Olimpiada limba englez Faza local Clasa a Xa

I. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable verb form: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I (wait) ___________ for you for the past hour! What (you do) ____________ all this time? While I (walk)_________________ _________________ the cooker on. to the bus-stop, I realised I (leave)

Why didnt you phone me? If I (knew)____________you were ill, I (come) _______________ to see you. Hello, Pat. I (phone)______________ to ask if you (do) ______________ anything this Saturday. By the time Big Jim (become) _______________ heavyweight boxing champion he (win) _______________over thirty fights. I (not see) _______________you for ages. What (you do) ________________? Hurry up! I (think) _______________ you (be)_________________ ready by now. If I (be) ______________________you, I (not spend) ____________________ so much money. Dannys train (arrive) __________________ tomorrow evening at 6.00 so we (meet) ______________ him at the station. Wish me luck! If I (get) ________________the job, I (let)_________________ you know. (20 puncte)

II. Rephrase the following sentences: 1. The water was too shallow for the ship to be launched there. The water............................................................................... 2. He went to bed, but, immediately after that, someone rang the doorbell. No sooner .............................................................................. 3. I havent had my car washed for more than two months. I last ...................................................................................... 4. Mother is taking the baby out for a walk. The baby ............................................................................... 5. They say that everyone lives by selling something. Everyone ............................................................................... 6. You look very well in that colour. That colour ............................................................................

7. Ill send the parcel as soon as I get home. He promised... 8. I didnt know he was in town, so I didnt invite him. If . 9. The drive from the city to our country house takes two hours. Its .. 10. Both Leonor and her sister refused to act in a play. Neither . (15 puncte) II. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. School sports day Our school sports were held last week, and the (0) B afternoon was a disaster. For a start, very (1) _____ people bothered to turn (2) _____ , and there is nothing (3) _____ than trying to win a race with only three or four people cheering you on. It rained (4) _____ afternoon, from the moment the first starting pistol (5) _____ fired, until the last medal had (6) _____ presented. I was in the high jump, (7) _____ meant running up to do my best jump and then landing (8) _____ a pool of cold muddy water. It was raining (9) _____ hard that we couldnt see the runners in the 5,000 meters, and it (10) _____ out that they had all stopped (11) _____ the other side of the field to shelter under a tree. My other event was the javelin, but (12) _____ time I tried to throw, the javelin kept slipping from my hand. In (13) _____ case, I couldnt see where I was throwing, and when I (14) _____ finally manage to launch my javelin into the air, it disappeared in the direction of the railway line, and was never seen (15) _____ . 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 D final D rare D over D worse D all D been D itself D nevertheless D to D very D turned D about Da D any D have D back (15 puncte) III. Announce your editor that you do not accept the conditions he imposes for printing your book of fairy tales for children. (50 puncte) A all A little A up A like A by A had A to A which A on A so A worked A under A first A this A did A there B whole B small B about B better B the B was B had B and B at B as B found B on B in B the B had B again C total C few C round C left C entire C has C been C so C in C and C looked C through C every C whatever C should C to

Olimpiada limba englez Faza local Clasa a Xa Barem de corectare I. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 have been waiting, have you been doing was walking, had left had known, would have come am phoning, are doing became, had won havent seen, have you been doing thought, would be were, wouldnt spend/wouldnt have spent arrives, will meet/are going to meet/are meeting get, will let

II. 1. The water wasnt deep enough for the ship to be launched there. 2. No sooner had he gone to bed than someone rang the doorbell. 3. I last had my car washed more than two months ago. 4. The baby is being taken out for a walk. 5. Everyone is said to live by selling something. 6. That colour suits you very well. 7. He promised to sell/ he would send the parcel as soon as he got home. 8. If I had known he was in town, I would have invited him. 9. Its a two- hour drive from the city to our country house. 10. Neither Eleonor nor her sister accepted to act in a play. III. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 C A D D B C A C A D B C D A B