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PARTEA I ______________________________________________________________________(60 puncte)

I.1. a) Read the text below and complete the following tasks. Write all your answers on the Answer Sheet
(10 points)
A few minutes ago, walking back from lunch, I started to cross the street when I heard the sound of a coin
dropping. It wasn't much but, as I turned, my eyes caught the heads of several other people turning too. A woman
had dropped what appeared to be a dime. The tinkling sound of a coin dropping on pavement is an attention-
getter. It can be nothing more than a penny. Whatever the coin is, no one ignores the sound of it. It got me
thinking about sounds again. We are besieged by so many sounds that attract the most attention. People in New
York City seldom turn to look when a fire engine, a police car or an ambulance comes screaming along the street.
When I'm in New York, I'm a New Yorker. I don't turn either. Like the natives. I hardly hear a siren there. At
home in my little town in Connecticut, it's different. The distant wail of a police car, an emergency vehicle or a
fire siren brings me to my feet if I'm seated and brings me to the window if I'm in bed. It's the quietest sounds that
have most effect on us, not the loudest. In the middle of the night, I can hear a dripping tap a hundred yards away
through three closed doors. I've been hearing little creaking noises and sounds which my imagination turns into
footsteps in the middle of the night for twenty-five years in our house. How come I never hear those sounds in the
daytime? I'm quite clear in my mind what the good sounds are and what the bad sounds are. I've turned against
whistling, for instance. I used to think of it as the mark of a happy worker but lately I've been associating the
whistler with a nervous person making compulsive noises. The tapping, tapping, tapping of my typewriter as the
keys hit the paper is a lovely sound to me. I often like the sound of what I write better than the looks of it.
1. The sound of a coin dropping makes people
A. think of money.
B. look at each other.
C. pay attention to it.
D. stop crossing the street.
2. People in New York
A. don't care about emergencies.
B. are used to sirens.
C. are attracted by sounds.
D. don't hear loud noises.
3. The writer
A. sleeps next to the window.
B. has lived in Connecticut for a long time.
C. believes in ghosts.
D. is interested in fire engines.
4. How does the author relate to sounds at night?
A. He imagines sounds that do not exist.
B. He exaggerates quiet sounds.
C. He thinks taps should be turned off.
D. He believes it's rather quiet at night
I.1.b) Match the words in bold in the text to their definition given below. Write all your answers on the Answer Sheet (8 points)
a) when a door or floorboard, etc. creaks, it makes a long low sound when it moves or is moved
b) a light ringing sound
c) an American or Canadian coin which has the value of ten cents
d) to hit something gently, and often repeatedly, especially making short sharp noises

I.2 Read the text below to fill in the missing information. On your answer sheet write only the missing words next to the number
indicating each blank space (12 points)
Recently, a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real. Even (1)…….. New Zealand has quite liberal rules about naming
children, names beginning with a number are not allowed. They decided to call him Superman (2) …….. . In many countries around the world, unusual
names for children are becoming (3) …….. popular, especially since the increasing trend for celebrities to give their children wacky names. In Britain, you
can call a child almost anything you like - the only restrictions on parents relate to offensive words such (4) …….. swear words. Some parents choose
names which come from popular culture. For example, there have (5) …….. six boys named Gandalf (6) …….. the character in the Lord of the Rings
novels and films.

I.3 Read the text below and use the words given in capitals below to form words that fit in the gaps. The words in capitals are given in the
order you need to use them. (20 points)
1- EMPLOY 2- ORGANIZE 3- SUSPEND 4- CUSTOM 5- COMPARE 6- CONCERN 7- ARGUE 8- PRODUCT 9- FREE 10-
COMFORT
UK companies have received criticism from a business forum for what their report refers to as a rather narrow-minded attitude towards the dress
code for office workers. This follows a case in which a male (1) ... working in the post room of a large (2) ... in the United Kingdom received a (3)
... for wearing jeans to work. Whilst the report accepts that there is a need for people dealing with (4) ... to look well dressed, it questions whether
employees who work behind the scenes necessarily need to dress formally. The authors of the report made a (5) ... between the UK and other
European nations where employers seem (6) ... about the need for their workers to wear smart clothes in the office. Their (7) ... is based on
research that claims workers are far more (8) ... when they have the (9) ... to dress in a way that they feel most (10) ... in.

I.4. Rephrase the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (10 points)

1. Everyone was surprised to see Geoff leave the party early.

SURPRISE
To ___________________________ the party early.
2. 'Where have I left my sunglasses, David?' asked Susan.
WHERE
Susan asked David ____________________sunglasses.
3. Juliet finds driving on the left very strange.
TO
Juliet's not ___________________ on the left.
4. He keeps interrupting me, which is very annoying.
WISH
I _____________________ interrupting me, it's very annoying.
5. He finally managed to get over his wife's death.
TERMS
He succeeded _______________________his wife's death.

PARTEA a II – a _________________________________________________________________(30 puncte)

Write the middle paragraph of this story. Write your answer in 8-10 lines on your answer sheet.
It was a hot summer day. My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat with my friend
Katie and the dog. That’s when the phone call came, the call that made that bright, beautiful day a cold,
dark, gloomy one.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
When Suzie and I first started calling one another, I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I
was completely wrong. I learned so much from her. She gave me more than I could ever give to her. I
will never forget her or the talks we had. I now know that I must never take anything for granted,
especially my health and the gift of life.

BAREM

WRITING (30 points)

Task achievement Language accuracy Register and Organization, Overall effect

Points vocabulary cohesion, layout

5 Coverage of all required No/very grammar errors Appropriate register Very clear structure Very convincing
points Many linking
No/very few grammar Very varied Very much original
Total relevance to task devices
errors vocabulary output
Wide range of grammar
structure
4 Coverage of all required Few grammar errors Appropriate register Very clear structures Generally
points convincing
Few spelling errors varied vocabulary Enough linking
Partial relevance to task A lot of original
Good range of grammar devices input
structure
3 Coverage of all required Mostly appropriate Clear structure Somewhat
points Some grammar errors
register Some linking convincing
Some relevance to task
Some spelling errors
devices Some original input
Good range of grammar
structure Somewhat varied
vocabulary

2 Many grammar errors Mostly appropriate Unclear structure Not convincing

Coverage of few points
Many spelling errors register Few linking devices Little original input
Little relevance to task
Limited range of grammar Basic vocabulary
structure

1 Coverage of few points Grammar errors Sometimes Unclear structure Not convincing
required
sometimes hinder inappropriate Very few linking No original input
Very little relevance to
task communication register devices
Spelling errors Basic vocabulary Mostly
sometimes hinder inappropriate
communication linking devices
0 Grammar errors often Mostly Total lack of Message not clearly
Coverage of few points
hinder communication inappropriate organization communicated
required
No relevance to task Spelling errors often register Total lack of linking
hinder communication Basic vocabulary devices
Very limited range of
 grammar structure

Partea a I 32 points

I.1.a) C; 2-B; 3-B; 4-B;

I.1.b) 1-c; 2-b; 3-a; 4-d;
I.2 1.if/though; 2.instead;3.more;4.as;5.been;6.after;

I.3 1.employee; 2.organization; 3.suspension; 4.customers; 5.comparison;6.unconcerned; 7.argument;8.productive; 9.freedom; 10.comfortable;

I.4 1.everyone’ surprise Geoff left…;2……where she had left her …3….used to driving….4.wish he would stop…5. in coming to terms with…;

ANEXA

TABELUL NR. 1 – MATRICEA DE SPECIFICATIE

CLASA a X a – 4 h/sapt

Indentificarea şi Ilustrarea- Compararea/ Utilizarea/aplicarea Analizarea/ Aprecierea/

exemplificarea-
Competenţe corespunzătoare recunoaşterea Clasificarea cunostintelor Generalizarea/ Evaluarea/
unor date, specifice disciplinei
 concepte, relaţii Descrierea unor unor fapte , de studiu in Transferul Interpretarea
fenomene, date, rezolvarea unor faptelor,
procese, situaţii proprietati, situatii problema proceselor, faptelor,
concrete, fenomene fenomenelor,
Unităţi de proceselor,
proprietăţi situatiilor
fenomenelor,
învăţare specifice specifice
disciplinei de disciplinei de in contexte
Concepte cheie studiu studio
evariate
Conţinuturi

Teme

Coerenta textului 18 12

Derivare cu sufixe si prefixe 20

Vorbirea directa si indirecta 2

Expresii cu prepozitii 2

Subordonata conditionala 2

Verbe modale 2

Subjunctivul 2

Scriere de paragraf narativ 30

Total punctaj 90 18 22 10 30