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Clasa a VII-a
Faza judeţeană – 31 martie 2012
Varianta 2

I. USE OF ENGLISH (WRITE ONLY THE ANSWERS ON YOUR ANSWER

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Subject 1
1a. Fill in the gaps with the correct tenses. (15 points)
The London Dungeon
The London Dungeon 1…………(lie) in the oldest part of London - in an old subterranean
prison (that's what the word Dungeon stands for).
The museum 2.………… (take) its visitors on a journey through England's bloody history.
It 3………… (demonstrate) the brutal killings and tortures of the past.
You can experience for example how people 4.………… (die) on the Gallow or during the Plague of
1665.
The atmosphere at the Dungeon 5.………… (be) really scary - nothing for the faint-hearted.
While you 6………… (walk) around the Dungeon, watch out for creepy creatures - the Dungeon
7………… (employ) actors to give its visitors the fright of their lives.
The actors, dressed as monsters, ghosts or executers, 8………… (hide) in the dark corners of the
Dungeon and then suddenly 9………… (jump) out and 10………… (grab) one of the visitors. The
museum 11………… (want) to provoke, shock, educate and delight. And this is done extremely well.
Since its opening in 1975, the Dungeon 12………… (attract) many visitors from all over the world.
Besides the regular opening hours, the Dungeon sometimes also 13………… (open) at night.
If you 14………… (have) enough money and nerves of steel, you 15………… (book / can) the
Dungeon for parties, conferences or charity events at night.

1b. Mark the statements T (true) or F (false). (5 points)

1. The London Dungeon is the oldest building in London.
2. People were killed and tortured in the past.
3. There are creepy creatures at the London Dungeon.
4. The London Dungeon is sometimes opened at night.
5. You need nerves of steel to enter the London Dungeon.

Subject 2 (5 points)
Choose the preposition that best completes each sentence below.

1 The trip to the mountains was great, but I picked on / up / off a terrible cold on our way back.
2 The school’s decision to change the date of the school dance brought over / round / about many
complaints.
3 I was sure the blue car was Karen’s, but in the end it turned on / off / out I’d made a mistake.
4 Children come up with / into / to incredible excuses when they’re late for school.
5 Parents are not always right and they should back off / down / up when they realise they’ve made a
mistake.
Subject 3 (5 points)
Underline the correct words.

1. There’s no need to get so /so much angry with me – it wasn’t my fault.

2. Paula has got so much /so many CDs she can’t fit them all in her room.
3. There are such a lot /such a lot of good concerts on I don’t know which one to go to.
4. Fred’s parents think he watches too many /too much TV.
5. I’ve had enough of /plenty of your lies and ridiculous stories!

Subject 4 (10 points)

Read the sentences and choose the correct word.

1. This is the café …………………I have coffee with my friends. (where/which)

2. I’m sure we can …………………them if we try hard enough. (win/beat)
3. Can I …………………your jacket? I need something to wear to the party. (lend/borrow)
4. That’s the man …………………son goes to my school. (whose/who’s)
5. He …………………taking the camera! (denied/refused)
6. John, would you…………………my coat? I left it in the shop. (fetch/carry)
7. I forgot to…………………my library books back. (take/collect)
8. Helen is the kind of girl…………………prefers reading to watching TV. (which/who)
9. It’s John …………………always at the cinema. (whose/who’s)
10. Please…………………your books to tomorrow’s lesson. (fetch/bring)

Subject 5 (5 points)
Fill in the sentences with the correct question tag.

1. She is collecting stickers, ….?

2. We often watch TV in the afternoon, …..?
3. You have cleaned your bike, …..?
4. Peter played handball yesterday,……?
5. Kevin will come tonight,………….?

Subject 6
Look carefully at each line. Some lines are correct but some have a word which should not be
there. Tick (√) each correct line. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word
on your answer sheet. (15 points)

African models
Talent scouts are looking for the next generation of supermodels have realised 0…are..
Africa’s potential. Lyndsey McIntyre, a former model herself, recently 00..√….
opened one agency’s first African office. ‘African women are being graceful and 1…..….
serene’ she says. ‘These qualities could to make them do very well in 2……...
this business.’ However, spotting supermodels is rarely easy, as well McIntyre 3……...
discovered when she visited the Orma tribe of remote north-eastern Kenya, whose 4………
the women are reported to be especially striking. ‘The tribal leaders were 5………
a bit suspicious and I wasn’t allowed to be meet many of their girls,’ 6………
she explains. Another problem is that reports aren’t always reliable. McIntyre 7………
discovered this when one of village’s ‘most beautiful girls’ turned out to be 8………
its heaviest ones. She had to explain that Western advertisers prefer to 9………
far slimmer women. The Orma are not alone in believing fat it is 10………
beautiful. In a recent Africa-wide beauty contest, all the Ugandan contestants were 11………
disqualified for being a little much too large around the hips. ‘I don’t 12………
understand why the fashion industry’s obsession with small hips,’ said one judge 13………
for the contest. ‘But because we want the girls to succeed in and to 14………
see African models working internationally, we give the industry what it wants.’ 15………

Subject 7 (10 points)

1. The bus driver was ……………. injured. (serious/seriously)
2. This steak smells…………… . (good/well)
3. The dog barks………….. (loud/loudly)
4. Maria ……………….. opened her present. (slow/slowly)
5. Jack is …………….. upset about losing his keys. (terrible/terribly)
6. Robin looks……………… . What's the matter with him? (sad/sadly)
7. This hamburger tastes……………….. . (awful/awfully)
8. Kevin is ……………… clever. (extreme/extremely)
9. Be ……………. with this glass of milk. It's hot. (careful/carefully)
10. Our basketball team played ……………… last Friday. (bad/badly)

II. WRITING (30 points)

Subject 8
Write a composition in no more than 200-250 words using the following story starter.

She was a funny old lady, but I knew she had come to tell me...
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Clasa a VII-a
Faza judeţeană – 31 martie 2012
Varianta 2

Subject 1
1a. (15x1p=15 points)
1. lies 6. are walking 11. wants
2. takes 7. employs 12. has attracted
3. demonstrates 8. are hiding 13. opens
4. died 9. jump 14. have
5. is 10. grab 15. can book
1b. (5x1p=5 points)
1. F
2. T
3. F
4. T
5. T

Subject 2 (5x1p=5 points) Subject 3 (5x1p=5 points)

1 up 1 so
2 about 2 so many
3 out 3 such a lot of
4 with 4 too much
5 down 5 enough of

Subject 4 (10x1p=10 points)

1. where 6. fetch
2. beat 7. take
3. borrow 8. who
4. whose 9. who’s
5. denied 10. bring

Subject 5 (5x1p=5 points)

1. isn’t she
2. don’t we
3. haven’t you
4. didn’t he
5. won’t he
Subject 6 (15x1p=15 points)

1. being 2. to 3. well 4. √ 5. the 6. be 7. √ 8. of 9. to 10. it 11. √ 12. much 13.why

14. in 15. √

Subject 7 (10x1p=10 points)

1. seriously 4. slowly
2. good 5. terribly
3. loudly 6. sad
 7. awful 10. badly
8. extremely
9. careful
II. WRITING (30 points)