Read the text below and complete the following tasks.

Researches suggest that there are creatures that do not know what light means at the bottom of the sea. They don't have either eyes or ears; they can only feel. (1) t is as if a child s!ent its life in darkness in bed" with nothing to see or hear. #ow different our own life is$ %ight shows us the ground beneath our feet and the heavens above us & the sun" moon" and stars" shooting stars" lightning" and the sunset. t shows us day and night. 'e are able to hear voices" the sound of the sea" and music. 'e feel" we taste" we smell. #ow fortunate we are$ #ave you ever wondered whether fishes drink or not( ()) * !erson can go without food for many days" but he or she cannot go for long without water. +ishes drink and fishes that live in salt water must drink salt water. #owever" when we watch them in an a,uarium and see them o!ening and closing their mouths" we must not assume that they are drinking. +ishes need water for its o-ygen. (.) /n the other hand" when a fish drinks" it swallows water" 0ust in the way we do. *nother alarming !henomenon" erosion is regarded not merely as the !hysical removal of soil by water and wind" but rather as the deterioration of all the com!onent !arts of the habitat in which man and his cro!s and livestock have to e-ist. (1) This has led to deterioration of the microclimate above and below the surface" generally in the direction of a general drying out of the soil which has e-!osed it to erosive action of wind and rainfall of high intensity or fre,uency" and to the loss of organic matter in the soil" thus reducing its ca!acity to resist erosion by conserving the water that falls on the surface. f everything !ossible is done within the total environment to conserve the naturally !lanted or cultivated vegetation" this will also ensure o!timal conservation of soil and water. 1. 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. 4 points *. The water that they seem to be gul!ing gives them o-ygen" which is in the water. 2. %ince there is no conclusive evidence for any ma0or climatic change in historic times to e-!lain this deterioration" we must conclude that the eroding of the total environment has been due !rimarily to thoughtless destruction of the vegetative cover. 3. There is no ho!e for them. 4. *ll living things must drink" and they re,uire a fresh su!!ly of water often. 5. There is no day or night for them. There are no winters" no summers" no sun" no moon" and no stars. . !ive the antonyms of the following words. " points *. to resist 2. sunset 3. deterioration #. Sum up the text in about $% words. 1% points 4. For the following &uestions' choose the answer ()' *' +' ,- which fits according to the text. " points 1. 6udging from the !assage" we can say that the first !aragra!h is mainly about7

*. life of sea creatures at the bottom of the sea 2. how changes in the seasons are !erceived by the dee!&sea creatures 3. how wonderful our lives were and will be 4. the su!eriority of human beings over some creatures in terms of senses ). 'e discover that some sea creatures in the story7 *. have the same senses that we do 2. have no sense of hearing as well as sight 3. hear the sounds of the ocean 4. live in darkness because no light reaches to the bottom .. n the !assage a child in darkness is likened to7 *. someone who lives where there are no seasons 2. an animal without the sense of touch 3. a sea creature with no seeing or hearing ability 4. a deaf child unaffected by the environment $. +omment on the following in about 1%% words. It is as if a child spent its life in darkness in bed, with nothing to see or hear. How different our own life is! Sight shows us the ground beneath our feet and the heavens above us - the sun, moon, and stars, shooting stars, lightning, and the sunset. It shows us day and night. 4 points ". +hoose the correct form to complete the following sentences. 4 points 1. .. !roviding lu-ury on every imaginable level" a five& star hotel should also have the ability to take you by sur!rise. *. 'ith a view to 2. n e-cess of 3. 3onse,uent on 4. n addition to ). *ncient 8eruvian te-tiles have survived in an e-cellent state of !reservation . the dry conditions of much of the country. *. with regard to 2. in com!arison with 3. in case of 4. owing to .. 5-citing new research is transforming industrial robotics" offering the !romise of a whole new generation of intelligent machines. *. more 2. much 3. any 4. mostly 1. Recent findings have suggested that" in ancient times too" man was ca!able causing ra!id and decisive changes . the genetic make&u! of sta!le cro!s. *. in 9 for 2. to 9 of 3. of 9 in 4. from 9 over /. 0se the word in bold type at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. " points 1. 3om!uters have had the (1) to !lay chess for many years now. *2:5 ). Their ()) in games against the best !layers in the world has shown a steady im!rovement. 85R+/R; .. 8eo!le who need any (<) must know that these are available at the first floor. R5+R5%#

1. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. 0se only 234 word in each gap. 1% points n 1=1> an rish immigrant in ?ew @ork named *le-ander %tewart o!ened a business called the ;arble 4ry&Aoods 8alace. 2y doing so" he gave the world something com!letely new B the de!artment store. 2efore this" no&one (1) ... tried to bring together such a wide range of goods ()) ... a single roof. The business did very (.) ... . t e-!anded ra!idly and soon had (1) ... staff of two thousand. +or %tewart even that was not enough" (<) ... . n 1=>) he moved to an eight&storey building nearby" (>) ... he renamed *.T. %tewart's 3ast ron 8alace. t was" (C) ... for many years would remain" the largest sho! in the world. /thers followed %tewart's e-am!le and soon there were stores (=) ... his in many ma0or cities in the Dnited %tates. 'e don't (E) ... when !eo!le started calling them de!artment stores. The e-!ression wasn't used in !rint (1F) ... 1=E." when it a!!eared in #ar!er's ;agaGine" but the way that it is used there makes it clear that it was already widely understood. 5. 6ost of the following lines contain an extra word. 7rite the extra word. 8ut a tick to the numbers indicating a correct line. " points 4ear %ally F. This is 0ust a short note to let you know about my new college. H FF. @ou know that have arrived in 3ambridge have 1. last week" donIt you( 'ell" my host family met with me ). at the air!ort and drove me to their home. They're a .. really such nice family and Im en0oying myself a lot. 1. The college where Im studying it is also lovely. The <. teachers are hel!ful and Ive met a lot of students from >. different countries. *s soon as we will have the o!!ortunity" we are going to have a !arty. 1%. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it has a similar meaning to the sentence printed before it. 4 points 1. ''hy don't you come over for dinner at the weekend(' he asked her. suggested #e .................................. for dinner at the weekend. ). #is boss won't tolerate lateness. !ut #is boss won't .................................. lateness. .. The school studied at last year was better than this one. good This school ................... my last one. 1. *lthough the weather was terrible we had a good time. s!ite 'e had a good time .................... the terrible weather.

11. Translate the following text into Romanian. 8ros *nd 3ons /f %us!ended 3eilings f you have found your way to this article then chances are you have already had a good think about installing a sus!ended ceiling either in your home" work !lace or somewhere else. %us!ended ceilings can be great" however they are not for all a!!lications. will go over some of the !ros and cons of sus!ended ceilings. 8ros & +ire safety. There are sus!ended ceiling tiles made from fire resistant materials which conform to various fire standards set by councils" commercial organisations and other regulations. & ;odification. t is very easy to change the tiles in a sus!ended ceiling system" so whether for re!air or 0ust a change of scenery" a change can be !erformed in a very short amount of time. & ;aintenance. *s well as easy maintenance on the ceiling itself" building maintenance is also unhindered with a sus!ended ceiling. 'ires" cables" !i!es and !lumbing are all concealed by a sus!ended ceiling which allows easy access. &*!!earance. The variety of sus!ended ceiling tiles that are available give you almost unlimited o!tions for a!!earance so there is bound to be a tile that suits your room and tastes. 3ons & Reduced #eadroom. This is the most obvious disadvantage of a sus!ended ceiling" however is not one which causes many !eo!le that great of an issue. %us!ended ceilings generally reduce headroom by 1&= inches so for rooms with already low headroom" you may want to consider one of the other o!tions. & 3over u! damage. The ease and !rice of installing a sus!ended ceiling can be attractive to landlords who are looking for a chea! and easy way to cover u! ceiling damage. t is therefore im!erative then" that the !ros!ective buyer9renter takes a look to see what lies behind the ceiling. & *ging. 'ithout !ro!er maintenance" dro!!ed ceilings can start to show signs of aging ,uite ,uickly. Tile sagging is not uncommon and tiles can be damaged easily with the slightest knock" they are also discoloured by e-cessive smoking. 2ecause they can be removed and reinstalled fairly easily" many have been. t is time off the ceiling that can really take its toll on the ceiling" with the tiles being handled and knocked" adding to their aging.

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