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o Toatesubiectelesunt obligatorii.Se acordi 10 punctedin oficiu.
r Timpulefectiv de lucru este de 1 or5.

Readthe foltowing article. Five sentenceshave been removedfrom the extract Choose
from sentencesA-F the one which fits each gap (1-5).Thereis one extra sentencewhich
you do not needto use.

A Thenthe fallingdominoesheadout of the roomintothe streets,causingprogressively larger

objectsto tumble.
B ihese wereall chosento suitthetownandfit in withthe people'swayof life.
G Gettingthereinvolveddrivingalong48 kilometresof dirtroadsandcrossingtwelverivers.
D Thepiop department did construct a version
small on site,but mostof the workwasdonein
a studioin London.
E Addedto this was the total of one hundredand thirty'actors'who were recruitedfromfive
neighbouring towns.
F Notsowiththefamouslrishdrinkcompany Guinness.

Manyof the most expensivecommercials ever made are those in which an A-list celebrity
flashes a beautifulsmile at the cameras. 1 recenttelevisionadvertisement, the
-Their pounds,and it features,not the rich and
most expensivein Britishhistory,cost ten million
famous,butvillagersfromthe mountains of Argentina.
The advertisement featuresa game of dominoes. lt beginsin a darkenedroomwhereseveral
thousandordinarydominoesire set up on a specially-designed table.2 Dominoes
knockoverbooks,whichin turn knockbigger household objectssuch as suitcases, tyres, pots
of paint,oil drumsand evencars.Thefinalpiecein th-echain reaction is a huge tower of books'
Theseflutteropento reveala structurein the shapeof a pintof Guinness'
The location chosenfor the commercialwas lruya,a villagehighup in the mountains of north-
westArgentina.3 Thejourneytherecouldtakeup to ten hours. Asked why this rerytote
destinatl'ronwas chGn for the shoot,the directorsaidthateventhoughit wasthe most difficult
location couldhavepicked,it wasperfect.
they
Forone month,the village,population thousand, increased in sizeby almostthirtypercent.One
hundredand forty crew membersdescended on the village.Theseincludedthe worldrecord
holdersin dominotoppling, WeijersDomino productions fromthe Netherlands. 4-
Creatingthisfilmwas nolasy iask.Preparations for filmingtook well over a month. Twentysix
truckloa-dsof objectswere bioughtin. 5 They included 10,000 books, 400 tyres,75
mirrors,50 fridgLs,45 wardrobe!and 6 cars.Settingthe objects up tgok skill and patience.
TheyneededtJbe arrangedso theywouldfallovereasily,andthis involved balancing themon
stones.

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DirectorNicolaiFuglsigsaidaboutthe project:'Despiteallthe challenges, the castwasfantastic
andit wasa reallyimizing experience.'Whether or notthe effortput into the advertpaysoff is
anothermatterentirelY.

Gompletethe second sentenceso that it has a similar meaningto the first sentence,
usin! the word given in brackets.Do not changethe word given. Use betweentwo and
fivewords,includingthe word given.

1. Cityresidentsare goingto organisea campaign to reducestreetnoise.(BE)

A campaignto reducestreet noise by city residents.
2. Peterhasn'tseenhis aunt Margaret for years. (SAW
It's hisauntMargaret.
3. 'Don - t iouckrthe mug,Jack,it'sstillhot",saidMrs'Wilson.(NOT)
Mrs.Wilson themugbecauseit wasstillhot.
4. I willonlyworkextrahoursif I getpaidmore.(UNLESS)
lwill- | getPaidmore.
5. MaxofferedLesliea liftfo the station,butshedidn'taccept.GURNED)
Leslie offerof a liftto the station.
6. Youcan norrow myGmera, butyoumustbe carefulwithit. (LONG)
Youcanborrowmy camera carefulwithit.
7. Peoplesay learninglistsof words is not a good useof time.WASTE)
Learninglistsof wordsis - of time.
8. Mariahidn't expectedto seeso manypeopleat the concert.(SURPRISE)
It came to seeso manypeopleat the concert.
9. Carriedoesn'trunas fastas Sarah.(RUNNER)
Sarahis - thanCarrie.
10.lt isn'teasytor Oanielto getup beforethesunrises.(DIFFICULTY)
Daniel up beforethe sunrises.

Completethe gaps in the text belowwith one word that best fits eachspace.Thereis one
example.

Nowadays, just abouteveryonehasa mobilephone.Thiswonderfulinvention enablespeopleto

stay(0) in ioucnwith otheis at anytimeof dayor nightand no (1) - wheretheyare. lt has
Oroufintftople closerand it (2) _ certainly have saved many lives by enablingimmediate
contJctwith'the emergency services. lt also, on the other (3) has its disadvantages'
perhapsthe mostobviousof (4) _ is the soundof peopletalking -, loudlyintotheirphoneon
publictransport,apparentlyunaware(5) - how muchthey are disturbingothertravellers'
This is.now'startingto hafpen even on airplanes,whereuntil recentlypassengers (6)
alwaystold to keep tfreir cell phones switched off. Quite (7) from the annoyance they
- risks.lt
causl, thosewho shoutintotheir phones in public(8) also be takingunnecessary
-
personal includingmoney matters,
is amazing(9) _ oftenpeopletalk abouthighly subjects,
whentheyhavJno idea(10)_ mightbe listeningto theireveryword.

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For questions1 - 15, read the text belowand decidewhich word (A, B, C or D) best fits
eachspace.Thereis an exampleat the beginning(0).

TeddyBears
The his1ory of the teddybeargoesbackno (0) A than 1903.In that year,a cartoon(1)
in an Americannewspaper showingPresidentTheodore(Teddy)Roosevelt (2) _ to
shoota bear cub on a huntingexpedition. Soonafterthis, an enterprising toy shop ownerin
NewYork madesometoy bearsand (3) them in his shopwindowwitha signthat (4)
"Teddy'sbear".Thesebearsprovedto be so popularthattheysoonsold(5) - , and
it wasn'tlongbeforea factorywasestablished to (6)_ advantage of the great1Z;_ for
thesenewtoys.At aboutthe sametime,the Steifftoy factoryin GermanynaOintr6ciuceO a 1ay
of softtoys,made(9) mohairandwoodshavings,withmovableheadsand limbs.
(10) -
the popularityof teddybearsin the USA,Steiffdecidedto (11) makingthese
as well,
- and they were modelled(12) the real bearsin Stuttgartzoo. lt is thesbearly
Steiffbearsthat are nowmosteagerlysoughtafterby collectors. Thesedays,teddybearsare a
goodinvestment for peoplewhowantto sellthemyearslater,at a much(13) price.(14)
it's obvious that most te'ddy
bearloverscollectthem for (15) rather than profit.
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0 A further B older C oreater D more
1 A remarked B aooroached C appeared D reported
2 A defendino B reversinq C denvino D refusino
3 A displaved B published C introduced D demonstrated
4 A said B wrote C sooke D named
5 A out B up C off D awav
6 A take B find C make D qet
7 A claim B order C demand D reouest
8 A qrade B chain C flavour D ranqe
I A alonowith B downfrom C up for D out of
10 A Given BAs C Althouoh D Since
11 A enter B put C set D beqin
12 Ao n Bat G with Din
13 A hotter B harder C heavier D hioher
14 A Despite B In soite C Namelv D However
15 A charm B ouroose C choice D pleasure

Readthe text and use the words given in capitalsto form words that fit in the numbered
gaps. The words are given in the order in which you need to use them. There is an
exarnpleat the beginning.

PE N G U IN S

Penguinsare (0) FLIGHTLESS birdswhichlivesouthof the O- FLIGHT

Equator.As theirlegsare short,they(1)_ standuprightand 1 - USUAL
walkwhenthey are on land.Whentheyfind it (2) _ to travel 2 - NECESSITY
at greaterspeed,they oftendropon to theirstomachsand slide
But it is at sea,(3)_ whendivinq,thatpenquins 3 - SPECIAL
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 movefast,the (4) _ of theirstreamlined@ 4- WEIGH
to reacha (5)_ of up to 265metresin somecases. 5- DEEP
The.16speciesof penguintendto lookrather(6)_ withblack 6- LIKE
or dark blue backs and whitefronts.But (7) _ in size and 7- VARY
headpatternsallowthemto be (8) 8- IDENTIFY
The fact that a numberof speciesspend their whole life in
Antircticawherethereis little(i) _from the world,sleast 9 - PROTECT
(10)_ weatherconditions, makestheircontinuedsurvivalone 10-WELCOME
of thewondersof nature.

Readthe text below and look carefullyat each line. Some lines are correct and some
containa word which should not be there.lf the line is correct put a tick ({}. ii tdli;;
contains a word which should not be there, write the word bbside it. Th6re are two
examples(0, 00).

0 lt seemsthatthe mysteryof whythe pyramids 0. .vI

00. werebuiltmayhavebeensolved.Untilaquite 00. a

1. recentlypeoplegot usedto thinkthatthey 1.
2. werejusttombsfor pharaohs. Instead,of 2.
3. the connection withastronomy seemstoo much 3.
4 moreimportant. Egyptologiststheyhaveoften 4.
5. askedthemselveshowlongtimeit took 5.
6. to buildthemandwhydid buildthemin thefirst 6.
7. place.Expertscameup witha suggestion thatthe 7.
8. Egyptians may havebelievedin the RiverNile 8.
9.- wasthe earthlyequivalent exactof the milky 9.
10. way.Manyare agreethatthe sizesof thethreeGizapyramids 10.
are in proportion
to thethreestarsof Orion.

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o Se puncteazi orice alte modatitilide rezolvarecorecti a cerinfelor.
e Nu se acordi punctaje intermediare,altele decdt cele precizateexplicit prin barem.
Nu se acordi fracliunide punct.
o Se acordi 10 punctedin oficiu. Notafinali se calculeaziprin impirlirea punctajului
total acordat pentru lucrarela 10.

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f . is going to be organized
2. (been)years since Petersaw
3. told/warned/advisedJack not to touch
4. not work extra hours unless
5. turned down Max's
6. as long as you are
7. said to be a waste
8. as a surpriseto Maria
9. a faster runner
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5-of 6-were7-apart8-mighUmay/could
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1. usually2. necessary3. especially4. weight 5. depth 6. alike T.variation(s)
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