Cangurul Lingvist – Engleză

Martie 2019

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Rezolvă, la alegere, maximum 40 de itemi!

I. For each question (1-5), read and choose the best answer.
1. A) Suitableclotheswillhavetobewornfor
PE class will take place in the schoolyard

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next week, not the gym. Therefore, you thePEclassnextweek.
should bring in an outdoor kit, sport B) Studentsareremindednottobelatefor
shoes included. PEclassnextweek.
C) PEclassnextweekwillbeinthesame
placeasusual.

2. A)ATVprogrammeaboutpopularfilmstars
For more spicy information on

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everyone’s favourite film stars, go

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to our website and check out the B) Youcanlearnmoreaboutcelebrities
online.
C) Allpopularfilmstarshavebrandnew
websites.

3. A) Candidateswon’thavetheresultsuntil
French Test Monday.
Results for the French test will B) TheFrenchtestresultshavebeenposted
be posted by the front desk on bythefrontdesk.
Monday at 10 a.m. C) TheFrenchtestresultswillbehandedin
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personallytoeachstudent.

4.
Contemporary fiction, history and
cookery books are displayed on the
first floor of the bookshop. The diner
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A) Thedinerisonthesamelevelasthe
books.
B)Customerscanfindbooksonthefloor
abovethediner.

is on the second floor.

C)Customerscanfindbooksonthefloor
belowthediner.

5. A)PaulisaskingJoeandJessicatojoinhim
Jessica, Joe’s invited me to go to the tothemovies.
movies tonight. Want to join? B)JoewouldliketoknowwhetherJessica
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Paul carestojoinPaulandhimtothemovies.
C)JessicacangotothemovieswithJoeand
Paulifshecaresto.

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 II. R
ead the first sentence. For the second sentence, choose the best answer for each gap (6-10)
so that the meaning stays the same.
6. Ittakes25minutestowalktothemuseum.
Itisa..........tothemuseum.
A) 25-minuteswalking     B) 25-minuteswalk    C) 25-minutewalk
7. Sinceshehasbeenlearningself-defencetechniques,Selma’sself-confidencehasincreased.
Selmahasbecomemore..........sinceshehasbeenlearningself-defencetechniques.

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A) self-confident       B) self-conscious     C) self-confidant
8. ThelasttimeStephenwenttoLegoLandwasin2016.
Stephen..........LegoLandsince2016.
A) hasn’tbeento       B) wasn’tin       C) didn’tgoto
9. Therewassomuchfoodhisguestscouldn’teatitall.
Therewastoomuchfood..........toeat.
A) forhim        B) forhisguests      C) sohisguestscouldn’t

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10. Theskatingrinkisnotfarfrommyplace.
Theskatingrinkis..........tomyplace.
A) quiteawalk       B) notquitenear     C) quiteclose
III. Read sentences 11-15. For each space, choose the best answer.
11.Blogs..........offasonlinediaries.
A) went          B) began        C) started
12.Mostlikely,dancingbeganasa..........forfamilyandfriendstocelebrateevents.
A) way          B) mode        C) style
13.Mostperfumesareusually..........byanexperiencedperfumer.
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A) created         B) designed       C) built
14.Cartoonsoftenfeatureanimalswithhuman...........
A) degrees         B) conditions       C) qualities
15.Somepeopleareagainstshoppingonlineforreallyexpensive..........ofclothing.
A) things         B) items        C) parts
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IV. Read the text. For each space (16-20), choose the best answer.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe

Ever(16)..........theturnofthemillennium,superheromovieshavegainedpopularity.Starting
withtheX-Men,thebigstudiosrealizedthatthiskindofmoviesappealtotheaudiencesomoreand
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moremoney(17) ..........investedintotheirproduction.
In2008,theMarvelCinematicUniverse,alsoknownbyfansastheMCU,startedtakingshape
intheformofIronMan,starringRobertDowneyJr.(18)..........theprotagonist.Afteranamazing
box-officesuccess,ataround500milliondollarsworldwide,theMCUdecidedtoevolvemoreand
more,withatleastonemoviepremieringeachyeareversince.

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 Withanincrediblerosterofcharactersthathavebeenintroducedinthestoryline,theproducers
have(19)..........totheconclusionthatitwastimetobringthemalltogether.Therefore,in2018,
Avengers:InfinityWarwasreleasedtogreatcriticalacclaim.
FromthefamiliarfacesofSpidermanandCaptainAmerica,tothenewerentriesintheuniverse,
suchasBlackPantherorDoctorStrange,everysuperherothathadevermadeanappearanceinthe
MCUovertheyearshadatleastonecameointhispinnacleoffilmmakingandcinema.TakingCGI
effectstoanotherlevelandhavingagreatensemblecastthatanystudiowoulddiefor,Avengers:
InfinityWarwasadreamthatcametrueforanyfanofthe(20) ..........andevenforthosewhohad

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neverseenasuperheromoviebefore.

16. A) before B) by C) since D) in

17. A) was B) were C) havebeen D) are

18. A) as B) for C) like D) in

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19. A) reached

20. A) kin
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B) come

B) gender

V. Read the text and answer questions 21-25.

C) made

C) level
D) found

D) genre

Amerchantsentanordertohismaindelivererforalargeamountofgoodstotallingagreatdeal
ofmoney.Thedeliverer,rememberingthatthepreviousbillhadn’tbeenpaid,askedoneofhisstaff
tocheckitout.Thelatterleftavoice-mailforthemerchantsaying:
“Wecan’tshipyourneworderuntilyoupayforthelastone.”
Thenextdaythedelivererreceivedaphonecallfromthemerchant,saying:
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“Pleasecanceltheorder.Wecan’twaitthatlong.”

21.Amerchantdoesnot...........
A) placeorders        B) checkthedeliveries    C) buygoods
D) choosehiscustomers     E) sellgoodsandproducts
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22.Whatdoes“thelatter”mean?
A) Awrittenmessage.      B) Anewspaper.       C)Thelastoftwo.
D) Aunitofthealphabet.     E)Thefirstoftwo.
23.Didthemerchantintendtopayhispreviousorderanytimesoon?
A) Mostdefinitelynot.      B) Probablyyes.       C) Mostdefinitelyyes.
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D) Yes,butononecondition.    E) Hewouldloveto.
24.Findtheoddoneout:
A) voicemail         B) phonecall        C) teleconference
D) emailmessage       E) operator
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 25.Putthesentencesbelowintherightorder:
1) Realizingthatthepreviousonehadn’tbeenpaid,thedelivererhadanidea.
2) Heansweredthatitwouldn’thappenanytimesoon.
3) Once,amerchantplacedanorder.
4) Themerchantwasinformedthatthegoodswouldbedeliveredafterpaying.
5) Hedecidedtohavesomebodycheckitout.
A) 1/2/3/4/5         B) 1/3/5/4/2      C) 3/1/4/2/5

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D) 3/1/5/4/2         E) 3/1/5/2/4

VI. For questions 26-50, read and choose the correct answer.
26.HowmanyoceansborderAfrica?
A) one B) two    C)three   D) four   E) none

27.Whoarethein-laws?
A) therelativesofone’sspouse         B) criminalsinprisons

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C) therulesandprinciplesofacountry      D) peoplelicensedtopracticelaw
E) peoplewhobreakthelaw
28.Completeeachsentencewiththenameofatool.
1. Wecutdowntreeswith         a. anaxe
2. Wegripandturnnutsorboltswith     b. ahammer
3. Weknocknailsintowoodwith       c. aspanner
4. Wecutwoodwith           d.pliers
5. Webendandcutwirewithapairof     e. asaw
A) 1b/2e/3c/4d/5a       B) 1a/2c/3b/4e/5d    C) 1c/2a/3b/4d/5e
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D) 1a/2c/3e/4d/5b       E) 1d/2a/3e/4c/5b
29.WhocomposedtheanthemoftheEU?   
A) FranzLiszt         B) JosephHaydn     C) AntonioLucioVivaldi
D) JohannSebastianBach     E)LudwigvanBeethoven

30.Excuseme.Haveyougot……….foradollar?Ineedaquarterforthecoffeemachine.
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A) change    B) money   C)currency  D)cash    E) check

31.Pleaseleaveamessageontheanswerphoneifyouneedtocontactus……….officehours.
A) outside    B)over    C) through  D) against   E) below
32.Your……….,thepoormanaddressedtheKing,Ihavealwaysspoken……….ofyou.TheKing
lookeddownfromthe……….ofhisthronetothepoormanandthenordered:Takehimaway!
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A)Highly,highness,height    B) Highness,highly,height

C)Height,highly,high      D) Highness,height,high
E)Highness,high,height
33.Whichofthefollowingsymbolsisaperiod?
A) : B) ; C) . D) / E) ...
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34.Filleachgapwithawordfromthelist.
1. You’vegota……….there!   a.that
2. Tellme……….it!      b. come
3. Youcansay……….again!    c. said
4. Oh,……….on!       d. point
5. You……….it!        e. about

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A) 1b/2d/3e/4c/5a       B) 1d/2e/3b/4a/5c      C) 1b/2d/3e/4a/5c
D) 1d/2e/3a/4b/5c       E) 1e/2d/3a/4c/5b
35.Idon’t……….goingouttonight.
A) feellike   B) like     C) havemoodto D) wantto   E) ratherlike
36.IfIwereyouI’dleaveearlier,astoavoidthe………..
A) traffictime  B) peakhour   C) tophour   D) rushhour  E) peaktime
37.I’vebeensobusyallweek.Idon’twanttodoanythingattheweekend–I’lljuststayathome
and……….

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A) takeiteasy      B)makearest     C) makearelax
D)worrytoomuch    E) makeiteasy
38.Crimsonis…..
A) afruitsyrup     B)atraditionaldish   C) adeepredcolour
D) apurplefruit     E) agreenplant
39.Whichistherightorderofthesepeopleaccordingtotheirage? 
1. seniors   2. toddlers     3. teenagers   4. adults   5. babies
A) 5,2,3,4,1  B)4,5,2,3,1  C) 5,3,2,4,1  D) 2,3,1,4,5  E) 3,2,4,5,1
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40.WhenisBoxingDay?     
A) November12th    B) January1st     C) March1st
D) December26th    E) February14th
41.Whatisagown?       
A) adishonestperson   B) anAsiandish     C) aclothingitem
D) ametaltool     E)atypeofshoe
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42.Vealisthemeatofa………..
A) goat    B) chicken    C) pig     D) calf     E) sheep
43.Ofcourseyoucancometotheparty!The……….the……….!
A) many/better     B) more/good     C) many/happier
D) most/happiest     E) more/merrier
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44.Thekilt,traditionallywornbyScottishmen,hasa……….patternonit.
A) floral        B) plain       C) checked
D) spotted       E) polkadotted
45.Tom’scousinrarelygetsacold,……….?
A) willhe   B) isn’the    C) ishe     D) doesn’the   E) doeshe
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 46.Thematchwasa(n)……….rightuptothefinalwhistle,butourteamfinallywon.
A) blockbuster     B) blowout         C) drop
D) adventure     E) cliffhanger

47.Ionlytookmyeyes……….herforasecondandshedisappeared.
A) away       B) from    C) off    D) up   E) down

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48.The……….ofthetigersmadeeveryonescreamwithfear.
A) rage       B) roar     C) rear    D) range  E) scream

49.Findtheoddoneout!
A) elderly      B) costly    C) lively   D) hardly  E) lovely

50.How……….yourEnglishisgettingsomuchbetter?
A) much       B) far     C) come   D) comes  E) long

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