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Concurs de limba engleză

21 ianuarie 2017
CLASA a VII-a
2 ore /săptămână

I. A. Read the text and write T (=true) or F (=false). Write your answers on the answer
sheet: (5 x 2p =10 p)
Experts often refer to exercise, a balanced diet and plenty of rest as the three essential
factors for good health in the stressful society in which we live. According to leading
doctors, laughter is also extremely important to our general well-being. When we laugh,
energy is pumped around the body and it perks up the whole system. Our stress levels are
reduced, which means laughter has a calming effect on us.

More importantly, perhaps, is the fact that laughter releases chemicals into the body.
These chemicals are natural pain suppressants and they affect the immune system, helping to
speed up healing processes and activating hormones which kill disease cells. In fact, in 1991,
the first free Laughter Clinic was set up in Britain so that patients could have fun, which
helps them to get better more quickly.

According to one doctor, laughter is a total body experience in which all the major
system of the body, such as muscles, nerves, heart, brain and digestion, participate fully, so
laughter is almost equivalent to a form of exercise. However, it is important to bear in mind
that we are talking about laughter as opposed to just a smile, in other words, “a belly laugh”
says Howard Kent of the Yoga for Health Association.

So how are we to fill our lives with merriment? Every happy home should have a
laughter library of joke books, classic cartoon books, collections of humorous quotations and
audio cassettes of our favourite comedians, comedy videos, fun board games, comic plays,
novels and amusing biographies.

1. When we laugh we don‟t get rid of stress.

2. Some chemicals released when we laugh are a kind of pain killers.
3. The main purpose of laughter clinics is to cure ill people.
4. To get the most of laughter it must be quiet and relaxed.
5. You should have a habit of reading humorous materials.
B.Link the words in column A with their definition in column B. Write your answers on
the answer sheet: (5 x1p=5p)
A B
1. Stressful a. private collection
2. To bear in mind b. entertaining
3. Merriment c. remember
4. Library d. amusement
5. Amusing e. tense
 II. Put the words into the past simple or past continuous and write your answers on the
answer sheet: (10 x 1p = 10p)
Nasreddin was a poor man, so he tried to grow as many vegetables as he 1……….(can) in his own
garden, so that he would not have to buy so many in the market.

One evening, he 2……….(hear) a noise in the garden and looked out of the window. A white ox had
got into the garden and 3…………(eat) his vegetables. Nasreddin at once took his stick, ran out and
chased the ox, but he was too old to catch it. When he got back to his garden, he 4………….(find)
that the ox had ruined most of his precious vegetables.

The next morning, while he 5…………(walk) in the street near his house, he saw a cart, with two
white oxen which 6………..(look) very much like the one that had eaten his vegetables. He
7…………(carry) his stick with him, so he at once began to beat the two oxen with it.

The owner of the ox-cart 8………..(drink) coffee in a nearby coffee-house. When he saw what
Nasreddin9………(do) to his animals, ran out and shouted What are you doing? What have those
poor animals done to you to beat them like that?

„You keep out of this!‟ Nasreddin10………….(shout) back. „This is a matter between me and one of
these two oxen. He knows very well why I am beating him!‟

III.Fill in a, an or the, then write your answers on the answer sheet: (5x1p=5p)

1. Why do bees hum? Because they don‟t know ……… words.

2. What goes up slowly and comes down quickly? …….. elephant in a lift.
3. Why is there ………. crab in prison? Because he kept pinching things!
4. What do you call a brainy insect? ….. spelling bee.
5. Where do cows go with their friends? At ……… moooovies!

IV. Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect simple and match the questions with the
answers for these five jokes. Write your answers on the answer sheet:(5x2p=10p)

1. ………you ever……… (travel) on a submarine? A. ……… you ever…… (try) to iron one?
2. What two things ….. you never……..(eat) for B. Lunch and dinner.
breakfast?
3. Doctor, help me! My son………… (eat) my pen. C. No, I always use an oven.
What can I do?
4. Why is an elephant‟s skin so full of wrinkles? D. No, I haven‟t. I can only travel with the
windows open.
5. ………. you ever…… (cook) a chicken with a E. Why not use a pencil?
wooden leg?
V. Arrange the following joke in order. Don’t forget to write your answers on the answer
sheet: (5x1p=5p)

a. One boy answers, „We found a ten dollar bill and decided to give it to whoever tells
the biggest lie.‟
b. The boys gave the ten dollars to the teacher.
c. Two boys were arguing when the teacher entered the room.
d. „You should be ashamed of yourselves,‟ said the teacher, „When I was your age I
didn't even know what a lie was.‟
e. The teacher says, „Why are you arguing?‟

VI. Fill in the gaps with the correct words from the box. Write your answers on the answer
sheet: (10x1p=10p)

fashionable unbuttoned worn cleaner’s appearance

unsuitable informal parting striped undresses

My next-door neighbour has a very unusual (1)……………….He has long hair with a
(2)………………in the middle, and usually wears an old pair of jeans and a (3)…………………shirt.
His clothes are (4) ……………. for working in a bank, unless he (5)………………..and changes
them! Moreover, his clothes are usually filthy and I am sure he never washes them or takes them to
the (6)…………….When he wears a coat, it is always old, and (7)………… and even on very cold
days it is (8)………........,all down the front. The funny thing is that his son is very (9)………………,
always wears the latest styles, never wears casual clothes, even on an (10)………………..occasion.

VII. Choose the correct alternative. Write your answers on the answer sheet: (10x1p=10p)

1. Please, don‟t push! It‟s very bad-tempered/rude/unsympathetic.

2. Helen never does her homework. She is rather gentle/lazy/reliable.
3. I don‟t like people who are noisy and aggressive/sociable/courageous.
4. Thanks for bringing us a present. It was very adorable/ grateful/thoughtful of you.
5. Tom always pays for everyone when we go out. He‟s so cheerful/generous/honest.
6. Teresa never gets angry with children. She‟s very brave/patient/pleasant.
7. When Harry saw his girlfriend dancing with Paul he felt jealous/selfish/sentimental.
8. Jack hates spending money. He‟s rather honest/ kind-hearted/mean.
9. I didn‟t talk to anyone at the party because I felt ambitious/happy/shy.
10. Our teacher is very proud/ strict/ tolerant and won‟t let us talk in the class.

VIII. Fill in the statement with the missing question tag. Don’t forget to write the answers
on the answer sheet: (5x1p=5p)

1. Maria, you are an identical twin, …………?

Yes.
How does your mother tell you apart?
That‟s easy. My brother has a moustache.
2. My doctor says I can‟t play tennis.
Oh, so he has played with you too, ………………….?
 3. A car knocked a pedestrian down.
What‟s the matter with you? shouted the pedestrian. Are you blind?
What do you mean- blind? said the driver. I hit you, …………………..?
4. Nobody has arrived at the party,…………….?
5. Let‟s tell some jokes,………………..?

IX. Complete the jokes by choosing one of the adjectives in the box and putting them in the
comparative or in the superlative form. Write the answers on the answer sheet: (5x2p=10p)

light quick delicious beautiful cheapold intelligent

1. Would you say the princess is pretty?

Let‟s just say she looks ……………….on the radio than she does on television.
2. These are……………..cakes we‟ve had for years, madam.
Well, I‟d prefer some that you‟ve ordered more recently, please.
3. Excuse me, do you know……………way to the station?
Yes, Sir. Run!
4. It‟s ……………than a feather, but you can‟t hold it for more than three minutes. What is it?
I don‟t know.
Your breath.
5. Aren‟t you the same boy who applied for this job three months ago?
Yes, sir.
Didn‟t I tell you that I wanted an…………..boy?
Yes, Sir. That‟s why I‟ve come back today.

X. Complete the jokesby using must/ mustn’t/ have to /don’t have toin the
present simple or past simpleand one of the following phrases: get up early , go back
tomorrow, stop her, stop it, look at it, pull. Write the answers on the answer sheet:

(5x2p=10p)

1. Does your watch tell the time? No, you……………………..

2. Did you know that every four seconds, a woman gives birth to a child?
That‟s terrible. We ……..find this woman and ………………….
3. You………………the cat‟s tail.
I‟m only holding it. It‟s the cat that‟s pulling it.
4. Did you enjoy your first day at school, sir?
What? Do you mean I…………………….?
5. I ………………………. this morning to open the door in my pyjamas.
That‟s a strange place to have a door!

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Timp de lucru: 90 minute
 KEEP IN TOUCH WITH REALITY
Concurs de limba engleză
21 ianuarie 2017
CLASA a VII-a, 2 ore /săptămână
Barem de corectare

Subject 1: A. 5x2p=10 points

1.F 2.T 3.T 4.F 5.T
B. 5x1p=5 points
1.e2.c 3.d 4.a 5.b

Subject 2: 10x1p=10 points

1. could 2. heard 3. was eating 4. found 5. was walking

6. looked 7. was carrying 8. was drinking 9. was doing 10. shouted

Subject 3:5x1p=5 points

1. the 2. an 3. a 4. a 5. the

Subject 4:5x2p=10 points

1. D- have......travelled 2. B- have......eaten 3. E- has eaten

4. A- have........tried 5. C- have.......cooked

Subject 5:5x1p=5 points

1. c 2. e 3. a 4. d 5. b

Subject 6: 10x1p=10 points

1. appearance 5. undresses 9. fashionable
2. parting 6. cleaner‟s 10. informal
3. striped 7. worn
4. unsuitable 8. unbuttoned

Subject 7: 10x1p=10 points

1. rude 5. generous 9. shy
2. lazy 6. patient 10. strict
3. aggressive 7. jealous
4. thoughtful 8. mean

Subject 8: 5x1p=5 points

1. aren‟t you? 2. hasn‟t he? 3. didn‟t I? 4. have they? 5. shall we?

Subject 9: 5x2p=10 points

1. more beautiful 2. the most delicious 3. the quickest

4. lighter 5. elder/older

Subject 10:5x2p=10 points

1. have to look at it 2. must.....stop her 3. mustn‟t pull

4. have to go back tomorrow 5. had to get up

10 points ex-officio
Total: 100 points