OLIMPIADA NAȚIONALĂ DE LIMBA ENGLEZA
ETAPA LOCALA
FEBRUARIE 2025
CLASA A VII-A
SUBIECTUL A - USE OF ENGLISH – 50 POINTS
I. Read the following text and put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.
(10x2p=20p)
Kevin 1) _____________ (love) trains. He first 2) _____________ (see) one when he was only
four years old and he 3) _____________ (think) it was great. Every week he 4) _____________
(go) to a different railway station to write down the number of every engine he sees. He 5)
_____________ (do) this since he was eight. By the time he was fifteen he 6) _____________
(collect) over 10.000 different engine numbers in various countries. Once, while he 7)
_____________ (stand) in a station in Cheshire he 8) _____________ (notice) a very old steam
train coming down the track. It 9) _____________ (not\stop), but Kevin stood on the platform,
glued to the spot and knew that he 10) _____________ (tell) his future children and
grandchildren about this unusual train.
II. Use the words in capitals to form a new word that fits in each space.
(5x2p=10p)
1. She is a real _______________. (IDEAL)
2. I am a _______________ in the power of good education. (BELIEF)
3. He is very _______________ and gets annoyed when he loses. (COMPETE)
4. They looked at their daughter _______________ when she told them about her success.
(ADMIRE)
5. I don`t really know, I’m quite _______________ about what to do. (SURE)
III. Each sentence contains a word that should not be there. Find it and write it
on the exam paper- (10x2p=20p)
1. I must ask to you some questions.
2. Mum told us do not to play football in the house.
3. Tina asked me that what I wanted to buy.
4. He said me that he`d be late.
5. I wonder why do they always argue.
6. You shouldn`t to have lied about that.
7. My brother has had to do the washing-up yesterday after dinner.
8. You needn`t to have brought a present for me.
9. Ann may be is studying in the library.
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10. I go for jogging in the park every evening.
SUBIECTUL B – READING COMPREHENSION 25 POINTS
a)Read the text below and match the paragraphs 1-5 to the headings A-F. There is one
extra heading you do not need to use ( 5x2p=10p)
A. Giving up
B. Racing days
C. Taking part
D. The challenge of the sport
E. Life in the club
F. Introduction to Hill running
How I spend my free time
Jay Portman describes his unusual hobby, hill running, and tells us why he enjoys it.
1)__________
Hill running is the sport of running up and down hills and mountains, through open countryside.
It’s not popular among my friends, but I love it. My dad took me and my brothers out running
when we were little, and then when I was about fifteen, I joined a hill running club, called the
York Merlins.
2)__________
There are some excellent runners in the club. When we do our practice runs, I’m always a long
way behind them. But that doesn’t bother me. They’re all really nice and often give me advice.
What I love is being outdoors and finding all these beautiful places I never knew were there.
3)__________
We race against other clubs at the weekends. In these races, runners are told where to finish,
but not how to get there. You need a good map and compass so you don’t get lost. Everyone
starts together at the beginning, but later in the race you often find yourself running alone.
4)__________
Anyone can enter these races – you just get there in the morning, pay your £5, and run. There
are no T-shirts or medals for the winners. The most you get is a piece of cake! Often there are
international hill running champions taking part, but they are just as friendly as everyone else.
5)__________
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That doesn’t mean it’s an easy sport. Last weekend I did a race in heavy rain and high winds,
and I was asking myself what I was doing out there. But I got to the end, and that was an
amazing feeling.
b) Read the text again and choose the correct answer A, B or C (5x3p=15points)
1 Jay’s first experience of hill running was with
A a club.
B some friends.
C his family.
2 How does Jay feel about the good runners in his club?
A He’d like to be as fast as them one day.
B He doesn’t mind that they are better than him.
C He thinks they should help slower runners improve.
3 What does Jay say is important in the races he enters?
A listening to the instructions
B staying close to other runners
C being able to find your way
4 What do we learn about the races from the fourth paragraph?
A They don’t have big prizes.
B They are only for local runners.
C They are free for some people to enter.
5 What does Jay say about the last race he did?
A The bad weather made it dangerous.
B He was very happy when he finished it.
C It wasn’t as difficult as some races he has done.
SUBIECTUL C – 25 POINTS
Write a story beginning like this:
It’s funny how you can be in the middle of something, and a completely random memory will
strike…
Write 120-150 words and give your story an appropriate title.
NOTA: Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.
Total: 100 puncte
Timp de lucru: 120 de minute
Nu se acorda puncte din oficiu
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