COLEGIUL NATIONAL MILITAR “DIMITRIE CANTEMIR”

TERM TEST PAPER

THE 9TH GRADE/ THE 27th of November 2015/ Nr.1

PART I - READING COMPREHENSION (5x4= 20 points)

Legends are stories about real people who are famous for doing something brave or
extraordinary. Every time the story was told, it became more exaggerated and so it is now
difficult to tell how much of the story is really true.
One of the greatest legendary figures in Britain is King Arthur. He was the son of the
king Uther Pendragon, a Celtic King. King Uther gave his son to Merlin, the wizard. Merlin
taught Arthur everything he knew so that he could become a great king. When King Uther died,
Merlin stuck a sword into a rock and said ‘This sword is in the stone by magic. Only the true
king will be able to pull it out’. Many men tried but none succeeded. When Arthur tried, the
sword slipped out easily. Arthur was made king. He went on to find the Round Table, an order of
knights that became famous for fighting the wicked and helping the poor.
Answer the following questions:
1. Who is one of the greatest legendary figures in Britain?
2. What did Merlin stick into a rock?
3. Who managed to pull out the sword?
Read the text again and decide if the following sentences are true (T) or false (F). On your exam sheet,
write T or F next to each sentence.
4. Legends are stories about people who are not real.
5. The knights of the Round Table were famous for fighting the wicked and helping the
poor.

PART II – GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (40p)

A. Complete the sentences with Present Simple or Present Continuous:(10x2p=20p)

1.We……………….(go) to work by bus every day.
2………………..(he/enjoy) swimming?
3.She …………….(speak) three foreign languages.
4.I ……………(taste)the soup to see if it needs more salt.
5.The burger…………..(smell) disgusting!
6.The train to Manchester……………(leave) at 7 pm.
7.I…………….(stay) with my friends at the moment.
8.You…………….(always/interrupt) me, and I really don`t like it.
9.He is going to Italy on holiday, but he………..(not/understand) Italian.
10.Tom and Sally…………………..(leave) to Rome next Friday.

B. Complete the sentences using one of the following words or phrases: check in,
passport, departure lounge, boring, mistletoe, sovereign. One word is extra.
(5x2p=10p)
1. It is traditional to kiss people under a piece of…………….at Christmas.
2. When he arrived at the airport he realized he had forgotten his……………
3. They are waiting for their flight in the…………………..
4. This activity is quite…………….and I think I am going to fall asleep.
 5. Passengers receive a boarding pass at the ……………counter.

C. Make up sentences with the following words and phrases: to be crazy about, to take
off, fisherman’s tales, attractive, to board .(5x2p=10p)

PART III: WRITING

Write a letter to your friend telling him about your latest hobby/ hobbies. (120-140 words)
30p

10points granted
All subjects are compulsory. Time 50 minutes.