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TREASURE HUNT – CONCURS JUDEȚEAN DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ Ediția a V-a,
12.05.2018
Proba scrisă - Clasa a VII-a
Varianta 1 ATTENTION: WRITE ALL YOUR ANSWERS ON THE ANSWER SHEET
PROVIDED.
USE OF ENGLISH 80 POINTS
SUBJECT 1.
A. Read the article and choose the correct words from the table
below. (12 points)
An Indian warship has (1) ____ a pirate ship off the coast of
Somalia. The sinking is the first victory against the Somali
pirates. The Indian navy ship INS TABAR encountered the Somali
“mother ship” (2) ____ the coast of Oman in the Gulf of Aden. The
captain of the Indian ship (3) ____ the pirate ship to stop for an
investigation. The pirate ship responded by threatening to blow (4)
____ the Indian warship if it got any nearer. After the pirates
opened fire on the naval ship, the Indian sailors retaliated and
sank the Somali vessel. An Indian navy statement said there were
many explosions (5) ____ the pirate ship went down. "Fire broke
out...and explosions were heard, possibly due (6) ____ exploding
ammunition that was stored in the vessel," an Indian navy spokesman
said.
This incident comes after a week of hijackings and high (7) ____
at sea. Piracy in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden is costing
companies and governments more and (8) ____ money. Over $30 million
in ransoms has already been paid to the Somali pirates this year.
At the weekend, the pirates gained their biggest prize to (9) ____.
They boarded and captured a Saudi Arabian supertanker carrying oil
worth $100 million. Since then, the pirates have hijacked a Thai
fishing vessel, an Iranian cargo ship and a Chinese fishing boat.
There are now (10) ____ of hijacked ships in Somali ports. The
country is almost completely lawless. There is no one able to (11)
____ the pirates, who are now driving around in top-of-the-(12)
____ Toyota Land Cruisers and building luxury villas for
themselves.
1. (a) destroy (b) destruction (c) destroying (d) destroyed 2.
(a) at (b) in (c) off (d) next 3. (a) requests (b) requested (c)
requesting (d) request 4. (a) up (b) in (c) down (d) on 5. (a) has
(b) was (c) as (d) us 6. (a) for (b) from (c) with (d) to 7. (a)
tense (b) tension (c) tents (d) tenses 8. (a) more (b) most (c)
much (d) many 9. (a) dates (b) date (c) dating (d) dated 10. (a)
dozen (b) twelve (c) dozens (d) doze off 11. (a) prevent (b)
prevention (c) prevents (d) preventing 12. (a) list (b) mountain
(c) morning (d) range
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B. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? (8 points)
1. The Indian navy has sunk a Somali pirate ship in the River
Ganges. T / F 2. The mother of the ship’s captain was on board the
Somali ship. T / F 3. The pirates attacked the Indian navy ship
first. T / F 4. There was hardly a sound when the pirate ship sank.
T / F 5. One company has already paid over $30 million in ransom
this year. T / F 6. The pirates got a prize for hijacking a huge
oil tanker. T / F 7. There are twelve hijacked ships docked in
Somali ports. T / F 8. Some of the pirates drive expensive Toyota
Land Cruisers. T / F SUBJECT 2. Complete the second sentence so
that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in bold,
without changing their form. Use between 2 and 5 words.
(10 points) 1. Captain Hook usually wears his hook and eye
patch. OFF Captain Hook doesn’t __________________ his hook or eye
patch except at night. 2. A treasure map is very expensive. COST
How much __________________________________________________? 3.
Besides speaking Chinese, the Captain also speaks Spanish. WELL The
Captain ___________________________________________as Spanish. 4.
The ship sails on the first day of the week. DOESN’T The ship
_____________________________Tuesday. 5. The Captain can’t decide
whether to leave today or tomorrow. MIND The Captain can’t
_________________________when to sail for the Caribbean. 6. The
pirates are less strong than their Captain. THE The captain is
_____________________of all the pirates. 7. The Flying Dragon has
sailed the seas since 1990. FOR The Flying Dragon has sailed the
seas_______________________. 8. Elizabeth is obliged to stay in
Barbosa’s ship. MUST Elizabeth _______________________in
Barbarosa’s ship. 9. In the past Will Sparrow’s father was a
pirate. USED TO In the past Will Sparrow’s
father____________________________. 10.It is forbidden to escape
from Barbosa’s ship. MUSTN’T You ________________________from
Barbarosa’s ship. SUBJECT 3. Fill in with the correct question tag.
(5 points) 1.Pirates love to hijack ships, __________________?
2.Captain Hook is searching for Peter Pan,_________________?
3.A pirate doesn’t like to be caught, _________________?
4.Blackbeard was joking,___________________?
5.Let’s find the treasure map,___________________?
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SUBJECT 4. Even pirates have rules. Fill in the Pirates’ code
with MUST, MUSTN’T, HAVE TO, DON’T HAVE TO. (5 points) 1. Pirates
_______________ obey the captain’s orders. 2. Pirates
__________________ follow the laws of the sea. They do whatever
they please. 3. Sailors_________________ eat oranges and lemons or
they will get sick with scurvy. 4. Pirates _______________ steal
food from the kitchen. 5. The captain of the pirates ______________
be brave and fearless. SUBJECT 5. Fill in the blanks with a/an,
the, zero article (10 points) 1. _____ most feared pirate on the
high seas was named Edward Teach. Teach was born in 2.
_____ England, probably about 1680. He was 3. _____ privateer or
a ship captain approved by 4.
_____ British Queen Anne to attack 5. _____ ships of enemy
countries. After 6. _____ war ended,
Teach moved to 7. _____ Caribbean. Because he was already 8.
_____ experienced sailor and
robber, he became 9. _____ pirate. After growing a long black
beard, he called himself 10. _____
Blackbeard.
SUBJECT 6. Turn the following sentences into the Passive Voice.
(10 points)
1. A group of 23 West African fishermen has driven off 5
„pirate” boats.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. They filmed the illegal boats while sailing in the African
seas.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Eighteen months ago, the Environmental Justice Foundation
bought a small
surveillance boat.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Villagers use their GPS positions to identify the pirate
vessels.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. They gave the evidence to the African governments.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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SUBJECT 7. Fill in the questions with a suitable WH word, then
match the 2 halves of the
interview. (10 points)
Interview with a pirate
1.__________do pirates wear eye patches? a. Arrrr you busy
tonight?
2.__________is a pirate’s favourite song? b. When he’s a
robbin’!
3._________ do pirates ask for a date? c. Because they can’t
afford iPads!
4.__________does a pirate like a bird? d. Gang-plank style!
5._________does a pirate not want to be? e. On the outside of
the boat
SUBJECT 8. Complete the sentences about the “Pirates of the
Caribbean” with the correct tense. (10 points)
1. Elizabeth………………………..… ( just / receive) a dress from her
father.
2. She ………………………..… (wait) for Jack Sparrow all day.
3. The pirates ………………………..… (have) a party this evening. Even
the governor is invited.
4. Elizabeth’s father………………………..… (give) a sword to Norrington
as a promotion present
last year.
5. While Sparrow ………………………..… (talk) to the clerk in the dock,
his vessel 6.
………………………..… (sink).
7. Jack ………………………..… (kill) Elizabeth if the soldiers don’t set
him free.
8. Jack ………………………..… (be) not a cruel pirate.
9. “I ………………………..… (hang) Sparrow!” This is Norrington sudden
decision.
10. The wind ………………………..… (not blow) hard on the Caribbean
Sea.
Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Timpul de lucru este de 90
minute. Se vor acordă 20 puncte din oficiu.
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TREASURE HUNT – CONCURS JUDEȚEAN DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ Ediția a V-a,
12.05.2018
Proba scrisă - Clasa a VII-a
Varianta 2 BAREM DE CORECTARE
SUBJECT 1 A.(12 X 1 = 12 points) 1 -d 2 -c 3 -b 4 -a 5 -c 6 -d 7
-b 8 -a 9 -b 10 -c 11 -a 12 -d B.(8 x 1 = 8 points) 1. F 2. F 3. T
4. F 5. F 6. F 7. F 8. T SUBJECT 2 (10 X 1 = 10 points) 1. Captain
Hook doesn’t take off his hook or eye patch except at night. 2. How
much does a treasure map cost? 3. The Captain speaks Chinese as
well as Spanish. 4. The ship doesn’t sail on Tuesday. 5. The
Captain can’t make up his mind when to sail for the Caribbean. 6.
The captain is the strongest of all the pirates. 7. The Flying
Dragon has sailed the seas for over twenty years / for 28 years. 8.
Elizabeth must stay in Barbarosa’s ship. 9. In the past Will
Sparrow’s father used to be a pirate. 10. You mustn’t escape from
Barbarosa’s ship. SUBJECT 3 (5 X 1 = 5 points) 1. don’t they? 2.
isn’t he? 3. does he? 4. wasn’t he? 5. shall we? SUBJECT 4 (5 X 1
=5 points) 1. have to 2. don’t have to
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3. have to 4. mustn’t 5. must SUBJECT 5 (10 X 1 = 10 points) 1)
the; 2)-; 3) a; 4) the; 5) -; 6) the; 7) the; 8) an; 9) a; 10)-
SUBJECT 6 ( 5 x 2 = 10 points)
1. 5 „pirate” boats have been driven off (by a group of 23
African fishermen). 2. The illegal boats were filmed while sailing
in the African seas. 3. A small surveillance boat was bought (by
the E.J.F) 4. The / Their GPS positions are used to identify the
pirate vessels. 5. The evidence was given to the African
governments. SUBJECT 7 (10 x 1 = 10 points)
A.1)Why; 2) What ; 3)How ; 4)When ; 5)Where (5points) B. 1-c;
2-d; 3-a; 4-b; 5-e (5 points) SUBJECT 8 (10 X 1 = 10 points)
1. has received 2. has waited / has been waiting 3. are having
4. gave 5. was talking 6. sank 7. will kill 8. is 9. will (‘ll)
hang 10. doesn’t blow
80 points + 20 points ex-officio= 100 points