Clasa a X-a Varianta A

I. Circle the option, A, B, C or D that best fts each gap: (10 p)

I was born and (1) up in Norfolk. On the () ! I"# near to bein$ a fanati% about the %ountr&
and all it has to (') . Norfolk has a hundred #iles of beautiful inland waterwa&s! and! in (() !
a hundred #iles of unspoilt %oastal s%ener&. ()) the %oast there are natural reser*es (+)
seals! rare birds and other wildlife thri*e in profusion. ,on$ distan%e footpaths (-) alon$ the
whole of this %oast and people wander slowl& alon$ the# peerin$ (.) bino%ulars. /his is 0uite
an a#usin$ si$ht! thou$h one so#eti#es (1) for their safet& near the ed$e of the %li2s3 If
&ou"re feelin$ (14) ! Norfolk is the pla%e for &ou3
1. A. brou$ht 5. raised C. reared 6. $rown
. A. opposite 5. whole C. e*iden%e 6. %ontrar&
'. A. praise 5. pro*ide C. o2er 6. $i*e
(. A. addition 5. fa%t C. realit& 6. pla%es
). A. with 5. ne7t C. beside 6. alon$
+. A. where 5. with C. that 6. while
-. A. al#ost 5. a%%o#pan& C. follow 6. run
.. A. with 5. into C. throu$h 6. b&
1. A. worries 5. dreads C. fears 6. wonders
14.A. lowl& 5. worn C. wear& 6. hea*&
II. Read the text belo and !se "#$ %"RD onl& in each gap: (10 p)
8h& do so #an& a#usin$ in%idents o%%ur (1)99999999999999999 train :ourne&s; I re#e#ber the da&
when a ti%ket inspe%tor entered the %o#part#ent ()999999999999999 si7 or ei$ht %o##uters
(')99999999999 sittin$. <*er&one 0ui%kl& found their ti%ket - (()99999999999999for the #an sittin$
ne7t to #e. =is ()) 9999999999999di*ed ur$entl& into his po%kets! then he be$an to sear%h throu$h
his brief%ase. (+)99999999999else %ould see e7a%tl& where his ti%ket (-)99999999999999 - he was
$rippin$ it between his teeth. /he ti%ket inspe%tor %al#l& dealt (.)999999999 all the other
passen$ers. /hen! e0uall& %al#l&! he drew the ti%ket fro# (1) 9999999999999 the #an"s teeth!
e7a#ined it (14)99999999 a frown and popped it ba%k a$ain.
III. 'se the ords in capitals at the end o( the lines belo to (or) ords that ft the gap in the
sa)e line: (10 p)
5& the a$e of se*en I knew I was a (1)999999999999999 at #aths and I :ust didn"t
>AI,
ha*e the () 999999999999999 to %on0uer #& proble#. It all be$an when I was two
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and an aunt who was tired of #& bad (') 999999999999999 tried to keep #e o%%upied.
5<=AV<
Ahe found $reat (()9999999999999999 and beaut& in nu#bers and had endless
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())9999999999999999 when it %a#e to e7plainin$ the#. /o #&
?A/I<N/
(+)999999999999999 ! she spent an hour showin$ #e how to write her address!
ANNOC
11 A#ith @oad. ,ater I (-)99999999999999 %lai#ed that two strai$ht bananas so#ehow
>OO,
#ade ele*en. After that I knew that #aths was a (.)9999999999999999999 ke& to
BA@V<,
understandin$ the uni*erse and that e*er& $reat (1)999999999999999999999 depends on
INV<N/
#athe#ati%al for#ulae. 5ut I"d (14)9999999999999999999turned #& ba%k on nu#bers.
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I*. Co)plete the second sentence so that it has a si)ilar )eaning to the frst sentence, !sing the
ord gi+en in bold. ,o! )!st !se beteen to and f+e ords, incl!ding the ord gi+en: (1- p)
1. /he return fare is double the sin$le fare. TWICE
/he return fare9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999the
sin$le fare.
. /o# had %o##itted a serious %ri#e. GUILTY
/o#9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 a serious
%ri#e.
'. /he knife was too blunt to %ut the bread. SHARP
/he knife9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999to %ut the
bread.
(. I %ouldn"t bear the noise an& lon$er. PUT
I %ouldn"t9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999the noise an&
lon$er.
). I %ouldn"t understand what I was readin$ . SENSE
I %ouldn"t99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999what I was
readin$.
+. After the stor# the repairs to #& house %ost #e D!444. HAVE
It %ost #e D!4449999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999after
the stor#.
-. I didn"t e7pe%t to win. THINK
I999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999win.
.. Ea%k has su%h *i*id i#a$ination that ! it is possible that he in*ented the whole stor&.
MADE
Ea%k has su%h *i*id i#a$ination that he #i$ht9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999the
whole stor&.
1. I arri*ed late at the #eetin$ be%ause I #issed the bus. TURNED
If I"d %au$ht the bus999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999the #eetin$
on ti#e.
14. Feor$e re$rets spendin$ all of his sa*in$s on holida&. HE
Feor$e wishes999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999all his sa*in$s
on holida&.
*. %rite "#$ %"RD hich can be !sed appropriatel& in all three sentences: (- p)
1. a. Eohn pressed the wron$999999999999999 and the %o#puter s%reen went blank.
b. =ard work is the 999999999999999 to su%%ess.
%. 8hether to resi$n or not is the 9999999999999 issue these da&s.
. a. /on& Austin"s was a hi$hl& 999999999999999999 #i7 of son$s! poetr& and stories.
b. B& 99999999999999999 plan was to dri*e to Free%e! but I e*entuall& de%ided that it was
too far.
%. /here is a %op& in an art $aller&! but the 9999999999999999999 paintin$ was lost #an&
&ears a$o.
'. a. =arr& should ha*e been here a$es a$o! and I"# 999999999999999999999999that he #i$ht
ha*e $ot lost.
b. /here was a #istake in the test! but the students 999999999999999999will be allowed to
take the e7a# a$ain.
%. /he writin$ %lasses are open to all students! but we are parti%ularl& 999999999999999to
help forei$n students.
(. a. <*er& su##er is without 999999999999 the best ti#e to *isit Ireland.
b. All the ti%kets ha*e been sold! so there"s no 9999999999999999999 of rearran$in$ the
%on%ert at this sta$e.
%. 8e were at the end of the #eetin$ when the 999999999999999999 of redundan%ies was
brou$ht up.
). a. It will be diG%ult to Hnish on ti#e! but I a# sure I"ll 9999999999999999 it.
b. I run the business #&self! but I ha*e an a%%ountant to 999999999999999999999 the Hnan%ial
aspe%t.
%. /hat par%el looks reall& hea*& I %an &ou 999999999999999999 to lift it b& &ourself;
VI. Cou re%entl& went on a two-week a%ti*it& holida& in Ireland. Jnfortunatel&! &ou were *er&
disappointed. @ead the F=, Ad*enture 5reaks ad*ertise#ent and the notes &ou #ade about the
holida&. /hen write a letter to the F=, Ad*enture 5reaks complaii! about &our holida& and
askin$ for so#e #one& ba%k. Jse all &our notes. (44 words) ()4 p)
Not"# timp $e l%cr% & ore. Toate '%(iectele '%t o(li!atorii. N% 'e acor$" p%cte $i
o)ci%.
GHL A$*et%re +rea,'
>an%& tr&in$ &our hand at ro%k %li#bin$!
sailin$ and %anoein$; Or how about white
water raftin$! %a*in$ or bun$ee :u#pin$;
F=, Ad*enture 5reaks o2ers all this and #ore3
Cou will re%ei*e e7pert instru%tion in
s#all $roups.
Co#fortable '-star a%%o##odation
pro*ided.
8e will arran$e all &our tra*el b& air
and %oa%h.
+oo, o- .or t/e a$*et%re o. a
li.etime0
Acti*ite'
$roups too bi$! instru%tion
often poor
so#e a%ti*ities ad*ertised
not o2ered
Accommo$atio
*er& poor 0ualit&
1o%re2 t/ere
a %o#plete disaster3
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