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CLASA a X-a - SECȚIUNEA A

 Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

 Nu se acordă puncte din oficiu.

 Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore.

1. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in
each gap. (15 points)

The London Marathon race is a long-running story. 1. was first held in 1981, 2.

  when more than half a million runners have completed the challenge of running the full 42
km of the course. It  was the brainchild of Chris Brasher, who brought  the idea home to London 3.

  completing the New York Marathon in 1979. “Could London stage 4. an event?” he
wondered, answering his 5. question by organizing the first London Marathon in 1981.

The event has captured the public imagination and there are always 6. many people wanting to take
part. Last year, 7. amazing 98,500 people applied to run in it, although only half 8.

  be accepted. For most of 9. who do take part, the day is 10. fun, achievement and raising
money for charity.

2. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C, D) best fits each gap. (15 points)

The trend for children to multitask is 1. damaging their levels of concentration, scientists have
warned. 2. use of the internet, iPods, mobile phones and DVDs 3. behind that finding.
Scientists have 4. the belief of many parents that it is impossible to concentrate on
more than one 5. at the same time. They found that children 6. homework 7.

  sending messages can 8. spending 50/100 longer than if they had done
9.________________task 10_________________.

1. A. seriously B. extremely C. absolutely D. intensely

2. A. rocketing B. heightening C. ascending D. leaping

3. A.stands B. rests C. lies D. sits

4. A. assured B. guaranteed C. authorized D. confirmed

5. A. item B. thing C. object D. lesson

6. A.engaging B. tackling C. attending D. undergoing

7. A. until B. when C. while D. after

8. A. turn B. come C. use D. end

9. A.any B. every C. a D. each

10. A.separately B. distinctly C. apart D. aside

3.Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use between three and six words. (20 points)

1. Despite winning the race, he wasn’t very pleased. EVEN

He wasn’t very pleased _ the race.
2. It’s a fairly long time since I last watched this programme. QUITE
I haven’t watched this programme time.
3. Were you able to complete all your work yesterday? GET
Did you manage all your work yesterday?
4. His first novel was better than this one. GOOD
This novel is not one he wrote.
5. I’m sorry, could you wait for a moment, please? MIND
I’m sorry, for a moment, please?
6. We’re so late now that we definitely won’t get to the party on time. CHANCE
We’re so late that we have to the party on time.
7. The food she eats affects her health badly. EFFECT
The food she eats her health.
8. The only thing I did at the weekend was housework. APART
I did housework at the weekend.
9. He didn’t buy a present for her, he gave her some money. INSTEAD
He gave her some money present.
10. A temporary manager is running the shop at the moment. RUN
The shop a temporary manager at the moment.
4. Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space.
(15 POINTS)

One of the many impressive 1. (SEE) in Britain is the Roman Baths in the county of Somerset. This
was one of the most 2. (SIGNIFY) finds ever unearthed in Britain. The Great Bath was the 3.
(CENTRE) point of the Roman bathing 4. (ESTABLISH) over 2,000 years ago. It
was fed with hot water from the Sacred Spring and provided a great opportunity to enjoy a 5.
(LUXURY) warm swim. The bath is lined with sheets of lead and is 1.6 metres in 6.
(DEEP). Access is by four steep steps that 7. (ENTIRE) surround the bath. This is no
ordinary Roman Bath site. Even now, people benefit from these 8. (NATURE) springs of hot
water buried deep beneath this now 9. (MODERN) city. Bath’s 10.  (SPOILT) Roman site is one of
the most popular tourist attractions in Britain today.

5. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. (10 points)

On 30th of January, people in the south-east of England were thrilled as the first flakes of white snow
1.  (BEGIN) to fall. But within 2 hours, mass chaos 2. (DEVELOP). That day 3.  (TURN OUT)
to be the worst day for traffic on record, with motorists trapped in their cars on the M11 motorway
for up to 11 hours.

Gary Barnicott 4. (DRIVE) one of the first breakdown vehicles to arrive on the scene
when the police 5. (REOPEN) the motorway. His first priority was to deal with a vehicle stranded
near one of the junctions.” The guy 6. (BE) in his car all night with a wife and three young children
and 7.  (BE) also a diabetic. He 8. (HAVE) the car heater on all night and the car 9.  (RUN
OUT) of fuel and 10. (LOSE) all battery power.”

6. Write a main body paragraph of a narrative-descriptive essay which starts as follows (50
words): The teacher was frustrated. (25 points)