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TOATE SUBIECTELE SUNT OBLIGATORII.

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SUBIECTUL I USE OF ENGLISH (50 POINTS)

1.Choose the correct answer : (1,5p x 20=30p)
1. Ann ate/has eaten/had eaten before she went to school.
2. The ground is wet. It rained/has been raining/was raining a lot.
3. Despite his illness, Mr.Smith was able to/could/couldn’t climb the hill.
4. She has already/ never/always wanted to be famous – that was her dream.
5. Who broke a/the/ - vase that Grandma loved so much ?
6. You shouldn’t/ don’t have to/ mustn’t go shopping today, Dad’s done it already.
7. If they had the money, they would travel/will travel/are going to travel more.
8. Ian must/ may/ can be away, I’m sure of that.
9. ‘I can give you some/any/no information, I’m sorry’.
10. Those must/can/can’t be our guests, I’ve never seen them .
11. There isn’t/are/aren’t any money left in the bank.
12. I wish I am/were/could be on holiday right now !
13. Look out, that car will/ is going to/ must crash into the wall !
14. A lot of/ A few/ Few people can be smarter than Einstein.
15. She’s never seen such bad weather, has/hasn’t/isn’t she ?
16. I’m sure they are going to/will/ may pass their exams, they’re so hard-working !
17. We already did/have already done/were already doing the homework.
18. Let’s sing something, can/shall/ don’t we ?
19. You couldn’t/don’t have to/mustn’t run on the corridors, it’s too dangerous.
20. Tom has/is having/had a party at 9 o’clock last Friday.
II. Correct the mistakes (grammar, spelling, extra words, word order): (1px10=10p)
1. What time the soccer game start?
2. I’m playing chess since I was ten.
3. Take some food in case you will get hungry.
4. She hasn’t been to a party since she has returned home from her holiday.
5. Emily wishes she has been a doctor; but she’s a nurse.
6. He is enough old to drive a car.
7. She is much more taller than her mother.
8. As time went by, I got the more and more nervous.
9. A very reliable means of transport are the train.
10. They lost their lugage at the airport.
III. Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word given:
(10x1p=10p)
1. The ………………….of our plane has been delayed. DEPART
2. The clerk asked me if I had made a…………………… RESERVE
3. Our company helps……………………people to find new jobs. EMPLOY
4. John’s ………………. of history is amazing for a boy of his age. KNOW
5. Helen has become a……………………..businesswoman. SUCCEED
6. I hope to leave school with some useful……………………. QUALIFY
7. Eric studied hard to become a rock………………….. GUITAR
8. Every…………………in this country has the right to vote. CITY
9. David’s mother is a famous…………………… . SCIENCE
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10. We arrived late at the………………… and missed the plane. AIR

SUBIECTUL II: READING COMPREHENSION (25 POINTS)

Read the text:
Many people believe that the number 13, and particularly the date Friday 13th, are unlucky. Fear of
the number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia. It was derived from ‘treiskaideka’-the Greek word for ‘thir-
teen’ and ‘phobia’, fear of the number thirteen.In hotels, floor and room numbers often go from 12 to 14,
and airlines sometimes do the same with seat numbers. A survey found that 41% of people in Britain
worry if the date is Friday 13th. In hospitals, many people refuse to have an operation on that date.
Superstitious sailors often used to refuse to go to sea on Friday 13th. In 1791, the British govern-
ment decided to prove that they were wrong. They started building a ship on Friday 13th. They called it
‘Friday’ and its first journey began on a Friday. No one ever saw the ship or its crew again.
The American President Franklin Roosevelt was very superstitious. He never travelled on the 13th
of the month, unless he really had no choice. Number ‘13’ is the number of the United States of America.
The United States began with 13 colonies. The original U.S.flag had 13 stars, representing the initial 13
states. It also contained 13 stripes, 7 red and 6 white.
Some people believe that, if you have a party with 13 people, something bad will happen. Many
years ago, at the Savoy Hotel in London, there were 13 guests at a dinner table. The host of the party later
died. Since that time, when there is a group of 13 people having dinner at the hotel, the waiters make an
extra place at the table for Kaspar, a black wooden cat.

1. Write True or False. (5x2p=10p)

1. There is a general opinion that number thirteen is not lucky.
2. President Franklin Roosevelt did not believe in superstitions.
3. We do not know exactly what happened to the ship ‘Friday’.
4. Less than 50% of British people fear when it’s Friday 13th.
5. If there are 13 people at a party, nothing bad will happen.

2. Give full answers about the text: (5x3p=15p)

1. What does ‘triskaidekaphobia’ mean?
2. Why did the British government start building a ship on Friday 13th?
3. Why didn’t Roosevelt like travelling on the 13th?
4. How many stars were there on the initial U.S flag?
5. Who or what is Kaspar?
SUBIECTUL III WRITING (25 POINTS)
Write a 150–180 - word story ending with the following words: ,,I knew one thing for sure: my
14th birthday had definitely been more than anyone would have expected.”