Inspectoratul Școlar al Județului Prahova

Olimpiada de limba engleză-faza pe localitate28.01.2011

Clasa a IX-aSUBIECTE

I Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given.Use between 3 and 5 words, including the word given.

1 They are demolishing the old town hall on Friday.(PULLED) The old townhall is to..............on Friday.2 It is six months since Richard went to the barber’s for a haircut. (HAD)Richard.........................cut for six months.3 In my opinion they are the best band in the world.(CONCERNED)They are the best band in the world , as...........4 Her behaviour tends to be bad when she is under pressure.(TENDENCY)She ............................... badly when she is under pressure.

5 I got angry because of the assistant’s attitude.(MADE)The assistant’s attitude.............. temper.6 Learning the language isn’t so difficult for me now.(GETTING)I .................................. the language.7 The total sales for this video are already over a million.(SOLD)This video ........................ copies already.

8 Many lives were lost in the storm.(LOSS)There .............. in the storm.9 Hannah was happy to lend Lin a jacket.(MIND)Hannah ........ ........... a jacket to Lin.

10 The only thing Roland could see was the dark tower.(EXCEPT)Roland could ..................... the dark tower.

10x1.5 points=15 points

II Fill in each numbered gap with a word derived from the word in capitals corresponding to it:Most people find that computers enable them to do their work with greater(1)..... . For a few, the attraction of computers lies in the many (2)....... they offer for committing crimes.Criminals may use computers to transfer large sums of money (3)...... . Amateur computer experts may get a feeling of (4).... by obtaining secret information.These (5).... may not always receive a lot of (6) .... because companies, especially (7)..... institutions, do not want to reveal the weaknesses of their computer systems.Total computer (8)...... is possible but such a system would be expensive to build and (9)... to use.In reality, companies must balance the (10)... of their computer system with the ease with which employees can make use of it.1) EFFICIENT ; 2) POSSIBLE; 3) LEGAL; 4) EXCITE; 5) ACTIVE ; 6) PUBLIC; 7) FINANCE; 8) SECURE; 9) CONVENIENT 10) PROTECT

10x1point=10 pointsIII Read the text below and decide which and decide which answer ( A,B,C or D) best fits each gap.

Proof that silence is golden for studying

The combination of music and study has long been a (1)….. of disagreement between adults and children. Parents and teachers alike maintain that silence is important when learning, (2) …youngsters insist that their favourite sounds help them concentrate.Now a study shows that the grown-ups have been (3)…… all along. Psychologists in Florida tested how fast students wrote essays with and without music in the (4)….. .They found that the sounds (5)…. progress down by about 60 words per hour.”This demonstrates clearly that it is difficult to (6)…. with listening and writing at the same time,” said Dr Sarah Randall. She also (7)….to the conclusion that it is a myth that instrumental music is less distracting than vocals. “All types of music (8)….. the same effect,” she said in her report.”One’s ability to pay attention and write fluently is likely to be (9)…. both by vocal and instrumental music,” she added.

Dr Randall claimed the research (10)… that the idea that music could improve performance was wrong.”Writing an essay is a complex (11)…. . You are recalling information and putting it in (12)… .

An additional stimulus in the form of music is bound to distract. But music is not the only distractor. What is (13)…. more worrying is that more and more teenagers are studying in front of the television.”

1 A basis B foundation C source D reason2 A whereas B unlike C besides D despite3 A precise B right C valid D true 4 A setting B background C surrounding D circumstances 5 A slowed B reduced C lowered D decreased 6 A manage B support C cope D stand

7 A reached B drew C arrived D came8 A made B had C brought D kept 9 A disturbed B interfered C bothered D shocked 10 A pointed B displayed C demonstrated D presented 11 A project B concern C scheme D task12 A order B arrangement C line D pattern13 A partly B largely C particularly D mainly

13x1point=13 pointsIV Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.

A model villageIn 1861 George Cadbury took over control of his father’s chocolate factory in Birmingham, England. At that time, it was hard (1)… ordinary working people to find comfortable houses in (2) …. they could afford to live, and Cadbury wanted to improve the situation. He started by moving his chocolate factory into the countryside. He thought that (3)… each of his workers had his own house in a healthy environment then this would result (4)…. a happy family life. The first 143 houses of his model village, called Bournville, (5)… built on ground next to the factory in 1895.A (6)… workers were able to buy theirs cheaply while the majority paid a fair rent. (7)…. house had a large garden. All these gardens were cultivated to supply the villagers (8)….fresh fruit and vegetables. (9) …. tenth of the village area was given over to public spaces (10)…. that there was somewhere for residents to socialize and where community projects could (11)…. place.Bournville is a continuing success story and today has more than 8,000 homes. Cadbury’s model village gave rise (12) … the idea of the”garden city” and has had many imitators in Europe and the United States.

12x1point=12pointsV You have received an email from your English friend Alex. Read Alex’s email and the notes you have made, which are written in bold between brackets. Then write an email to Alex using all your notes. Use between 120-150 words.

From:Alex RogersSent: 6th DecemberSubject: Holiday in Scotland

I’m so pleased you want to come to Scotland with me. Here’s a picture of my uncle’s house and he says we can stay there any time in the summer. When would you prefer to go? (Tell Alex)

We can get there by train but we need to decide how we are going to travel around while we are there. There are two bicycles at the house which we could use or we could hire a car. Which do you think would be better? (Say which and why)Another thing is the location. The house is in the countryside near the mountains. Do you think there’ll be enough to do? (Yes, because ….)

Is there anything else you would like to know? (Ask Alex about ….)

Reply soon.

Alex

50 points

Nota: Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Timp de lucru: 3 ore.

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I Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,using the word given. Do not change the word given. Use between 2 and 5 words, including the word given.

I Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,using the word given. Do not change the word given. Use between 2 and 5 words, including the word given.

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