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Olimpiada de limba engleza – faza pe scoala

I.A Put the following paragraphs in the right order, filling in the grid under the

text :

a) One winter afternoon, she was buying something in a little antiue shop in

!ur"on #treet. $he man showed her a little box, an exuisite enamel box.

%osemary li&ed it 'ery mu(h..

 b) %osemary ell was not exa(tly beautiful. Pretty* +ell, if you too& her to

 pie(esbut why be so (ruel as to ta&e anyone to pie(es. #he was young,

 brilliant, extremely modern, exuisitely well-dressed.

() !harming/0 1ut what was the pri(e* $wenty-eight guineas, madam.0

$wenty-eight guineas. 2'en if one is ri(h +ell, &eep it for me 3 will

you*0

d) 4adam, would you let me ha'e the pri(e of a (up of tea*05 A (up of tea*

$hen you ha'e no money at all*0 as&ed %osemary.

e) $he door shut with a (li(&. %ain was falling and with the rain it seemed the

dar& (ame too. #uddenly, at that moment, a young girl, thin, dar&, shadowy 3 

where had she (ome from* 3 was standing at %osemary6s elbow and said

uietly:

a b ( d e

1. !ir(le the right answer 

7. %osemary ell was:

a) a beautiful woman8 b) an ugly, selfish woman8 () uite pretty and 'ery well-

dressed.

9. %osemary wanted:

a) to borrow a little enamel box8 b) to brea& a little enamel box8 () to buy the box

. #he thought of the box that it was:

a) too expensi'e8 b) too (heap8 () uite expensi'e

;. In the passage, the author des(ribes the weather as being:

 

a) sunny and warm8 b) snowy with bli""ards8 () rainy and dar& 

<. $he poor young girl would ha'e li&ed money for:

a) a mug of mil&8 b) a (up of (offee8 () a (up of tea

II. 4a&e ad=e(ti'es adding the suffixes –ful, -less, -y, -ly or –ish. Pay

attention to the spelling/

7. $he $imes appears e'ery day. It6s a ...paper.

9. >is (ase is gi'ing no hope. It6s a .(ase.

. $his engine has great power. It6s a engine.

;. $he little boy needs sleep. >e feels..

<. #top beha'ing li&e a (hild/ #top being../

?. $hese things ha'e no use. $hey6rethings.

@. >er hair is more or less red. >er hair is..

. It was an atmosphere whi(h (aused me to feel at home. It was

a..atmosphere.

B. $he result ma&es me feel doubt. It6s a .result.

7C. $hey threw away a lot of trash. $hose things were

III. Put the 'erbs below in the appropriate tense:

7. I eat) many pan(a&es every day.

9. #he drin&) !o&e right now.

. #he tea(h) us that lesson yesterday.

;. While they wor&) in the yard, the front door bell rang.

<. 4ary already5 send) the post(ard to her grandparents.

?. I (lean) the room since this morning. I still do it now.

@. $hey left after they arri'e) at the party.

. $he wind had started blowing two days before and it was still blowing.

B. 4other (oo&) tur&ey at dinner tomorrow evening.

7C. If  she wore that dress, she loo&) gorgeous.type II)

IE. Put the 'erbs in bra(&ets in the right tenses in the following (onditional

(lauses. Pay attention to their types I, II, III):

7. If your phone not wor&), you (an use mine.

9. +e6ll loo& for your &eys and if we find them, we gi'e) you a ring.

. If I see) the signal, I6d ha'e stopped.

 

;. If Fohn had been there, what he do)*

<. >e won6t get lost if he ha'e) a map.

?. If the weather is good, we go) for a wal&.

@. If she wears a hat, I not re(ogni"e) her.

. If I had &nown you were short of money, I lend) you some.

B. Gou won6t be late if you get up) early.

7C. If 4ary said that, she be) right.

E. $urn the following senten(es from the A(ti'e Eoi(e into Passi'e Eoi(e:

7. Gou (an use my telephone0, she said.

9. $he bus is late again0, said Peter.

. +e6ll wait for him0, they said.

;. I6ll lend you all the ne(essary money0, she said.

<. I6m ready for dinner0, said the young man.

?. +ho6s &no(&ing at the door*0, Fohn as&ed me.

@. >ow long will they stay in Hondon*0, he as&ed.

. +ill you be ba(& for dinner*0, I as&ed them

B. I want to share my life with you0, he told her.

7C.I am writing my homewor& now/0, he said.

Synopsis: I.A8 I.1. 3 9C points

II 3 7C points

III 3 9C points

IE 3 9C points

E 3 9C points

10 points in addition