OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZ

FAZA PE COAL
Martie 2017
Clasa a V-a

I. READING COMPREHENSION (25 points)

Complete the text with the words below.
very teacher live cartoons house goes
years south woman father penfriend

Mike Jones is my 1).................... He lives in Dover, in the 2) ................of England. He studies at St. Marys school. He
doesnt 3).. far from school.
His 4) .. is an instructor at the Sun driving school. He is a tall, strong man and is 35 5) . old. He
loves gardening and he sometimes 6) .. fishing with his son.
Mikes mother, Linda, is a school 7). She is a tall, pretty 8) . Shes also very kind.
Mikes little sister, Joanne, looks very much like her.
Joanne is 5 and 9) .. clever for her age. She loves cream cakes and 10) and she wants to be an
actress when she is older.

II. USE OF ENGLISH (50 points)

1. Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.
1. Jenny tired.
a) be b) is c) has d) have
2. .. is she? She is my friend from London.
a) who b) why c) which d) what
3. Today is Wednesday. Yesterday it . Tuesday.
a) were b) is c) be d) was
4. Its Thursday today. Tomorrow it be Friday.
a) be b) is c) will d) wont
5. .. lots of animals in the zoo.
a) there b) there is c) there are d) there isnt
6. How many people .. in your family?
a) are there b) is there c) there are d) there
7. Has Steve got a sister? No, he ., but hes got two brothers.
a) has b) hasnt c) havent d) not
8. Where . Sarah live?
a) are b) is c) do d) does
9. to London on the train yesterday?
a) Did Mary went b) Did Mary go c) Mary go d) Mary goes
10. Jack . English, Spanish and a bit of French.
a) speaks b) speak c) speaking d) is speaking
(10x2.5 points=25 points)

2. Put the verbs in parenthesis into the correct tense.

1. I .(go) shopping with my brother every day.
2. We . (not/play) the piano now.
3. School usually . (finish) at three oclock.
4. She sometimes . (do) her homework before dinner.
5. At the moment, they (swim) in the sea.
6. Joe (not/write) a letter to Mary two days ago.
7. .. your dad . (work) now?
8. Ana . (eat) two sandwiches yesterday.
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 9. Sue (stay) at home today.
10. You .... (go) to school on foot yesterday.
(10x2.5 points=25 points)

III. WRITING (25 POINTS)

You are on holiday in the mountains with your friends. Write a postcard to your parents. Your name is Jeff.