INSPECTORATUL SCOLAR AL MUNICIPIULUI BUCURESTI

EXAMEN DE VERIFICARE A CUNOSTINTELOR DE LIMBA ENGLEZA PENTRU

ADMITEREA IN CLASA a IX-a –PROBA SCRISA

 Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Se acorda 10 puncte din oficiu.

 Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 1 ora.

SUBIECTUL I

Read the following article. Five sentences have been removed from the extract. Choose from the
sentences ( A-F) the one which fits each gap ( 1-5 ). There is one extra sentence which you do not
need to use. ( 5 puncte)

A. Orangutans can become very emotional when they fall a test.

B. One feature of both chimps and orangutans is the ability to recognize themselves in a mirror.

C. One obvious disadvantage is that we cannot study their behaviour in their natural environment.

D. Does this mean she is starting to think in a human way?

E. Humans generally remember things by putting them into groups or categories.

F. However, she hasn’t yet learnt to use them in sentences.

Orangutans and chimpanzees are capable of performing intellectual feats we once thought to be
uniquely human. Using language, being self- aware, learning by imitation and problem- solving are high-
level abilities that are not limited to humans. Research has shown that orangutans and other great apes
share these abilities too.

There are several projects studying the use of language by these creatures. One of the orangutans
involved in a project in Virginia, USA, has learned how to use over 100 words in sign language. Another
orangutan, Hannah, has learned thirteen symbols that represent different nouns and verbs. Hannah can
combine the symbols into simple commands like “open bag”. 1______

Not really. One of the fundamental elements of human thought is the ability to recognize numbers
and use them in sentences. Hannah can recognize numbers from one to three with reasonable accuracy .

2. ___________

A fundamental difference between humans and orangutans is their ability to comprehend abstract
ideas. Abstract concepts are basic to human thinking , while there’s little evidence that orangutans can
understand abstract ideas at all.

One of the most interesting experiments in the Virginia project concerns memory. 3 ________.
Orangutans , on the other hand, appear to remember things according to where they saw them last. This
seems a less efficient way of storing information, so it may well be that orangutans have a limited
capacity for memory in comparison to humans.

4 ________ They feel extremely frustrated when they make an error and they never rush into a
task because they don’t want to be wrong. Orangutans have differences in personality. Some are slow
learners, while others are more impulsive.

Unfortunately, most of the research on great ape intelligence has been done with animals in
captivity.

5_______ Studies of orangutans, however, that suffered human captivity but were then freed showed that
they are capable of learning by imitation.

SUBIECTUL II

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
given in brackets. Do not change the word given. Use between two and five words , including the
word given.( 10 puncte)

1. I expected ice- skating to be more difficult than it actually was. ( NOT ) ≥ Ice- skating __________as I
had expected.

2. How many competitors went in for the race? ( PART )> How many competitors__________the race?

3. I think you should complain to your boss. ( WERE ) > If I__________ a complaint to my boss.

4. Toronto has been my home since last March. ( LIVING ) > I have _____________ last March.

5. A man at the museum entrance gave us a map. ( GIVEN ) > We_____________ a man at the museum
entrance.

6. “Don’t touch the plate, it’s very hot”, the waitress said to me. ( NOT ) > The waitress _________the
plate because it was very hot.

7. It isn’t easy for Zoe to answer the telephone in Spanish. ( DIFFICULTY ) > Zoe ____________ the
telephone in Spanish.

8. “ What’s the height of the mountain?” Lee asked his father. ( HIGH ) > Lee asked his father _________
was.

9. They will be selling tickets for the concert during the lunch hour. ( SALE ) > Tickets for the concert
will _________________ during the lunch hour.

10. You can ask Tim for a lift to work or you can ask Sam. ( EITHER ) > You can_________ for a lift to
work.

SUBIECTUL III

Complete the gaps in the text below with one word that best fits each space. There is one example.
(10 puncte)
Queen Elizabeth I

Many English people feel a great deal of admiration for Queen Elizabeth I, who ( 0 ) ruled England from
1558 to 1603. Their admiration is based (1)_______ the view of this queen as a strong and powerful
woman, (2) _________ possessed great political skill. (3)__________, Elizabeth did not seem to have
much happiness in her private life. She was born in 1533, the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife,
Anne Boleyn. Henry (4) _______already divorced his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, (5)________ marry
Elizabeth’s mother, and in fact executed Anne Boleyn when their daughter was three. Elizabeth was a
clever child, and was well taught, but her early years were not happy. When Henry died in 1547,
Elizabeth’s brother, Edward, became king at the age of nine. When he died, seven years (6) _______, their
elder sister Mary, a Roman Catholic, became queen. Elizabeth, herself (7) ________ Protestant suffered
greatly (8) ________ these years and was kept (9) ________ a prisoner in the Tower of London. Elizabeth
finally became queen in 1558, when Mary died, and reigned over the country (10)_______ 1603.

SUBIECTUL IV

For questions 1- 15, read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each space.
There is an example at the beginning (0). ( 15 puncte)

Tips for flying

As the human body was not designed for flying, people can (0) C if they are on an airplane for a long (1)
______. Therefore, it is important to (2) _______ certain measures to increase your comfort. In the air
your body is more (3) _______ to the effects of alcohol, coffee, tea and rich of fatty foods, so it is best to
(4)______ these the day before you leave as well as (5) ______ the flight. A long distance journey often
(6) ______ travelers feeling stiff, because they have been sitting in one (7) ______ for several hours. In
order to reduce the (8) ______ of this happening to you , there are some exercises you can (9) ______
while you are flying. Besides this, a hot shower taken after the flight can be effective (10) ______ of
minimizing stiffness. If you wear loose clothing (11) ______ from natural materials, such as cotton, you
will feel more comfortable as your skin will be able to breathe more (12) ______. Your skin suffers in
(13) _____ ways too, becoming drier once you have (14) _____ the ground. This can be avoided,
however, if you take some skin cream (15) ______ with you.

0 A agonize B endure C suffer D tolerate

1 A time B hour C way D space
2 A have B take C make D get
3 A acceptable B sensitive C delicate D feeble
4 A ignore B delete C omit D avoid
5 A through B along C during D over
6 A develops B leaves C lets D makes
7 A position B area C space D situation
8 A luck B chances C opportunities D fortune
9 A have B take C do D make
10 A way B sort C solution D answer
11 A created B done C produced D made
12 A relaxingly B conveniently C comfortably D easily
13 A other B some C contrasting D various
14 A lost B escaped C left D abandoned
15 A in the air B on board C on the air D above board

SUBIECTUL V

Read the text and use the words given in capitals to form words that fit in the numbered gaps. The
words are given in the order in which you need to use them. There is an example at the beginning. (
10 puncte)

0- CHOOSE; 1- PARTICULAR; 2- SAIL; 3- FREQUENT; 4- PARTICIPATE; 5- KNOW; 6-

EXPERIENCE; 7- ARRANGE; 8- ABLE; 9- ENJOY; 10- ADVENTURE

Making a leisure activity 0 choice in summer is difficult. A (1) _______ popular summer holiday option is
to go (2)________ with friends. (3) ________, the (4) ________ have a mixed (5)_________ of sailing .
Therefore, the less (6) ________ are given a chance to improve their sailing skills. If (7)______ are made
so that everyone uses their (8)________ to the full, the trip will be far more (9)_________ for everyone.
By contributing fully to the holiday, riding the waves can be truly (10)____________.

SUBIECTUL VI

Read the text below and look carefully at each line. If the line is correct, put a tick (√ ). If it has a
word that should not be there, write this word on the line, as in the examples. ( 10 puncte)

Jim Carrey was born in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, 0√

on January 17th 1962. He had came from a working class 00 had
family which had a very little money, so he had a very hard life 1
and grew up poor. When he was himself in his teens, his 2
father lost his job, so Jim had to take in a job as a caretaker. 3
He tried to manage his job and his schoolwork, but it was 4
bit too difficult and eventually he dropped out of school. 5
He developed a sense of humour despite in order to cope 6
with the difficult times he was going through. He started to 7
performing in a comedy club when he was only fifteen and 8
at the age of nineteen he moved to LA. He began to get 9
small parts in the films in 1983 and his big break came in 1990. 10