Colegiul Național ”Mihai Eminescu”, Oradea

TEST DE EVALUARE INITIALĂ

Anul scolar 2019-2020
Limba engleză
Clasa a X- a

Numele si prenumele elevului:

Data sustinerii testului:
 Pentru rezolvarea corectă a tuturor cerintelor din Partea I si din Partea a II-a se
acordă 90 de puncte. Din oficiu se acordă 10 puncte.
 Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 45 de minute.

PARTEA I (60 de puncte)

I. 1. Read the text below and complete the following tasks.

“Saving the Great Wall”

1……..Is there anything that humans have built on earth which is “visible from the moon
without a telescope?” Many people think the answer to this question is “The Great Wall
of China”. They are wrong. The Wall is almost 7000 kilometres long but it cannot be seen
from so far away.
2……..It is, nevertheless, China’s most important tourist attraction. Millions of foreign
and Chinese people visit it every year. Many of these visitors choose to travel there from
nearby Beijing and the parts of the Wall closest to the capital are beginning to show the
impact of mass tourism. There are hundreds of souvenir sellers, noodle stalls, fast food
restaurants, several car parks and a cable car. Although there are signs saying that it is
against the law to do so, thousands of people carve their names in the Wall and leave
litter nearby.
3…….Tourism is not the only modern development that is having an impact on the Wall,
however. Recently two sections were destroyed with the permission of the government. A
123-metre area was cut away so that a vegetable market could expand and not long after,
another 35 metres were knocked down to make way for a road.
4…….The destruction of parts of the Wall is nothing new, however. In its two thousand
year history it has suffered damage from floods, earthquakes and military attack. Over the
centuries, farmers have used bricks from the wall to build houses and shelters for
animals. Many sections of the Wall have already collapsed.
5…….Repairing the damage that has already been done costs money and not everyone in
China agrees that it is worth it. Although for some the Wall is an important part of their
national heritage, for others it is just a reminder of a tragic part of China’s history when it
had to defend itself from invaders. Some people even think that because so many died
building the Wall, it is actually wrong to preserve it.
6……..There are, of course, those who do want to save it. One of them is William
Lindesay, an Englishman living in China, who hiked along the Wall in 1987 and wrote a
book about his experience. Lindesay has started a group called “Friends of the great
Wall”. They try to prevent more development along the sections of the Wall closest to
Beijing. But Lindesay says that time is running out. “In another twenty years there will be
so many buildings around the Wall that it will be almost impossible to see it,” he says.
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I. 1.a. Decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F): 4 points
1. You can see the Great Wall of China from the moon.
2. The Wall is a long way from any major city.
3. The Great Wall is badly damaged.
4. Most Chinese people want their government to spend money on the Wall.

I. 1.b. Choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph. The underlined
phrases and expressions in the text will help you. 9 points
A. To the rescue
B. The consequences of being popular
C. Too many bad memories
D. The effects of natural disasters and human actions
E. In the name of the progress
F. A common mistake
I.1.c. Match the words in bold from the text to these definitions: 9 points
a. fallen down
b. able to be seen
c. cut wood or stone into a particular shape
d. people who enter a country to take control of it
e. walked a long way for pleasure
f. when something is destroyed

I.2 Read the text below to fill in the missing information. 12

points

The concept of “fast food” is very important in English-speaking countries for one major
reason: the working day starts at around the same time 1)________in European countries,
but finishes 2)______earlier, typically at about five o'clock in 3)_______evening when
the offices, banks and many of the shops begin to close. As a result, there's not much time
for lunch, 4)_________many people bring something from home to eat at their desks,
along with a cup of tea or instant coffee made with the office kettle, 5)_________than
going out to a restaurant for a “proper” lunch as do many European office workers,
6)____________usually finish work much later in the evening.

I. 3. Read the sentences below and use the words from the brackets to form words
that fit in the gaps: 11 points
1. Recycling is a very……………………………….idea. (attract)
2. People are more and more……………………………….when it comes to
pollution.(care)
3. Investing in public transport is a very ……………………..way of reducing
the number of car on the roads.(effect)
4. There are all kinds of …………………………………problems to be faced
regarding pollution. (practice)
5. They have to drive a great ……………………………to their house.(distant)
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6. People should have a ……………………………………to the environment.

(contribute)
7. He needs his…………………………………….for the project.(approve)
8. His…………………………………….proved to be false.(organise)
9. Tom moved very……………………………from one room to another.(quick)
10. George proved to be a very……………………………colleague.(rely)
11. Leonardo da Vinci was ……………………….for painting Mona Lisa. (fame)

I. 4. Rephrase the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same. Use no
more than three words. 15 points

1. I hate doing the washing-up.

I don’t………………………………the washing-up.
2. She dusts the furniture every two weeks.
She dusts the furniture…………………..month.
3. It’s a week since I last tidied my room.
I……………………………my room for a week.
4. Can you please mop the floor?
Do you mind……………………floor?
5. It’s against the law to drop litter on the pavement.
You………………………..litter on the pavement.

PARTEA a II-a (30 de puncte)

Read the text below. In one paragraph write your own ending of the story. (8- 10
lines)

We were out until dark. The geese flew overhead and we came to. Eight of them, calling.
Stupid birds. We really felt the day go. 'Shall we go out to dinner?' I said. She said 'So
long as we're back in time,' taking off her boots. I cleared away the fork and gloves and
locked the shed. Anthea took in the empty bottle and glasses. As we got back into the
house, we saw some strange footprints in the earth which weren’t ours. Anthea said 'I’ll
take the shovel.'