MINISTERUL EDUCAŢIEI NAŢIONALE
OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ
ETAPA MUNICIPALĂ
17 IANUARIE – 2015
COLEGIUL NAŢIONAL “DRAGOS VODA” SIGHETU-MARMATIEI
CLASA a XII-a
I. WRITING
(50 points)
Your school presents an annual concert of music and dance, produced and performed by
students. You were a member of the production committee for last year’s concert, and
have been asked for a report on your experience in order to help this year’s committee
prepare for the event.
Write your reportusing around 300words.
II. USE OF ENGLISH
(50 points)
A. Read the following text. For questions 1-10, fill in the gaps with only ONE word.
(10p)
When Edward Lear visited Abruzzo in the 1840s, it was a little-known region of Italy,
shunned by most tourists who were more taken (1) _______________ the delights of Tuscany and cities
(2)_______________as Venice, Rome and Milan. But the poet and artist was drawn by it sense of
isolation and old-fashioned ways. In his 1846 travel book, Lear captured sights that many in Britain
had never seen before, describing the sleepy feel of the region and complaining about the local
wine.
Yet Abruzzo, all these years on, still lags way (3)_______________Tuscany in the tourism and
second home popularity stakes. (4)_______________there has been more interest – the number of
tourists to the area has risen by a third in five years. (5)_______________to new low-cost flights –
property opportunities have been thin (6)_______________the ground.
According to Lucio Forgione, who works for Overseas Homesearch and who is a big fan of
Abruzzo, its time, he believes, has come. The area has several selling points. The (7)_______________is
its isolation and peacefulness. It is truly tucked away. There is virtually no traffic and the main
sound is (8)_______________of birdsong. The village of San Donato is a good place for outdoor types
and it is just an hour’s drive to beaches on the Adriatic. The food at local restaurants is first rate and
the wine’s not bad (9)_______________. For back to nature holiday, Abruzzo is second to none and it is
astonishing that so (10)_______________holiday companies have developed an interest in the region.
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B. For questions 1-14, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D)
best fits each gap. (14p)
Legal fight hits music pirates
The global recording industry has launched its largest wave of legal (1)… against people suspected
of (2)…. music files on the internet. The latest move by the International Federation of the
Phonographic Industry (IFPI) (3)…. 2,100 alleged uploaders (4)…. peer-to-peer (P2P) networks in
16 nations (5)…. the UK, France, Germany and Italy. Thousands of people have agreed to pay
compensation since the campaign (6)…. . In the US, civil lawsuits have been (7)…. against more than
15,597 people (8)…. September 2003 and there have been 3,590 settlements. 'This is a significant
(9) …. of our enforcement actions against people who are uploading and distributing (10)…. music
on p2p networks,' said IFPI chief John Kennedy. 'Thousands of people - mostly internet-savvy men
in their 20s or 30s - have learnt to their (11) … the legal and financial risks involved in file-sharing
copyrighted music in large quantities.' Individual cases are generally brought by the national
associations (12)… the recording industry, and in some cases by the labels, (13)… civil complaints.
The UK record industry has so far brought 97 cases, with a(n) (14)…. 65 covered by the latest
action. More than 140,000 in compensation has been paid to the British Phonographic Industry by
71 individuals. Those who fail to resolve cases face civil court action.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
A action
A stealing
A aimed
A with
A such
A begin
A brought
A during
A increasing
A copyrighted
A benefit
A for
A in
A newly
B activity
B sharing
B targeted
B having
B with
B begun
B instigate
B throughout
B feature
B registered
B cost
B working
B with
B addition
C acting
C using
C directed
C who
C including
C began
C carried
C since
C result
C trademark
C charge
C representing
C for
C further
D acts
D downloading
D pointed
D using
D throughout
D begins
D active
D in
D escalation
D illegal
D fortune
D inside
D as
D another
C. For questions 1-8, 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. You
must use between THREE and SIX words, including the word given. (8p)
1.There were a lot of things that we had to think about before we could accept their offer.
OBLIGED
There were several things that we _____________________________________________________________
consideration before we could accept their offer.
2. Do you think you could help me to fill in this application form?
WONDERING
I ____________________________________________________ me a hand filling in this application form.
3. I know that it was wrong of me to shout in front of the customers.
RAISED
I know that I should _________________________________________________ in front of the customers.
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4. If you need any help, you can always call me.
HESITATE
If you need any help, ________________________________________________________________ me.
5. It hasn’t rained quite as much this year as in previous years.
SLIGHTLY
This year, it has rained __________________________________________________ did in previous years.
6. Unless the weather improves, they will have to stop the tennis match.
MEAN
If the weather doesn’t get ________________________________________ stopping the tennis match.
7. I don’t mind if we stay in or go out, but she wants to go to the cinema.
DIFFERENCE
It doesn’t ____________________________________________________________________ if we stay in or go
out, but she wants to go to the cinema.
8. It’s possible that the thieves entered the building by forcing a window at the back.
BROKEN
The thieves may ___________________________________________________________________ the building
through a window at the back.
D. Read the following text. For questions 1-10 use the word in capital letters at the
end of some lines to form a word that fits in the gap IN THE SAME LINE. (10p).
The Great Northeast Blackout
On November 9, 1965, more than 30 million people in the United States and
Canada were plunged into darkness in one of the biggest electrical power
(1)_______________ in history. The Great Northeast Blackout was caused by
a (2) _______________ power line at a hydroelectric power station at Niagara
Falls, Ontario, Canada. (3) _______________ power lines were (4) _______________
and quickly shut down. The U.S. and Canada share the same power grid, so
the blackout impacted people and businesses (5)
_______________ the U.S.
states of New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New
Hampshire, and New Jersey, as well as Ontario.
The Great Northeast Blackout was a costly (6) _______________ . The blackout
began just after 5 p.m.—the start of evening “rush hour,” when people
generally leave work. (7) _______________ than 800,000 people were stuck in
New York City’s subway system and had to walk out. Airplanes circled the
region, (8) _______________ to land at an airport. Police and national
guard units were called in to prevent
(9) _______________ . The New York Times, the largest newspaper in the
country, was forced to print a small, 10-page paper at a New
Jersey facility (10) _______________ by the blackout—but it was the only New
York newspaper to appear the next morning.
1. FAIL
2. CONFIGURE
3. NEIGHBOUR
4. LOAD
5. THROUGH
6. CONVENIENT
7. MANY
8. ABILITY
9. LOOT
10. AFFECT
E. Find the ONE word which can be used to complete all the three sentences in each
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group. (8x1p=8p)
1. I wish you’d stop interfering in matters that don’t _______________ you.
The poor state of his health is beginning to _______________ his family and friends.
This report will _______________ the impact of technology on our society in the future.
2. Laura is a very _______________ student who learns quickly and does all her course work very
well.
Paul always looks on the _______________ side of life, so you never find him getting really
depressed.
We came out of the dark cinema and into the _______________ sunshine.
3. I’m grateful that you took the _______________ to make all these arrangements for me.
The _______________ with Judy is that she always thinks she knows better than everyone else.
When he was younger, Alan used to steal things and he was always getting into
_______________ with the police.
4. This is a very competitive business and companies are always trying to _______________ an
advantage over their rivals.
As their performances improved, the players began to _______________ in confidence.
Financially, she won’t _______________ much by changing jobs, but she feels that she’ll get more
satisfaction.
5. Chris gave us all a very interesting _______________ of his trip when he got back to the office.
Don’t go to any trouble on my _______________. I’ll fit in with whatever’s convenient for you.
If you take into _______________ how little time Sandra was given to do this work, she has done
it very well.
6. I’ve applied for that job I told you about but I think it’s _______________ unlikely that I’ll get it.
Carol’s students all think very _______________ of her and consider her the best teacher at the
college.
The hotel was _______________ recommended in the brochure but we found it something of a
disappointment.
7. The police have _______________ two men with robbery and they will appear in court
tomorrow.
When he realized how late it was, George _______________ out of the house and ran down the
road to catch the bus.
The hotel agreed that it was their mistake and said that I wouldn’t be _______________ for the
phone calls that appeared on my bill.
8. I’m not quite sure how to fill this form in – do you think you could lend me a _______________?
I think we have to act now, before the situation gets completely out of _______________.
Keep the map to _______________ in case we need to consult it during the journey.
NOTĂ:
TOATE SUBIECTELE SUNT OBLIGATORII.
TIMPUL DE LUCRU ESTE DE 3 ORE.
NU SE ACORDĂ PUNCTE DIN OFICIU.
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KEYS - clasa a XII-a - Etapa municipală
I. WRITING (5Op)
II. USE OF ENGLISH (50p)
A. Open cloze (10p)
1. with
2. such
3. behind
4. Although/While
B. Multiple choice cloze (14p)
5. Thanks/Due
6. on
7. first
8. that
1. A (action)
2. B (sharing)
3. B (targeted)
4. D (using)
5. C (including)
6. C (began)
7. A (brought)
C. Key word transformation (8p)
9. either
10. few
8. C (since)
9. D (escalation)
10. A (copyrighted)
11. B (cost)
12. C (representing)
13. D (as)
14. C (further)
1. were obliged to ][ take into
2. was wondering if/whether ][ you could/would/might lend/give
3. not have raised ][ my voice
4. don’t/do not hesitate ][ to call
5. slightly less ][ than it
6. (any) better ][ it will mean
7. make any/much difference][ to me
8. have broken ][ into
D. Word building (10p)
1. FAILURES
2. MISCONFIGURED
3. NEIGHBOURING
4. OVERLOADED
5. THROUGHOUT
E. Gapped sentences (8p)
1. concern
5. account
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2. bright
6. highly
6. INCONVENIENCE
7. MORE
8. UNABLE
9. LOOTING
10. UNAFFECTED
3. trouble
7. charged
4. gain
8. hand
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