STUDENT:

GRADE : 9 A TERM PAPER

NR.1 II

I. Use the CORRECT TENSE: (3 points)

1. Look! Jane ………………………… (sing) again. She often …………………….. (sing) this song.
2. My father ………………………………(have) a lot of work to do every weekend.
3. The girls …………………………………… (not / talk) now. All of them………………………… (watch) a film.
4. …………………… you …………………… (like) watching TV?
5. How many games …………………………………… (the team / win) so far this season?
6. I don’t know Carol’s husband. I ………………………………………. (never / meet) him.
7. It ………………………………… (rain) a lot last week, but it ……………………………(not / rain) much so far
this week.
8. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after five. When
he……………………………….. (come) home, I ………………………………….. (talk) to my mother on the
phone.
9. Yesterday Tom and Janice ……………………… (go) to the zoo around one. They………………………… (see)
many kinds of animals. They stayed at the zoo for two hours. While they …………………………… (walk) home, it
…………….…….. (begin) to rain, so they …………………………….. (stop) at a small cafe and
……………………(have) a cup of coffee.
10. Yesterday afternoon I ………………………… (go) to visit the Parker family. When I…………………….. (get)
there around two o’clock, Mrs. Parker ………………….. (be) in the yard. She …………………………………
(plant) flowers in her garden. Mr. Parker……………………….. (be) in the garage. He
……………………………….. (work) on their car. He …………………………….. (change) the oil.
11. I …………………………………… (not / have to) borrow any money from you if I……………………………
(get) my salary tomorrow.
12. If you …………………………… (invite) her to the dance, she ………………………(be) very pleased.
13. If you ………………………… (retire) soon, you …………………………….. (make) yourself ill.
14. If you ………………………………. (write) him a letter, he ……………………….. (know) our address.
15. If the policeman had seen the thief, he …………………………………………….. (arrest) him.
16. My mother ………………………………………. (always / cook) in the morning.
17. What …………………………………………… (you / usually / do) at weekends?
18. Jane ………………………………………… (give) a party today because it………………………… (be) her
birthday.
19. The lesson …………………………… (start) at 9 o’clock every morning.
20. Adam is in his room now. He …………………………………. (write) a letter to his penfriend.

II. Translate the text into Romanian: (2 points)

Bob is a young sailor. He lives in England, but he is often away with his ship. One summer he comes back from a
long voyage and finds new neighbors near his mother’s house. They have a pretty daughter, and Bob soon loves her
and he wants to marry her when he comes back. Bob promises the girl to send a present from every port. Bob’s first
port is Capetown in Africa, and he sends the girl a parrot from there. The parrot speaks three languages. When Bob’s
ship reaches Australia, a letter comes from the girl. The letter says, “Thank you for the parrot, Bob. It tasted much
better than a chicken.”

III. Write a 12-14 lines story which should end like this: “This was the worst day of my life!” Give your story
an appropriate title. (3 points)
STUDENT: TERM PAPER
GRADE : 9 A II
NR.2

I. Use the CORRECT TENSE: (4 points)

1. What ………………………………………… (you / learn) since you …………………….(come) here? How
many friends ………………………………………. (you / make)? I hope you ……………………………………...
(already / meet) a lot of interesting people.
2. Last night my roommate and I ……………………….. (have) some free time, so we…………………………..
(go) to a show.
3. I ………………………………….. (just / have) lunch, but I ………………………………(not / have) lunch
yesterday.
4. Who …………………………………. (write) the play “Hamlet”?
5. He …………………………………… (usually / go) at 9:00 o’clock, but this morning he
………………………………… (leave) home late.
6. I ……………………………………(visit) my grandparents every Friday. My
sister………………………………………(often / visit) them.
7. The boys ……………………………………(swim) in the pool now but
they………………………………………… (usually / swim) in the sea.
8. She ………………………………(write) a letter to her pen-friend at the moment.
9. They ……………………………………(sometimes / have) lunch at work, but today.
10. Sally …………………………… (eat) dinner last night when someone …………………..(knock) on the door.
11. I began to study at seven last night. Fred …………………………… (come) at seven thirty. I
……………………………… (study) when Fred ……………………….. (come).
12. While I ………………………………. (study) last night, Fred ……………………………(drop by) to visit me.
13. My roommate’s parents …………………………………. (call) him last night while
we…………………………………….. (watch) TV.
14. The buildings wouldn’t have burned to ashes if the firemen ……………………………….(come) in time.
15. People wouldn’t cross the Bosphorus, if they ………………………………………………(not / build) those
bridges.
16. If the family had saved enough money, they………………………………………… (buy) a new flat.
17. If I had known that he was sleeping, I ……………………………………………. (not /disturb) him.
18. If I had lost all my money, I …………………………………………... (be) very unhappy.
19. If you had phoned me before you came, you ………………………………………. (find) me at home.
20. If he …………………………….. (not / arrive) soon, we ………………………. (have to) have dinner without
him.
II. Translate the text into Romanian: (2 points)

Brian is a doctor. He looks after sick people. He usually gets up at 6.00 o’clock. Today he is late, it is 6.30 and he is
still in bed. He usually goes to work by train but today he is driving to work. He arrives at work at 6.30 every
morning but it is 7.30 now and he is still driving. It’s 12.00 o’clock now. He always has his lunch at 12.00 but today
he isn’t having lunch at 12.00, he is looking after his sick patients. It is half past seven w, Brian is watching TV. He
usually watches TV at half past seven because his favorite programme starts at half past seven. Brian has his dinner
at 8.30 everyday and he is having dinner now. It is 24.00 now Brian is going to b ed. He always goes to bed at 24.00.

III. Write a 12-14 lines story which should end like this: “In the end, he turned out to be a good friend.” Give
your story an appropriate title. (3 points)