Ministerul Educatiei, Cercetarii si Inovarii

Inspectoratul Scolar al Municipiului Bucuresti

OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZA 2009 - 2010 -Etapa pe scoala – clasa a IX-a –varianta 1

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I. (12 points) Read the text below and decide which variant A, B, C or D best fits each space:

Cathy Freeman was the first Aboriginal to be selected for the Australian athletics team. Then in 2000, on one
____ (1) emotional night at the Olympic Games in Sydney she went on to _____(2) her lifelong ambition of
winning a gold medal. When she wrapped herself in both the Australian and Aboriginal flags after the race
and ran around the running _____(3) , millions of Australians wanted to believe that Australian settlers and
Aboriginals could finally _____(4) together. Cathy has always accepted her position as a role _____(5) to
other Aboriginal children, telling them that ‘like me, you can do whatever you want if you _____(6) your heart
on it.’ After her great triumph in 2000, Cathy took a 15-month _____(7) from competing. She spent time in
the United States with her husband, learning Italian and working as a volunteer for a newspaper that actively
_____(8) homeless people.
Afterwards getting back to _____(9) training was difficult. She was troubled by personal problems, and
wasn’t _____(10) it the effort needed. As a result, in races she did not have the success she had grown used
to. _____(11), Cathy conceded that the _____(12) was too great and, in 2003, announced her decision to
retire.

1. A certainly B incredibly C personally D probably

2. A fulfil B meet C fit D overtake
3. A pitch B track C showground D ring
4. A take B begin C become D come
5. A copy B ideal C model D example
6. A place B get C put D set
7. A stop B break C pause D leave
8. A bore B carried C supported D sustained
9. A serious B strong C forceful D fast
10. A offering B presenting C donating D giving
11. A After all B Overall C Eventually D Lately
12. A trouble B challenge C trial D context

II. (15 points) Fill the gaps in the text below with ONE suitable word.

I was reading a magazine in my dentist’s waiting-room _____(1) other day when I _____(2) across an
airline advertisement which immediately attracted my _____(3). It invited me to fly with them to the largest
wild game country _____(4) the world, to climb the mountains, to _____(5) on the magnificent pearl-white
beaches on the continent and to enjoy the _____(6) exciting shark-fishing in the Pacific. The whole thing
sounded _____(7)! I have never _____(8) anywhere so fascinating and immediately wanted to
know_____(9). I was just reading the prices when the person next _____(10) me leaned over and said,
“Excuse me, but have you been _____(11)?” ”No,” I said, “but I _____(12) love to”. “I wonder,” came the
reply, “I don’t want to _____(13) you, but I _____(14) to live there, and there’s a _____(15) that
advertisements like that don’t tell you.”

III. (20 points) Rephrase the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same:

1. The last time I saw my colleagues was when we graduated.

I ………………………………………we graduated.
2. ‘I haven’t opened your letters!’
He denied …………………………………………………………..
3. I have never heard such an incredible story.
That’s …………………………I have ever heard.
4. They warned us not to be late.
We………………………………………………………………….
5. Possibly it is too late to pay them a visit now .
It…………………………………to pay them a visit now.
6. ‘Let’s go for a walk’, he said.
Olimpiada de limba engleza, faza pe scoala
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 Ministerul Educatiei, Cercetarii si Inovarii
Inspectoratul Scolar al Municipiului Bucuresti
OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZA 2009 - 2010 -Etapa pe scoala – clasa a IX-a –varianta 1

He suggested ………………………………. a walk.

7. The teacher made them do the exercise again.
They ……………………the exercise again by the teacher.
8. This is Michael. His parents run a hotel.
This is Michael…………..run a hotel.
9. ‘You ate my bar of chocolate!’ Sarah said to Mark.
Sarah accused Mark……………………her bar of chocolate.
10. ‘I won’t see you again.’
She threatened ………… me again.

IV. (8 points) Put the verbs in brackets in the right tense and voice:

Detective Fairly was baffled. The house ____(1- look) empty, and the owner seemed to have disappeared.
He pressed the door bell and waited. No reply. In his hand he ____(2–hold) the search warrant the judge
____(3–give) him earlier. Tired and tense, he ____(4–rub) the back of his neck as he waited. Nothing. He
scratched his head ____(5–try) to work out what ____(6–happen). At the back of the house, he found the
door ajar. He went in and found the owner’s dog. The dog was calm. Fairly ____(7-modal verb/understand)
why. He decided he ____(8-wait).

V. (10 points) Read the text below and use the words given in capitals below to form words that fit in
the gaps. The words in capitals are given in the order in which you need to use them:

MANY, INDULGE, SCIENCE, ISOLATE, COMBINE, PLEASE, KNOW, STIMULATE, SLIGHT, EAT

One of the _____(1) pleasant effects of eating chocolate is the "good feeling" that many people experience
after _____(2). Chocolate contains more than 300 known chemicals. _____(3) have been working on
_____(4) specific chemicals and chemical _____(5) which may explain some of the _____(6) effects of
consuming chocolate. Caffeine is the best _____(7) of these chemical ingredients, and while it's present in
chocolate, it can only be found in small quantities. Theo bromine, a weak _____(8), is also present, in
_____(9) higher amounts. The combination of these two chemicals (and possibly others) may provide the
"lift" that chocolate _____(10) experience.

VI. (10 points) Find and correct the ten mistakes in the text below. The text may contain spelling
mistakes, grammar or vocabulary mistakes, a word missing or an extra word.

Thanks the hotel position and hospitality, your trip became quiet and tempting. Its the perfect place for those
who are here to enjoy the work, pleasure and rest. The City Hotel ofers all the services and conveniences
specific for 2 star level: breakfast included in room price, transport and safe-keeping of valuables and
luggages. The name itself – The City Hotel – place the hotel on the town map. It is in the middle of the town.
The opportunities are obviously: access to all transport mains, arts and culture institutions, banks, luxury
shops.

VII. (25 points) The other day the smile  emoticon popped out from your computer. Write
a 8-10 line paragraph in which you tell what happened next.

SCRIETI RASPUNSURILE PE FOAIA DE RASPUNS (ANSWER SHEET). BARATI TOATE SPATIILE

NECOMPLETATE. TIMP DE LUCRU: 3 ORE. NU SE ACORDA PUNCTE DIN OFICIU.

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