OLIMPIADA NAȚIONALĂ DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

ETAPA LOCALĂ - 04 FEBRUARIE 2023

CLASA A VII-A
Varianta 1

INSTRUCTIONS:
 All subjects are compulsory
 All answers must be written on the answer sheet.
 There will be no granted points.
 Allotted time: 120 minutes

I. READING COMPREHENSION (25 POINTS

Animals and Us
by Joyce Simpson
A few generations ago, it was totally normal to watch performing animals. Whether you went to
a circus, or a zoo, or even sat at home watching TV adverts, you could see animals performing amusing
tricks. Without a doubt, the adverts from the 1970s, where monkeys were dressed in suits and dresses
and served tea, were the worst. To my shame, I even remember laughing with them, thinking how silly
the monkeys looked.
Now, as well as most people, I realise that adverts like these were in bad taste. However, in spite
of the work done by animal rights groups, things are still not that much better yet. Whether they are used
in experiments for medicine or testing make-up, or worse, for our own entertainment, animals are
obviously not really living the lives that they are supposed to live. In fact, their lives are often very
miserable.
For some reason, we all believe that some lives are worth more than others. We think that the life
of an animal is nothing compared to our own. This allows us not to feel guilty when we make animals
suffer and use them for our own purposes.
Also, we think that some animals deserve to live more than others. We consider our pets like
family members but we are rarely bothered about eating the meat of other animals. Such an attitude is
strange when you think about it. But unfortunately, most of us prefer not to; otherwise, we would have to
change not just our attitudes, but our way of life too.
It is possible that in the future we will respect all animals in the same way. But this will only
happen through education and the efforts of people who really want to do something to change the way
we think.

Subject 1 Read the text above and decide if the following statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).
(5 x 2 = 10 p)
1. Joyce believes that monkeys dressed in suits and dresses are still funny. T/F
2. Joyce believes that the lives of many animals in our days are miserable. T/F
3. Many people believe that their life is more worthy than that of an animal. T/F
4. Joyce says that people don’t consider their pets as family members. T/F
5. Joyce believes that all animals should be equally respected. T/F

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Subject 2 Choose the word in the bold that best fills in the blank in the sentence. There are two
extra words. (5 x 1 = 5 p)

deserve doubt silly amusing right rarely totally

1. Animals do not ______________________________ to be kept in cages.
2. It is _____________________ to watch small kittens playing.
3. Without a _____________________, wild animals should not perform in shows.
4. Nowadays, luckily you ________________________ see performing sea animals.
5. We do not have the __________________________ to hurt animals.

Subject 3 Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right. (10 x 1 = 10 p)

1. circus a. to note how similar or different two things are

2. serve b. a travelling company of performers
3. taste c. a fair (morally), or legal way of behaving towards somebody
4. trick d. the value of something
5. suffer e. a taught skill designed to entertain
6. compare f. to bring food/drink to a table for someone
7. attitude g. the way you feel or think about something
8. worth h. knowing what is good or suitable
9. deserve i. to feel pain
10. right j. to receive something either good or bad because of what you have done

II. USE OF ENGLISH (50 POINTS)

Subject 4 Fill in the correct word derived from the words in bold. (5 x 1 = 5 p)

1. My father always tells me that crying is a sign of __________________. weak

2. His ____________________ of medicine impressed me. know
3. What do you think of his __________________? It was great! speak
4. The ___________of the president was delayed because of bad weather. arrive
5. Excuse me. Could you give me some ______________ about bus times? inform

Subject 5 Complete the following sentences with a, an, the or no article (-).
(10 x 0.5=5 p)
1. Charlie is _____ engineer at ______ Chocolate Factory.
2. You missed ____ beginning of _____ lovely film.
3. Peter saw ____ mouse in the kitchen, so he put ______ mousetraps everywhere.
4. ______ Nile is one of _____ longest rivers in the world.
5. Sarah comes from _____Netherlands, but her best friend comes from ____Spain.

Subject 6 Complete each sentence with two to five words including the word in bold.
(5 x 2 =10 p)
1. Jo’s brother is too young to watch this film. old
Jo’s brother isn’t ________________________ this film.
2. It isn’t necessary for you to help me. have
You ___________________________ help me.
3. That is the dog. His owner is a famous actor. whose
That is the _________________ is a famous actor.

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 4. She hasn’t finished cooking the meal yet. still
She _______________________ the meal.
5. If they don’t leave now, they’ll miss the train. unless
They’ll miss the train _____________________ now.

Subject 7 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple, the present simple, or the present perfect.
(10 x 1 = 10p)
A: Hi Charles! I 1) ________________ (not/ see) you for ages. How are you?
B: I’m very well. Actually, I 2) __________________ (just/come back) from my holidays.
A: Really? That’s nice. Where 3) _________________ (you/go)?
B: I 4) ________________ (go) to Australia to visit my sister. She 5) _________________ (live) there.
A: Yes, you 6) __________________ (tell) me that, I think. 7) ___________________ (you/have) a
good time?
B: Yes, it 8) _________________ (be) wonderful. The flight was very long, though.
A: Yes, you 9) __________________ (look) quite tired.
B: Well, I 10) __________________ (just/come) from the airport.
A: Bye, Charles. Have a good rest.
B: Thanks.

Subject 8 Complete. Use one preposition in each space. (5 x 1 = 5)

1. It’s very kind ______ you to help us.

2. My parents got married _______ 2006.
3. The book was written _________ Mark Twain.
4. He is responsible _________ what he does.
5. Are you interested _________ basketball?

Subject 9 Choose the correct answer.

(10 x 1 = 10 p)
1. Tina _______________ while Bob was feeding the puppies.
a. cooked b. was cooking c. has been cooking
2. Nobody left the classroom while I was speaking, __________ they?
a. were b. did c. didn’t
3. It’s no use ___________ the bus. It won’t come.
a. waiting for b. in waiting for c. to wait for
4. He works ________________ of all the students in the class.
a. the hardest b. harder c. hardly
5. He ______________ me when I’m talking!
a. always interrupt b. is always interrupting c. always interrupts
6. I bought ___________ bread at the baker’s this morning.
a. an b. some c. a
7. A hundred thousand dollars ___________ for an 18th century painting.
a. were paid b. are paid c. was paid
8. If you _________ call the doctor, you won’t know what’s wrong with you.
a. won’t b. don’t c. didn’t
9. I _____________ Rachel at seven o’clock tonight.
a. will see b. have seen c. am seeing
10. How long _________________ Alison?
a. do you know b. have you known c. did you know

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Subject 10 Choose the correct word to complete these jokes. (5 x 1 = 5 p)

1. “I saw something / anything last night that I will never get over.”
“What?”
“The moon.”
2. “Doctor, anybody / everybody ignores me.”
“Next, please.”
3. “What flies all day but never goes nowhere / anywhere?”
“A flag.”
4. “You’re fired!”
“But I haven’t done nothing / anything.”
“That’s why you’ve just lost your job.”
5. “What a strange world! Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but anybody / nobody wants to die.”

III. WRITING-25 POINTS

Subject 11 Write a story that must begin with the following sentence
“When I opened the door, I couldn’t believe my eyes….”

Write 120-150 words.

Give your story a title.

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