PROBA DE VERIFICARE A CUNOȘTINȚELOR DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ PENTRU

ADMITEREA ÎN CLASA A IX-A CU PROGRAM BILINGV

MAI 2012

S1. Choose the correct answer: 20 points

1. Alex didn’t come to see the film last night because he … it before.
A. saw B. had seen C. has seen D. was seen
2. A cold wind … for the last three days.
A. has been blowing B. blows C. is blowing D. blew
3. She usually … medical journals but this week she … detective stories.
A. is reading/is reading B. reads/is reading C. reads/reads D. is reading/reads
4. I wish I… younger.
A. had been B. would be C. were D. have been
5. She said she… to me, but she didn’t.

A. would have written B. will have written C. would write D. will write
6. I’ll see you in August when I … back.

A. will come B. came C. will have come D. come

7. The letters … by the secretary right now.
A. have been typed B. are being typed C. are typing D. are typed
8. If the girl … out of the window she … a large crowd gathered in front of the Town Hall.

A. had looked/saw B. would have looked/had C. looked/saw D. had looked/would have

seen seen
9. I have no money in my purse, I have forgotten … at home.
A. it B. them C. they D. its
10. Be careful, your ladder …
A. is going to fall B. is to fall C. will fall D. will be falling

S2. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one
word in each space: 20 points
I remember watching TV many hours (1) … day when I was a child. One (2) … the programmes
that I liked very much was “Candid Camera”. There, ordinary people (3) … tricked into doing
ridiculous things (4) … sometimes they were very funny. But as I grew (5) …, things changed.
The European television introduced (6) … we call today “reality shows”. They turn common
people (7) … “stars” by putting them in unusual situations. Some of (8) … are locked in a small
house with cameras running 24 hours a day. Others are filmed in a hostile environment (9) …
they have to find food and shelter or they have to face the thing that they are most afraid (10) …
In all these cases the viewers are those who decide who should leave or stay.

S3. Complete each sentence with a word formed from the words in capitals: 10 points

1. I don’t have much … of European history. KNOW

2. My pencil has broken! Have you got a …? SHARP
3. Tomorrow I’m going to send off my … form for the job. APPLY
4. Her brother works in this factory as an … ENGINE
5. The … in this city has gone worse. I find it difficult to breathe. POLLUTE
6. The footballer’s injuries were worse than first thought and it’s unlikely
PROFESSION
that he’ll ever play … again.
7. I’ve been out of work for ages. It’s not much fun being ... EMPLOY
8. If you go to court you will need a good …. LAW
9. Our team is very ... We’ve won three international competitions this year. SUCCEED
10. It is very difficult to live in London on a low …. COME

S4. Look carefully at each line. Some lines are correct, but some have a word which should
not be there. Tick each correct line. If a line has a word which should not be there, write
the word on your answer sheet: 10 points

The Food of the Future

A lot of the food that we eat contains genetically modified ingredients 0 …correct…….
and usually without our knowledge. This is an issue that has entered in 00 …in…….
the media in a lot of the countries. Supporters of this technology 1 ……….
claim that it sustains the food security around the world as the 2 ……….
population increases. It is no to doubt that as time goes on the science 3 ………..
behind genetic engineering is being improving. Things that were seen 4 ……….
only in the movies a few years ago have become now very real. 5 ……….
Biotechnology could to be the wave of the future and it will provide 6 ……….
alternatives to help increase of food production. But is genetically 7 ……….
modified food safe? Do we actually need it? The potential benefits 8 ……….
are exciting although there are real concerns at about biodiversity, 9 ……….
the ecosystem and people’s safety if it has not been tested yet properly. 10 ……….

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