IONEL PERLEA, ARTS HIGHSCHOOL, Slobozia

1ST SEMESTER 2014/2015

Name:_____________________________

Date:_____________

TERM PAPER
(20p)1. Circle the correct form:
1. Lucy usually works / is working in the morning.
2. We have bought / have been buying a new house in the country.
3. Look at Ben! He tastes / is tasting the pizza!
4. Whats the matter? I have forgotten / forgot my copybook at home.
5. You always borrow / are always borrowing my clothes!
6. Why are you wet? I washed / have been washing the car.
7. It rains / has been raining for two days now.
8. He sees / is seeing the manager tomorrow.
9. How much money did you make / have you made this month?
10. When does this shop close / is this shop closing?
(15p) 2. Fill in the right word(s):
1. I apologized _____ the teacher _____ being late.
2. Bringing ____ four children is not easy.
3. The house has a _____ kitchen, with furniture and everything you need.
4. It is good to make your house c_____ so that children will be protected against accidents.
4.How often does he m___ the floors?
5. School breaks ____ in December for the Christmas holiday.
6. Washing the dishes, dusting the furniture and making the beds are h_____ c_____ .
7. If you have double ______ you will not hear the noise from the outside so much.
8. The students _____ out a new edition of their school magazine.
9. You can heat the food in the m_____ .
10. Can you please ___________ me what time it is?
11. Thanks to ATMs we can ________ money from a bank whenever we want to.
12. Why is Susan limping? Has she _____________ her ankle?
(10p) 3. Complete the sentences:
1. The last time I talked to John was last Monday.
SINCE I _____________________ last Monday.
2. How long have Helen and Robert been married?
GET
When ____________________ married?
3. Steve started learning the violin a month ago.
LEARNING Steve ________ the violin for a month.
4. Do you have any plans for Saturday evening?
DOING What ________________ Saturday evening?
5. According to the timetable when is the ending of this holiday?
END
When ___________________ ?
(10p) 4. Fill in the correct word derived from the word in bold:
1. _______________________________ I always get robbed! FORTUNE
2. Most _____________________________ take place after midnight.BURGLAR
3. Youre going to wake up the whole ________________ with that noise.NEIGHBOUR
4. She thought of an ________________________ way to protect her house. EFFECT
5. For reasons of ______, they asked us to show them what we had in our bags.SECURE
6. The way people communicate changed with the _______of mobile phones. INTRODUCE
7. _______________________is a very effective way to reduce crime. PREVENT
8. This place is one of the country's ____________________ holiday resorts. FAVOUR
9. This piece of jewellery _______________ belonged to my great grandmother. ACTUAL
10. People hate working with her because she's such a __________________. PERFECT
(10p) 5. Write a paragraph (50-80 words) and suggest at least four ways in which you can make your
house burglarproof.
(25p) Write a narrative called My Secret Place. (180-200 words).