Ministerul Educatiel, Cercetari, Tineretului ¢ Sportulul Centrul National de Evaluare gi Examinare TEST DE EVALUARE INITIALA Anul scolar 2011-2012 Limba engleza ClasaaX-aLt Numele si prenumele elevul Data sustinerii testului: MODEL, + Pentru rezolvarea corecta a tuturor cerintelor din Partea | si din Partea a Il-a se acorda 90 de puncte. Din oficiu se acorda 10 puncte. + Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 45 de minute. PARTEA | {60 de puncte) I. 1. Read the text below and complete the following tasks. Write all your answers on the Answer Sheet. All the national parks in Britain are different and have their awn special qualities. Together they cover 10 per cent of England and Wales and receive over 100 millian visitors every year. (1) - Not parks in the usually accepted urban sense nor owned by the nation, they represent the most strongly protected threatened landscapes in Britain, The Peak National Park, designated in 1988, was the first in the Midlands of England. All the others are in the north or west of the country. (2) . The three Welsh national parks — out of which Snowdonia is the most famaus — proudly uphold the Welsh culture, tradition and language The Snowdonia National Park comprises mountain, moorland and forest, interspersed with deep valleys, and extends as far as the coast. @) . Itwas the Lakeland poet William Wordsworth who first suggested that it should be set aside as a ‘sort of National property, in which every man has the right and interest who has an eye to perceive and a heart to enjoy.’ It lies entirely within Cumbria, and is one of England's few mountainous regions. All the land in England higher than three thousand feet above sea level lies within the National Park. The Lake District also contains Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England. Further north are the Yorkshire Dales National Park, with its fine limestone scenery and Northumbertand, stretching north from historic Hadrian’s Wall to the Scattish border. (4) - It's a special place — a fantastic outdoor arena for recreation and peaceful relaxation and 2 haven for wildlife Together, the British National Parks represent the cream of unspoiled scenery in England and Wales — there are still no national parks in Scotland Test de evaluare infiala — Limba engleza Clasa aX-a Lt Pagina 1 din 4Ministerul Educatiel, Cercetari, Tineretului ¢ Sportulul Centrul National de Evaluare gi Examinare 1.1. a. Four sentences have been removed from the text. Select the appropriate sentence for each gap in the text. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 8 points A. The Lake District is probably the best-known of the British National Parks, and in one way could be said to be the birthplace of the International National Park movement B. Established in 1954, the Yorkshire Dales National Park has outstanding scenery, a range of wildlife habitats and a rich cultural neritage . There is an ongoing debate about the damage caused by the amount of human and vehicular traffic that such areas generate. D. Dartmoor and Exmoor — the last ‘wilderesses’ of Southern England — are both well known to holiday makers in the south-west. E. They are officially recognized by the government as being the jewels in the nation’s conservation crown, |. 1, b, Match the words in bold in the text to their definition given below. There is one extra definition which you do not need to use. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 4 points A. T. something that has not been changed in ways that make it less beautiful or enjoyable B. 2. to show that you support something such as an idea by what you say or do c. 3. natural things such as trees, hills and lakes that you can see in a particular place 4. a place where people or animals can feel safe and happ E 5. a large area of high land covered with grass and bushes |. 1. ¢ For the following sentences, choose the answer (A, B, C, D) which fits accordi the text. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 10 points 1. National Parks are protected by law as they are A. the property of the nation B. officially recognized C. endangered landscapes D. different from urban parks 2. Welsh National Parks A. are the favourite destination of haliday-makers B. were the first to be created in Britain €. preserve more than just natural landscapes D. were made famous by Wordsworth 3. Snowdonia is A.. one of the last wildernesses of Southern England _B. the best known British National Park. . the birthplace of the international national D. aunique combination of forms of park movement reliet 4. The Yorkshire Dales are famous for A. the cliffs overlooking the North Sea B. the moors €. the limestone formations D. the unspoiled coastline 5. In Scotland, National Parks are A... considered the best British National Parks B. not very many C. still non-existent D. not as well preserved as those in England and Walsh Test de evaluare infiala — Limba engleza Clasa aX-a Lt Pagina 2 din 4Ministerul Educatiel, Cercetari, Tineretului ¢ Sportulul Centrul National de Evaluare gi Examinare 1. 2 Read the text below to fill in the missing information. On your Answer Sheet, write only the missing words next to the number indicating each blank space. 12 points Crop circles are large circular patterns (1) have been turing (2) mysteriousty in cornfields all over southern England, and in (3) parts of the world, since (4) 1980's Many people (5) they could not have (6), done by human beings — they say only visitors from outer space could have created such circles. 1.3. Read the text below and use the words given in capitals below to form words that fit in the gaps. The words in capitals are given in the order you need to use them: 11 points DISCOVER, SAFE, HISTORY, EXIST, LEGEND, SYMBOL, CHILD, ACCIDENT, KNOW, MYSTERY, BE The____1 of a secret tunnel beneath a Nottingham museum could prove that one of history's most famous legends was a flesh- and-blood reality. The tunnel may have been used by Robin Hood ta escape from the Sheriff of Nottingham to the 2 of Sherwood Forest. For centuries 3 have questioned the 4 of Robin, dismissing him as a 5 figure who 6 the opes of the poor in their struggle against the rich. His heroic deéds are well-known to us from our T readings. The (8) unearthing of the passageway by archaeologists excavating some man-made caves may cause them to rethink their views. The tunnel is blocked so its exact length is (9) though it could stretch for three miles, from St. Mary's Church to the city’s outskirts. According to medieval documents, Robin and his men (10) disappeared from the church after (11) surrounded by the Sheriff's soldiers |. 4, Rephrase the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 15 points 1. Jack and vill started arguing at midnight. Now it’s three a.m Jack and Jil 2. Jim worked there for five years. Then he resigned After 3. I have never met a more dependable person than Sam. samis 4. They served us the best cookies ever. We. 5. Iam sure he is not angry with you. He PARTEA alla (30 de puncte) Read the text below. In one paragraph write your own ending of the story. (8- 10 lines) Henry Blodgett looked at his wristwatch and saw that it was two o'clock in the morning. In despair, he slammed shut the textbook he'd been studying and let his head sink onto his arms on the table in front of him. He knew he'd never pass that examination tomorrow: the more he studied geometry the less he understood it. Mathematics in general had always been difficult for him and now he was finding that geometry was impossible for him to learn. And if he flunked it, he was through with college; he'd flunked three ather courses in his first two years and anather failure this year would, under college rules, cause automatic expulsion He wanted that college degree badly, too, since it was indispensable for the career he'd chosen and worked toward. Only a miracle could save him now Test de evaluare infiala — Limba engleza Clasa aX-a Lt Pagina 3 din 4Ministerul Educate, Cercet&ri, Tineretului gi Sportulu Centrul National de Evaluare gi Examinare He sat up suddenly as an idea struck him. Why not try magic? The occult had always interested him. He nad baoks an it and he'd often read the simple instructions on how to conjure up a demon and make it obey his will. Up to now, he'd always figured that it was a bit risky and so had never actually tried it. But this was an emergency and might be worth the slight risk. Only through black magic could he suddenly become an expert in a subject that had always been difficult for him From the shelf he quickly took out his best book on black magic, found the right page and refreshed his memory on the few simple things he had to do[...] (F. Brown, Honeymoon in Hell) Test de evaluare infiala — Limba engleza Clasa aX-a Lt Pagina 4 din 4