Name ___________________________ autumn bear viewing.

All their holidays begin at

Campbell River and include one night in one of the
two hotels there. This is essential because the plane
English Test journey to Knight Inlet starts very early in the
8th grade (L1) morning.

SUBIECTUL I (25p) 1. The Great Bear Rainforest is divided into several

Read the text and decide if the sentences following parts. T/F
it are true or false. Write T for true and F for false 2. Spirit Bears can only be found in the Great Bear
on the answer sheet. Rainforest. T/F
3. You can have various kinds of holiday on the
The Great Bear Rainforest is on an island on British island. T/F
Columbia’s central coast, in Canada. The rainforest is 4. People who live in the area welcome tourists. T/F
the largest remaining piece of unbroken rainforest in
the world and is full of interesting plants, birds and 5. The bears appear when the fish are returning to the
animals, including the Spirit Bear. It is thought that Pacific Ocean. T/F
there are no more than 400 of these bears in the whole 6. Knight Inlet is in the middle of the rainforest. T/F
of the great Bear Rainforest – and they don’t exist 7. Guests at Knight Inlet travel straight to the river by
anywhere else in the world. boat. T/F
8. There is a choice of places to see the bears from.
The Island is a fantastic place to go bear and whale T/F
watching. It is also a great place to go diving,
9. Tourists can watch the bears all year round. T/F
snorkeling and fishing. Even better, tourism is
encouraged by local people and conservationists, as it 10. All tourists must sleep more than one night at
shows that money can be made from the island Campbell River. T/F
without changing it, and this helps to protect the
rainforest.
Subiectul II (20p)
One of the best times to visit the island is mid-
Complete the sentences. Use the comparative or
September. This is when salmon return in great
numbers from the Pacific Ocean to the streams and superlative.
rivers of British Columbia’s west coast. It is also 1. This year it’s…………………………………..(hot)
when the bears come out to hunt them! than it was last year.
2. What’s…………………………………(good) way
Knight Inlet is a place well known for its population to get to the centre?
of grizzly bears. It is on the southern edge of the Great 3. The library’s…………………………...(quiet)
Bear Rainforest. There can be up to 40 bears within a
place in the university for studying.
few miles during autumn when the fish are swimming
up the river. Guests who stay at Knight Inlet start their 4. Books are…………………………………..
adventure with a boat ride. They then board a small (entertaining) than computer games.
bus and travel through the northern rainforest to the 5. What time does……………………………….
river. They can go to five different viewing platforms, (early) flight to London leave?
in three different areas, which are specially built to 6. A computer is………………………………..
provide a safe and comfortable place to watch the (useful) than a typewriter.
bears from. It is not uncommon to see 10-15 bears on
7. That’s………………………………..(bad) excuse
the river at a time.
I’ve ever heard!
Autumn isn’t the only season that grizzly bears go to 8. The first story she told
the area. Starting in April, when they’ve woken from was………………………….(funny) than the second
their winter sleep, both black and grizzly bears arrive one.
to feed on the new spring growth. Even in mid- 9. This book is………………………(interesting) that
summer, when many of the bears have moved into the that one.
forests for their food, you can see several bears each
10. It’s …………………………….(heavy) weight
day.
I’ve ever lifted!
Knight Inlet offers wildlife viewing holidays ranging
from one to seven nights for our spring, summer and Subiectul III (20p)

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 Multiple choice: 3) Mrs. Johnson……….…………….(teach) us,
Choose the correct item a, b or c. when Joe entered the room.
1. This is a very ..................club; we can’t enter unless 4) Listen! Someone….……………….(watch)
we’re members. TV in your room!
a) fabulous b) luxurious 5) …………………….…..(he/ever/ meet) a
c) exclusive famous person?
2. Oh, no! I’ve just................ hot chocolate on Mum’s 6) . ……………………..…...( Sue/ write) at the
favourite tablecloth. moment?
a) poured b) spilt c) 7) Ellen………………..…...(not want) to
spinned become an actress.
3. I’m sure he’ll be very successful. He has a real 8) When I………………….(see) him on
champion’s..................... . Monday, he was selling vegetables.
a) mentality b) profession c) 9) They ..................................(practice) for that
confidence competition for 6 months.
4. The plane ....................off at seven o’clock, so we 10) He ................................(write) a letter when
must be on time. his mother ...................(come) home.
a) is taking b) takes c)
has taken
5. Well, .......................there’s nothing we can do
about it.
a) immediatelly b) obviously 10 points granted
c) alternatively
6. Could you stop .....................lies! I don’t believe a
word you say.
a) saying b) speaking
c) telling SUBIECTUL II (50p)
7. If I were you, I ................... do that. 1. Complete each sentence with a noun formed
a) wouldn’t b) shouldn’t c) from a verb in the list. (10 items x 1, 5p= 15p)
won’t
acquaint, bear,
8. Why don’t you take ........................tennis? behave, celebrate, die, engage, greet, marry, relate, resemble
It will
help you become fitter.
a) on b) in 1. All Kate’s friends and ………………… came to
c) up her party.
9. The judge asked Helen if 2. I occasionally meet Terry, but he is more a/an
she .............................anything to add. ………………. than a friend.
a) had had b) was having 3. Mary received many cards, congratulating her on
c) had the …………….. of her baby.
10. The other applicant is .......................experienced 4. When Paul arrived, he received a warm and friendly
than Jane. …………………….. .
a) much b) less c) 5. Six months after their ……………….. , Michael
far and Lisa got married.
6. There was a great ……………. in the village when
Subiectul IV (25p) their team won the cup.
7. In an ideal …………………. , the husband and
Put the verbs in brackets into the suitable tense: wife share each other’s problems.
1) Lynne………………………(sing) while 8. Dina and her mother look alike. There is a strong
she………………….(clean) the windows, yesterday ………….. between them.
at 4. 9. There was no trouble, and the ………………… of
2) I……………………..(see) the film many the football fans was excellent.
times until now.

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 10. Tom cried when he heard about the …………… 5. We usually drink coffee, but today we
of his old dog. …………………. (drink) tea.
6. A new hospital …………………… (build) in our
2. Read the text below and choose the correct word district next year.
for each space. (10 items x1.5p=15 points) 7. ………. you ……..... (do) anything this weekend?
8. If you ………..…….. (eat) too many sweets, you’ll
The word ‘blog’ is a short form of the term ‘web log’. get ill.
Blogs (1)………… off as online diaries (2) 9. ……..… you ….…….. (hear) the wind? It’s
……………… people kept a record of events in their blowing heavily right now.
personal lives and shared their (3)………….. . This is 10. I …………………. (read) this book for a month
(4)...……….. the most common type of blog and now.
many are private. However, increasingly more blogs
are used for business purposes. There are now many
different types of blogs. These vary in their style and SUBIECTUL III (25p)
their contents; some concentrate (5)…………a Write a story with the title:
particular subject, such as travel blogs which are also “My lucky day”
known as travelogs, legal blogs sometimes called Write between 150-180 words.
blawgs, political blogs, education blogs, fashion blogs
or even dream blogs – the (6) .......……..is growing. A
blog that features videos is called a vlog and if it is (7)
…………up of photos it can be called a photoblog. NOTĂ
The joy of blogs is that it isn’t (8) ………… to know  Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.
how to write in code. Entries can be posted directly  Nu se acordă puncte din oficiu.
online in (9) ......………text and other (10) ……..can  Timp de lucru: 90 de minute.
add comments. This makes blogging a form of social
networking.

1. A. introduced B. started
2. A. where B. which
3. A. mind B. purposes
4. A. still B. already
5. A. to B. of
6. A. list B. series
7. A. brought B. taken
8. A. need B. able
9. A. natural B. normal
10. A. anyone B. people

3. Fill in with the correct form of the verbs in

brackets. (10 items x2p=20 points)

1. By the time we got to the theatre, the play

…………. already …………. (begin).
2. When ……………. Shakespeare ……….…..
(write) his plays?
3. Tom burnt his hand while he ………………….
(cook) dinner.
4. I’m tired. I …………………. (do) a lot of work
today.

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