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PROBA DE VERIFICARE A CUNOŞTINŢELOR DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

pentru admiterea în clasele a IX-a cu program intensiv
19 august 2015
NOTĂ:
1. Timp de lucru 60 de minute.Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.
2. Se acordă 10 puncte din oficiu. Total = 70 puncte
I. Read the text and mark the sentences below: True (T) or False (F) - 10p
THE WESTERN ALPHABET

The Western alphabet, which is used in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Australia and New Zealand
as well as in other countries, originated in the Middle East. The people who gave the world this
alphabet were the Phoenicians, a people who established colonies all over the Mediterranean,
including Carthage in Africa and Gades in Spain. In their alphabet, the letters were represented by
little pictures which represented sounds. The Phoenician A was aleph, which means "bull". And it
was made from a little picture of a bull's head. The letter B was beth which meant "house", and
showed the round-roofed buildings which you can still see today in Syria.
The Phoenicians had contact with another nation of sailors, the Greeks, with whom they fought
and traded. The Greeks also started to use the Phoenician alphabet. They changed the names so
aleph and beth became alpha and beta. The shapes of the letters are the same but they have been
turned sideways. Of course, the first two letters of the alphabet give it its name. Over the years
there have been changes. Latin developed an alphabet with some different letters to the Greeks,
and other letters have been added since. But really westerners are using the same system of
writing which has served them so well for thousands of years.
1 - The purpose of this text is to tell something of Phoenician history _____

2 - The information in the text is meant to be funny _____
3 - The Phoenicians came from Carthage _____
4 - The Phoenicians were a nation of sailors _____
5 - The Phoenician alphabet was composed of individual signs _____
6 - The Greeks turned the letters in a different direction _____
7 - The Greeks developed the alphabet from Latin _____
8 - There were fewer letters in the original alphabet than there are now _____
9 - Three letters compose the name of the alphabet _____
10 - Our modern system of writing is similar to the Phoenician alphabet _____
II. Choose the right answer. – 10p

1. You don’t have to/ mustn’t book a room in the hotel; you can stay in our spare room.
2. I need a computer research/ program to help me translate from Greek into English.
3. I don’t think people will ever discover/ invent a time machine.
4. Do you know any restaurants which/ where they serve tasty vegetarian food?
5. The advice given in this magazine was/ were really useful.
6. As children grow up / on, they need more independence and self-confidence.
7. A new school is been/ is being built in our neighbourhood.
8. My new job starts in/ on the first day of September.
9. Yesterday we have/ had fun at the picnic the bad weather.
10. I’m going to become/ get rid of these old clothes.
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III. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space - 15p
A Horrifying School Day

(0) On the morning of 15th October, 2007, nine children (1) _____ playing at their local nursery
school when, suddenly tornado sirens started going off. Jane Brown, (2) _____ was the head teacher
of the school, was working in her office at the (3) ______. She didn’t panic (4) _____ tornado warnings
were common at that time of year. Then, the lights (5) _____ out and the wind broke her office
window. (6) _____ Jane was running to the children’s classroom, (7) _____ of broken window and
glass were falling (8) _____ around her. A witness, Alex Ross, saw the tornado (9) _____ the nursery
school; the roof flew off and only the walls (10) _____ standing. Finally the tornado (11) _____ on
and, afterwards, there was a terrifying silence. Alex ran into the school to help. Jane and the (12)
_____ teachers were helping the children get out the building. (13) _____, two children were trapped
under parts of the roof. Alex pulled them out and carried them outside. Later, Alex said, “I (14)
_____ believe it, the tornado totally destroyed the nursery school, but, miraculously, no one was
seriously (15) _____.”
0. A. On B. In C. At D. For
1. A. were B. was C. is D. are
2. A. how B. who C. what D. which
3. A. moment B. break C. time D. times
4. A. as B. so C. such D. so as
5. A. go B. went C. gone D. had gone
6. A. During B. Before C. After D. While
7. A. slices B. loaves C. pieces D. packs
8. A. all B. down C. off D. out
9. A. kick B. hit C. stoke D. beat
10. A. reminded B. remained C. rested D. remembered
11. A. went B. passed C. rushed D. moved
12. A. another B. an other C. other D. others
13. A. However B. Moreover C. Despite D. Although
14. A. can B. can’t C. may D. must
15. A. damaged B. attacked C. affected D. injured
IV. Complete the sentences with the correct word derived from the word in capitals . - 10p
1. Do you play football ____________________ or not quite? REGULAR

2. For further __________________ please phone the following number. INFORM
3. She likes to be surrounded by her ______________________. ADMIRE
4. Some bands are ________________ for looks rather than talent. FAME
5. The __________________ decided to postpone the takeover. MANAGE
6. Be __________________ how you use that tricky word in sentences. CARE
7. I’m very _____________ with this laptop. It is incredibly slow. SATISFY
8. The most useful quality one may possess is that of _______________. CURIOUS
9. The ________________ of people would fight for a just cause. MAJOR
10. In Romania, ____________ is compulsory between the ages of 6 and 16. EDUCATE
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V. For questions from 1 to 10, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each
gap. Use only ONE word in each gap. – 10p
The first real book I.......................... (1) was a children’s edition of Robinson Crusoe. All I
...................... (2) remember about it now is the cover, ............................ (3) was light blue. I don’t
know....................(4) much of the story is familiar from that reading, because almost..................(5)
child has heard of Robinson Crusoe. ………..…….. (6) got shipwrecked on a desert island and lived
there………………..(7) nearly 30 years. I suspect however that not very……..………. (8) people
have read the original book,……………….(9) in 1719 and one of the earliest novels in English. Those
who have, must surely have been surprised to…………….. (10) out that Robinson Crusoe does not
have much in common with the hero of the children’s story.
VI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using
the word given. Do not change the word given and use between two and five words including
the word given. – 5p
1. Amy’s parents did not allow her to stay out late at night. LET
Amy’s parents ___________________________________________________________ out late at night.
2. As I had my camera with me, I was able to take lots of photos. NO T
If I had not had my camera with me, I _________________________________ to take lots of photos.
3. Farmers in the US grow a large proportion of the world’s wheat. IS
A large proportion of the world’s wheat ___________________________________ farmers in the US.
4. When Carl was young, he went to a holiday camp every summer. USED
When Carl was young, he ___________________________________ a holiday camp every summer.
5. Could you close the window, please? MIND
Would ________________________________________________ the window, please?
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KEY
I. True/ False (10p)
1. F 5. F 9. F
2. F 6. T 10. T
3. F 7. F
4. T 8. T
II. Dual choice (10p)
1. don’t have to 5. was 9. had

2. program 6. up 10. get
3. invent 7. is being
4. where 8. on
III. Multiple Choice („A Horrifying School Day“) (15p)
1. A 6. D 11. D
2. B 7. C 12. C
3. C 8. A 13. A
4. A 9. B 14. B
5. B 10. B 15. D
IV. Word building (10p)
1. REGULATLY 5. MANAGER 9. MAJORITY

2. INFORMATION 6. CAREFUL 10. EDUCATION
3. ADMIRERS 7. SATISFIED
4. FAMOUS 8. CURIOSITY
V. Open Cloze (10p)
1. read 5. any 9. written

2. c a n 6. who 10. find
3. i t 7. f o r
4. h o w 8. many
VI. Key Word Transformation (5p)
1. didn’t let her stay

2. wouldn’t have been able
3. is grown by
4. used to go on
5. you mind closing

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PROBA DE VERIFICARE A CUNOŞTINŢELOR DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

THE WESTERN ALPHABET

1 - The purpose of this text is to tell something of Phoenician history _____

II. Choose the right answer. – 10p

A Horrifying School Day

1. Do you play football ____________________ or not quite? REGULAR

I. True/ False (10p)

II. Dual choice (10p)

1. don’t have to 5. was 9. had

III. Multiple Choice („A Horrifying School Day“) (15p)

IV. Word building (10p)

1. REGULATLY 5. MANAGER 9. MAJORITY

V. Open Cloze (10p)

1. read 5. any 9. written

VI. Key Word Transformation (5p)

1. didn’t let her stay

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