Test initial

Clasa a XI a

I. Fill in the gaps with one of the following words in the right form:

Bring, look, grow, fall, split, let, get, go

20 points. 2,5x8

II. Write questions to the following answers:

20 points

III. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each sentence (10 x 1p = 10 p)

1. I’m not going to clean the floor, it’s not my (RESPONSIBLE)____________

 2. Your (PUNISH)________________ for not doing your homework is to stay behind after school.
3. I want to be a painter or a composer, I want to do something (CREATE)____________ with my life.
4. The Queen of England’s art collection is so (VALUE)_________ that it is impossible to insure it.
5. He says he saw some visitors from outer space in his garden; it’s just his (IMAGINE)_________!
6. My brother’s mood is very (PREDICT)__________; sometimes he’s happy and the next moment he’s
depressed.
7. The French (REVOLUTIONARY)__________, which took place in 1789, changed the history of Europe.
8. He has a sad (EXPRESS)_________ on his face; I wonder what’s wrong.
9. Why are holidays sometimes more (STRESS)__________ than staying at home?
10. (LIKE)_________ most people, I took no interest whatsoever in the Olympic Games.

IV. Read the following text and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits in each gap (10 x 1p = 10p)

(1) ___________________, people all over the world are working longer hours. We also have more leisure time
than ever before. After sleeping and working, watching TV is by far the most (2) ___________________ leisure
activity the world over. The British watch more TV than any other nation in Europe, but they read more too. The
majority, 85%, read newspapers, and 54% regularly read books. Two thirds of modern European women work full
time, but they still do the main (3) _______________ of the housework too. Husbands help in the household more
than they did in former times. No wonder that many working women say they are stressed and (4)
________________. According to the latest (5) __________________ by supermarkets, the average British family
spends just 11 minutes preparing for the main evening meal. Almost half of all UK families in the UK eat together
only once a month or (6) __________________. More than half of young people in the UK have a full - time job (7)
___________ to the age of 19, but the majority of young Spanish and Italian people do not start full-time work until
they are 24. The average American fourteen year-old (8) _________________ only half an hour a day doing
homework, and less than a fifth of them participate in sports, music or have other hobbies. (9)
____________________, 65 % say they spend their time chatting on their mobiles and (10) ___________________
out with friends in shopping malls.

1 A -In general B -Although C - However D - Despite

2 A -joint B - common C - regular D - general
3 A -cut B - portion C - part D - piece
4 A -alert B - sleepy C - exhausted D - spent
5 A -inspections B - examinations C - explorations D - research
6 A -fewer B - less C - least D - smaller
7 A -with B - up C - until D - under
8 A -fills B - occupies C - uses D - spends
9 A -In spite of B - Nevertheless C - Despite D - Instead
10 A -falling B - hanging C - running D - dropping

V. Write a letter to a pen friend about a book or a film you enjoyed very much. 30 points

1 punct din oficiu.

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SUBIECTUL 1.

I. 1. BROUGHT, 2. LOOK 3.GROWING, 4. GET, 5. FALLEN, 6. SPLIT, 7. GOING, 8. LET

20 P
2,5 X 8
II.
1. When was the National Bank robbed?
2. What time did the robbery happen?
3. How much did the robbers take?
4. Who called the police?
5. Who are the police looking for?
4x5 = 20 p
III. 1. RESPONSIBILITY
2. PUNISHMENT
3. CREATIVE
4. VALUABLE
5. IMAGINATION
6. UNPREDICTABLE
7. REVOLUTION
8. EXPRESSION
9. STRESSFUL
10. UNLIKE
10X1 =10P
IV. 1A, 2B, 3C, 4C, 5D, 6B, 7B, 8D, 9D,10B
V. INFORMAL LETTER
10 P LETTER FORMAT
10P CONTENT RELEVANT TO THE TASK
10 P. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
30 P