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INSPECTORATUL SCOLAR JUDETEAN DOLJ

OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZA

FAZA JUDETEANA, 12MAI2007

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#/i$ +"e *ie&% i$ (& "(%eFor a long time we've been talking (0)_C having our kitchen modernized, and this year we finally () ___ to

have the work done! "he builders said there were two #ossibilities, ($) ___ they could start in %arch, or in

&uly, and they said the work would take two to three weeks! e discussed it, and %arch () ___ to be the better

choice () ___ we were going away in &uly and so (*) ___ would be in the house to su#ervise

having the kitchenthe work! "hey started in %arch as they had #romised, and we got very e+cited () done, but (-) ___ taking three

weeks it took nearly two months. "he #roblem was they (/) ____ disa##earing every few days! () ___, they

made a terrible mess and we couldn't use the kitchen for all that time! 1ow the work is done, 2'm #leased (0)___ the result, but it was a terrible time for us all!

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hile 2 (try) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to get my car started, a #assing car sto##ed and the driver (offer)

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to hel# me!

$ 2 (wait) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for you for the #ast hour. hat (you do) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! all this time9

hile 2 (walk) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to the bus8sto#, 2 realised 2 (leave) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!the cooker on! hy didn't you #hone me9 2f 2 (know)!!!!!!!!!!!!! you were ill, 2 (come)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to see you!

* :ello, 4at! 2 (#hone) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to ask if you (do) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! anything this ;aturday!

2(not see) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!youfor ages! hat (you do) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!9

- :urry u#. 2 (think) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you (be) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ready by now!

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/ 2f 2 (be) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you, 2 (not s#end) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so much money!

7anny's train (arrive) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! tomorrow evening at !00 so we (meet) !!!!!!!!!! him at the station!

0 ish me luck. 2f 2 (get) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the 6ob, 2 (let)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you know!

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3 service charge is not included in the #rice!"he #rice ______________________

$ 2t was the most delicious Chinese meal 2 had ever eaten!

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3 '7id you receive an email from "ony9' 2 asked1aomi! 2 asked 1aomi

'2 wouldn't go swimming after dark if 2 were you, "om!' 5rian

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2s______________________________________! 2t wasn't necessary for us to arrive so early!

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/! "he #lay was boring, so 2 fell aslee# in the middle!

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! 2 didn't have enough money, so 2 didn't #ay my debt!2f 2

0! Colin is the best chess #layer of all! 1o

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"ime travel"he :i m (0) that \ saw (2 )< ______ to travel back in time! 2t took him ages and ages

______ first hedidn't succeed, and there were various hadn't solved all the scientific

#roblems! (/) _____ course he

managed to build the machine eventually! :e wanted to travel to the ;tone 3ge, and in () ________ to

get there he had to #ass through a black hole (0) __________ s#ace!

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night wasn't very good! 2( was all ($) a man ()built a time machine so ()

___ build the machine! ()(*)disasters because he (-)

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e managed to get on the earlier flight as there had been a!!!!!!!!!and there were

now two s#are seats!$ 2 didn't!!!!!!!!!!! straightaway because 2 wanted to go straight out and watch thesunset! ;arah has a degree in law and a di#loma, so her !!!!!!!! for the 6ob are very good! "he !!!!!!!!!!! made the 6ob sound very e+citing but in fact it was #retty boring!5 5eckham's knee !!!!!!!!!!! #revented him from #laying in the Cu# Final last year! 3ll the !!!!!!!!!!! had to take #art in tests for drugs before the race could start!- 4ete's clothes are always ten years out of date, which is why he always looks so

/ %en should never wear a !!!!!!!!!!! tie with a stri#ed shirt! "he main !!!!!!!!!!! is at the side of the building!0 "he flat was chea# to rent as it was!!!!!!!!!!! e filled it with the things from ourold house!

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