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OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ “PROF. ION MIHALCEA”

ETAPA JUDEȚEANĂ- 19 MARTIE 2022
CLASA a VIII-a

SUBIECTUL I – USE OF ENGLISH (25 points)

I.1.Read the following text and fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms. (10 points)

Charlotte felt under pressure and she (1) (not like) ____________ it. Things (2) (go) _________
badly at work. The company (3) (be) ___________ in trouble and she was being blamed for it.
She (4) (not know) _____________ how to deal with her problems. She (5) (search)
_______________ a solution before she (6) (become) _________ so worried. She wanted to run
away from everything. She (7) (not feel) ___________like going to work at all. She almost quit her
job. But then she thought, ”I can either leave things in a mess, or I can stay to find solutions to all
these problems. I’m not a quitter, so I think I (8) (stay) ___________”. As soon as she (9) (think)
___________ this, she cheered up. And in spite of all the pressure, Charlotte started going to work
with a smile on her face, looking forward to the challenges she (10) (face) __________ each day.

I.2. Read the following text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in each gap.
(10 points)
What teenagers do with their money

Thirteen-year-olds do not spend as much money as their parents suspect - at least not according to
the findings of a (1)______ survey, Money and Change. The survey (2)______ three hundred
teenagers, 13- 17 years old, from (3)________ Britain. By the time they (4)________ their teens,
most children see their weekly allowance rise dramatically to an amazing national average of £5.14.
Two thirds think they get (5)_________ money, but most expect to have to do something to get it.
Although they have more cash, worry about debt is (6)________ among teenagers. Therefore, the
(7)_________ of children (8)__________ an effort to save for the future. Greater access to cash
(9)__________ teenagers does not, however, mean that they are more irresponsible (10)_________
a result. The economic recession seems to have encouraged cautious attitudes to money, even in the
case of children at these ages.

1 A) late B) recent C) latest D) fresh

2 A) included B) contained C) counted D) enclosed

3 A) entire B) all over C) complete D) the whole

4 A) reach B) get C) make D) arrive

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5 A) acceptable B) adequate C) satisfactory D) enough

6 A) gaining B) heightening C) increasing D) building

7 A) most B) maximum C) many D) majority

8 A) make B) do C) have D) try

9 A) among B) through C) between D) along

10 A) like B) as C) for D) in

I.3. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each sentence. (5 points)

1. _____________________, it’s raining today so we can’t go out. (FORTUNATE)

2. The police couldn’t catch the _____________________, so he escaped. (ROB)
3. It was a _____________________ film . We were all glad we saw it. (THRILL)
4. The school offers several extracurricular ___________________ for their students. (ACT)
5. I rang the bell and after a short time a ___________________ of the house opened the door.
(SERVE)

SUBIECTUL al II-lea – READING COMPREHENSION (25 points)

Read the text below and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

In 1969, three people in a tiny spaceship made history with a trip the world will never forget.
NASA officials selected Michael Collins, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Neil Armstrong. The first
manned lunar landing mission was called Apollo 11, and their destination was the Moon. Tens of
thousands of people worked on the Apollo project to send those men to the Moon. The project,
also known as the Apollo program, took ten years of preparation. The first Apollo flight was a
disaster because the spacecraft caught fire on the ground. But NASA continued with the Apollo
program. During future space missions, the astronauts practised flying their space crafts. They also
performed the tasks they needed to know so that they were able to fly to the Moon and land on it.
On the Apollo 8 mission, the astronauts flew around the Moon ten times. They were almost ready
for the first Moon landing. The rocket that carried the spacecraft and the astronauts into orbit
around the Moon was called the Saturn 5. It blasted through space at a speed of at least 25,000
miles an hour. Even at that speed, it took 3 days, 3 hours, and 49 minutes to reach the Moon. The
Apollo 11 mission used a lunar module designed only for landing on the Moon. It was called the
"Eagle." On July 20, 1969, the Eagle landed on the Moon's desolate surface. Only two astronauts
stepped on the Moon that day. Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon. Edwin
"Buzz" Aldrin followed about twenty minutes later. The astronauts set up a TV camera, and the
whole world watched the landing on TV. Michael Collins waited for them in the spacecraft and

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orbited the Moon. His job was to take care of the spacecraft that would take them back home. He
had to make sure nothing happened to it!

1) What is the writer’s main purpose in writing the text?

A) to talk about Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin

B) to talk about the first trip to the Moon

C) to explain that the first Apollo mission was a disaster

D) to explain how difficult it is to travel in space

2) Which Apollo mission took the first astronauts to land on the Moon?

A) Apollo 11

B) Apollo 1

C) Apollo 8

D) Apollo 6

3) How did the „Eagle” arrive at the Moon?

A) It was sent there by satellite

B) It flew there on its own

C) Neil Armstrong sent it there

D) It was carried by the Saturn 5 rocket

4) How many astronauts walked on the Moon on July 20, 1969?

A) One

B) Two

C) Three

D) Four

5) What can a reader find out from the text?

A) why the Apollo program was so successful

B) how much did the Apollo program cost

C) when did humans first visit the Moon

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D) who was the commander of Apollo 11

SUBIECTUL al III-lea –WRITING (50 points)

Write a narrative essay ending like this:

Soon after we realized that our space trip was actually just a dream.

Write your story in 150-180 words and give it an appropriate title. Pay attention to the following:

- you don’t need to write long descriptions;

- use dialogues only if they are relevant to your characters or events;
- you should use this plan:
1. Introduction (paragraph 1 – set the scene)
2. Main Body (paragraph(s) 2/3 – develop the story)
3. Conclusion (paragraph 4 – end the story).
Don’t count the words given in the beginning.

NOTĂ: Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Timp de lucru: 2 ore

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