INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN V A S L U I

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Olimpiada locală / zonală de lima en!leză " #$ noiem%ie #&'& ( Cla)a a VII(a *ncepă+o%i ,L #-

I.%i+e ao0+ +1e mo)+ in+e%e)+in! and +1e mo)+ o%in! +1in!) 2o% 3o0 ,in no mo%e +1an 4& 5o%d)- " #&6&&poin+).

II.%i+e a 70e)+ion 2o% eac1 an)5e% " #&6&& poin+)81. ... ... ? - I am washing my hair. I can't talk, sorry.2. ... ... ? - The end of the film? Wait and see!. ... ... ? - y "arents? When yo# meet them yo# can decide!$. ... ... ? - %esterday? I felt a&sol#tely awf#l!. ... ... ? - y ne(t door neigh&o#rs ? They make a lot of noise!). .. . .. . ? - *elen's new &oyfriend? I ha+en't met him yet.. ... ... ? - The city centre? There are some sho"s and a cinema.. ... ... ? - The desks in my classroom? ld and #ncomforta&le!/. .. . .. . ? - The weather in my co#ntry? It rains a lot.10. ... ... ? - I #s#ally eat a sandwich for &reakfast.  

III.Read +1e 2ollo5in! +e9+ and 5%i+e +1e %i!1+ an)5e% A6 :6 C o% D on +1e )epa%a+e an)5e% )1ee+ " 46&& poin+)8dam andall was thirty years old and he looked like a rock star. *e was +ery handsome, with long &londe

hair. *e knew most of the other mem&ers of the  Andrea Gail 3s crew. *e had fished all his life and he knew a lot a&o#tfishing &oats. When he saw a &oat, he knew at once if it was safe or not.

dam had dri+en to 4lo#cester that morning with his father-in-law. *e3d walked aro#nd the deck of the Andrea Gail  for a long time, not saying +ery m#ch. Then finally he had got off the &oat and gone &ack to his father-in-law3s car.

5I3m not going o#t on that &oat,6 he3d said. 5I3m not going to take this 7o&.65What are yo# saying?6 asked his father-in-law in s#r"rise. 5%o# really need this 7o&, dam. %o# ha+en3t

 worked in three months and yo# need the money. What3s the "ro&lem? The Andrea Gail  is a +ery good &oat 8 it3s oneof the &est swordfishing &oats on the coast.6

5I know that,6 re"lied dam. 9#t I3+e got a strange feeling a&o#t the Andrea Gail . When I was walking aro#ndher I felt a cold wind on my skin. I think that none of her crew is going to come &ack from this tri".6

dam3s father-in-law was +ery shocked.5re yo# going to tell them what yo# think?6 he asked.dam tho#ght for a while.5:o,6 he said at last. 5I can3t do that. I can3t tell them that they are going to die. nd may&e I3m wrong. ;ach

man has to make #" his own mind a&o#t a fishing tri".6

9 < =1.dam andall wasa

rock star. fisherman. "sychologist. wi>ard.

2.ather-in-lawmeans

ste"father. the father ofsome&ody3s wife.

some&ody3s father who is a lawyer.

yo#r father3s&#siness "artner.

.ndrea 4ail is a knight with asword.

a &ea#tif#l girl. a swordfishing &oat. a fisherman3s wife.

$.What is dam3sintention?

*e wants to go on afishing tri".

*e is going to die. *e doesn3t tell theothers a&o#t hisstrange feeling.

*e is not going to tellthe other mem&ersof the crew a&o#t hisstrange feeling.

.5inally6 means e+ent#ally act#ally lately recently

IV.P0+ +1e ;e%) in %ac<e+) in +1e co%%ec+ +en)e " '46&& poin+)8  th @#ly 200/=ear #m and =ad,

 

We A1BCAto arri+eB safely to o#r holiday destination, Dalencia, last E#nday. We A2BCalreadyCAto &eB here for two days.We ABCAto ha+eB a wonderf#l time so far. We ha+e already made some friends. They are ;nglish, &#t they A$BCAtomo+eB to E"ain in 200). I ha+e sw#m twice already. Today <harlie ABCAto get #"B early in the morning and watchedthe s#nrise. *e has taken some "ict#res. If they A)BCAto &eB good, I3ll send them to yo# immediately!I ABCAto writeB to yo# soon. 9ye for now.

Fots of lo+e,nn

G.E. We ABCAto seeB some lamenco dancers on the &each yesterday. 4reat! %o# A/BCalwaysCAto wantB to sees#ch a dance 8 what a "ity yo# weren3t there! I A10BCAto missB yo#, &#t we3ll &e home on Eat#rday.

V.Comple+e +1e )econd )en+ence )o +1a+ i+ 1a) a )imila% meanin! +o +1e 2i%)+ )en+ence " #&6&& poin+)81.%o#r friend is a smart g#y. - What .. . !2.Is this yo#r first +isit to omania? - *a+e yo#... ?.*er clothes are m#ch more e("ensi+e than mine. - y clothes... .$.The film was so +iolent that I got scared. - ... film that I got scared..Who do these clothes &elong to? - Whose... ?).@ohn does not "lay foot&all as well as Geter. - Geter... .,.@immy is still doing his homework. - @immy hasn't... ..Ehe doesn't often +isit #s. - Ehe rarely... ./.<an yo# learn ten "oems in a day? - re yo#... ?10.The correctness of his ;nglish is a&sol#te. - *e s"eaks ;nglish... .

VI.Ten 5o%d) a%e )pel+ 5%on!l3 in +1i) +e9+. %i+e +1e 5o%d) co%%ec+l3 on 3o0% an)5e% )1ee+ " '&6&& poin+)8 long time ago, "eo"le &eli+ed that some women were witches. This women generally lea+ed in the co#ntry and theymade strenge medicine to c#re seek "eo"le. The witches had "owers of magic, #s#aly workeing with the de+il. Theydidn3t wolk like old "eo"le, &#t they flew on &roomsticks. In the iddle ges meny s#ch woman were &#rnt at the stake.

No+ă8 Timp de l0c%0 " = o%e din momen+0l di)+%i0i%ii )0iec+elo%> )e aco%dă '&6&& p0nc+e din o2ici0.

 

INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN V A S L U I _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Olimpiada locală / zonală de lima en!leză " #$ noiem%ie #&'& " Cla)a a VII(a a;an) ,L '- / a VIII(a *ncep ,L #-

I.Con+in0e +1e !i;en e!innin! 5i+1 a na%%a+i;e compo)i+ion o2 ao0+ '?& 5o%d) ,No+e8 don@+ incl0de +1ee!innin! in +1e '?& 5o%d)- " #&6&& poin+)8I can still remember that day in April when my friend and I were riding along a country road when suddenly…

II.a<e 0p 70e)+ion) 51o)e an)5e%) m0)+ e +1e 2%a!men+) 0nde%lined in +1e +e9+. " '46&& poin+)8H#een ;li>a&eth I died in 1)0, and ;nglish <atholics "ersec#ted #nder her r#le ho"ed that her s#ccessor,

A1B@ames I, wo#ld &e more tolerant. @ames I had had, after all, a A2B<atholic mother. nfort#nately, @ames did not t#rno#t to &e more tolerant than ;li>a&eth. Th#s ABthirteen yo#ng men decided that +iolent action was the answerJ they wanted A$Bto &low #" the *o#ses of Garliament. small gro#" took sha"e #nder the leadershi" of ABo&ert <ates&y.To carry o#t their "lan, the cons"irators got hold of ) &arrels of g#n"owder 8 and stored them A)Bin a cellar, 7#st #nderthe *o#se of Fords. *owe+er, as they were working on the "lot, it &ecame clear ABthat innocent "eo"le wo#ld &e h#rtor killed in the attack, incl#ding some "eo"le who were fighting for more rights for <atholics. Eome of the "lottersABstarted ha+ing second tho#ghts. ne of them e+en sent an anonymo#s letter warning Ford onteagle to stay awayfrom the Garliament on :o+em&er th. The warning letter reached the King, and the King3s forces made "lans to sto"the cons"irators. 4#y awkes was in the cellar of the "arliament with the ) &arrels of g#n"owder when the a#thoritiesstormed in 8 in the early ho#rs of :o+em&er th. They ca#ght, tort#red and e(ec#ted him.;+en today, the reigning monarch only enters the Garliament A/Bonce a year, on Lthe Etate "ening of Garliament3.Grior to the "ening, the %eomen of the 4#ard search the cellars of the Galace of Westminster. n the +ery night thatthe 4#n"owder Glot was foiled, on :o+em&er th, 1)0, "eo"le set &onfires alight to cele&rate the safety of the King.Eince then, :o+em&er th &ecame known as 9onfire :ight and is commemorated e+ery year A10Bwith fireworks and&#rning effigies of 4#y awkes on a &onfire. 

III.Read +1e 2ollo5in! )en+ence) and 5%i+e +1e %i!1+ an)5e% A6 : o% C on +1e )epa%a+e an)5e% )1ee+ " '&6&&poin+)81.Tomorrow, I3ll gi+e yo# the money yo# ha+e...me. .&orrowed 9.owe <.lent2.Which of the two cakes do yo# want to &#y? ... .:either one 9.:one <.:either....hel" yo# find a good 7o&? .=o yo# need my 9.Ehall I <.Will I$.*e3s not +ery rich. n the contrary, he has...money. .a little 9.few <.little....many "hotogra"hs since yo# came here? .*a+e yo# taken 9.*ad yo# taken <.=id yo#take).The child...off the fence. .felt 9.was fallen <.fell.IMll ring yo# when I...the hotel. .arri+e at 9.will arri+e at <.will arri+eto.I...a lot of ;nglish recently. .ha+e learnt 9.am learning <.hadlearnt/.*is ho&&y is... .to read 9.to reading <.reading10.I saw him while he...in the "ark. .walked 9.walking <.was walking

IV.Bill +1e !ap) in +1e )en+ence) elo5 5i+1 ONE )0i+ale 5o%d" '&6&& poin+)8

 

1.What... going for a ride on o#r &ikes?2.Wo#ld yo#...o"ening the window?. .. .yo# tell me the time "lease?$.*ow...ha+ing a "arty?.Fook...! %o# might fall!). ...yo# hel" me carry this, "lease?.I...cake to &isc#its.

 

.=on't worry. I...&e late./.=on't...to &ring some money with yo#.10. ...caref#l! That's dangero#s!

V.P0+ +1e 5o%d) in o%de% +o ma<e a lo!ical )en+ence ,46&& poin+)-. P0+ +1e ;e%) in +1e %i!1+ +en)e ,46&& poin+)-"'&6&& poin+)81.ago N &ack N &y N the N sometime N my N loc< N door N a#nt N &#t2.a N front N there N cottage N e(tra+agant N in N the N little N really N of N e N garden.The rain has started. 8 5i)1 N she N on N now N coat N p0+ N she N a$.I N saw N the N of N the N crack N thro#gh N light N door N warm N the N )1ine.We ha+e to go now. 8 the N yet N delicio#s N 2ini)1 N I N cake N &reakfast N e N my N and

VI.Rep1%a)e +1e 2ollo5in! )en+ence)6 0)in! +1e 5o%d) )0!!e)+ed elo5. Do no+ c1an!e +1e 5o%d !i;en. "'46&& poin+)81.;dison in+ented the light &#l&. WE2.:ot only &oys, &#t also girls like "laying foot&all. 9T*.Et Fo#is is less crowded than :ew %ork <ity. E$.@ohn is "ro&a&ly =an3s &est friend. 9;.Ehe had s#ch a large ho#se that she co#ldn3t manage it. E).*e can3t find a ta(i, so he will miss the train. I.They ha+e a car, &#t they rarely #se it. T*4*.The instr#ctions ha+e &een changed. E;:;/.*illary3s friendliness was in shar" contrast to her &rother3s r#de &eha+io#r. W*IF;10.9rad can3t ste"-dance. T

VII.Some o2 +1e)e )en+ence) a%e %i!1+ 0+ mo)+ a%e 5%on!. Co%%ec+ +1e )en+ence) +1a+ a%e 5%on! " '&6&&poin+)81.I need a new 7eans. ).=a+id is married and has three childs.2.It3s a lo+ely "ark with a lot of &ea#tif#l tree. .I like yo#r tro#ser. Where did yo# get it?.There was a woman in the car with two mens. .I don3t like mice. I3m afraid of them.$.Ehee" eat grass. /.This scissor isn3t +ery shar"..ost of my friend are st#dent. 10.Fast night a ho#se was ro&&ed &y some thief.

No+ă8 Timp de l0c%0 " = o%e din momen+0l di)+%i0i%ii )0iec+elo%> )e aco%dă '&6&& p0nc+e din o2ici0.

 

INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN V A S L U I ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Olimpiada locală / zonală de lima en!leză " #$ noiem%ie #&'& " Cla)a a VIII(a a;an)ai ,L '-

I.o0 <no5 1o5 impo%+an+ 2o% man<ind i) +o p%e)e%;e +1e en;i%onmen+ and e)peciall3 +1e %ain2o%e)+. In nomo%e +1an '4& 5o%d)6 5%i+e 51a+ 5ill 3o0 do 2o% +1i) " #&6&& poin+).

II.a<e 0p 70e)+ion) 51o)e an)5e%) m0)+ e +1e 2%a!men+) +1a+ a%e 0nde%lined in +1e +e9+ elo5. " '&6&&poin+)8

f#ll &reakfast is a traditional cooked meal, ty"ically and originally eaten A1Bat &reakfast, tho#gh now oftenser+ed at other times d#ring the day. The term A2BLf#ll &reakfast3 is #sed to differentiate it from the ABsim"lercontinental &reakfast A$Bof tea, coffeee, and fr#it 7#ices with croissants or "astries. any cafOs and "#&s ser+e themeal at all ho#rs as an Lall-day &reakfast3. It can &e accom"anied &y ABorange 7#ice and tea or coffee or, A)Bin a "#&,an alcoholic drink. The ingredients of a f#ll &reakfast or fry-#" +ary according to region and taste. The normalingredients of a traditional f#ll ;nglish &reakfast are AB&acon, eggs, fried or grilled tomatoes, fried m#shrooms, fried&read or toast, and sa#sages, #s#ally ser+ed ABwith a m#g of tea. 9lack "#dding is added in some regions as well asfried lefto+er mashed "otatoes Acalled Gotato cakesB. riginally A/Ba way to #se #" lefto+er +egeta&les from the mainmeal of the day &efore, &#&&le and sP#eak has &ecome a &reakfast feat#re in its own right. 9aked &eans Afrom a tinBand hash &rowns are modern additions. When an ;nglish &reakfast is ordered to contain e+erything a+aila&le it is oftenreferred to as A10Ba #ll onty. In Ecotland, haggis and fr#it "#dding might also &e ser+ed, along with the fo#ndation of&acon and eggs.

III.Decide 51ic1 an)5e% ,A6 :6 C o% D- e)+ 2i+) +1e )pace. " '&6&& poin+)81.#r school s"orts were held last week, and the whole afternoon was a disaster. or a start, +ery A1B C

"eo"le &othered to t#rn A2B C , and there is nothing AB C than trying to win a race with only three or fo#r "eo"lecheering yo# on. It rained A$B C afternoon, from the moment the starting "istol AB C fired, #ntil the last medal had A)BC "resented. I was in the high 7#m", AB C meant r#nning #" to do my &est 7#m" and then landing ABC a "ool of coldm#ddy water.

2.Fast year we A/B C to ha+e an e("ensi+e holiday, so we decided to +isit some friends, 9rian and nn, whoha""ened to li+e &y the sea. They offered to "#t #s #" for two weeks, and, as always, A10B C seeing them, so itseemed to &e a good idea. They asked #s if we didn3t mind slee"ing on the sofa, and said that they wo#ld try to make#s comforta&le.

1 .little 9.small <.few =.rare2 .#" 9.a&o#t <.ro#nd =.o+er .like 9.&etter <.left =.worse$ .&y 9.the <.entire =.all .had 9.was <.has =.&een) .to 9.had <.&een =.itself

.which 9.and <.so =.ne+ertheless .on 9.at <.in =.to/ .contin#ed 9.co#ldn3t afford <.liked =."romised10 .denied 9.imagined <.en7oyed =."referred

IV.Bill +1e !ap) in +1e )en+ence) elo5 5i+1 ONE )0i+ale 5o%d " '&6&& poin+)8a.*annah had &een waiting A1B C a colleag#e of A2B C father3s to collect her from the &#s station for more than

an ho#r, and she was tired AB C waiting. There was A$B C else there, and it had AB C raining. friend of A)B C hadlent her an #m&rella to take on her tri", &#t she AB C to &e getting wet. Gerha"s her father was angry AB C her, shetho#ght, or had sim"ly forgotten to collect her.

&.I will always remem&er my first day working at the ;(celsior ood <om"any. irst of A/B C , I was gi+en agreasy o+erall. Whoe+er had worn it &efore had certainly ne+er washed it! When I mentioned this to the foreman hesaid, 5%o#3re not afraid of a &it of dirt, are yo#?6 I wanted to say that I tho#ght I A10B C was s#""osed to &e a highstandard of cleanliness in a food factory, &#t I managed to control myself.

 

V.Read +1e +e9+ elo5 and 0)e +1e 5o%d) in capi+al) +o 2o%m 5o%d) +1a+ 2i+ in +1e !ap). T1e 5o%d) in capi+al)a%e !i;en in +1e o%de% 3o0 need +o 0)e +1em " ANNO6 O:E6 TAL6 POLITE6 BRIEND6 FONEST6 INTRODUCE6SUCCESS6 ATTENTIVE6 READ " '&6&& poin+)8

y friend @ack was once a rather A1B C "erson. *e was always getting into tro#&le at school &eca#se he wasso A2B C . In class he was +ery AB Cand ne+er sto""ed making 7okes. The teachers all told him he was A$BC &eca#sehe interr#"ted them. When I met him he was +ery AB C and didn3t want to talk to me at all. Geo"le told me that he stolethings and that he was A)B C. *is school work was terri&le.

argaret started ;nglish Fiterat#re this term, and I am afraid that her AB C to the s#&7ect has not &een entirelyAB C . Ehe has not shown m#ch enth#siasm, and does not always "ay A/B C in class. *er assignments are often A10BC , &eca#se she is so #ntidy, and &eca#se of her fail#re to check her work thoro#ghly.

VI.P0+ +1e ;e%) in +1e %i!1+ +en)e " '&6&& poin+)8When I o"ened the door I A1BCAto seeB a man on his knees. *e clearly A2BCAto listenB to o#r con+ersation, and

I wondered how m#ch he ABCAto hearB . When I asked him what he A$BCAto doB he said that he ABCAto dro"B a 100h#ndred "iece o#tside the door and A)BCAto lookB for it. I ABCAto seeB any sign of the money, &#t I ABCAto findB a smallnote&ook which he "ro&a&ly A/BCAto dro"B when the door A10BCAto o"enB s#ddenly.

VII.Rep1%a)e +1e )en+ence) elo5 )o +1a+ +1e meanin! )+a3) +1e )ame and )o +1a+ 3o0 incl0de +1e 5o%d !i;en.Do no+ c1an!e +1e 5o%d !i;en " '&6&& poin+)81.:othing yo# do will alter anything. 8 difference ).I3d "refer yo# not to wear 7eans to the office. 8 rather2.I ho"e I3m not incon+eniencing yo#. 8 tro#&le .We won3t get there on time witho#t taking a ta(i. 8#nless.Fet3s meas#re the room. 8 take .6I wo#ldn3t go swimming after dark, if I were yo#, Tom,6 said

9rian. 8 ad+ised$.ark looked disa""ointed when I told him myname. 8 fell

/.ltho#gh she had twisted her ankle, Eally still won the race. 8twisting

.The old car s#ddenly started &#rning. 8 flames 10.ike en7oys "laying golf more than I do. 8 as

VIII.T1e 2ollo5in! )en+ence) ma3 con+ain mi)+a<e). Bind +1e mi)+a<e) ,46&& poin+)- and co%%ec+ +1em ,46&&poin+)- " '&6&& poin+)81.I3m really interesting in tra+el. ).I3+e looked in the &o(. ll is &roken, I3m afraid.2.Kate3s &rother is a doctor. .They will ha+e finished the new hos"ital #ntil the end of ay..I ate food with @ack, and after that I went home. .This shirt is too small, it3s not my n#m&er.$.The milk is good for yo#. /.%o# ha+e so many clothes. Why did yo# &#y this cloth as well?.<an yo# gi+e me an ad+ice? 10.What cost#me did yo# wear at the fancy dress "arty?

No+ă8 Timp de l0c%0 " = o%e din momen+0l di)+%i0i%ii )0iec+elo%> )e aco%dă '&6&& p0nc+e din o2ici0.

 

INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN V A S L U I  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Olimpiada locală / zonală de lima en!leză " #$ noiem%ie #&'& " Cla)a a IG(a 

I.Read +1e +e9+ elo5 and decide 51ic1 ;a%ian+ A6:6C o% D e)+ 2i+) eac1 !ap " S1oppin! in +1e S+%ee+ " $6&&poin+)8

any goods on sale are less A1BCthan those in high street sho"s, tho#gh the A2BCis not always as good. Italso de"ends on how m#ch yo# want to ABC . <lothes are often A$BC, &#t it is diffic#lt to ABCthem on. It3s always A)BClooking at second-hand &ooks, &eca#se yo# can ABCa lot of money in this way.

1. . e("ensi+e 9. cost <. "riced =. chea"er2. . e("ense 9. "ackage <. kind =. P#ality. . s"end 9. #se <. make =. cash$. . fashion 9. chea"er <. worn =. logical. . "#rchase 9. carry <. try =. wra"). . worth 9. more <. &een =. time. . &orrow 9. s"end <. sa+e =. co#nt

II.Bill +1e !ap) in +1e )en+ence) elo5 5i+1 ONE )0i+ale 5o%d " An A2+e%noon a+ +1e :0) S+a+ion " $6&& poin+)8Gerha"s her father was angry A1BCher, she tho#ght, or had sim"ly A2BCto collect her. There wasn3t ABCa

"hone-&o( in the station. Why did A$BCalways go wrong when she tra+elled &y &#s? ABCthe &#s was crowded andshe felt +ery #ncomforta&le, or it A)BCsto""ing and the 7o#rney lasted for ho#rs. E#ddenly she ABCa car sto""ingo#tside. Eomeone was wa+ing at her. It was her father!

III.Read +1e +e9+ elo5 and 0)e +1e 5o%d) in capi+al) +o 2o%m 5o%d) +1a+ 2i+ in +1e !ap). T1e 5o%d) in capi+al)a%e !i;en in +1e o%de% 3o0 need +o 0)e +1em " APPOINT6 RELATE6 SELB6 FEALTF6 CONTROL6 SFRIN6EGPERIENCE " $6&& poin+)8

1.:ot &eing chosen for the team was a great C . .=a+id has a really C tem"er, and gets angry easily.2.aria and Fo#is ha+e a really good C . ).These tro#sers won3t get smaller. They3re C ..9eing C means that yo# share with others. .They didn3t gi+e 4ary the 7o& as he was C .$.:ot taking e(ercise is rather ... .

IV.P0+ eac1 ;e% in %ac<e+) in+o a )0i+ale +en)e ( $6&& poin+)81.E#""ose yo#CAseeB a ghost. What wo#ld yo# do? .I3+e no idea where we are! If only weCAha+eB a ma".2.I had a car accident. If only ICA&eB more caref#l! ).=on3t yo# think it3s time yo#CAha+eB a hairc#t?.It3s high time yo#CAstartB working more serio#sly. .Disiting m#se#ms is K, &#t I3d sooner we...AgoB

swimming.$.I3d rather yo#CAnot "#tB yo#r coffee on to" of my &ook.

V.Comple+e +1e )econd )en+ence )o +1a+ i+ 1a) a )imila% meanin! +o +1e 2i%)+ )en+ence ( $6&& poin+)81.ichard thinks he is going to do well. 8 ichard e("ectsC2.What are yo#r "lans for the s#mmer? 8 What do yo# intendC.<learing #" my room is something I dislike! 8 I hateC$.*elen said she3d go to the cinema with me. 8 *elen agreedC.Tina and 9rian are getting married. 8 Tina and 9rian ha+e decidedC).Eee yo# later, I ho"e. 8 I ho"eC.What do yo# fancy doing this e+ening? 8 What do yo# wantC

VI.Bind +1e 0nnece))a%3 5o%d in +1e)e line) " ?6&& poin+) " Folida3 P%olem)81.The ne(t day we set off more early to a+oid the traffic, &#t we had forgotten2.that it was a "#&lic holiday. ;+ery one single "erson.in the co#ntry m#st ha+e had the same idea, so we$.fo#nd o#rsel+es in a long traffic 7am. We after decided

 

.that the &est thing to do was to take after a different).road, and look #" for a hotel. irst we got lost on.a narrow co#ntry road, and then the car once ran.o#t of "etrol. inally, we ga+e #" and went home for the second time.

VII.T1e 2ollo5in! )en+ence) con+ain mi)+a<e)6 )0c1 a) !%amma+ical e%%o%)6 5%on! p%epo)i+ion) andconH0nc+ion). Co%%ec+ +1e mi)+a<e) and %e5%i+e +1e co%%ec+ ;e%)ion o2 +1e )en+ence) ( $6&& poin+)8

The ntarctica is as large as the nited Etates. ore than /0 "ercent of ntarctica is co+ering with massi+eice. It is interestingly to know that in some "laces the ice are tho#sands of feet thick. 9y the last ice age, the coastlineof ntarctica has shifted slightly with the "assing of time &eca#se the ice has &een melted grad#ally. 4lo&al warminghas also s"eed #" the "rocess. ntarctica ice&ergs, either stay close to the continent or drifting away.

VIII.o0 1a;e %ecei;ed a ill and )ome +e%%ile p1o+o!%ap1) 2%om +1e o22icial p1o+o!%ap1e% a+ 3o0% pa%en+) 5eddin! anni;e%)a%3. %i+e a le++e% +o a 2%iend6 Ann36 51o came +o +1e 5eddin!6 e9plainin! 51a+ 1a) !one 5%on! and a)<in! 1e% +o )end an3 p1o+o) +1a+ )1e +oo< ,in no mo%e +1an #4& 5o%d)- " #46&& poin+).

IG.Read +1e +e9+ elo5 and )0mma%ize i+ in $4(?& 5o%d) " P0ppie) 2o% Sale " #46&& poin+)8   farmer had some "#""ies he needed to sell. *e "ainted a sign ad+ertising the "#"s and set a&o#t nailing it

to a "ost on the edge of his yard. s he was dri+ing the last nail into the "ost, he felt a t#g on his o+eralls. *e lookeddown into the eyes of a little &oy.

ister,Q he said, QI want to &#y one of yo#r "#""ies.QQWell,Q said the farmer, as he r#&&ed the sweat off the &ack of his neck, Qthese "#""ies come from fine "arents

and cost a good deal of money.QThe &oy dro""ed his head for a moment. Then reaching dee" into his "ocket, he "#lled o#t a handf#l of

change and held it #" to the farmer. QI'+e got thirty-nine cents. Is that eno#gh to take a look?QQE#re,Q said the farmer.nd with that he let o#t a whistle, Q*ere, =olly!Q he called.#t from the dogho#se and down the ram" ran =olly followed &y fo#r little &alls of f#r. The little &oy "ressed

his face against the chain link fence. *is eyes danced with delight.s the dogs made their way to the fence, the little &oy noticed something else stirring inside the dogho#se.

Elowly another little &all a""earedR this ne noticea&ly smaller. =own the ram" it slid. Then in a somewhat awkwardmanner the little "#" &egan ho&&ling toward the others, doing its &est to catch #"....

QI want that one,Q the little &oy said, "ointing to the r#nt.The farmer knelt down at the &oy's side and said, QEon, yo# don't want that "#""y. *e will ne+er &e a&le to r#nand "lay with yo# like these other dogs wo#ld.QWith that the little &oy ste""ed &ack from the fence, reached down, and &egan rolling #" one leg of his

tro#sers. In doing so he re+ealed a steel &race r#nning down &oth sides of his leg attaching itself to a s"ecially madeshoe. Fooking &ack #" at the farmer, he said, Q%o# see, sir, I don't r#n too well myself, and he will need someone who#nderstands.Q

The world is f#ll of "eo"le who need someone who #nderstands.

No+ă8 Timp de l0c%0 " = o%e din momen+0l di)+%i0i%ii )0iec+elo%> )e aco%dă '&6&& p0nc+e din o2ici0.

 

INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN V A S L U I _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Olimpiada locală / zonală de lima en!leză " #$ noiem%ie #&'& " Cla)a a G(a 

I.Read +1e +e9+ elo5 and decide 51ic1 ;a%ian+ A6 :6 C o% D e)+ 2i+) eac1 )pace " $6&& poin+)89esides this yo# are a&le to gi+e lifts to friends, or carry hea+y loads of sho""ing. A1BC, there can &e "ro&lems,es"ecially if yo# li+e in a city. #nning a car can &e e("ensi+e, and yo# ha+e to s"end money on items A2BC"etrol,ser+icing the car, and re"airs. %o# might also ha+e "ro&lems with "arking, as e+erywhere is &ecoming more and morecrowded with cars. ABC, most "eo"le think that the ad+antages of owning a car o#tweigh the disad+antages. A$BCmost yo#ng "eo"le of my age start dri+ing as soon as they can. ABC, I think that cars nowadays ha+e &ecomeessential, &#t I also feel that they ca#se a lot of "ro&lems, A)BCthey are noisy and dirty. ABC, the large n#m&er of carson the road means that most towns and cities are organised for the con+enience of cars, and the needs of "edestriansare ignored.

1. . n the other hand 9. To s#m #" <. Th#s =. or e(am"le2. . as 9. s#ch as <. owing to =. then. . inally 9. Eecondly <. *owe+er =. s$. . or 9. :e(t <. s well as this =. <onseP#ently. . or e(am"le 9. Gersonally <. :e+ertheless =. In com"arison). . for e(am"le 9. howe+er <. th#s =. since. . s a res#lt 9. oreo+er <. Gersonally =. In com"arison

II.Bill +1e !ap) in +1e )en+ence) elo5 5i+1 ONE )0i+ale 5o%d  8 Pa%en+) and C1ild%en " $6&& poin+)8Ehe dreaded the fact the children might take after her h#s&and, who admitted ha+ing &een an #ncontrolla&le

child who s"ent most of the time A1BCoff to his friends &y &reaking things or A2BCinto fights. What was worse was thate+eryone else tho#ght he was a sweet child, and he ABCaway with terri&le things! *owe+er, she had e("erienced ane+en greater shock with her children. They had A$BCo#t of all their na#ghty &eha+io#r, and ABC#" serio#s ho&&iess#ch as chess and "laying the "iano. They ne+er did anything witho#t A)BCit o+er first, and coming to a serio#sdecision. Ehe had to ABC#" to that fact that they made her feel rather childish, and that in some ways she "referredthem when they were yo#ng and noisy!

III.Read +1e )en+ence) elo5 and 0)e +1e 5o%d) in capi+al) +o 2o%m 5o%d) +1a+ 2i+ in +1e !ap). T1e 5o%d) incapi+al) a%e !i;en in +1e o%de% 3o0 need +o 0)e +1em " TFIRST6 RELATE6 RATEBUL6 LOVE6 LATE6 FOPE6A:ITION " $6&& poin+)8

1.I3m +eryC, can I ha+e a glass of water, "lease? .=a+id @enkins3C&ook has already &ecome a &est seller.2.The art of eng Eh#i isCnew in my co#ntry. ).The decision willC&ring &enefit for &oth com"anies..*e didn3t e+en thank yo# for all that yo# did for him. *owC! .9eing +eryC, he grad#ated with to" hono#rs at a +ery

yo#ng age.$.I ha+e a +eryCrelationshi" with my grandmother.

IV.P0+ eac1 ;e% in %ac<e+) in+o an app%op%ia+e +en)e ( $6&& poin+)81.Instead all the "eo"le from my class CAmeetB in the mo#ntains for a "icnic.2.I CAmakeB a chocolate cake, my friend Ioanna CA&ringB a salad and the others CA&ringB meat, &read and soft drinks..Ioanna CAringB me #" e+ery e+ening and asks, 5What CAha+eB to do for homework?$.Ehe CAnot N listenB when the teacher gi+es #s o#r homework for that night.

V.Comple+e +1e )econd )en+ence )o +1a+ i+ 1a) a )imila% meanin!. Do no+ c1an!e +1e 5o%d !i;en. o0 m0)+0)e e+5een # " 4 5o%d)6 incl0din! +1e 5o%d !i;en ( $6&& poin+)81.y teachers made me work hard at school. AwasB 8 IChard at school.2.6I3m awf#lly sorry, <arol, &#t I3+e &roken yo#r watch,6 said @im. AtoB 8 @imCher watch..Glease see that yo# close the door when yo# go. Ao"enB 8 Glease don3tCwhen yo# go.$.%o#r hair needs c#tting. AhadB 8 It3sCc#t..=o yo# own these two fields? A&elongB 8 =oCyo#?).9#siness hasn3t &een so &ad for a long time. AhasB 8 arelyC&een so &ad..I won3t sell the "ainting, no matter how m#ch yo# offer me. A"riceB 8 Whate+erCthe "ainting, I won3t sell it.

 

VI.Bind +1e 0nnece))a%3 5o%d in +1e 2ollo5in! line) " ?6&& poin+)81.ast writing is a clear indication of yo#r a&ility to s"eak in fl#ently as well as yo#r mental2.ca"acity. In the same way, the more is sim"lified yo#r.writing, the P#icker yo# will write, and the more ela&orate$.yo#r writing, the more time yo# do take o+er it. Intelligent.writers often de"art from the writing style they were).ta#ght at school &eca#se they find it too slow. They.ado"t to an original and economical form of writing. any.e(ec#ti+es ha+e small, fast writing, &#t large signat#res.

VII.T1e 2ollo5in! )en+ence) con+ain mi)+a<e)6 )0c1 a) !%amma+ical e%%o%)6 5%on! p%epo)i+ion) andconH0nc+ion). Co%%ec+ +1e mi)+a<e) and %e5%i+e +1e co%%ec+ ;e%)ion o2 +1e )en+ence) ( $6&& poin+)8

It was the time of drastic change so m#ch &eca#se that many of the in+entions created at this "eriodre+ol#tionised the lifestyle of man. actories &ecome more mechanised. 4oods ha+e &een "rod#ced in large P#antity.

9oth comm#nication and trans"ortation also e("erienced mark transformation. Tra+elling has &een madefaster e+er from. ther disco+eries made d#ring this time contri&#ted greatly to the de+elo"ment of the "resent world.

VIII.o0 1a;e een o22e%ed a +%a;el !%an+ 3 an a!enc3 called Student Tours. T1e +%a;el i) in )ome 5a3 %ela+ed+o 3o0% )+0die). Write a formal letter to the grant-gi+ing agency, o#tlining where yo# wo#ld like to go, what connectionthe +isit has to yo#r ed#cation and what yo# co#ld do for other st#dents in yo#r school when yo# come &ack. %i+e3o0% compo)i+ion in no mo%e +1an #4& 5o%d) " #46&& poin+).

IG.Read +1e +e9+ elo5 and )0mma%ize i+ in $4(?& 5o%d) " Lo;e and Time "   #46&& poin+)8nce #"on a time, there was an island where all the feelings li+edJ *a""iness, Eadness, Knowledge, and all of

the others, incl#ding Fo+e. ne day it was anno#nced to the feelings that the island wo#ld sink, so all of themconstr#cted &oats and left. ;(ce"t for Fo+e.

Fo+e was the only one who stayed. Fo+e wanted to hold o#t #ntil the last "ossi&le moment. When the islandhad almost s#nk, Fo+e decided to ask for hel". ichness was "assing &y Fo+e in a grand &oat. Fo+e said,Qichness, can yo# take me with yo#?Q ichness answered, Q:o, I can't. There is a lot of gold and sil+er in my &oat.There is no "lace here for yo#.Q

Fo+e decided to ask Danity who was also "assing &y in a &ea#tif#l +essel.QDanity, "lease hel" me!QQI can't hel" yo#, Fo+e. %o# are all wet and might damage my &oat,Q Danity answered. Eadness was close &y

so Fo+e asked, QEadness, let me go with yo#.QQh . . . Fo+e, I am so sad that I need to &e &y myself!Q *a""iness "assed &y Fo+e, too, &#t she was so ha""y

that she did not e+en hear when Fo+e called her.E#ddenly, there was a +oice, Q<ome, Fo+e, I will take yo#.Q It was an elder. Eo &lessed and o+er7oyed, Fo+e

e+en forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arri+ed at dry land, the elder went her own way.eali>ing how m#ch she owed the elder, Fo+e asked Knowledge, another elder, QWho *el"ed me?Q QIt was Time,QKnowledge answered.

QTime?Q asked Fo+e. Q9#t why did Time hel" me?QKnowledge smiled with dee" wisdom and answered, Q9eca#se only Time is ca"a&le of #nderstanding how

+al#a&le Fo+e is.Q

No+ă8 Timp de l0c%0 " = o%e din momen+0l di)+%i0i%ii )0iec+elo%> )e aco%dă '&6&& p0nc+e din o2ici0.

 

INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN V A S L U I _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Olimpiada locală / zonală de lima en!leză " #$ noiem%ie #&'& " Cla)a a GI(a 

I.Read +1e +e9+ elo5 and decide 51ic1 ;a%ian+ A6 :6 C o% D e)+ 2i+) eac1 )pace ( Sma%+ Do! " $6&& poin+)8

=ogs also know when they are recei+ing fewer treats &eca#se they ha+e a &asic mathematical a&ility that A1BCthem to tell when one "ile of o&7ects is &igger than another. 9#t to co#nt, an animal has to recognise that each o&7ect ina set A2BCto a single n#m&er and that the last n#m&er in a ABCre"resents the total n#m&er of o&7ects. The theory has&een tested on 11 dogs. They were first A$BCtreats &efore a screen was lowered so that the treats were o#t of ABC .The treats were left as they were or some were added or taken away. If a treat was added or taken away, the dogslooked at them m#ch longer than they did when the treats were not dist#r&ed, A)BC&eca#se they had done their s#msand the n#m&ers did not meet their ABC .

1. .assists 9.facilitates <.ena&les =.informs2. .corres"onds 9.ties <.fits =.com"lements. .seP#ence 9.system <."rogression =.s#ccession$. .tem"ted 9.demonstrated <.shown =."resented. .+iew 9.notice <."erce"tion =.sight). .likely 9."res#ma&ly <.s#rely =."redicta&ly. .estimates 9.calc#lations <.s#s"icions =.e("ectations

II.Bill +1e !ap) in +1e )en+ence) elo5 5i+1 ONE )0i+ale 5o%d " odel) an+ed " K6&& poin+)8odelling agencies aren3t 7#st looking for &ea#tyR they also need normal models to a""ear in TD ads, while

similar candidates A1BCwanted &y casting agencies as e(tras for film and TD. A2BCyo# are e(ce"tionally l#cky, yo# won3t earn a h#ge amo#nt, &#t it can "ro+ide the e(tra yo# need to get &y on. :or, ABCsome may ho"e, is it likely tolead to a new career as an actor. 9#t most "eo"le, A$BC, do find it en7oya&le and a""reciate the chance to meet"eo"le. ABCyo# don3t need e("erience or training, anyone has the "otential to &ecome an e(tra as A)BCas yo# arerelia&le, a+aila&le at short notice and are "re"ared to do any work that comes yo#r way.

III.Read +1e +e9+ elo5 and 0)e +1e 5o%d) in capi+al) +o 2o%m 5o%d) +1a+ 2i+ in +1e !ap). T1e 5o%d) in capi+al)a%e !i;en in +1e o%de% 3o0 need +o 0)e +1em " ATFER6 IAE6 PROVE6 ATTRACT6 REBRESF6 CO:INE " AVe!e+a%ian Coo<oo< " K6&& poin+)8

If yo# often ha+e diffic#lty knowing what to ser+e for a mi(ed A1B...of +egetarians and non-+egetarians,Degetarian =ishes for ll is a definite m#st-ha+e. Its A2B...range of mo#th-watering so#"s, starters, salads, "astadishes, gratins and desserts "ro+ides am"le AB...to the most sce"tical of meat-eaters that +egetarian food is nota#tomatically d#ll in fla+o#r or A$B..in a""earance. The reci"es, which are AB...straightforward, will teach &oth theno+ice and the e("ert how to cook +egeta&les creati+ely and with s"ectac#lar res#lts. ;asy-to-find ingredients are #sedin a wide range of ins"iring A)B...which will delight e+ery one of yo#r g#ests, and ele+ate yo#r cooking skills to newheights.

 IV.P0+ +1e ;e%) in %ac<e+) in +1e %i!1+ 2o%m ( K6&& poin+)81.If yo# CA&eB ha""y, yo#r imm#ne system CAworkB well.2.What CAyo# N &#yB if yo# CAwinB the lottery?.I CA&eB home &y ).0 #nless my "lane CA&eB late.$.:o matter how hard yo# CAtryB, yo# CAnot N con+inceB me yo#3re right..We CAnot N dri+eB all the way to the air"ort if we CAknowB their "lane had &een delayed.).What CAyo# N doB if yo# CA&eB Grime inister?

V.Rep1%a)e +1e )en+ence) elo5 )o +1a+ +1e meanin! )+a3) +1e )ame " K6&& poin+)81.The "ainting is tho#ght to ha+e &een stolen &y one of the attendants. 8 ne of the attendants C2.nly when I got home did I realise I had left the "arcel &ehind. 8 It was not C.In the end Ga#line "honed the ins#rance com"any. 8 What C$.The garden "arty won3t take "lace if the weather stays &ad. 8 nless C

 

. We mo+ed into this ho#se thirty years ago today. 8 It3s C).I wo#ldn3t eat too many of those, if I were yo#. 8 %o#3d C

VI.Bo% eac1 line6 5%i+e +1e co%%ec+l3 )pel+ 5o%d6 o% )1o5 +1e co%%ec+ p0nc+0a+ion ( $6&& poin+)81.Those of #s who li+e here howe+er, are delighted since to #s2.adrid &ecomes a secret "aradise in #g#st. n #nwriten agreement.has &een signed &y all of #sJ the #s#al r#les of &eha+io#r no longer a""ly.$.=ress codes are the first to go, sha+ing is o"tional and work &ecomes a.lies#rely affair. #ch of what yo# want to do cannot &e done, &eca#se).e+eryone else is away. There3s no one here to take yo#r call. Glease.call &ack in Ee"tem&er, 5 comes the re"ly from the answering machine.

VII.T1e 2ollo5in! )en+ence) con+ain mi)+a<e)6 )0c1 a) !%amma+ical e%%o%)6 5%on! p%epo)i+ion) andconH0nc+ion). Co%%ec+ +1e mi)+a<e) and %e5%i+e +1e co%%ec+ ;e%)ion o2 +1e )en+ence). ( K6&& poin+)8

9eside, the wind is strong. Disi&ility has &e +ery &ad. The missing "ersons were fear dead. The "olice ha+e 7#st informed the families. ;+ery&ody are "raying and ho"ing the three trekkers wo#ld &e safe.

The Ind#strial e+ol#tion ha+e start in ;ngland aro#nd 1. This seen the &irth of a modern world.

VIII.P0+ eac1 p1%a)al ;e% 2%om +1e o9 in +1e app%op%ia+e place in +1e +e9+ ( ma<e do 5i+16 d%e5 0p6 +%3 o0+6%o<e o226 done 0p6 come 0p a!ain)+ ( K6&& poin+)8

s rs =a+is was talking on the "hone, a white +an A1BCo#tside her ho#se. Ehe A2BCher "hone call. L<an3ttalk now, aggie, the decorators are here, yes, we3re ha+ing o#r kitchen ABC .3 With that, she "#t the "hone down andshowed the workmen in. LWe3+e A$BCa little "ro&lem with the "aint, rs =a+is,3 said the taller of the two men. The*ighland 9l#e yo# chose in the catalog#e has &een discontin#ed, so we3+e had to ABCthe nearest colo#r, oyal 9l#e.3

rs =a+is looked tro#&led. L=on3t worry, rs =,3 said the other workman. LWe can A)B...a little &it of the oyal9l#e on yo#r walls, and then if yo# don3t like it we can always go o+er it with something else later.3 *e o"ened the tin,and rs =a+is frowned.

IG.o0 1a;e een in;i+ed +o 5%i+e an a%+icle 2o% a na+ional ma!azine called B0+0%e E9pec+a+ion)M. T1e a%+icle)1o0ld di)c0)) e9pec+a+ion) 3o0 and 3o0% 2%iend) 1a;e 2o% +1e 20+0%e. %i+e +1e a%+icle ,=&& " =4& 5o%d)- "#46&& poin+).

G.Read +1e +e9+ elo5 and )0mma%ize i+ in $4(?& 5o%d) " Ba+ 5i+1 P%omi)e " #46&& poin+)8I cried on the ele+ator, then o+er l#nch and later at my desk. It3s f#nny now. They call me Wee"ing Will.

Wee"ing Will stands looking at "eo"le who know him and tho#gh nothing they do is different today their sighs ofresignation and the way they h#g their file folders to their chests are eno#gh to make him lose his eP#ili&ri#m &eca#sethis time I &elie+e it all will come tr#eR we will ha+e o#r &a&y and there will &e 7oy on earth. In the &arn at the farm#"state there is frost on the window"aneR its &rittle little fingers &reak my heart. Why does the world need one morechild? It doesn3tJ I do. What wo#nd will she heal? Eomeone on earth sho#ld know how m#ch I lo+e her. *er I will tell in words, with deeds. inally, I will &e ca"a&le of deeds. oof rats scra&&le in the loft. The earth slee"s at my feet.Tr#dging to the ho#se I see my &reath like fog and reali>e I3+e &een telling myself a story, my +oice fat with "romise.The ho#se is listening. I3m telling it what to e("ect. I see her thro#gh the kitchen window &ending to a task. Fight likehoney from the salmon s#n on the hori>on &o#nces off the cr#sted snow and sets her face aglow. It staggers me. Istand and ga"e. I3ll ne+er make it to the ho#se &#t here is eno#ghSe(actly this close, facing down a &illioncirc#mstances with a choice as sim"le as sharing a glass of waterSmore than eno#gh for a man with eyes to look witho#t thinking at candlesticks and c#"&oards f#ll of cookies, at the im"ondera&le c#r+e of a &ea#tif#l woman3s neck,and wee" for the &ea#ty of the ho"e we show when we try.

No+ă8 Timp de l0c%0 " = o%e din momen+0l di)+%i0i%ii )0iec+elo%> )e aco%dă '&6&& p0nc+e din o2ici0.

 

INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN V A S L U I _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Olimpiada locală / zonală de lima en!leză " #$ noiem%ie #&'& " Cla)a a GII(a 

I.Read +1e +e9+) elo5 and decide 51ic1 ;a%ian+ A6 :6 C o% D e)+ 2i+) eac1 )pace ( $6&& poin+)8Inter"reting the feelings of other "eo"le is not always easy, as we all know we A1B ...as m#ch on what they seem to &e

telling #s, as on the A2BCwords they say. acial ABCand tone of +oice are o&+io#s ways of showing o#r A$BCto something, and itmay well &e that we #nconscio#sly ABC+iews that we are trying to hide. The art of &eing tactf#l lies in A)BCthese signals,realising what the other "erson is trying to say, and acting so that they are not em&arrassed in any way. or e(am"le, we may#nderstand that they are ABCrel#ctant to answer o#r P#estion, and so we sto" "ressing them.

1. .estimate 9.rely <.reckon =.tr#st2. .other 9.real <.identical =.act#al. .looks 9.e("ression <.image =.manner$. .+iew 9.feeling <.notion =.reaction. .e("ress 9.declare <.e(hi&it =.#tter). .taking down 9."#tting across <."icking #" =.going o+er. .at least 9.a&o+e all <.anyhow =.in fact

II.Bill +1e !ap) in +1e )en+ence) elo5 5i+1 ONE )0i+ale 5o%d 2o% all +1e = )en+ence) in a )e+ " K6&& poin+)81.Eho#ting is one way to A1BC+ent to yo#r emotions.We will not "rint any anno#ncements which may A1BCoffence to third "arties.In an arg#ment, it3s im"ortant to A1BCas good as yo# get.

2.t the end of a long day, we decided to A2BCthe road and head for home.<laire has not really A2BCit off with her new manager at work.=an has &een A2BC+ary hard &y Eally3s decision to call off their engagement.

.It3s ABCto yo# which of the fo#r alternati+e ways of "aying yo# choose.I3m getting rather fed ABCwith so many rows in the office.I3m not really ABCto dealing with the "ro&lem at the moment. <an we disc#ss it later?

III.Read +1e +e9+ elo5 and 0)e +1e 5o%d) in capi+al) +o 2o%m 5o%d) +1a+ 2i+ in +1e !ap). T1e 5o%d) in capi+al) a%e !i;en in+1e o%de% 3o0 need +o 0)e +1em " COIT6 DROP6 OCCUR6 TRANSBER6 PERIT6 CONBER " K6&& poin+)8

t the &eginning, many "eo"le do#&ted that the idea wo#ld take off, and only E#>y3s A1BCa""roach "re+ented the whole"ro7ect from &eing A2BC . 5It really hadn3t ABCto "eo"le that there co#ld &e a market for the materials,6 E#>y remem&ers, 5and A$BCreso#rces from other "ro7ects was not really ABC 9#t E#>y3s determination "aid offJ at a recent sales A)BCdog-hair "rod#cts were hailed as the com"any3s largest growth area.

IV.P0+ +1e ;e%) in %ac<e+) in +1e %i!1+ 2o%m " K6&& poin+)8Ehe A1BCAha+eB twel+e fillings in one sitting and A2BCA&eB in great "ain. Eince then, Kelly ABCAs#fferB from dental "ho&ia

and A$BCAne+er ha+eB the co#rage to the dentist3s again. 9#t then, three months ago, Kelly ABCAsignB #" for a session ateelgood =entistry. Ehe A)BCAstartB to ha+e toothache again and ABCAreali>eB that she ABCAneedB to do something a&o#t it. teelgood she A/BCAha+eB reg#lar co#nselling sessions and A10BCA&eB gi+en the chance to talk thro#gh her "ro&lems thoro#ghly.5It A11BCA&eB wonderf#l so far,6 she says, 5I A12BCA&eginB to #nderstand what lies &ehind my "ho&ia and so I sho#ld &e a&le too+ercome it soon.6

V.Rep1%a)e +1e )en+ence) elo5 )o +1a+ +1e meanin! )+a3) +1e )ame6 and )o +1a+ 3o0 incl0de +1e 5o%d !i;en. Do no+c1an!e +1e 5o%d !i;en " K6&& poin+)81.I was gratef#l to them for letting me stay with them while I was in Fondon. 8 app%ecia+ed " IC#" while I was in Fondon.2.I am s#re she wo#ld do an e(cellent 7o& if she e+er &ecame head of de"artment. 8  5e%e " I am s#re she wo#ld do an e(cellent 7o&Chead of de"artment..It is P#ite "ossi&le that I will get "romoted in the near f#t#re. 8 o2 " There is aC"romoted in the near f#t#re.$.It3s a long walk home, so I ad+ise yo# not to miss the last train. 8 %a+1e% " It3s a long walk home, soCmiss the last train..=#ring the winter I "refer watching foot&all to "laying it. 8 )oone% " =#ring the winter ICit.).6I3d "refer it if yo# didn3t smoke in the office6 the manager said to #s. 8 %e2%ain " The &oss "olitelyCin the office.

VI.Bo% eac1 line6 2ind +1e inco%%ec+ 5o%d> )ome line) a%e co%%ec+ ( $6&& poin+)81.They had &een eliminated &eca#se of the clearing away of #ndergrowth and trees, and the affects of chemicals on2.their &reeding ca"a&ilities, nor to mention otter h#nting, tho#gh.this has now ceased. *owe+er, a n#m&er of "ro7ects desined to

 

$.cleanse the ri+er area seems to ha+e &orn fr#it, des"ite a."esimistic anno#ncement earlier this year. The Tarka Gro7ect,).which incl#des local co#ncils and en+ironmental gro#"s, now.says that the otter "o""#lation is healthy and thri+ing.

VII.T1e 2ollo5in! )en+ence) con+ain mi)+a<e)6 )0c1 a) !%amma+ical e%%o%)6 5%on! p%epo)i+ion) andconH0nc+ion). Co%%ec+ +1e mi)+a<e) and %e5%i+e +1e co%%ec+ ;e%)ion o2 +1e )en+ence) " K6&& poin+)8

Fast night, three trekkers go missing while descend the trail from the towering mo#ntain. Immediately, the ne(t day, asearch "arty meet at the foot of the mo#ntain. It will cond#cts a search for the missing "ersons. 9#t, the #n"redict weather willham"er the search. The mists is thick.

VIII.C1oo)e one ;e% 2%om +1e li)+ +o comple+e +1e p1%a)al ;e% in eac1 )en+ence and 5%i+e +1e co%%ec+ 2o%m o2 +1e ;e%2o% eac1 lan< " CALL6 COE6 ET6 FOLD6 PULL6 SELL6 ATCF " K6&& poin+)81.Tracy said she3d C a lot o#t of that co#rse in media st#dies.2.:o agreement was reached. The strikers decided to C o#t for a &etter deal..The s#"ermarket has com"letely C o#t of chea" washing "owder.$.s yo# go ro#nd the flea market C o#t for "ick"ockets as well as &argains..The doctor can3t see yo# at the momentR he3s &een C o#t on an emergency.).Tim was C o#t of a "arking "lace when the accident ha""ened.

IG.o0% +o5n i) 1opin! +o 1o)+ a )po%+) e;en+ ne9+ 3ea%6 51ic1 5ill a++%ac+ compe+i+o%) 2%om o+1e% co0n+%ie). T1eo%!ani)e%) o2 +1i) )po%+) e;en+ need +o en)0%e +1a+ +1e c1o)en ;en0e 1a) an ade70a+e %an!e o2 2acili+ie) 2o% ;i)i+o%).Write a "ro"osal to the organising committee to "ers#ade them that yo#r town is a s#ita&le +en#e. %o#r "ro"osal sho#ld incl#deinformation on accommodation, trans"ort and entertainment ,=&& ( =4& 5o%d)- " #46&& poin+).

G.Read +1e +e9+ elo5 and )0mma%ize i+ in '&&('#& 5o%d) – T1e Spell6 3 A%+10% o%don " #46&& poin+)8;(c#se me, sir, I see that yo# are smoking 8 co#ld yo# "ossi&ly s"are a cigarette? We are not allowed to ha+e them

here. wise r#le, no do#&t, in the ma7ority of cases. F#natics sho#ld ne+er &e tr#sted with fire.9#t &elie+e me, sir, I don3t &elong in this "lace with all these cra>y "eo"le. eally, I don3t! I3m as sane as anyone, as

sane as yo# are. 9#t there yo# sit in yo#r "arked car, free to come and go as yo# "lease. nd here am I &ehind these &ars....h, "lease don3t go away! =on3t dri+e off 7#st &eca#se I am talking to yo#. I won3t ca#se yo# any em&arrassment. :ot the

slightest. I won3t e+en ask yo# again for a cigarette.I s#""ose yo#3re waiting for someone. %o#r wife? friend, "erha"s? ne of the doctors who work here in the asyl#m? It

doesn3t matter. If I see anyone coming, I3ll sto" talking. I3ll go away from the window. 9#t #ntil then, "lease stay. %o# don3t know what it means to &e a&le to talk to some&ody on the o#tside. Eome&ody who will listen, some&ody who might e+en &elie+e....

:o, that3s too m#ch to e("ect, of co#rse. 9#t tell me, sir, do I so#nd like a madman? y mind is as good as it e+er wasRtr#ly, it is. I can sol+e a "ro&lem in trigonometry for yo# or recite one of Ehakes"eare3s sonnets. 9#t when I try to tell the tr#th,they won3t &elie+e me.

Eir, yo#3re a gentleman, that3s o&+io#s. %o# ha+e the sym"athy and the tolerance, the willingness to hear a man o#t. Ican recogni>e those P#alities for a +ery good reason. %o# see, I3m a gentleman myself.

h, yo# wo#ldn3t think so from looking at me, I know. nd yo# wo#ldn3t think so if yo# read my medical file. It says that Iam =a+id 4reenlea, a merchant seaman, ho"eless "aranoiac s#ffering from insane del#sions.

9#t, sir, I swear to yo# I3m not =a+id 4reenlea and I3m not insane!Fet me tell yo#, sir, 7#st how it ha""ened. nd let me &eg of yo# not to 7#dge me &y the way I look. This &roken nose,

these gnarled hands are not mine, I tell yo#, they3re not mine! They &elong to =a+id 4reenlea, that3s tr#e. 9#t I3m not =a+id4reenlea, I3m not. I3m not.

I3m ;dgar 4reenlea, +ice-"resident of the +erseas Ehi""ing <om"any, with a ho#se on ;dgewater =ri+e and a wifeand two fine childrenC oh, yo# m#st &elie+e me!

9#t wait. I3m going too fast. I can see the dis&elief in yo#r eyes. nd the "ity. %es, the "ity. I don3t &lame yo#, sir, really Idon3t. 9#t hear me o#t, I &eg of yo#. It will only take a min#te or two. nd it will cost yo# nothing. @#st a cigarette, "erha"s, ifyo#3re so inclined.

It ha""ened almost a year ago. I was in my office, as #s#al. I was in any own &ody, too, not this tattooed monstrosity thatyo#3re looking at. h, I know that does so#nd insane, &#t let me e("lain, "lease! @#st listen..

ne of o#r shi"s, the ;astern Etar, had docked only that morning. &o#t noon they &ro#ght me word that =a+id4reenlea had come ashore, was drinking himself &lind in a waterfront ta+ern. =a+id 4reenlea, my first co#sin, a wretched ne+er-do-well, always dr#nk or fighting, always in tro#&le. I had got him his &erth on the ;astern Etar. Witho#t my infl#ence he wo#ldha+e lost it a do>en times. 9#t there was no gratit#de on his "art, sir. :one at all. Indeed, lie hated me &eca#se I was s#ccessf#l,res"ected, e+erything he wanted to &e 8 and was not.

No+ă8 Timp de l0c%0 " = o%e din momen+0l di)+%i0i%ii )0iec+elo%> )e aco%dă '&6&& p0nc+e din o2ici0.