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ŞCOALA GIMNAZIALĂ „TUDOR VLADIMIRESCU” TG-MUREŞ

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INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN

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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



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,___________________?


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.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………


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.


ŞCOALA GIMNAZIALĂ „TUDOR VLADIMIRESCU” TG-MUREŞ


INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN

MUREŞ

www.edums.ro

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



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

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