OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ – GIMNAZIU

Faza pe scoala – martie 2015

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Subiectul I – Reading Comprehension

Read the article about the London police and for each question 1-5 choose the best answer A, B or C.
(10 points)

THE HISTORY OF THE LONDON POLICE

Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700 London had no policemen at all. A few old men used
to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid very much.
About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger. The city was very dirty and many people were
poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much
as possible.
In 1750, Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and
were called ‘Bow Street Runners’ because they worked near Bow Street.
Fifty years later, there were 120 Bow Street Runners, but London had become very big and needed more
policemen. So, in 1829, the first Metropolitan (or London) Police Force was started with 3000 officers. Most
of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. Until 1920 all the police in London were men.
Today, London police are quite well paid and for the few police officers who still ride horses, the pay is
even better than the others.

1. In 1700, the men who protected the streets were paid

A a lot. B a little. C nothing.
2. People did not leave their houses because
A the city was not clean. B they had no money. C they were afraid.
3. The Bow Street Runners
A stole money. B stopped people stealing. C paid people to steal.
4. In 1800, there were
A enough policemen. B not enough policemen. C too many policemen.
5. Today, police officers who work with horses are paid
A more than their colleagues. B the same as their colleagues. C half as much as their colleagues.

Subiectul II – Use of English

A. Read the text and choose the most suitable option for each gap. For each question mark the correct letter
A, B, C, D (10x2p=20 points):

Lucky Escape
After having saved for years the Clarke family were finally in a position to see their dream come true.
They (1) ........ ready to travel from Scotland to start a new life (2) ........ America.

The (3) ........ family were very excited about their (4) ........ by ship across the Atlantic. However, just days
before their departure, one of their sons was bitten by a dog. Their plans fell through when they were told
they (5) ........ not be able to travel because of the possibility (6) ........ boy could have rabies.

The family were devastated and the father went to the docks to watch the ship that he had hoped
would(7) ........ them to their new life. As he stood on the harbour thinking about his son, he watched the ship
and wondered (8) ........ the family would ever get to make the journey.
However, soon (9) ........ this disappointment the father discovered how fortunate the family had been. The
son did not have rabies and a few days later the news came (10) ........ the ship the Clarke family should have
been on had sunk. The Titanic had gone down with hundreds of people losing their lives.

1. A. was B. been C. were D. had

2. A. on B. at C. in D. to
3. A. total B. whole C. all D. altogether
4. A. trip B. going C. travel D. journey
5. A. could B. had C. would D. should
6. A. some B. one C. a D. the
7. A. move B. take C. get D. make
8. A. why B. how C. if D. because
9. A. since B. when C. until D. after
10. A. that B. which C. when D. how

B. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense (10 x 2= 20 points).
Peter is one of my best friends. At the moment he 1 ………..(stay) with my family in London. I 2
…….. (know) him since I 3 …………….(be) a little girl. One day, while we 4 …………….(play) in the
park, a big dog 5 …………(run) after me, but Peter was there to stop it, so he rescued me.
Now Peter 6 ……………….(look ) for a job in London. He 7 …….(just/pass) his exams and 8 …..
(want) to be a journalist. Tomorrow he 9 ……(have) an interview. I hope he 10………….(get) the job!

C. Read the following sentences and correct the mistakes in each of them. (10 x 1= 10 points)

1. How many time have we got left?

2. I felt tiring after working that hard.
3. He is the man who’s daughter won the competition.
4. I don’t know nothing about chemistry.
5. He is enough fast to win the race.
6. You must to get up now.
7. Tim doesn’t wants to do his homework.
8. They play golf once the week.
9. I have finished the test two hours ago.
10. This is ours dog.

Subiectul III – Writing (40 points)

In 80 words write a story entitled “My Lucky Day”.

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