Olimpiada de Limba Engleză Etapa Locală Clasa A VIII-a 16 Februarie 2019

OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ
ETAPA LOCALĂ
Clasa a VIII-a
16 februarie 2019
I. There is a mistake in each sentence. Find it and correct it. (10 points)
1. David planned his holiday since Christmas.
2. My teacher is married with a doctor.
3. My parents let me to use their car.
4. She is being used to living in the country.
5. She smiled to the postman as he passed by.
6. If she heard the news, she would have called us by now.
7. Despite of the traffic, I got to the office on time.
8. The reason which I’m tired is that I didn’t sleep well last night.
9. I have been playing piano since I was eight years old.
10. The more you study, the best your marks will be.
II. Choose the correct item. (20 points)
Barking Dogs Can Seriously Damage Your Health
We all know that barking dogs can be (0) ……C……, but did you know that the sound (1)
………… be loud enough to seriously harm your health? Scientists use a unit called a decibel to
(2) ………… sound levels, and experts agree that (3) ………… we listen to noises above 80
decibels for a long time, it will damage our hearing.
When a dog barks (4) ………… , the sound level can be (5) ………… high as 110
decibels. (6) ………… means it is louder than busy traffic (70 decibels), an alarm clock (80
decibels) and a lawn mower (90 decibels), (7) ………… not quite as loud as a jet engine (120
decibels). In contrast, normal conversation is only 60 decibels.
Dogs are not the (8) ………… animals, though. The call of the blue whale is a deafening
188 decibels, which can be (9) ………… for hundreds of miles. Luckily for you and me, they
usually make the sound (10) ………… water!
0. A. disappointing B. embarrassed C. annoying D. saddening
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1. A. could B. will C. must D. should
2. A. lower B. measure C. count D. decrease
3. A. while B. since C. unless D. if
4. A. hard B. hardly C. loud D. loudly
5. A. as B. too C. so D. enough
6. A. They B. He C. This D. It
7. A. so B. either C. or D. but
8. A. friendliest B. noisiest C. softest D. largest
9. A. heard B. listened C. seen D. made
10. A. beyond B. on C. under D. down
III. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use up to
three words. (20 points)
1. They don’t write good essays.
Good essays.............by them.
2. I have never seen such a handsome boy.
He is ............. boy I have ever seen.
3. If I were you, I would stay home.
……..........., I would stay home.
4. You mustn’t smoke here!
You aren’t ................here!
5. “Be careful!” said one of the teachers to the students.
One of the teachers.....................to be careful.
6. She is very talented, but she won’t succeed.
No matter...................is, she won’t succeed.
7. He had never been abroad before.
This .................time he had been abroad.
8. I was very tired at the end, so I lay on the grass.
I was..............................at the end that I lay on the grass.
9. I always drink a glass of water before breakfast.
I never have breakfast .......... a glass of water.
10. It’s not necessary for you to tell me that again!
You...........to tell me that again!
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IV. Read the text and answer the following questions: (25 points)
Changes at Kingsmeadow School

by Tyler Watson, aged 14
My mum, like lots of parents, always used to complain about getting me up in time for
school in the morning. Our headteacher, Mr. Murphy, was worried too, because so many
students were arriving late and not concentrating during the lessons.
Mr. Murphy had read some research that showed that teenagers are not lazy, but
compared to adults and children, they need to sleep longer in the mornings and often want to go
to bed later at night. He and his staff decided to do an experiment to test this idea and try to
improve the situation at our school.
We had to take a series of memory tests. Some we did as soon as we arrived at nine in the
morning, then after lunch we did some more. When the scores of the morning tests were
compared with those taken later, they found that we had scored more highly in the afternoon
tests. Our teachers had expected it to be the other way round. They could hardly believe that
although we seem to be better behaved in the morning, we actually remember more in the
afternoon.
As a result of this experiment, Mr Murphy has made some changes to the school day.
Kingsmeadow school is still open from 8 to 5 pm, but lessons now start at 11 am. The time
before that is used for meetings and preparing lessons.
All my classmates think the new timetable is cool. We don’t feel tired in lessons any
more and the teachers say our grades are improving.
Soon there’s going to be a meeting with parents, teachers and school governors about the
new timetable. We all hope they decide to keep it forever.
1. What is the purpose of the text?
2. Why did the headteacher have a problem?
3. How did the teachers feel about the results of the experiment?
4. How has the school day changed at Kingsmeadow?
5. What are the effects of the new timetable?
V. Write a story ending with the following sentence: And she/he left me in the rain,
with no umbrella and no hope and, worst of all, no bus to take me home.
Write 150-180 words on your answer sheet. Give your story a catchy title. (25
points)
NOTĂ: Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Timp de lucru 120 de minute.

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II. Choose the correct item. (20 points)

Barking Dogs Can Seriously Damage Your Health

0. A. disappointing B. embarrassed C. annoying D. saddening

Changes at Kingsmeadow School

NOTĂ: Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Timp de lucru 120 de minute.

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