SECTION I.

THE ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE (30 points)

Read the text and do the tasks below the text.
Sports
People think children should play sports. Sports are fun and children stay healthy while playing
with others. However, playing sports can have negative effects on children. It may produce
feelings of poor self-esteem or aggressive behaviour in some children. According to a research
on kids and sports, 40 million kids play sports in the US. Of these, 18 million say they were
shouted at or had an unpleasant experience while playing sports. This leaves many children with
a bad impression of sports. They think sports are just too aggressive.
Many researchers believe that adults, especially parents and coaches, are the main cause of too
much aggression in children's sports. They believe children copy aggressive adult behaviour.
Then this behaviour is encouraged through both positive and negative feedback. Parents and
coaches are powerful teachers because children usually look up to them. Often these adults
behave aggressively themselves, sending children the message that winning is everything. In
addition, media makes violence seem exciting as children watch adult sports games and see
violent behaviour replayed over and over on television.
As a society, we really need to deal with this problem. Parents and coaches should act as better
examples for children. They also need to teach children better values. They should teach children
to enjoy themselves whether they win or not. Winning is not everything. Moreover, children
should not be allowed to continue to play when they are hurt. Sending a child with an injury into
a game gives the child the message that health is not as important as winning. If we make some
basic changes, children might learn to enjoy sports again.

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1. Answer the following questions according to the text. (Total: 6 points) 2 2
a) According to the text, how many children said they had negative experience 1 1
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18 million say they were shouted at or had an unpleasant experience while playing

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b) According to the text, why are parents and coaches powerful teachers? 2 2
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Parents and coaches are powerful teachers because children usually look up to 0 0
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. Sending a child with an injury into a game gives the child the message that health 1 1
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not as important as winning.

2. Circle the correct answer according to the text. (Total: 4 points) 2 2

a) According to the text, who is described as the main cause of more aggressive 0 0
playing in children’s sports? A A
a. Adults.
b. Kids.
c. Parent.
d. Coach.
b) The word act in line 15 is closest in meaning to 2 2
a. replay. 0 0
b. theatre. A A
c. enjoy.
d. behave.
3. Based on the text, write if the sentences are True or False. Justify your choice. 3 3
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a) Media makes violence seem exciting. __True___ A A
Because children watch adult sports games and want to repeat this.

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b) It is correct to send a child with an injury into a game. ___False__

Because when parents send child with an injury into a game gives the child the
message that health is not as important as victory.
 4. Find in the text the synonyms for the words given below. (Total: 4 4 4
points) a) a trainer - ____a coach___________ 2 2
b) to let - ______to get____________ 0 0
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5. Give another title to the text. (Total: 2 points) 2 2
___Children and sports___________________________________________________ 1 1
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6. Explain the message of the text in 35-40 words. (Total: 8 points) 6 6
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The message of the text is to underline the role of sports in life of children. Parents and 0 0
coaches must teach a good example in sports without further aggression. They should also A A
show that health is more important and most importantly, and not the victory
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SECTION II. THE ASSESSMENT OF LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE (20 points)

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the word/word combination or with the correct form
of the verb in brackets.
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 1- Greeting from Greece! 20 20
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I hope you are OK at home. At the moment we (to sit) _____sit____________ on a 16 16
boat, 14 14
which is going to one of the Greek islands. Petru and Dana are with me too. Petru isn’t 12 12
enjoying the boat trip very much (because/therefore/however) 10 10
____because__________________ he is seasick. Sadly, (neither/either/nor) 8 8
__________neither_____________ Dana nor I can help him. Dana is taking some 6 6
photographs of very beautiful views. She has already taken more than (two hundreds/ 4 4
two hundred/hundreds) _____two_hundred_________________ photos. 2 2
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But, our holiday started with some problems. First, when we arrived at the airport, we A A
learned that our plane (to delay) ________was___delayed___________. So, I had to
look after the bags while Petru and Dana (to shop) ___were_shopping____________.
There are many new shops in our airport and one (should/must/can)
__________can________________ buy anything there. Then another bad thing
happened to us. Our destination was the Kos Island but we got to Ios. It took us a few
more hours to reach our hotel where we tasted traditional Greek food late in the
evening.

Anyway, on Saturday morning we are planning to travel by a high-speed train

(at/to/for) ______________to_____________ Athens. I hope we will enjoy ourselves
there. I’m sorry you couldn’t join us. We would all be having fun now, if you (to be)
_____________were____________here.

I look forward to (to see) _______________see___________you at the airport.

Yours,

Anna

SECTION III. THE ASSESSMENT OF CULTURAL AND PRAGMATIC COMPETENCES

(20 points)

Write a 75-80 word coherent text responding to the situation below.

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 1. Which novel written by an author born in an English speaking country would you 1 1
recommend your best friend to read? Why? 0 0

All the novels is good, but I would recommend to my best friend to read novel by 2 2
George Orwell «Nineteen Eighty-Four». 1 1
This is one of the most haunting and intriguing novel that you'll ever read. Set in a 0 0
dystopian erstwhile future, this novel demonstrates how much effect can the governing
institutions have on our minds and how, immeasurable power can be the most horryfing 1 1
thing for the world. A world where you are constantly watched, where thinking is a 0 0
crime and where truth is only a matter of perspective, rarely has the literature been
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blessed with such a masterpeice which compels the reader to ponder so deep. 
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SECTION IV. THE ASSESSMENT OF CIVIC AND PRAGMATIC COMPETENCES

(30 points)
Write a 180-200-word coherent text expressing your attitude on the given topic.
Some parents believe that pupils should not be allowed to use the Internet on their 2 2
mobile phones or other electronic devices in schools. Agree or/and disagree. Justify 1 1
your opinion. Present two examples. Use the following plan: 0 0
∙ introduction;
∙ body; 2 2
∙ conclusion. 1 1
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Although some people think that it is good these days if children own cell phones,
others think it is of no use. In my opinion, I think children should not be given mobile 2 2
phones as it can lead to addiction and wrong usage. 1 1
On the one hand, some people think that it is better if children own cell phones. They 0 0
think that cell phones can not only act as an emergency device for when of danger but
can also help in communicating with their children. As both the parents are working in 4 4
today's time, it helps them to be in touch with their kids and keep them informed about 3 3
their activities. For example, according to a recent survey, 40% of parents feel good at 2 2
the workplace when they communicate with their children twice a day through cell 1 1
phones. As a result, cell phones have become an important communicating device 0 0
between parent and children.
On the other hand, some people believe that giving cell phones to children is of no use.
They point to the fact that children use it for socializing and playing games, which 3 3
divert their attention from studies. For instance, 45% of children who own cell phones 2 2
were caught using them between the lectures in school. Moreover, following too many 1 1
social websites can lead to bad habits in children like bullying, delinquency, and 0 0
truancy. Therefore, it is better if children do not have cell phones which encourages
them to spend time studying and participating in extracurricular activities at school. 2 2
In conclusion, while people may vary in their opinion, I think children ought to not be 1 1
given cell phones. Having this device can not only make them addictive but also 0 0
expose to bad habits, which will divert their attention from the main aim of studies.
Communicating in case of emergency have been taken care by schools and teachers 1 1
these days, so instead of providing extra safety to the children, they ought to be sincere 0 0
and independent for their own schedule, which is a need of an hour.
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