ENGLISH INITIAL TEST- L2

Clasa a IX- a Numele şi prenumele elevului:

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 Pentru rezolvarea corectă a tuturor cerinţelor se acordă 9 puncte. Din oficiu se acordă 1 punct.
 Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 50 de minute.

A. Read the text below to decide if each of the following sentences is correct (A) or incorrect (B):

The plan created by Europe's top football clubs to create a breakaway super league seems to be falling apart less
than 48 hours after it was launched. A group of 12 of the richest football teams in Europe announced they
would take part in the European Super League (ESL) starting in August. This created fury among fans, players,
managers, Premier League teams and even the British Prime Minister and Britain's Prince William. They all
said the new league would destroy football. They said it was created by greedy club owners. There has been so
much anger that top clubs Chelsea and Manchester City are already preparing to withdraw from the ESL due to
a backlash from fans.
Six of England's richest teams agreed to participate in the breakaway ESL, including Manchester United,
Liverpool and Arsenal. Top teams from Spain (including Barcelona) and Italy also signed up. No teams from
Germany and France are involved, making the ESL less European. In Germany, teams are 51-per-cent owned
by fans, so fan power is bigger in Germany than in England. The UK government said it will take "whatever
action is necessary," including legal options, to stop the ESL. Fourteen Premier League clubs said they would
take legal action to expel the six English clubs from the Premier League. Football's governing bodies FIFA and
UEFA said players who played in the ESL could be banned from the World Cup.
1. It took European clubs 48 hours to think of the European Super League. T / F
2. The European Super League once had 12 of Europe's richest clubs in it. T / F
3. The UK's Prime Minister strongly supported the European Super League. T / F
4. Six teams from England initially joined the European Super League. T/F
5. No teams from France and Germany joined the European Super League. T / F
6. The UK government said it would not take legal action against the ESL. T / F

B. Underline the correct adjective:

a. The streets in Los Angeles are very crowded/heavy.
b. Big cities are often quiet/noisy and polluted.
c. The street was too narrow/wide. Tom couldn’t drive his new jeep along it.
d. He couldn’t buy the shoes because they were too expensive/cheap.
e. He’s a very clever/silly child. He knows all the answers.
f. Don’t go near the river, it’s very safe / dangerous!
g. That is a(n) difficult/easy question. I can’t answer it.
h. It was a boiling cold/hot day, so we went to the beach.
i. He wasn’t scared when the fire started. He was very brave/blind.
j. I like my teacher. Her lessons are very interesting / dull.

C. Use the correct tense of the verb in brackets:

1. She usually ___________ (go) to bed at around eleven o’clock.
2. Dan ___________________ (talk) on the phone right now.
3. Richard ________________ (watch) TV when the phone rang.
 4. I ___________ just ______________ (finish) my homework.
5. I ____________________ (think) of going on holiday to Egypt.
6. I ____________________ (travel) to London yesterday.

D. Listen to the following recording. Mark the statements below True (T) or False (F):
1. The man forgot his girlfriend's birthday.
2. The man needs some running shoes.
3. The man is an elite runner.
4. The woman has run 25 marathons under 3 hours.

E. Paragraph Writing
Think of a place near you where you can go with your family to have fun during the weekend or even on
vacation. Write a 60-80-word description of this place, including the name of the place, the activities
that you can do there, the facilities it has, the entrance fee (if any), and any other details you think are
relevant.