PROBA DE VERIFICARE A CUNOŞTINŢELOR DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

pentru admiterea în clasa a IX-a cu program bilingv de predare

Time: 60 minutes

I. Read the text below and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).
In the summer of 1768 a small ship (1) _________ Plymouth, England, on (2) _________ expedition to (3)
_________ Pacific Ocean. (4) _________ charge of the ship (5) _________ Lieutenant James Cook, who was to become
one of the world’s (6) _________ explorers. The voyage lasted for three years. He was a very good captain. He (7)
_________ that his crew ate (8) _________ of fruit and vegetables to stop them from getting sick. When Cook returned,
he was sent on another (9) _________. He became the first European to visit a number of islands in the Pacific and
expanded the British Empire by adding land (10) _________ as Australia and New Zealand.
1 A. leave B. left C. went D. began
2 A. a B. an C. for D. these
3 A. that B. - C. the D. a
4 A. In B. At C. On D. With
5 A. was B. had been C. is D. has been
6 A. greatest B. most greatest C. more great D. more greater
7 A. has insisted B. is insisting C. insists D. insisted
8 A. many B. much C. some D. lots
9 A. trip B. excursion C. job D. voyage
10 A. such B. like C. so D. that

II. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

11. Bill has__________ his job and gone back to university.
A. left off B. given up C. passed up D. withdrawn
12. I am not satisfied __________ your explanation.
A. with B. for C. of D. on
13. Janet and Joe seem to get__________ very well together.
A. on B. in C . by D. off
14. No, the boss __________ be on holiday because I saw her in her office half an hour ago.
A. must B. should C. may D. can’t
15. I went to my __________ .
A. friend’s house B. friends’s house C. house of friend D. the friend’s house
16. We saw __________ in the mirror.
A. ourself B. ourselves C. ourselfes D. ourselfevs
17. When __________ school?
A. did he finish B. he finished C. he did finish D. did he finished
18. Christopher Columbus, __________ was the first European to discover America, was born in Italy in 1451.
A. which B. that C. who D. whom
19. He said that__________ .
A. he is late B. he was late C. he has been late D. he lates
20. All my friends knew where__________ .
A. I lived B. did I live C. I am living D. I will live
21. The washing machine__________ for 2 days.
A. is leaking B. leak C. leaks D. has been leaking
22. They haven’t paid for the TV set __________ .
A. yesterday B. yet C. every week D. at this time yesterday
23. __________ sure all the windows are locked.
A. Take B. Have C. Wait D. Make
24. Some doctors recommend eating  _______ salt.
A. more less B. littlest C. less D. littler
25. If this camera __________ so much, I would buy it.
A. doesn’t cost B. didn’t cost C. didn’t costed D. wouldn’t cost
26. “ __________ mobile phone is this?”
A. Who’s B. Whom C. How D. Whose
27. The money I spent on clothes__________ from my grandma.
A. was B. were C. are D. am
28. “Calm down, sir!”, the policewoman said, touching the man’s shoulder __________ .
A. gentle B. gentleness C. gently D. gentlely
29. If you care only about yourself and not about other people, it means that you are__________ .
A. generous B. hardworking C. diligent D. selfish
30. If Brad read my diary, I__________ disappointed.
A. will be B. would be C. am D. have been

III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:

Sue Thomas is a fashion designer. She 31) ______________ (DESIGN) clothes since she 32) _____________ (BE)
a young girl. She 33) ______________ (GET) her first job in a clothes factory when she was sixteen. She 34)
______________ (TRY) to sew buttons onto a shirt one day when she 35) ______________ (HAVE) a brilliant idea
for a design. After she 36) ______________ (SPEAK) to her bank manager, she got a loan and she 37)
______________ (START) her own little business. Now she 38) ______________ (MAKE) lots of money. Next
year she 39) ______________ (OPEN) a shop which will sell all her own designs. She has sold clothes to a lot of
famous people, including film stars and singers, and she 40) ______________ (THINK) she will be very rich soon.

IV. Complete the second sentence with one to three words so that the meaning stays the same.
41. The last time Bob called me was last month.
Bob hasn’t called me ________________________________ last month.
42. This dress is too expensive for me to buy.
This dress isn’t ________________________________ for me to buy.
43. Andrew started painting his room at 9 and he is still painting.
Andrew ________________________________ his room since 9.
44. I can’t open my own restaurant because I don’t have enough money.
If I _________________________________ enough money, I would open my own restaurant.
45. It’s 11 o’clock now, we have been waiting here since half past 10.
We have been waiting here ________________________________ hour.
46. How does a rock climber differ from a mountaineer?
What’s the ________________________________a rock climber and a mountaineer?
47. Will your neighbours look after your dog when you go away on holiday?
Will your neighbours __________________________ of your dog when you go away on holiday?
48. “I saw the film last week”, he said.
He said that _______________________________ the film the previous week.
49. It’s a good idea to eat fresh fruit.
You ________________________________ fresh fruit.
50. They grow vegetables in their back garden.
Vegetables ________________________________in their back garden.

V. Read the sentences below and fill in each gap with the correct word derived from the word on the right:
51. The _____________ has recently presented its plans for air travel. GOVERN
52. Planes make too much noise and cause too much _____________. POLLUTE
53. She became a well-known _____________. SING
54. I think Greece has _____________ landscapes. AMAZE
55. I _____________ spend my weekends in the mountains. USUAL
56. This is one of his most known _____________. PAINT
57. He was driving so _____________ that I was scared. QUICK
58. It is very_____________ to climb this mountain alone. DANGER
59. It was_____________ for me to find London on that map. POSSIBLE
60. They are planning to _____________ the public transport system. MODERN

Notă: Se acordă 1 punct pentru fiecare item şi 10 puncte din oficiu. Total: 70 puncte.