MINISTERUL EDUCATIEI, CERCETARII, TINERETULUI SI SPORTULUIINSPECTORATUL SCOLAR AL JUDETULUI BACAU

Olimpiada limba englezăFaza locală – 28 IANUARIE 2012

Clasa a Xa

I. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable verb form: (20 puncte)

1 I (wait) have been waiting for you for the past hour! What (you do) have you done all this time?

2 While I was walking (walk)to the bus-stop, I realised I (leave)have left the cooker on.

3 Why didn’t you phone me? If I (knew)knew you were ill, I (come) would come to see you.

4 Hello, Pat. I (phone) ==to ask if you (do)==anything this Saturday.

5 By the time Big Jim (become) ==heavyweight boxing champion he (win)==over thirty fights.

6 I (not see)==you for ages. What (you do)==?

7 Hurry up! I (think) ==you (be== ready by now.

8 If I (be) were you, I (not spend)==so much money.

9 Danny’s train (arrive) arrives tomorrow evening at 6.00 so we (meet) == him at the station.

10 Ioanna …(ring) me up every evening and asks, “What …(have) to do for homework?

II. Rephrase the following sentences: (20 puncte)

1. The water was too shallow for the ship to be launched there.The water

2. He went to bed, but, immediately after that, someone rang the doorbell.No sooner

3. I haven’t had my car washed for more than two months.I last

4. Mother is taking the baby out for a walk.The baby

5. They say that everyone lives by selling something. Everyone

6. You look very well in that colour. That colour

7. ”I’ll send the parcel as soon as I get home.”He promised

8. I didn’t know he was in town, so I didn’t invite him.If

9. The drive from the city to our country house takes two hours.It’s

10. Both Leonor and her sister refused to act in a play.Neither

III. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. (10 puncte)

School sports day

Our school sports were held last week, and the (0) B afternoon was a disaster. For a start, very (1) _____ people

bothered to turn (2) _____ , and there is nothing

(3) _____ than trying to win a race with only three or four people cheering you on. It rained (4) _____ afternoon,

from the moment the first starting pistol (5) _____ fired, until the last medal had (6) _____ presented. I was in

the high jump, (7) _____ meant running up to do my best jump and then landing (8) _____ a pool of cold muddy

water. It was raining (9) _____ hard that we couldn’t see the runners in the 5,000 meters, and it (10) _____ out

that they had all stopped on the other side of the field to shelter under a tree.

0 A all B whole C total D final

1 A little B small C few D rare

2 A up B about C round D over

3 A like B better C left D worse

4 A by B the C entire D all

5 A had B was C has D been

6 A to B had C been D itself

7 A which B and C so D nevertheless

8 A on B at C in D to

9 A so B as C and D very

10 A worked B found C looked D turned

IV.

You see this advertisement in an international student magazine.We are inviting applications from families who would like to offer accommodation to international students during their stay in your country. If you are interested, please write answering the following questions;

- What do you think are the advantages for a student of staying with a host family, compared with college accommodation?

- What qualities is it necessary for a successful host to have?- Why would you like to host international students?

Mr. S. MartinHosts International Ltd.

Write your letter of application in 220 words in an appropriate style. (50 points)

TOTAL 100 PUNCTE

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