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Initial Test 9th grade

I. Answer the questions: (10 points)

1. Which one is larger? ( a tuna fish/a shark)

2. Which one has a longer tail? (a leopard/a bear)

3. Which one is more intelligent? (a dolphin/a chimpanzee)

II. Complete the sentences with tag questions: (10 points)

1. You like oranges, …………………?
2. They haven’t won the lottery before, …………….……?
3. Susan is your best friend, ………………..?
4. They won’t help us, …………..…...?

III. Complete the sentences with “who” , “which” or “where”. (10

points)

1. The street………………. I live is very noisy.

2. This is Alison, ………….works in the same company as my sister.
3. There’s a shop near here ………….. I buy magazines.
4. People ………. smoke can get a lot of disease.
5. I live in Cluj …………..is a beautiful village in the east of Romania.
6. My teacher,………… isn’t English, lives in Bacău.

IV. Find the Past Tense and Past Participle forms of these verbs:
(15 points)

a) begin f) see
b) go g) eat
c) write h)come
d) do i) make
e) buy j) drink
V. Put these statements into reported speech: (15 points)
Ex.: Jeremy wrote: I’ve joined a junior life saving club.
Jeremy wrote that he had joined a junior life saving club.
1. Paul said: You look tired.

2. Molly said: I can’t find my glasses.

3. Tom said: Kathy may be right.

VI. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the given
verbs: (15 points)
1. If I (tell) ……… … you a secret, will you promise not to tell
anyone?
2. If I (be) …………... a millionaire , I would still live here.
3. If he (make) …………………any mistakes, I would have
corrected him.

VII. Translate into English: (15 points)

1. E un băiat foarte deştept!

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2. Elena a devenit profesoară.

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3. Călătorim cu avionul în fiecare vară.

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4. Sunt foarte delicioase; ar trebui să le încercaţi!

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5.Fratele tău cântă la pian, nu-i aşa?

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10 points ex officio.