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FAZA PE SCOALA – DECEMBRIE 2019 - CLASA a XI-a

ANUL SCOLAR 2019-2020

Total : 100 puncte Nu se acorda puncte din oficiu.

Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.Timp de lucru 2 ore.

SUBJECT I (75 points)

A. Complete the letter by writing ONE word in each space. (20 points)

Why are Sunglasses Cool?

When you go shopping for sunglasses, you soon realize that as (1)……. as being overpriced,
they are heavily associated (2) ……….. images of celebrity. Sunglasses are cool, and it is a
cool trend (3) ………. seems set to endure. Have you ever wondered (4) …….... this should
be?
The roots of sunglasses are anything (5) ……… glamorous, however. Amber-tinted
spectacles first appeared in the nineteenth century and were a medical remedy for people (6)
……….. eyes were oversensitive to light. The first massed produced versions, made by Sam
Foster (7) ……… Foster Grant fame, were sold in the 1920s in US seaside resorts. (8)
………. this point, however, they remained functional objects, and were (9) ……….. to
acquire the cool image they now enjoy. This (10) …….. about thanks to the US air force.

B. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word given in capitals, and so that
the meaning stays the same. The word cannot be changed in any way. You must use
between three and six words, including the word given.
( 25 points)
1. I learnt about gardening, thanks to Kevin.
FOR If …………………………… , I wouldn’t have learnt so much about gardening.

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2. Jane regretted speaking so rudely to the old lady.
WISHED Jane ………………………. politely to the old lady.

3. They are decorating our living room, so the house is a mess.

DONE We are …………………….. , so the house is a mess.

4. When thieves broke into our home, they took our computer and all our CDs as well.
ONLY As a result of the break-in, we lost …………………….. all our CDs.

5. “You left my MP3 player on the bus, Joe!” shouted Oliver.

ACCUSED Oliver ……………………… Mp3 player on the bus.

6. Someone snatched Sue’s bag at the concert.

HAD Sue ……………………… at the concert.

7. “I really don’t like what you are saying about me!” said Tina.
OBJECTED Tina ……………………… about her.
8. If we leave now, it won’t make any difference.
MIGHT We ……………………………… now.

9. It was only after I left the office that I realized I had forgotten the file.
DID Only after ………………………… I had forgotten the file.

10. Paula had just reached the gate when it began to rain.
THAN No sooner ………………….. it began to rain.

C. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
(20 points)

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On a winter afternoon, a dozen male Northern fur seals are on an island off south-western
Alaska. To (1) …… them, fighting for territory on the rocks, it’s hard to imagine that they are
at the (2) ……… of a baffling scientific mystery: why is this species beginning to disappear?
These seals – which can weigh up to 270 kilograms – have an important and symbolic
(3)…….. in Alaska’s history. Their soft and luxurious fur, the coveted prize during the huge
commercial sea harvests that were legal here in the Bering Sea through the early 20 th
century, was once so valuable it (4) ……… Alaska’s economy. Starting in 1950s, for reasons
that are (5) …… because the harvests by then tended to be fairly small, the seal population
began a slow decline. But lately it has been falling drastically, declining at an alarming (6)
…………… of 6% a year since 1998. From a (7) ………………… of more than 2 million in
Alaska in 1948, their numbers have fallen to about 1.1 million. So (8) ……………. no one
has been able to establish a precise cause for this, although theories (9) ……….. The seals’
food supply may be scarcer or another species may be (10) …………. on the seals, perhaps
killer whales, which no longer have as many great whales to eat because of harvesting of
those mammals.

1. A notice B regard C look at D stare at

2. A middle B centre C inside D focus
3. A location B situation C place D spot
4. A drove B inspired C motivated D set
5. A unclear B unsure C unsettled D undecided
6.A.speed B pace C scale D rate
7.A. top B summit C crest D high
8. A long B far C on D forth
9. A flourish B mushroom C abound D escalate
10. A preying B devouring C hounding D ravaging

D.Read the text below and use the word given in capital below to form words that fit in
the gap. The words are in the order you need to use them. (10 points)

To demonstrate what homes may be like in the future, the mobile phone company Orange
installed £2 million worth of state-of-the-art (1)……………. in ordinary pre-war houses,
creating one of the most hi-tech (2) ……………. in the world.
The integrated TV video, DVD, CD and radio system pipes sound and video throughout the
house and the intelligent video recorder learns to record the kind of programmes the (3)
………. like, while plasma wall screens can be programmed to show a (4) …………… slide
show of their (5) ………….. snaps. The door locks are controlled (6) ………… and can be
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operated by a single key. When somebody leaves the house, a single button can turn off all
the non-essential systems and (7) ………… and switch on the (8) ………………..alarm. if
anything should go wrong with the self-diagnosing (9) ………….. system, it will (10) ………
call the repair man or arrange for a service.

1.EQUIP 2. RESIDE 3. OCCUPY 4. CONTINUE 5.FAVOUR

6. CENTRE 7. APPLY 8. SECURE 9. HEAT 10. AUTOMATE

SUBJECT II (25 points)

Write a for-and against essay of about 250 words about the following statement: ‘Job
satisfaction is more important than a good salary’. Make sure you support it with
arguments and examples.

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