completely (5) and are a result of our individual experiences. Particular colours call to (6) certain memories which may be connected to a place, a person or an experience. For example, we may associate red with the warmth of a fire or a (7) childhood sweater. Blue and green may (8) us of holidays and peaceful weekends in the country.

Secondly, there is evidence to show that different colours (9) our nervous system in different ways. Red can actually (10) the level of adrenaline in our body. This is why energetic people are drawn to red and also why sports cars are traditionally this colour.  

1.

A

keep

B

do

C

set

D

make

2.

A

produce

B

process

C

run

D

manufacture

3.

A

methods

B

ways

C

factors

D

aspects

4.

A

complete

B

trusted

C

past

D

forgotten

5.

A

personal

B

hidden

C

private

D

secret

6.

A

mind

B

heart

C

thought

D

feeling

7.

A

favourite

B

popular

C

preferable

D

likeable

8.

A

refer

B

remember

C

recall

D

remind

9.

A

cause

B

create

C

affect

D

reflect

10.

A

rise

B

lift

C

raise

D

hold

SUBIECTUL II(1x10=10p)

Put one suitable word in each space:

If you saw the latest James Bond film, you will have seen his new sports car in a number of key scenes. This is not ,(1)…, just because the car is important to the plot. It is the result of an agreement (2)… the car’s manufacturers and the film studio, aimed at promoting the luxury model on screen. And it works. (3)… a result of the film, sales of the car in the USA have (4)… up significantly. This is an example of (5)… is called ‘product placement’. In other words, the products and logos you see in films are (6)… because of advertising deals. When Steven Spielberg made the film Minority Report, he got back 25 per cent  of his budget through such deals. He (7)… thought to have received £3 million simply for putting Tom Cruise in the driving seat of a particular car. But if you are there just to enjoy the movie, aren’t the advertisements getting in the (8)… of the story? Fortunately, advertisers do realize (9)…  advertisements which annoy film-goers, will do more harm (10)…good, so there’s a limit to how many we will see.    

SUBIECTUL III.(1x10=10p)

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,   using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and 

five words, including the word given.

1.      Someone broke into Jane’s house yesterday.                                            broken

Jane had ………………………………….yesterday.

2.      After the race, Kerry asked a nurse to examine her swollen ankle.         have

After the race, Kerry asked a nurse to ……….her swollen ankle.

3.      Steve had not expected to find archeology so interesting.                       in

Steve was ……………………..than he expected.

4.      The heavy rainfall made it impossible for them to complete the walk.   prevented

They ………………………….the walk by the heavy rain.

5.      Tony regrets not being able to speak to his girlfriend last night.             could

Tony wishes that …………………..to his girlfriend last night.

6.      Don’t shout all the time, it’s so annoying !                                                     wouldn’t

I…………………………………………..shout all the time !

7.      Fiona denied breaking the antique vase.                                                 had

Fiona said ……………………….the antique vase.

8.      Why can’t you give up eating chocolate?                                               so

Why is ………………………………. to give up eating chocolate?

9.      Don’t you think we should leave the party now?                                   about

Isn’t it…………………..the party?

10.  You should have asked me before borrowing my car.                           rather

I………………..me before borrowing my car.

SUBIECTUL IV(1x10=10p)

For questions 1-10, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of      

some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

In 1998, a Valencian professor made an (1)… claim. Professor Antonio Cervilla   AMAZE

discovered how to use water as a substitute for petrol.

The (2) … said that you could drive from Bilbao to Valencia on just half a             SCIENCE

liter of water. His (3)… uses a molybdenum compound to break down                    INVENT

water into hydrogen and oxygen. (4)… other methods, no electricity is required     LIKE

and the reaction happens at atmospheric temperature.

This (5)… technology is based on the way plant enzymes break down water.          IMPRESS

The use of molybdenum is the perfect (6)… because, although rare, it is cheap       CHOOSE

and found all around the planet.

Since the claims were made, nothing more has been heard about this fabulous

technology. There is no explanation for the (7)… anywhere on the internet, apart   APPEAR

from a list of similar inventions which have also vanished. An (8)… from the         INVENT

Philipines called Daniel Dingel developed a water-fuelled car but was arrested

at the age of 82 and sentenced to 20 years in prison.

If this technology were to become widely available, it would prove (9)… for          DISASTER

petrol station owners and would also save the planet from the environmental

catastrophes being caused by (10)… .                                                                 POLLUTE 

 SUBIECTUL V(1x10=10p)

 In most lines of the following text, there is one unnecessary word. It is either grammatically    

 incorrect or does not fit in with the sense of the text. For each numbered line 1-10 find the    

 unnecessary word and then write it  on your answer sheet. Some lines are correct.  

 Indicate these line with a (√ ) in the box.

1    Some animals become famous and seem to able capture the public imagination.      ___

2    One of these was Keiko, the killer whale. Keiko was captured when he was             ___

3    only two years old and then taken from his home in the Iceland to California.          ___

4    He became the star of a series of successful movies called by ‘Free Willy’               ___

5    about a killer whale who was kept in a so small tank in an aquarium.                        ___

6    In the films, such people fight to free the whale and return him                           ___

7    back to the open sea. They succeeded, but it was never easy to do                                   ___

8    the same thing with Keiko in real life. Many people wanted          Keiko                          ___

9    to be set off free, and eventually enough money was raised to take                                 ___

10  him back, to his natural home. The plan it was to keep him in an                         ___

      enclosure for a while.

SUBIECTUL VI(50p)

 You are reading an English language magazine and you see details of a language school that you are interested in:

LEARN ENGLISH AT YOUR OWN PACE!

If you would like to study English on a course that has been specially designed to meet your needs and interests, then contact the Principal of the Effective Learning School giving details of your:

·         Motivation for studying English; length of time studying English; strengths and weaknesses in the language

·         Preferred start date and length of course

·         Hobbies and interests

We will contact you once we have received your details in order to arrange a programme of study for you.

Write your letter to the Principal of the school. (around 200-250 words)

KEY AND MARKING SCHEME

Clasa a X-a

I	II	III
1) D	1) however	1)  her house broken into
2) B	2) between	2) have a look at
3) C	3)As	3) more interested in archeology
4) C	4) gone	4) were prevented from completing
5) A	5) what	5) he could have spoken
6) A	6) there	6) wish you wouldn’t
7) A	7) is/was	7) she had not broken
8) D	8) way	8) it so difficult for you
9) C	9) that	9) about time we left/for us to leave
10) C	10) than	10) ‘d rather you had asked
1x10=10 p	1x10=10 p	1x10=10 p

IV	V
1) amazing	1) able
2) scientist	2) √
3) invention	3) the
4) unlike	4) by
5) impressive	5) so
6) choice	6) such
7) disappearance	7) back
8) inventor	8) √
9) disastrous	9) off
10) pollution	10)it
1x10=10 p	1x10=10 p

VI. Formal letter  - 50 p

• Content ( includes all the information from the input in the writer’s own words i.e. rephrased)- 15 p
• Organisation and cohesion ( appropriate paragraphing and linking words with each paragraph having a topic sentence )- 10 p
• Range ( original language, relevant vocabulary, correct use of tenses ) – 10 p
• Register ( fairly formal) -10 p
• Target reader ( the reader’s interest maintained)- 5 p

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             OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ 2012-2013, ETAPA LOCALĂ

                                                         CLASA a XII-a

SUBIECTUL I (1x10=10p)

Read the following extracts from two reviews of the same restaurant and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.

Eating in Sleaze

The trouble with many London restaurants is that more planning seems to go into what’s on the walls than goes into what goes on the plates. And, sadly, that is what (1)…one about the new restaurant called Sleaze. It (2)….a lot, which is what you’d expect from the owner, Johnny Price who, after all, has created a number of fabulously fashionable eating places around the city. He’s certainly been clever in designing Sleaze. As you walk into the two-storey building, you feel as if you’re back in the 1970s. (3)….on the walls are advertising (4)……from that decade, the floors are covered in hexagonal tiles, and the seating is mostly built-in circular sofas. But strangest of all, at the back of the restaurant, behind a glass wall, are the gleaming tanks of a working brewery. Four (5)……of the beer are on sale, and it’s not bad! It’s certainly a fun environment that makes a good talking (6) throughout the meal.

1. A blows             B knocks                C thumps             D strikes
2. A promises        B warns                  C anticipates        D threatens
3. A Plastered       B Splattered           C Peppered          D Smothered
4. A scenes            B images                C snaps                D icons
5. A branches        B varieties              C strains               D sorts
6. A matter            B focus                   C piece                 D point

Sleaze by name

My dinner (7)….off to an excellent start, with an appetizer of wood-roasted vegetables. But for the main course, I made the (8)….of ordering a salmon dish. It was more than an hour before it arrived. My dining partner, himself a chef, took one (9)…..and told me it was off. I sliced into it, and sure enough, it seemed undercooked. I sent it back and when it (10)…..to reappear after another 30 minutes, settled for a pizza topped with mozzarella, pesto and rocket. It was delicious!

7. A took              B got                      C   went             D made
8. A slip                B mistake               C  choice            D fuss
9. A stink              B sneeze                 C  sniff               D snout
10. A missed           B failed                  C  happened       D waited

SUBIECTUL II (1x1,5=15p)

For questions 1-15,  read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.

The natural environment  is  something that is important for many people. There are, after all, a far (1)…… number of arguments about the right to roam through the countryside than through industrial areas. What reason can be put (2)… to explain this?

Many people feel a need to (3)…… into close contact with the natural environment but this feeling can turn(4)…… one of unease in some natural environments, such as deserts, perhaps because we believe we are (5)………to function well there. These feelings probably have both a learned and a genetic component, but, either (6)………, they relate to the extent that we feel the environment provides all of (7)………… with what we need in (8)………. to survive.  Favoured environments offer unlimited views or safe places to hide, an example of (9)……………. is shown by the way diners in restaurants more often than (10)………choose tables alongside walls or windows.

Research into preferences has shed (11)……………… on the importance to many people of outdoor settings with rugged scenery. Forests are popular, (12)……… that they are not too dense. For the most (13)………, landscapes altered by human intervention are not so appealing. Given these facts, it comes (14)…. no surprise that people want to roam, as (15)…………as live, in the countryside.

SUBIECTUL III(1x10=10p)

Read the text below and use the word written in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

Mayan throne

The Mayas developed the only pre – Columbian writing in the Americas and devised an intricate astronomy to chart the movements of the heavens. Archaeologists have long been (1)………………… as to why their civilization seems to have collapsed abruptly in the ninth century, resulting in the (2)………… of formerly flourishing cities. However , a team of Mexican and American archaeologists have recently (3)……………..a monumental art work that may give some clues to their sudden (4)……………. While digging at Palenque, in the Yucatan peninsula, the researchers (5)………………a bench-like throne more than 2.8m wide and 1.7 m deep in vermilion-painted limestone. The archaeologists say the grandeur of the throne and the (6)………………..of the palace that houses it indicate that the last rulers of Palenque were more ambitious and (7)…………than had once been thought. The throne itself was  built in about AD 760 by one of the last Mayan rulers and is adorned with at least 200 hieroglyphs and six sculptured portraits. The experts hope that once the (8)………….have been deciphered, something which could take some time, they may disclose the (9)……………and aspirations of the Mayas in the decades before their demise and lead to a better (10)……………….. of the reasons for their decline.

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SUBIECTUL IV (1x5=5p).

Think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences:

1.The victory of the national football team…………….the people’s attention from the country’s economic problems

The politician was accused of having …………….public money into his private bank account.

The aircraft had to be …………………. to Boston because of engine problems which developed after take-off

2. Lisa ……………… it to the station just in time to catch her train.

Like most artists he …………..very little during his lifetime and lived in virtual poverty.

All the family getting together for the party really…………..my aunt’s 60^th birthday.

3. She had very ………………views on how children should be brought up.

In later life he didn’t appreciate any changes to his……………routine.

Everything was packed and they were all……………..for the journey.

4. Initially, few companies saw any potential in computers designed for the …………rather than  the office environment.

Although extremely independent, and well able to look after themselves, cats are generally classified as ………………..animals.

Over the years, the proportion of foreign stories in this newspaper has declined as people have become more engrossed in……….issues.

5. It was a ……………………day in mid-July and the Prince family were finally off on holiday.

Although a month had passed, the witness was able to give the court a ……………..account of the incident.

It was………………………..to everyone that the girl was lying.

EXERCISE V(1x10=10p).

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.  You must use between three and eight words, including the word given.

1.The mistake in the accounts was not noticed until the figures were re-checked. LIGHT

The mistake in the accounts only……………………...the figures were re-checked.

2. I had no problems at all during my trip to France. PLAN

Everything ……………………………….during my trip to France.

3. The heavy downpour brought their picnic to an abrupt end. CUT

They had to………………because of the heavy downpour

4. Alistair has no chance of being selected for the team because of his poor sprint times. PAID

Alistair’s poor sprint times……….. ………..of being selected for the team.

5. They think that Helen’s brother stole the money. SUSPECTED

Helen’s brother………………………………..the money.

6. The restaurant  manager thought that they were likely to lose all their customers if service didn’t improve. RAN

The restaurant manager thought that they…………………………………… all their customers if service didn’t improve.

7.Karen’s schoolwork definitely seems to be improving this term. SIGNS

Karen’s schoolwork……………………this term.

8.The old railway station is now a museum. TURNED

The old railway station……………………………a museum.

9. The standing ovation came as a complete surprise to the young singer. ABACK

The young singer…………..the standing ovation.

10. The members of the council expressed their approval of the plans for the new hotel complex. FAVOUR

The members of the council…………………………. the plans for the new hotel complex.

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SUBIECTUL VI (50p)

An English –speaking friend is doing some research on changes in eating habits around the world. Your friend would like to know about changes in eating habits in your country, and has asked you to write a report, briefly describing the traditional food of your region and explaining how eating habits are influenced by factors such as advertising, changing work patterns and food technology. Write your report(300- 350 words).              

KEY  &  MARKING SCHEME(CLASA A XIIA)

EXERCISE I (10 p)

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

EXERCISE II(15p)

 1.greater 2 forward 3 come/get 4 into 5 unable 6 way 7 us 8 order 9 which 10 not 11 light 12 provided/providing/supposing 13 part 14 as 15 well

EXERCISE III (10p)

1 mystified 2 abandonment 3 unearthed 4 disappearance 5 discovered 6 spaciousness 7 powerful 8 inscriptions 9 achievements 10 understanding

EXERCISE IV(5 p)

1 diverted 2 made 3 set 4 domestic 5 clear

EXERCISE V (10p)

1 came to light  when/after/once

2 went according to plan

3 cut short their picnic or cut their picnic short

4 (have) put paid  to his chances

5 is suspected of having stolen/of stealing

6 ran the risk of losing

7 shows definite signs of improvement/improving/having improved

8 has (now) been turned into

9 was completely taken aback by

10 said(that) they were in favour of

     

VI. REPORT(50)

Task achievement ( includes all the information from the input in the writer’s own words i.e. rephrased)- 10 p

Organisation and cohesion ( appropriate paragraphing and linking words with each paragraph having a topic sentence )- 10 p

Lexical resource 10

Grammatical range and accuracy 10

Register ( formal) -5 p

Overall effect- 5 p

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