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INITIAL TEST GRADE 8

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I. Put the verbs from the brackets in the correct form of Past tense:
Many years ago people 1) believed (believe) that some women
2).................(be) witches. These women 3) ......................................(not live) in big
cities. They 4).........................(live) in small villages. People 5)
..............................................(think) they 6)...............................(behave) strangely
because they 7)..........................(make) unusual medicines from plants and they
8.............................(not act) like other people. They 9)...................... (say) that they
10)....... ....................................(not walk) but that they flew on brooms. Do you
believe in witches?

II. Underline the correct adjective:
a. This girl is very beautiful / handsome.
b. Big cities are often quiet/noisy and polluted.
c. He cant buy these shoes because they are very expensive / cheap.
d. Hes a very smart / silly child. He knows all the answers.
e. Dont go near the river, its very safe / dangerous!
f. This is easy / hard to do. I can do it.
g. That is a(n) difficult/easy question. I cant answer it.
h. It was a boiling cold/hot day, so we went to the beach.
i.. I like apples very much. They are so sweat / sour.

III. Complete the sentences with who , which or where.

1. The street. I live is very noisy.
2. This is Alison, .works in the same company as my sister.
3. Theres a shop near here .. I buy magazines.
4. People . smoke can get a lot of disease.
5. I live in Cleja, ..is a beautiful village in the east of Romania.
6. My teacher, isnt English, lives in Bacu.

IV. Choose the correct form of Present Simple or Present Continuous:
It is winter and the snow falls/is falling. It usually is snowing/snows in January
here. Betty and James are playing/play in the garden. They are building/build a snowman
and they throw/are throwing snowballs. They like/are liking the snow very much! Their
mother and father do not like/are not liking it. They always stay/are always staying in the
house when it is cold. Mother usually watches/ is watching TV and father is
listening/listens to the radio.

V. Write a paragraph in which you describe what would look like a perfect holiday
for you.

Punctaj :
I- 20p. II- 20p III- 10p IV- 20p V 20p
Se acorda 10 puncte din oficiu
Total: 100p