INSPECTORATUL $COLAR JUDETEAN GALATI Str-Portului Nr.55 B {@ 0372362000; 0372362001 0236319396 ee J % F ROMANIA E-mail info@is}.gledu.ro; Adrest site: wwrw.s}.ghedu.ro Proba de verificare a cunostinfelor de limba englezi pentru admiterea in clasa a IX-a cu predare in regim bilingy 16.05.2018 - VARIANTA II Part 1 For questions 1-10, read the text below and think of ONE word which best fits | each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). 10p + Steven Jobs (0)...was ... bom on the 24" of February, 1955, (1) ....... San Francisco, Califomia, and was adopted (2) .. Paul and Clara Jobs. Paul Jobs was a machinist and @). . cars as a hobby. Jobs remembers (4) ... father as being very skilled at working with his hands. ‘As a child, Jobs preferred doing things (5). himself. He swam competitively, but was not interested (6) team sports (7) other group activities. He showed an early interest in electronics and gadgetry. He spent a lot of time working in the garage workshop of a neighbour (8) a worked at Hewlett-Packard, an electronics manufacturer. Jobs also enrolled in the Hewlett-Packard Explorer Club. There he saw engineers demonstrate new products, and he saw his first computer at the age (9) ......1.... twelve. He was very impressed, and knew right away that he wanted (10).......... work with computers. Part2 For questions 1-10, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each gap. 10p Audio books ‘Audio books have been (1)... for a couple of decades but it is (2) ....... recently that people have .. as cassette recordings of short stories or novels or unabridged versions, often read by well-known (5) or the authors themselves. Nowadays, of course, you can buy an audio recording on the Internet and (6)....... it on a stick or iPod. ‘Now, you might argue, how does this save time? Surely, it (7)...... at least just as long , if not longer, to read a book out loud(and, therefore, to hear it read), as it does to read it to yourself (8). ‘And that is certainly true; which is part of the reason'why they were not as (9). sticks and iPods became so widely available, ‘Nowadays, you can listen to a novel during those long hours of commuting to work, on your (10) to school, while you're on your exercise bike or stuck in traffic. before LA. near B. around C. nearby D. round 2 A. partly B. strictly C. relatively D. roughly 3. A. sincethen —_B. alll the time C. fromthenon ——-D. until now 4. A. showed B. illustrated C. published D. appeared 5. A. beings B. person C. peoples D. personalities 6 A. rearrange —Bz relocate C. transfer D. transmit 7. A. takes B. makes C. does D. finds 8 A. loud B. quiet C. silently D. noisily 9. A. popular B. stylish, C. elegant D. smart 10. A. road B. way C. alley D. streetINSPECTORATUL §COLAR JUDETEAN GALATI utsrenut EDUCATIEL Sg Str.Portului Nr.55 B ‘@ 0372362000; 0372362001 & 0236319396 @ NATIONALE ROI ANIA / E-mall: info@is).gl.edu.ro; Adresd site: www.is).gl.edu.ro . capitals at the end of Part3 For questions 1-10, read the text below, use the word given i Gare as xample some of the lines to form a word that best fits in the gap in the same line. top at the beginning (0). _ “Have you ever got really caught up in the excitement and emotion of a good action film, and wondered in (0) AMAZEMENT how film acts like jumping off 0. AMAZE |. DANGER stars manage to perform (1) Z buildings or driving at high speed? Of course, it is only a momentary Saeeeatioe a 2. PERFORM feeling as it is no secret that the real (2) ... are almost invariably stunt men or women, who can eam a very good @ by standing in for the stars when necessary. The| 3 LIVE LE work is (4) demanding, and before, qualifying| * 'NCREDI for this job they have to undergo a rigorous training programme and . a «cluding eb © cir ability in a mumber of sports including skiing, |. poop riding and gymnastics. Naturally, the (6) ... .. of the stunt performer is of the utmost | 6. SAFE importance. Much depends on the performer getting the timing exactly right so everything is planned down to the (7) . . detail. In a scene which involves a complicated series of actions, there is no time for (8) .. one chance of getting things right, (9) can, if necessary, film a scene (10) .. . mistakes. A stunt man or woman has only! CARE, ae film stars, who| 9, LIKE - until it gains | 10, REPEAT the director’s approval. Part 4 For questions 1-10, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. 20p 1. She won't do well in the test if she doesn’t study hard. UNLESS She won’t do well in the test. -hard. 2. He started learning Russian six months ago. FOR He. . six months, 3. They sold the car factory to a German company. SOLD The... .to a German company,INSPECTORATUL SCOLAR JUDETEAN GALATI ‘Str.Portului Nr.55 B ‘% 0372362000; 0372362001 & 0236319396 ep mua ROMANIA E-mail: info@isj.gl.edu.ro; Adresd site: www.ls).gl.edu.ro. Lda nate 4, [haven’t spoken to him for a week. aoe The last .... .. to him was a week ago. 5. Ihave never driven such a EVER W's the ... .. driven. 6. It’s a shame we didn’t see the exhibition. WISH the exhibition. WERE vnmore careful with my handwriting. 8, He isn’t old enough to get married. TOO Heis. _ married. 9. "Lknow a better restaurant", he said. SAID He... ..a better restaurant, 10. He was such a naughty boy that his father punished him. so The boy was... . his father punished him. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: 10p for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend fo stay here until I retire! (work) her degree, she intends to work in her father's company. (finish) from outside his office last week. (steal) . George hurt his head while he - (ice skate) . By the time Bob gets back from the war, .. from school.(graduate) | (always complain) . When I got to the airport, I realized I my passport. (forget) her new job last September. (start) you when I come next week! (see) "more attention in class. He would have got a better mark. (pay) 2. 3, 4. 5. 6. These workers are never satisfied. They .. 1. 8. 9. NOTA: TOATE SUBIECTELE SUNT OBLIGATORIL TIMP DE LUCRU: 1 ORA