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Clasa a 7-a
Varianta I
I. Read the following text and write the right answer A, B, C or D on the separate
answer sheet:
Adam Randall was thirty years old and he looked like a rock star. He was very
handsome, with long blonde hair. He knew most of 11511g613l the other members
of the Andrea Gail’s crew. He had fished all his life and he knew a lot about fishing
boats. When he saw a boat, he knew at once if it was safe or not.
Adam had driven to Gloucester that morning with his father-in-law. He’d walked
around the deck of the Andrea Gail for a long time, not saying very much. Then
finally he had got off the boat and gone back to his father-in-law’s car.
“I’m not going out on that boat,” he’d said. “I’m not going to take this job.”
“What are you saying?” asked his father-in-law in surprise. “You really need this
job, Adam. You haven’t worked in three months and you need the money. What’s
the problem? The Andrea Gail is a very good boat – it’s one of the best swordfishing
boats on the coast.”
“I know that,” replied Adam. But I’ve got a strange feeling about the Andrea Gail.
When I was walking around her I felt a cold wind on my skin. I think that none of
her crew is going to come back from this trip.”
“No, he said at last. “I can’t do that. I can’t tell them that they are going to die..
And maybe I’m wrong. Each man has to make up his own mind about a fishing
trip.
b) fisherman.
c) psychologist.
d) wizard.
b) a beautiful girl.
c) a swordfishing boat.
d) a fisherman’s wife.
b) He is going to die.
d) He is not going to tell the other members of the crew about his strange feeling.
b) actually d) recently
2. Stop.................... nonsense!
5. He ..................by a dog.
I can still remember that day in April when my friend and I were riding along a
country road when suddenly…