OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZ

ETAPA JUDEEAN
Clasa a VIII-a
18 martie 2017

I. Read the text and write the word that best fits each gap: (10 points)

Why do the English drive on the wrong side of the road?

Visitors to Britain often wonder 1) the British are the only people 2) still drive their cars
on the left-hand side of the road. Actually, the British are not alone. Over two billion people 3) over
70 countries still drive on the left.

Some experts believe that in the Middle Ages most people in Europe drove their carts and carriages
and rode their horses on the left because it 4) safer. Staying on the left made it easier 5) them
to use their swords 6) robbers attacked them from the opposite direction. Recently, when
archaeologists were examining a Roman site in England, they discovered 7) even in ancient times
people travelled on the left.

So when 8) people in Europe decide to change sides? One suggestion is that during the 1800s
Napoleon forced countries 9) change to the right. The countries he did 10) take over continued
to drive on the left. This explains why half of Europe drove on the right, while the other half drove on the
left.

II. Fill in the gaps with the correct word derived from the one given. (5 points)
1. The two boys should receive a just punishment. Their at the inauguration
ceremony was really outrageous. BEHAVE
2. Whats the .. of this rope? Its six meters long. LONG
3. They say that .. is golden but who could really believe that? SILENT
4. Lets stop quarrelling about such .. details. RELEVANT
5. The of spending holidays in the countryside consists of breathing fresh air
and being in harmony with nature. PLEASE

III. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. (10 points)
1. Ive never ridden a camel before.
Its ..
2. We havent seen Carol for two weeks.
The
3. It isnt necessary for Mark to buy new clothes for the reception.
Mark .
 4. Im sure John didnt stay late at the office.
John
5. Perhaps Laura has left the phone off the hook.
Laura ...

IV. Read the text and answer the following questions: (25 points)
Thousands of years ago, healers (another word for ancient doctors) realized that in order for
someone to get well, both their mind and their body had to be treated. The famous ancient
physician Hippocrates statement, I would rather know the person who has the disease than
know the disease the person has, shows us how important it was in those days for healers to
understand their patients.
Early healers did not have the benefits of modern technology (such as stethoscopes, microscopes,
X-rays and antibiotics) that we have today, but they understood that if a person felt calm, relaxed
and happy, they had a better chance of getting well. Thats one reason why ancient healing
centres were located in beautiful places on mountain tops with lots of peace and quiet, fresh air
and fantastic views. This way of treating illness (called holistic medicine) lasted until about the
16th century. At that time, scientific discoveries and improved technology caused doctors to
concentrate on healing the body and to forget about healing the mind.
In the 1920s, scientists once again became interested in the effect of the mind on the bodys
health. Experiments by Walter Cannon showed that when a patient was under stress, his
heartbeat increased and other systems in his body also began to work faster. In the 1940s, during
World War II, Henry Beecher, who was a doctor taking care of injured soldiers, accidentally
made an amazing discovery. Beecher did not have enough medicine to give to soldiers who were
in pain, so he gave them injections of salt water without telling them what it really was. The
soldiers thought they were getting real pain medication, and about 35% of the soldiers actually
felt better because they had believed the injections would help them. Today, doctors admit that
stress can cause many common health problems, such as headaches, stomach problems and back
pain.
1. How did the ancient doctors treat their patients?
2. Why were ancient healing centres located in beautiful places?
3. When did holistic medicine come to an end?
4. What was amazing about Dr Beechers experiment?
5. What job would you like to have in the future? Why?

V. Write a story with the following ending: Six months of hard work had finally paid off.
Write 150-180 words on your answer sheet. Give your story a catchy title. (50 points)

Not:
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 OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZ
ETAPA LOCAL
Clasa a VIII-a
18 Martie 2017
BAREM

SUBIECT I 10 points (1 point x 10 = 10 points)

1.why 2. who 3. in 4. was 5. for 6. if/when 7. that 8. did
9. to 10. not

SUBJECT II (1 point x 5 = 5 points)

1. BEHAVIOUR 2. LENGTH 3. SILENCE 4. IRRELEVANT
5. PLEASURE

SUBJECT III (2 points x 5 = 10 points)

1. Its the first time Ive ridden a camel.
2. The last time we saw Carol was two weeks ago.
3. Mark doesnt need to/neednt buy new clothes for the reception.
4. John cant have stayed late at the office.
5. Laura may/ might/ could have left the phone off the hook.

SUBIECT IV (5 points x 5 = 25 points)

Suggested answers:

1. They treated both their patients bodies and minds.

2. They believed that if a person felt calm and relaxed, they had a better chance of getting
well.
3. In the 16th century.
4. 35% of the soldiers felt better without being given any medication.
5. Open answer.
SUBJECT V
Marking Scheme for the Narrative Composition 8 form
Analytical Excellent
Criteria 10 p
Content The story is completely relevant
to the topic, describing
places/events/characters/atmosph
ere/reaching climax, including
the final reactions of the
protagonist.
Organization/ There is complete logical
Cohesion connection of paragraphs due to a
judicious use of linking devices,
mechanics and length
requirements.
Vocabulary/ A wide range of vocabulary is
Spelling used appropriately and accurately
throughout the story; precise
meaning is conveyed; minor
errors are rare; spelling is very
well controlled.
Structures/ A wide range of grammatical
Punctuation structures is used accurately and
flexibly throughout the story;
minor errors are rare; punctuation
is very well controlled.
Register and The register of the narrative
Style / composition is totally relevant to
Effect on target the task, being organically
reader integrated all along the discourse.
The interest of the reader is
aroused and sustained
throughout.
th
Good
8p
The story is fairly
completed with all the
sequencing elements of a
narrative.
There is a fairly completion
of paragraph organization
due to scarce misuse of
linking devices, mechanics
and length requirements.
A range of vocabulary is
used appropriately and
accurately in the story;
occasional errors in word
choice/formation are
possible; spelling is well
controlled with occasional
slips.
A range of grammatical
structures is used
accurately and with some
flexibility along the story;
occasional errors are
possible; punctuation is
well controlled with
occasional slips.
The register of the narrative
composition is relevant to
the task with slightly
incongruent lapses within
the discourse.
The text has a good effect
on the reader.
(50 points)
Adequate Limited Incomplete/Poor
6p 4p 2p
The story is partially The story is faulty, including The story is incomplete,
completed with slight serious logical impediments in the sequencing of the
logical impediments in the sequencing of events. narrative moments being
sequencing the moments inconsistent.
of the narrative.
There is partial There is serious inconsistency in Paragraphs are
completion of the task. the organization of the incomplete, both linking
Paragraphs are partially paragraphs due to the misuse of devices, mechanics and
complete due to the linking device, mechanics length requirements
unfinished ideas and and length requirements. having been
scarce use of linking disrespected.
devices, mechanics and
length requirements.
The range of vocabulary A limited range of vocabulary is A very narrow range of
is adequately used in the present within the story; less vocabulary is present;
story; errors in word common items of vocabulary are errors in word
choice/formation are rare and may be often faulty; choice/formation
present when more spelling errors can make text predominate; spelling
sophisticated items of understanding difficult. errors can make the
vocabulary are story obscure at times.
attempted; spelling can
be faulty at times.
A mix of complex and A limited range of grammatical A very narrow range of
simple grammatical structures is present along the grammatical structures
structures is present story; complex language is rare is present within the
throughout the story; and may be often faulty; story; errors
errors are present when punctuation errors can make text predominate;
complex language is understanding difficult. punctuation errors make
attempted; punctuation the text obscure at times.
can be faulty at times.
The register of the The register of the narrative The register used in the
narrative composition is composition is inconsistent due narrative composition is
partially relevant to the to the mixture of styles. inappropriate for this
task, with a narrow The effect on the reader is non- type writing.
inconsistency of style, relevant. The effect on the reader
leading to halts in the is non-relevant.
logical development of
ideas.
The effect on the reader
is satisfactory.