COLEGIUL NATIONAL MIHAI EMINESCU, PETROSANI

TEST DE EVALUARE INIIAL

Anul colar 2016-2017
Limba englez
Clasa a IX-a L1

Autor: STEFANIA MANEA

Numele i prenumele elevului:
Data susinerii testului:

Pentru rezolvarea corect a tuturor cerinelor din Partea I i din Partea II se acord 90 de puncte. Din
oficiu se acord 10 puncte.
Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 45 de minute.
PARTEA I 20 de puncte

I.1. Read the following text and answer questions 1-5:

Different Colours can affect us in many different ways; thats according to Verity Allen. In her new series Colour me Healthy,
Verity looks at the ways that colours can influence how hard we work and the choices we make. They can even change our
emotions and even influence how healthy we are.

Have you ever noticed how people always use the same colours for the same things? says Verity. Our toothpaste is always
white or blue or maybe red. Its never green. Why not? For some reason we think that blue and white is clean, while we think of
green products as being a bit disgusting. Its the same for businesses. We respect a company which writes its name in blue or
black, but we dont respect one that uses pink or orange. People who design new products can use these ideas to influence what
we buy.

During this four-part series, Verity studies eight different colours, two colours in each programme. She meets people who work in
all aspects of the colour industry, from people who design food packets, to people who name the colours of lipsticks. Some of the
people she meets clearly have very little scientific knowledge to support their ideas, such as the American Colour Doctor who
believes that serious diseases can be cured by the use of coloured lights. However, she also interviews real scientists who are
studying the effects of green and red lights on mice, with some surprising results.

Overall, its an interesting show, and anyone who watches it will probably find out something new. But because Verity is goes out
of her way to be polite to everyone she meets on the series, its up to the viewers to make their own decisions about how much
they should believe.

1. What is the writer doing in this text? 5. According to Verity, why is a knowledge of colour
A. giving information about how colours influence us important?
B. reporting what happens in a new television series A. It can help you to choose the best products.
C. giving information about a television presenter B. It can give you new ideas.
D. giving his opinion of a recent television show C. It can help you to change peoples minds.
2. D. It can help you to sell products.
3. Which of the following shows the probable content 6.
of the four shows? 7. Who does the writer respect least?
A. Part 1 Health; Part 2 Products and Industry; A. Verity Allen
Part 3 Emotions; Part 4 Decisions B. The people who name lipsticks
B. Part 1 Blue and Black; Part 2 Red and Orange; C. The Colour Doctor
Part 3 White and Grey; Part 4 Green and D. The scientists who work with mice
Yellow 8.
C. Part 1 Meeting Designers; Part 2 Meeting 9. Which of the following would make a good title for
People who Name Colours; Part 3 Meeting the text?
Doctors; Part 4 Meeting Scientists A. Enjoy it, but dont believe everything.
D. Part 1 Cleaning Products; Part 2 Make-up; Part B. Another great show from Verity Allen! Five Stars!
3 Clothes; Part 4 Food C. Dont miss this if you work in Business!
4. D. Watch this programme! It will make you healthy!
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11. PARTEA A II-A (70 de
puncte)
12.
13. II.1. Read the text and fill in the numbered blanks with ONE WORD only. Attention! Short forms, such as its
isnt, Im, wasnt, cant, etc. are NOT one word. 15 points
14.
15. Fast food
16. The concept of fast food is very important in English-speaking countries (0) for one major reason:
the working day starts at around the same time (1) _____ in European countries, but finishes (2) _____ earlier, typically
at about five o'clock in (3) _____ evening when the offices, banks and many of the shops begin to close. As a result,
there's not much time for lunch, (4) _____ many people bring something from home to eat at their desks, (5) _____ with
a cup of tea or instant coffee made with the office kettle, (6) _____ than going out to a restaurant for a proper lunch as
do many European office workers, (7) _____ usually finish work much later in the evening.
17. For (8) _____ who prefer to get out of the office to have a break or (9) _____ fresh air, there are the various fast food
options (10) _____ as sandwiches, Cornish pasties, burgers, kebabs, or fish and chips, many of (11) _____ can be eaten
on the move, (12) _____ even the need to sit down!
18. Only on special occasions is a British office worker likely to eat lunch in a restaurant. (13) _____
someone's birthday, promotion, engagement or retirement, for example, a group of colleagues will eat together in a pub
or restaurant. It is for this reason (14) _____ foreign visitors are often surprised (15) _____ the lack of affordable, good
quality, places to have lunch in the major British cities.
19.
20. II.2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given (in
brackets). Use between two and five words. Do not change the word given. 15 points
21. 1. Someone has killed the party leader in a car bomb attack.
22. The party leader ____________________ in a car bomb attack . (has)
23. 2. It's too cold to go to the beach today.
24. It's ____________________ to the beach today. (warm)
25. 3. You won't pass the exam unless you study harder.
26. If ____________________ you won't pass the exam. (don't)
27. 4. What are your plans for the weekend?
28. What ____________________ at the weekend? (do)
29. 5. She complains all the time about the teacher.
30. She ____________________ about the teacher. (keeps)
31.
32. II.3. The word in capitals at the end of the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the
blank space. Fill each blank in this way. 20 points
33. EXAMPLE: She said Thank you in a most friendly way. FRIEND
34. My teacher encouraged me to take the exam. COURAGE
35.
1. Pedro was known for his ____ . HONEST
2. The student lost marks in the exam because a lot of what he wrote was
36. completely ____ . RELEVANT
3. Hes such a ____ person that his students love his lessons. LIKE
4. This newspaper used to be printed ____, but now it only comes out
37. once a week. DAY
5. That teacher gets very angry about ____ work. CARE
6. Flavias ____ was the happiest time of her life. CHILD
7. John was very ____ when his girlfriend left him. HAPPY
8. Everybody loves Mary for her _____. KIND
9. Peter used to be so _____, but he has changed a lot. FRIEND
10. David has always wanted to go to Hollywood and
38. become a famous _____. ACT
39.
40. II.4. Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense and form (include the adverb if there is one)
41. 20
points
1. Jim! 1 (turn down) that noisy music! Jim! I 2 (talk) to you!
2. What 3 (you/usually/do) at weekends?
3. 4 (you/ever/eat) a frog?
4. Is it snowing outside? Yes, it 5 (snow) since last night. 6 (it/ever/snow) before in this part of the country?
5. When he first 7 (come) to this country, he 8 (not have) a penny. But since then he 9 (become) one of the richest
citizens.
6. 10 (you/hear) from Jason lately?