Đề luyện thi HSG lớp 9 cấp tỉnh năm 2020 Mã A403660

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OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ 2015-2016, ETAPA LOCALĂ CLASA a XI-a VARIANTA I

SUBIECTUL I (1x12=12 p) Read the text below and decide which answer (A,B,C or D) best fits each gap. Most languages have expressions like „to get cold feet”( 1)... emotions to different parts of the body. It now seems these associations are( 2)..., with the same emotions rooted in the same location, regardless of a person’s country or ( 3).... Scientists from Aalto University, Finland, (4)....an experiment using more than 700 volunteers from various countries.Participants were shown emotional videos, pictures of facial expressions and stories intended to(5)... certain feelings.Then they used computer-generated human silhouettes to(6)....where on their bodies they had felt any stimulus.The results showed(7)... patterns of body sensations associated with each of the basic emotions.Many emotions provoked changes in the face,(8)....throat and belly sensations only appeared in participants feeling disgust. In contrast with all the other emotions, happiness was associated with(9).....sensations all over the body. The authors said that their study could in future be applied to the treatment of emotional(10)....such as depression and anxiety. To experience „cold feet”or (11)....is not abnormal, but when it lasts or it becomes recurrent, without any obvious reason, things get complicated. To ( 12).....some sense of normalcy you will certainly need help.

1. A bridging B fastening C unifying D linking 2. A thorough B universal C sweeping D expansive 3. A beginning B source C initiation D origin 4. A conducted B administered C directed D operated 5. A trigger B set C pioneer D touch 6. A design B plan C map D programme 7. A steady B consistent C proportional D solid 8. A whose B while C because D or 9. A uplifted B glorified C maximised D enhanced 10. A disruptions B distractions C disorders D displacements 11. A despondency B disregard C denial D desolate 12. A earn B win C gain D infer SUBIECTUL II (1x15=15p) Complete with one word only in each gap: It is often the case that the principal street of an English town or city is called the High Street, and in the past it (1) ................ have been there that people used to meet, do business and go shopping. However, over the last few decades, Britain, (2)...........other developed countries, has

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seen “giant” supermarkets and major new shopping centres springing (3)........... on the outskirts of urban areas or in locations which are (4)......... reached by car and which have ample parking. The appearance of these new temples of retailing is (5)..... the result and the cause of the phenomenon (6) ........ as the “death of the High Street”, a consequence of the fact that town or city centres had become extremely inconvenient both for the retailers (7).... and for their customers. (8)....offered an alternative, shoppers and motorists were quick to flock to more modern and better-designed suburban shopping facilities, taking their business with them and so inevitably accelerating the closure of many of the smaller and most traditional shops, (9) ........ as butchers, fishmongers and greengrocers. These (10) ........... then replaced by the ubiquitous “charity shops”, small retail outlets run (11) ....... non-profit organisations selling second-hand items given free by their supporters. These shops occupy (12) .......... were formerly prime locations in the High Street, but may only pay a minimal rent, and are staffed by volunteers to maximise the income (13) .......... the sale of old clothes, shoes, books or ornaments which fill their shelves. In the poorest regions of Britain it is (14)..... uncommon to find three, four or more charity shops in a small High Street, a situation which is convenient for those who cannot afford to buy new, and for …