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Corespunde nivelului CEFR A2B1

Regulamentul concursului se afl la pagina 3.

Cambridge English
LISTENING

Part 1 (10 questions)

A

2. Which lesson did the boy miss?

A

B

4. What does the teacher ask the students to bring on the trip?

A
5. Where is the girl now?

A

B
3. What will the girl do in the school show?

A
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Seciunea Listening nu face parte din acest concurs.

You will hear people talking in different situations. For each question, listen and choose the correct answer.
1. How much is one cinema ticket?

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6. What job does the boy want to do in the future?

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7. What will the students do a project about?

8. Which sport is the boy talking about?

9. Which zoo animal cant you see today?

10. What is the boy planning to do at the weekend?

Part 2 (5 questions)
Listen to Steven telling Teresa about a TV programme which will help them with their school work.
For each question, choose the correct answer.
11. This weeks programme is about

A) climbing. B) making kites. C) snowboarding.
12. The programme begins at
A) 7.15 p.m. B) 7.30 p.m. C) 7.45 p.m.

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13. The programme will help with the

A) art project. B) science project. C) maths project.
14. Students must give the project to the teacher on
A) 5 March. B) 13 March. C) 28 March.
15. The teacher will put the best work in the school
A) library. B) hall. C) computer room.

Part 3 (5 questions)
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Listen to Sally telling a friend, Adam, about spending a day in town.

For each question, choose the correct answer.
16. Where will Adam meet Sally?
A) in the park B) at his house C) in the caf
17. Adam will meet Sally at
A) 10.30. B) 11.00. C) 11.15.

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18. Where will they go to first?

A) a bookshop B) a games shop C) a department store
19. In the afternoon, Sally would like to
A) visit her uncle. B) buy a present. C) get a pizza.
20. How will Adam travel home?
A) by bus B) on foot C) by car

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Aici ncep subiectele de concurs

pentru nivelul Wallaby!
READING
Part 4 (5 questions)

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For each question, read and choose the correct answer.

21. A) There wont be any guitar lessons this term or
next.
B) The new guitar teacher is unable to start until
nextterm.
C) Lessons will begin again next term if a new
teacher is found.

22. A) Sam needs to borrow a textbook and a CD from

Tom.
B) Sam wants to see Tom to give back some things
hes borrowed.
C) Sam is returning Toms book and offering to let
him borrow something.

23. A) Printing the first page costs nothing but additional

pages are 10p each.
B) The total cost of printing depends on how much
paper you use.
C) Printing is free if you use the computers in the
library.

24. Dani hasnt used the swimming pool because its

A) not warm enough.
B) quite old.
C) too busy.

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25. A) The time of the game against Ridgeview school

has been changed.
B) Only players from Ridgeview school can use these
changing rooms.
C) Players can go into the changing rooms half an
hour before the match begins.

Part 5 (5 questions)
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For each question, read and choose the correct answer.

26. Are you ready to go?

A) Just a minute! B) Ill come too! C) Thats alright!
27. What time does the film start?

A) It wasnt long. B) Soon, I think. C) Not very often.
28. What are you going to do after lessons today?

A) Im afraid I cant. B) I havent decided yet. C) I really hope so.
29. Which cake would you like, Tina?

A) I dont mind. B) I dont like it. C) Im really hungry.
30. Shall we go swimming?

A) If you want to. B) Yes, so do we. C) I think its right.

Part 6 (5 questions)
Read the sentences.
For each space, choose the correct answer.
31. A new department store has just ........ in Sams home town.
A) started B) begun C) opened
32. Customers can ........ lots of different things there.
A) sell B) get C) have
33. The assistant ........ Sam some sweaters.
A) put B) helped C) showed
34. He liked the purple one ........ .
A) best B) nicest C) favourite
35. It was too ........ so he asked for a larger size.
A) thin B) short C) big

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Part 7 (5 questions)
Read the text. For each question, choose the correct answer.

Changes at Kingsmeadow School

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By Tyler Watson, aged 14

My mum, like lots of parents, always used to
complain about getting me up in time for school in the
morning. Our headteacher, Mr Murphy, was worried
too, because so many students were arriving late and
not concentrating during lessons.
Mr Murphy had read some research that showed
that teenagers are not lazy, but compared to adults and
children, they need to sleep longer in the mornings and
often want to go to bed later at night. He and his staff
decided to do an experiment to test this idea and try
to improve the situation at our school.
We had to take a series of memory tests. Some
we did as soon as we arrived at nine in the morning,
then after lunch we did some more. When the scores
of the morning tests were compared with those taken
later, they found that we had scored more highly

in the afternoon tests. Our teachers had expected

it to be the other way round. They could hardly
believe that although we seem to be better behaved
in the morning, we actually remember more in the
afternoon.
As a result of this experiment, Mr Murphy has
made some changes to the school day. Kingsmeadow
school is still open from 8 am to 5 pm, but lessons
now start at 11 am. The time before that is used for
meetings and preparing lessons.
All my classmates think the new timetable is
cool. We dont feel tired in lessons any more and the
teachers say our grades are improving.
Soon theres going to be a meeting with parents,
teachers and school governors about the new timetable.
We all hope they decide to keep it forever.

36. What is the writers aim in this text?

A) to explain the benefits of starting school early B) to encourage students to attend school regularly

C) to describe an experiment in teenage behaviour D) to advise parents bringing up teenage children
37. The headteacher had a problem because
A) students were not paying attention in class. B) parents did not support the school.

C) staff were sometimes late for lessons. D) students did not show enough respect.
38. How did the teachers feel about the tests the students took?
A) annoyed that it took so long to mark the tests B) surprised that the results were better after lunch

C) proud of the results the students achieved D) disappointed that so few wanted to take part
39. How has the school day changed at Kingsmeadow?
A) The school is open longer. B) Students spend more time learning.

C) Staff must attend more meetings. D) Classes begin later in the day.
40. What might one of Tylers classmates say?

A)

C)

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Part 8 (10 questions)

Read the text.
For each space, choose the correct answer.

A Great Female Pilot

Amelia Earhart was born in 1897, in Kansas, USA. She had a very active
childhood, and loved sports such as basketball and tennis. Her parents always
(41)........ her to try new things, which she did with much enthusiasm.

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One day in 1920, (42)........ taking a ten-minute plane ride, she decided to
learn to fly. In less than a year, she (43)........ enough money to buy a plane
of her own.
In 1928, Amelia was invited to (44)........ a flight going from America to England. (45)........ she was
not the pilot on this occasion, she became the first woman to cross the Atlantic by plane. This (46)........
her famous everywhere. In the (47)........ years she flew many difficult journeys, (48)........ of them alone.
By 1937, Amelia was a huge favourite with the public. But later that year, she (49)........ in the middle
of a round-the-world flight. The plane has (50)........ been found and no one is sureexactly what happened
to it.
41. A) insisted

B) controlled

C) aimed

D) encouraged

42. A) during

B) after

C) since

D) until

43. A) saved

B) afforded

C) charged

D) stored

44. A) connect

B) join

C) match

D) check

45. A) However

B) Whereas

C) Although

D) Despite

46. A) had

B) made

C) did

D) got

47. A) following

B) continuing

C) resulting

D) developing

48. A) any

B) both

C) most

D) lot

49. A) avoided

B) missed

C) lost

D) disappeared

50. A) yet

B) never

C) still

D) ever

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IDEE
1. In The Jungle Book, Baloo teaches Mowgli .
A) the language of the jungle B) how to speak to people C) how to build a house
D) how to read and write E) how to light a fire
2. What is the American word for football?
A) baseball B) soccer C) rugby D) golf E) cricket

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3. In Australia, people drive on the side of the road.

A) wrong-hand B) right-hand C) half-hand D) handmade E) left-hand
4. Which of these is not a musical instrument?
A) a tuba B) drainpipes C) a harmonica D) a trombone E) bagpipes
5. Which character in Alices Adventures in Wonderland muttered Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!?
A) The Cheshire Cat B) The Mad Hatter C) The Queen of Hearts
D) The White Rabbit E) Alice
6. Which chess piece can only move diagonally?
A) the knight B) the pawn C) the bishop D) the rook E) the king
7. Which planet is the closest to the sun?
A) Earth B) Mars C) Mercury D) Saturn E) Venus
8. Ive got really bad fever this summer because of all the pollen.
A) cold B) disco C) flu D) allergy E) hay
9. What currency is used in Australia?
A) the pound B) the dollar C) the yen D) the euro E) the rupee
10. What does a philatelist collect?

A) stamps B) matches C) rocks D) insects E) coins
11. Scarlet is .
A) a bright colour B) a traditional dish C) a rose syrup D) a red fruit E) a red plant
12. A sandwich mans job is to:
A) sell B) serve C) buy D) advertise E) cook
13. Which of the following slows down a moving object?
A) friction B) position C) power D) speed E) motion
14. Match the adjectives on the left to their opposites on the right:
1. misty a. low
2. swift b. full
3. skinny c. clear
4. high d. fat
5. empty e. slow
A) 1d/ 2e/ 3a/ 4c/ 5b B) 1c/ 2e/ 3d/ 4b/ 5a C) 1b/ 2d/ 3e/ 4a/ 5c
D) 1c/ 2e/ 3d/ 4a/ 5b E) 1b/ 2a/ 3c/ 4e/ 5d
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15. Choose the correct missing word:

As the bride and groom came out of the church, the wedding guests them with confetti.
A) drizzled B) splashed C) sprayed D) watered E) showered
16. RSVP is an abbreviation that is written on invitations to ask someone .
A) to apologize B) to bring a gift C) to reply D) to work E) to dance
17. What might you eat off a cob ?
A) peas B) a carrot C) corn D) wheat E) cabbage

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18. I for eight hours and Im very tired.

A) am driving B) drive C) had driven D) have been driving E) will drive
19. John came with a plan to save the company from collapse.
A) in B) up C) out D) by E) off
20. My sister has excellent in clothes so Ill ask her for some advice.
A) taste B) choice C) flavour D) sense E) eyes
21. Mary is going to dress up as a clown for the -party next weekend.
A) funny B) block C) masquerade D) dinner E) fancy dress
22. Eric always works at weekends and this Saturday hes got to shoot a famous waterfall.
Whats Erics job?
A) a photographer B) a park ranger C) a hunter D) a zoo keeper E) a security guard
23. Its no use to Emma. She never listens.
A) to speak B) speak C) have spoken D) spoke E) speaking
24. To get medicine from the chemists, you need a .
A) bill B) recipe C) prescription D) receipt E) recommendation
25. This lemonade tastes .
A) badly B) lovely C) well D) normally E) horribly
26. I remember her at the beach last week.

A) to see B) seeing C) will see D) see E) saw
27. Harry has bought a brand new Porsche. It must have cost him an arm and a leg! What does an
arm and a leg mean?
A) a reasonable amount of money B) a small amount of money C) a huge amount of money
D) more money than you have E) almost nothing
28. Clara is so . Shes so full of herself and she never stops boasting.
A) fat B) slightly overweight C) skinny D) conceited E) talkative
29. Choose the correct missing word:
The latest car wasnt a success, so the company decided to start working a new model.
A) on B) to C) for D) of E) in
30. Theres something very fishy about the story Helen told me yesterday. What does fishy mean?
A) smelly B) suspicious C) ironic D) wet E) unpleasant

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