INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN CONSTANŢA

PROBĂ DE VERIFICARE A CUNOŞTINŢELOR DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

IUNIE 2005

I. Fill in the blanks with ONE missing word. (10 x 1 point)

Last month, my friend John invited (1) ... to stay with him in his house (2) ... the
country. I decided to go there (3) ... car because I hate public transport. (4) ... I was
driving through the country, a sheep ran into the road and I had to swerve to avoid
hitting (5) ... . I was driving (6) ... fast to control the car and I crashed (7) ... a tree. It
was (8) ... use trying to start (9) ... car again, (10) ... I got out and tried to get a lift
from someone.

II. Choose the correct answer A, B or C. (10 x 1 point)

1. I must go now. The bus ...... in five minutes.

A. leaves B. is leaving C. will leave
2. The balloon rose higher and ...... into the sky.
A. highest B. the higher C. higher
3. ˝Where is David?˝ ˝He ...... be in the garden˝.
A. ought B. might C. would
4. A lot of money ...... to this charity every year.
A. is donated B. was donated C. are donated
5. My luggage ...... very heavy. Would you mind giving me a hand?
A. were B. are C. is
6. He ...... be at work. His car is still outside his house.
A. can’t B. would C. must
7. ˝I don’t like very loud music˝. ˝.............˝
A. Neither I do B. Neither do I C. So do I
8. If I had more time, I ....... a gym.
A. join B. would join C. will join
9. The police ...... trying to find the criminal now.
A. are B. is C. were
10. I am a bit clumsy, ...... ?
A. am I not B. don’t I C. aren’t I

III. Fill in the gaps with an appropriate form of the word in capitals at the end
of each line. (10 x 1 point)

Although my two sisters and I have .........1........... mothers, we 1. DIFFER

are definitely alike. This is not just a matter of ........2........, 2. APPEAR
though we are small with curly hair and a .......3........ to overeat 3. TEND
and put on weight. The resemblance goes much further than that.
Throughout our ........4......... we were brought up to be 4. CHILD
very .......5......... and the ability to accept change is 5. ADAPT
 another ........6......... we share. 6. CHARACTER
Another would be ......7...... We hate parties where we meet a lot 7. SHY
of strange faces. In addition we all like to wear ......8...... clothes. 8. FASHION
We often share our clothes. .....9....., this causes frequent 9. FORTUNE
arguments. We really should come to some .....10...... about who 10. AGREE
can borrow what from whom and when.

IV. Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold.
(10 x 2 points)

1. I've never read such a good book.

ever    It's the ..................................... read.
2. When did Pauline leave home?
since   How long ................................ Pauline left home?
3. They didn't begin eating until everyone had arrived.
before  They waited until everyone ........................................ eating.
4. James will have a shower before he calls Emily.
after  James will call Emily ............................................ a shower.
5. It isn't necessary for you to write the instructions down.
have  You ................................................... the instructions down.
6. David hasn't signed the new contract yet.
been  The new contract ............................................... David yet.
7. "No, I won't do your homework for you"' Danny said.
refused  Danny ......................................... for me.
8. If you don't wear warm clothes, you may catch a cold.
unless  You may catch a cold ................................................ warm clothes.
9. This is Michael. His parents run a hotel.
whose  This is Michael ................................................... a hotel.
10. Amanda is wealthier than James.
as  James .............................................. Amanda.

V. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. (10 x 2 points)

When Francis Lee was a boy he wanted to be an astronaut. He (1- watch) TV one day
in 1969 when he (2 - see) Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. Since then he (3 -
always / dream) of doing the same. Every night when there is a full moon, he (4 -
stare) up at it for hours and imagines himself (5 - walk) around on it. At the moment,
however, he (6  - work) as a night-watchman at a meat factory. He (7 - do) the same
job since he left school fifteen years ago, but he still hopes that one day his dream (8 -
come) true. He (9 - hear) that in the 21st century they (10 - sell) tickets to fly to the
moon. For this reason he has been saving half of his wages every month for the past
two years.