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OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂETAPA JUDEȚEANĂ, 29 MARTIE 2014

Clasa a VIII-a

SUBIECTUL I Reading comprehension 30p

Everybody knows about chewing gum. It is the sweet substance people chew but do not

swallow.

In the early days people were told chewing gum was dangerous. They were warned not to swallow it

 because their intestines could stick together and that could cause death.

  Chewing gum is very popular today. Its history started 150 years ago.

  A e!ican dictator" #eneral Antonio $ope% &anta Ana" believed that chicle" the dried 'uice o( a

tree" could replace rubber. The tree grew in many parts o( tropical America. It was like a rubber tree.

The #eneral asked an American " Thomas Adams" to e!periment with this material" but he (ailed.

)e could not make rubber (rom chicle. *hen he (inished the e!periment" Adams" still had huge+uantities o( that material and he wondered what to do with it. )e looked (or the #eneral" but the man

had returned home to e!ico.

  ,ne day" when he was in a store" Adams saw a little girl buying a piece o( wa! to chew and he got a

great idea. )e remembered he had seen the #eneral chewing small pieces o( his strange material.

Adams told a store owner about this and the man agreed to sell small balls made o( this stu((. )e sold

hundreds o( balls (or one cent each and asked (or more chicle- The chewing gum industry was born.

  The (irst chewing gum had no (lavour. $ater Adams put licorice in his gum.

  ,ther gum companies made di((erent (lavours. &pearmint was added by a man called *rigley.

  Today" plastic is used to make a lot o( gum.

A. Choose the answer that will complete the statement to make it tre according to the reading!"#.$p % & ' ($p)  1  It was *elie+ed that chicle

a was dangerous to health

 b could replace rubber 

c was good to chew

  / ,eneral Antonio Lope- Santa Anaa tried to e!periment with chicle but he (ailed

 b asked an American to e!periment with chicle

c tried to (ind the rubber tree

  The new material the ,eneral tried to sea was wa!

 b was rubber 

c was the dried 'uice o( a tree

  Thomas Adamsa had seen the #eneral chewing small pieces o( wa!

 b had chewed some o( the stu(( himsel( 

c had seen the #eneral chewing small pieces o( his strange material

  5 The irst chewing gma had no (lavor 

 b had di((erent (lavours

c contained spearmint

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  2 /riglea added licorice to his gum

 b used plastic to make gumc put spearmint in his gum

 B. ,i+e ll answers to the 1estions a*ot the te%t!  #.$p % &'($p)

1 *hat did the e!ican dictator try to do3

/ *hom did the #eneral ask to help him3

*as Adams success(ul with his e!periment3

*hat did Adams see one day and what did he remember3

5 *hom did Adams tell about his idea and what happened3

2 *hat (lavour did *rigley add to the gum3

SUBIECTUL II English in Use 20 p

(. Choose the correct answer4 0.5p!/0610p

  1.7)ow long did you waitdo o waitha+e o *een waiting (or Tony38 7&ince 2 o8clock.8

/. The man had rnwas rnninghad *een rnning (or hours and he needed a rest.

. 9lease" give me rtherartherar in(ormation about this case:

. A4 I8m really hungry .

  ;4 I am going to makewill makemade a pi%%a" that8s my intention.

  5. *e don4t ha+e to can4t mstn4t go to bed early on <ridays.2. *hile the boys plaedhad plaedwere plaing tennis" it started to rain.

=. They were alread eatinghad alread eatenate the dinner by the time $isa got home.

>. ?ack has metmethad met $ouise last summer.

@. That was the goodest*est*etter (ilm I have ever seen.

10. Although he (elt tired" he coldcanwas a*le to (inish all his work.

 11. $et8s sing" don4t won4tshall we 3

 1/. There8s nobody like him" is there isn4t there isn4t it3 1. I( she knowsknewwold know the answer" she would tell me.

1. I7ll meet him i( he comes will *e coming will come. 15. Can Shall /ill  I ask you a +uestion3

12. The police is are were  coming when I saw the accident.  1=. )e usually spends man a lot o mch  time working at home.

  1>. ary8s advice waswerehas *een not very success(ul last night.

  1@. This book is interestingthe most interestingthe more interesting I8ve ever read.

  /0. &tudents sholdn4t mstn4t don4t ha+e to talk during the e!am it8s (orbidden.

#. /rite the correct orms o the +er*s in *rackets! "(p%$'$p)1 I( I see )elen" I give her his notebook.

/ I( I were you" I go to the party.

Bnless an come home late" he will eat dinner with us.

I( I got up earlier" I notDbe late (or school.5 I( she close the door" the dog wouldn8t have run away.

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3. Trn into Reported Speech! "#p%$'(0p)1 I8ll help you more ne!t weekF" ?im promised his boss.

/. G9lease" don8t tell your grandma this 'oke now:F" other asked )illary.. )arry said4 I went to this restaurant last nightF.

. o you want to watch this new (ilm with me3F" $aura asked $uke.

5. Can you answer these +uestions today3F" the reporter asked #ill.

2. 5t the ad6ecti+es in *rackets into the correct orm! "(p%$'$p)1. That was the hot holiday ever:

/. This building is the --------.. old in our town.

. That (ilm was ------ good than I e!pected.

. This is the ------ bad pi%%a I8ve had in years.

5. This new so(a is ---------.com(ortable than the other one.

!" C#$%l&'& &a() s&*'&*(& +') a +#. /#$&. /#$ ')& +#. * #l.. "(p%(0'(0p)1) Nowadays it’s very important to get a good…………………… . &.(a'&

  2) Our company helps …………………. people to find new jobs. &$%l#3  ) !aul has good ideas" but writes very …………………….. . (a&  #) $elen has become a ……………………… businesswoman. s((&&.  %) & hope to leave school with some useful …………………… . al/3  ') (r. ale was my ………………….. for ten years" and paid me well. &$%l#3

*) +ccording to the ………………….. " the ,rench lesson starts at ten. '$&-) athy has three jobs" so she has a high ……………………… . (#$&/) 0ohn’s ………………………. of history is amaing for a boy of his age. 5*#+

  1) +ll the ………………………… in this company are given free meals. &$%l#3

SUBIECTUL III /riting  60%

3our name is !aul and your new 4ritish penfriend 5am has just sent you a letter in which he is

describing the most special holiday place for him6 in 1712 words do the same.

8here is that place9 8hen did you discover it9 8ho were you with9 8hat ma:es it so special for you98hy would you recommend it to be seen9

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