OLIMPIADA NAȚIONALĂ DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ – ETAPA
LOCALĂ
5 MARTIE 2022
CLASA a X-a SECȚIUNEA B
SUBIECTUL A – USE OF ENGLISH
I. Read the paragraph below and do the tasks (10 x 2p = 10p)
Romulus and Remus
To Rhea were born two fair boys; they were twins. Their grandfather, King
Amulius, commanded one of his men to take the two children, throw them away, and destroy
them. This man, therefore, put them into a trough, or kind of cradle, and carried them towards
the River Tiber, with the intention of throwing them in.
But he found that the river had risen so high, and was running so swiftly, that he
was afraid to go near the water’s side, and so be laid them on the bank in the trough in which
he had carried them. In the meantime the river, ever swelling and overflowing its banks more
and more, came underneath the trough, gently lifted it up, carried it into a great plain, and as
the waters receded finally left it near a wild fig tree.
To these two children lying there in this manner came a she-wolf and suckled them,
and a woodpecker also which helped to nourish them and keep them. These two creatures are
now held as sacred to the god Mars.
Faustulus, the chief cowherd to King Amulius, found the two children under the fig
tree and took care of them. The two boys, by name Romulus and Remus, were carefully
brought up by Faustulus and his wife, being instructed in all honourable things.
The brothers grew up, and in course of time Romulus founded the city of Rome and
became its first king.
From North's Plutarch's Lives
A. Answer the questions:
1. What did King Amulius command one of his men to do with the twins?
2. Why did the man not carry out his intention?
3. What happened when the river overflowed its banks?
4. What did Faustulus do with the twins?
B. Choose the right synonym:
1. trough: a. pram b. manger c. bedsit d. boat
2. nourish: a. feed b. wash c. save d. cover
3. swiftly : a. quickly b. slowly c. occasionally d. angrily
C. Rephrase the following sentences so as to preserve the meaning:
1. Someone says that the politician is not dealing with environmental issues at the moment .
The politician………………………………… with environmental issues at the moment.
2. I think you need to work hard to make a relationship a success.
I think……………………………, the better it will be.
3. Thanks to her cousin, she avoided the accident.
If it ……………………………………………………………the accident.
II. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each sentence (10 x 1p = 10
p)
Use of legal language is (1) ____________ (NOTE) for the fact that it is very (2)
__________ (SPREAD): it governs all areas of social life, and it can, through (3) ________
(INTERTEXT), be combined with language from any and every domain. Furthermore, legal
language is very old, which is not (4) ____________ (NECESSITY) the case with most other
languages for special purposes. This is why, (5) ________________ (HISTORY), it has
shaped the ordinary language of various countries, and in a (6) _____________ (SIGNIFY)
way. (7) ___________ (ILLUSTRATE) might include documents from royal (8)
________________ (CHANCELLOR) in France at the close of the Middle Ages and the (9)
________________ (BEGIN) of modern times, as well as Las Siete Partidas in medieval
Spain. However, this is not a matter of a unique historical phenomenon. Even today, legal
language does not only influence legal (10) ______________ (PROCEED), but also ordinary
language.
III. Complete the followimg text by writing one word in the gap. (10 x 1p = 10 p)
There can be hardly anyone (1)…….. has not heard of yoga, and (2) ………..you are 16
or 60, you can reap the benefits of taking (3) …………in a yoga class. Yoga is a system of
training the body and the mind. Its goal is to (4)…………it easier for people to remove all
distractions preventing them living a life of the spirit in union with their Maker. Reaching
this state is (5)…………… greater a challenge than might be imagined. The main emphasis
of the physical training is (6)……………….bringing the body under complete control in
such areas (7)……….the regulation of breathing and the flexibility of the muscles,
(8)………..of which are instrumental in controlling our overall movements. The mental
training, as (9)………… as the modifications to the behaviour of the physical body, make
undisturbed concentration possible. So perhaps it’s (10)……….we all headed for the nearest
yoga class and started training right now.
SUBIECTUL B – INTEGRATED SKILLS
I. Read the text below and do the tasks that follow.
Disney World was constructed in 1971 on 27,400 acres of partially swamp land in central
Florida. 8000 of these acres constitute a wildlife sanctuary not accessible to the 130 million
people from around the world who have been to Disney World since its opening.
The park opens at 9 a.m. and shuts down at various hours, depending upon the time of the
year – six, nine or midnight. On a busy day as many as 90,000 visitors may be in the park, but
there are so many activities available that there is plenty of room for everyone. The Magic
Kingdom is the main section, but there are hotels, restaurants, a lagoon, and a huge lake with
four and a half miles of beaches where visitors swim or paddle around in rented boats. A
reasonable estimate of the cost per person daily is about $60, excluding transportation costs to
Orlando.
1. Disney World was opened
a. three decades ago b. ten years ago
c. half a century ago d. more than four decades ago
2. Disney world has many water attractions because
a. the Florida climate is conducive to water sports
b. it was built on wet land
c. visitors like to swim and rent boats
d. they are a very good business
3. You can infer that there are 90,000 visitors in Disney World
a. daily during the holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas
b. weekly when the park is busy
c. normally when the weather is pleasant
d. daily throughout the year
4. The average daily cost for a family of four might be
a. $60 b. $240
c. an unlimited amount d. dependent upon transportation costs
5. You can infer that when there are 90,000 people in the park
a. people have to wait in lines to get into the attractions
b. there are not enough restaurants to feed them all
c. the lake shore is too small to accommodate swimmers
d. the best thing to do is to rent a boat to get away from the crowds
II. Write a descriptive essay ending “It was the best day in the best water park ever.”
(200-220 words) 50p
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