Colegiul Comercial Carol I Constanta

Prof. UDREA ANCA

PROPUNERE SUBIECTE
OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENLE!A
"A!A #UDETEANA
CLASA a $I%a

Su&'ect l ()* +oints,
Traditional values are irrelevant to modern society. Comment on this issue in 350 words and argument
your decision.
Su&'ect II (-) +oints,
An international magazine, called Modern World, invites you to submit an article on new technology and
how it aects your lie. !our article should outline the im"act o new technology on your lie now. !ou
should also e#"lain what urther changes are li$ely to ta$e "lace in the near uture and how these could
aect you. %rite your article in a""ro#imately &50 words.
Su&'ect III (-) +oints,
A. Com+lete t.e secon/ sentence so t.at it .as a similar meaning to t.e first sentence. Use t.e 0or/
gi1en 0it.out c.anging it. () +oints,
'. There were a lot o things to thin$ about beore we made our decision. ta2en
(ots o things needed )))))) consideration beore we could ma$e our decision.
&. Could * as$ you i you+d mind loo$ing ater my dog while *+m away on holiday, 0on/ering
*))))))))))...willing to loo$ ater my dog while *+m away on holiday,
3. *t hasn+t snowed -uite as much this year as it did last year. slig.tl3
This year, there has )))))))than there was last year.
.. /nless the team+s "erormance im"roves, they may ind they have to resign rom the league. force/
* the team+s "erormance doesn+t get))))))).)resign rom the league.
5. *t+s "ossible that the burglars got into the building by orcing o"en a ire e#it. gaine/
The burglars may ))))))).)by orcing o"en a ire e#it.
B. "ill eac. of t.e num&ere/ &lan2s in t.e follo0ing +assage. Use onl3 one 0or/ in eac. s+ace.
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TASTE A 5ORLD O" DI""ERENCE
%herever you are in the world, the billboards and su"ermar$ets shelves are saturated with the same brand
names. 0ut 1ust try tasting them. The "ac$aging and "roduct may loo$ identical but the lavour may be ar
2'3)).amiliar. 4ore 2&3)))than not even the most amous brand names are es"ecially ormulated to
a""eal to individual national "alates. American "reer many "roducts, "articularly chocolate, to be 233
)).. more sugary than 5uro"eans do. 6reerences or saltiness and colour dier as well. (ocal water and
soil will aect the taste o home7grown raw ingredients and some $ey constituents may not be available,
meaning that alternatives 2.3 )))..be ound. 8ometimes, 253))). in develo"ing countries, "remium
grade com"onents are re"laced with lower7-uality e-uivalents. 5#tremes 293))).climate will re-uire
dierent additives and "reservatives to be used. Chocolate calls 2:3))) an alternative reci"e in hot
countries 2;3)))).it is to maintain its te#ture and taste. And multinationals must conorm to national
laws and regulations 2<3))))additives, lavourings, colourings and artiicial low7calorie sweeteners.
(ocal religious sensibilities must also be observed. 5ven 4c=onalds, 2'03))"roclaims the homogeneity
o its 0ig 4acs around the world, has to serve lamb rather than bee burgers to its *ndian customers.
C. Rea/ t.e te6t &elo0 an/ use t.e 0or/ gi1en in ca+ital on t.e rig.t to form 0or/s t.at fit in t.e
ga+s. T.e 0or/s in ca+itals are gi1en in t.e or/er 3ou nee/ to use t.em. (4* +oints,
>ne o the most 203 /elig.tful "laces in China is a small island called ?ulangyu. DELI7T
*t is oten called "iano island because o the large number o (4,)))))). MUSIC
who live there. 0ut "erha"s ?ulangyu@s greatest a""eal is that although it has
&0,000 "ermanent (-,)))))., mostly living in a central community RESIDE
one $ilometre wide, there are no high7rise buildings and motor vehicles and
bicycles are banned. 6ersonal (8,)))))))are carried, or "ushed on BELON
small wagons.
%hile ?ulangyu is a "o"ular day tri" or "eo"le rom the neighbouring
island o Aiamen, it seems a relatively (9,)))..destination or visitors DISCO:ER
rom elsewhere in China or urther aield. >ne reason why ?ulangyu has
not been besieged by Chinese visitors is its (),))....location. 8everal EORAP7;
mountain ranges on mainland China mean that road and rail (<,)))) CONNECT
rom the "ros"erous cities to its east and south are very slow. Air travel,
via Aiamen air"ort, is a "ossibility, but it is too e#"ensive or the ma1ority
o visitors.
There are certainly enough attractions or tourists who do arrive, including
"ar$s, an a-uarium and souvenir sho"s. There are also some e#cellent
restaurants, though they may charge (=,)))..more than those CONSIDER
ound in other, less (>,))).."arts o the country. Bowever, one $ey PICTURE
tourist business that is not much in (?,)))).is hotels C there are only a E:IDENT
(4*,)...)in the centre o the island. 7AND
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