Steps To The 9th Grande

Steps towards the 9th Grade
Authors:
Vldu Ana Maria
Moldovan Simona
Tihru Oana
Authors:
Vldu Ana Maria
Moldovan Simona
Tihru Oana
Steps towards
the 9th Grade
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VLDU, ANA-MARIA
Steps towards the 9th grade / Ana-Maria Vldu,
Simona Moldovan, Tihru Oana. - Braov : Libris Edi-
torial, 2016
Conine bibliogra ie. - Index
ISBN 978-606-8814-12-4
I. Moldovan, Simona
II. Tihru, Oana
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CUVNT NAINTE
Apariia Steps towards the 9th Grade este salutar, ca o resurs

complementar necesar tuturor cadrelor didactice pentru pregtirea
candidailor pentru admiterea la clasele cu program de predare biligv/
intensiv a limbii engleze.
ntruct testarea competenelor de limba englez se realizeaz n
conformitate cu prevederile metodologiei de admitere n clasa a IX-a,
Steps towards the 9th Grade reprezint un auxiliar curricular e icient,
respectnd structura i tipurile de subiecte stipulate n metodologie,
propunnd astfel un set de opt modele pentru proba scris i 30 de
modele pentru proba oral, precum i subiectele probelor scrise din
anii anteriori.
Modelele de subiecte ofer elevilor acces la tipurile de exerciii pen-
tru veri icarea cunotinelor de structur i vocabular i contribuie la
formarea competenelor de receptare i producere a mesajelor scrise
i orale n limba englez.
Auxiliarul a venit ca o consecin natural a nevoii de practicare a
subiectelor speci ice probelor de admitere, n contextul unei solicitri
din ce n ce mai mari din partea elevilor pentru oferta educaional a
liceelor care organizeaz clase cu predare bilingv / intensiv.
Steps towards the 9th Grade mbogete colecia de ghiduri i
auxiliare curriculare menite s pregteasc elevii pentru admiterea
la clasele cu predare bilingv / intensiv, oferind o gam variat de
exerciii pentru ixarea limbii engleze, ntr-un format accesibil, putnd
i utilizat i ca studiu individual.
Urm succes elevilor n utilizarea acestuia i sperm c va reprezen-
ta un suport real pentru colegii profesori!
Prof. Ana-Maria Vldu
Inspector colar- limba englez
Inspectoratul colar al Judeului Braov
CHAPTER I GAPS FILLING
A. Fill in the gaps with one of the words from below:
I. around, example, shape, day, other, of,can , is, including, especially
February 14th is Valentines Day. Valentines Day is a..................

....................1) for romance and love. Valentines Day .........................2)
celebrated in many countries ..............................3) the world, ......................
...............4) Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom. You see
a lot of romantic symbols an Valentines Day. For....................................5),
many couples give each .........................................6) roses. To give someone
lowers at any time .....................................7) year is romantic and as roses
are a symbol of romance, roses on Valentines Day are .............................8)
popular. (...) People buy candles and ballons and many other things,
often in the ...........................................9) of a heart. You .................................10)
ind boxex of candy that are shaped like hearts or candy that is itself in
the shape of a heart.
II. the, that, went, lost, irst, out, have, than, which, a
............................................1) we went to the Empire State Building, ...........

............................2) is 381 metres high. We went right up to .............................3)
top and looked...........................................4) across New York. It was ...............
.................5) fantastic view! After .......................................................6) I had the
biggest burger I ....................................7) ever seen! After lunch we ................
.................8) shopping. Clothes and CDs are cheaper ....................................9)
in England! (...) Although its a big city, you cant get ...............................10)
because most of the streets have numbers.
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III. things, from, same, this, than, they, at, years, famous, heavy
A..............................................1) Italian scientist, Galileo, did ......................

........................2) experiment three hundred ..........................................3) ago.
Galileo said that all things fall at the ..............................4) speed. People
laughed ....................................5) him and said: Heavy ...................................6)
fall faster ......................................7) light things! So Galileo took a wooden
ball and a big .................................................8) metal ball to the top of the
famous Leaning Tower of Pisa. He dropped the two balls .............................
..........................9) the top of the tower. The two balls fell together towards
the ground, and ......................................10)hit the ground together.
IV. were, about ,to , had ,used, our, later, when, for, was
My uncle .......................................1) a moustache, a good job in the civil

service and used ..................................................2) smoke forty cigarettes a
day, But .............................................3) he organised day trips ............................
.......................4) our family he ...................................................5) to behave like
a boy. Today, seventy years.................................6), we still talk ....................
........................7) the wonderful trips to the sea ............................................8)
uncle used to organise when we ......................................................9) children.
He never thought money spent on a well-organised outing .......................
...............................10) wasted!
V. alive, of, irst, quickly, other, on, worth, them, nearly, reason
On the ............................................1) side of the world, the grey Whales

of Baja, California, ...............................................2) dissapeared in the last
century. Fortunately, the US Marine Mammals Pretection Act of 1972
saved ....................................................3). That same year, Mexico created the
worlds .........................................4) whale sanctuary .....................................5) he
west coast ................................................6. Baja.The grey whales recovered
.....................................................7). Today there are perhaps 20.000 and
these gentle giants are .......................................... 8) now far more ................
..................................... 9) than dead. The ...........................................10)is whale-
watching, an American craze for tourists.
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VI. answer, hear, language, can, yourself, with, lean, national, home, as
Imagine .....................................................1)sitting in a caf one day in

your .............................2)town, when on the next table you ........................
...........3)some people speaking English .....................................4)a strong
North American accent. Being a friendly person, you..................................
.....5) over and say, Hi! Are you American? No, comes the immediate
.........................................................6) Canadian! Calling a English-speaking
Canadian an American ....................................................7) be as bad ...............
.........................................8)telling a Scotsman that hes English or a Swiss
person hes German. In spite of a common ........................................9), there
are differences in culture and ...................................10) feeling. No, many
Canadians will tell you with insistence, Were not Americans! Were
Canadians
VII. bottle, most, part, over, unlike, object, shape, recognizable, of,
answer
What is the most...........................................................1) object in the world?

Could it be a football? Or a Big-Mac? No, the.....................................2) is a
Coca-Cola bottle. The famous Coca-Cola..................................................3) is
almost 100 years old !
Footballs and big macs are certainly ......................................4) of life for

lots of people; but Coca-Cola is now a permanent part .................................
.................5) world culture. People know and drink Coca-Cola all ...............
.........................................6) the world.
It is said that the Coca-Cola bottle is the most recognised ....................

.......................................7) in the world. Hundreds of millions of people can
recognise a Coke bottle by its ...........................................................8), even if
they cannot see it! And the famous Coca-Cola logo is the ..............................
..................9) famous logo in the world. ....................................................10) any
other famous commercial logo, it has not changed in 100 years!
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VIII. obliged, about ,even ,for,should ,Only, at, been ,of, independence
Almost every 16-year old has thought ..................................................1)

leaving home. Many have .....................................................2) thinking about
it, off and on, for years; some have been dreaming of ...............................
.......................3) since they were twelve, or ..........................................................
4)younger. Leaving home is part ..............................................5) the teenage
dream.
Recently, a survey of Young Peoples Social Attitudes asked British

teenagers .....................................................6)their opinions about leaving
home. Forty-nine per cent of 12-15 year olds thought that teenagers
........................................7)be allowed to leave home ..............................................
.............8) the age of 16; another 12% said 17, and 8% said when they
want. .......................................................9)23% of young teenagers thought
that they should be ................................................10)to live at home until
they were 18!
B. Fill in the gaps with one word only, according to the meaning:
I. Sea otters are amazing........................................1). Even............................

.......2) they are mammals, they spend almost .............................................3)
entire lives in the sea. Otters bodies are built to ...........................................
......4) in the water. All sea otters have ine, soft fur to keep them warm
...............................5) they are wet. To help them swim, they have webbed
back feet which look a little ................................6) lippers. Sea otters have
an unusual ...........................7) of eating. They ..............................8) ind food
by diving deep into the water. When it is ............................................9) to eat,
they loat ........................................10) their backs.
II. Homeless ...................................1) in Liverpool are ..........................2)

offered unwanted fur coats by an anti-fur .....................................3) group.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said it had .............................
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............4) coats from various people, including celebrities, .........................

........................5) had a change of heart ..............................................6) wearing
them. A spokesman said: We cant bring .....................................7) animals
back, but we can send a message that .........................................8) people
struggling to ...................................9) have any excuse .................................10)
wearing them.
III. A little mouse once ............................................1)the mistake of

running ............................................2) a sleeping
lions nose. It tickled like crazy ...................................................3)woke the

lion up. With one sweep of his huge paw, .................................................4)
lion snatched up the mouse! He opened his mouth .......................................
..............5) and prepared to eat the mouse. Oh no, please dont eat me!
shrieked the mouse. Id ..............................................6) just a tiny snack, not
it.....................................7) the king of the beasts. ...............................................8)
only you will spare my life,
I promise that I will help you if you are ever in trouble. A little
mouse, helping the big king of beasts? That struck the lion ........................
.................9) terribly funny. He roared ............................................10) laughter,
opening his jaw and letting this funny little mouse go free.
IV. Farmers use chemicals to .......................................1) insect pests and

weeds. These chemicals are ..........................................2) to animals and
humans too. If the chemicals .........................................................3) into the
water, they make ..........................................4) unsafe. Farmers ........................
.......................5) use fertilisers to make their crops ..........................................
.........6) better. The fertilisers get washed into............................................7),
streams and lakes. They .............................................. 8) cause water plants
to grow ...................................................9) quickly. The plants then block out
the sunlight. The oxygen in the water is used up too quickly, and the
animals ...................................................10) live in the water die.
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V. Caves were ...................................1) and didnt ........................................2)

windows. They protected people ...............................3) bad weather and .....
.............................4) animals. The doors were ...........................................5) from
animal skins. There was ........................................6) kitchen or bathroom.
Cave people ................................7) their food on ires. In .....................................
.8) weather they didnt live in homes at all they lived and .........................
...................9) outside.In ...................................................10) places where there
were no natural caves,people had to dig caves out of the hills.
VI. As a .................................................1)of global warming, the sea ....

............................2) around the south east corner ..........................................
3)England is expected to rise by 54 cms in .................................4) half a
century! And scientists now say that .......................................5) parts of
London will ......................................6) at serious risk from looding by the
sea within 50 years.
Its not all of London that is ........................................7) danger; just some

............................8) to the east of the city. And they wont be under ...............
..................9) all the time; just when there .............................................10) very
high tides.
VII. Here is the car of the future! This car is the ......................................1)
of todays cars; todays cars are ...............................................2) and dirty, this
........................................3) is silent and clean. Todays cars .................................
.......4) wheels, this one does not. It moves ......................................5) a snail,
but .........................6) ............. faster than a snail !
This car ........................................7) use electric energy, not petrol or

gasolene; it will have batteries that ......................................................8) be
recharged instantly from chargers in the road. It will also be very ...........
..............................9) to drive. (...) This, perhaps, is the car of the year 2100,
the car ..........................................10) your grandchildren will ,maybe, drive.
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VIII. Before there ................................................1) the written word,

there was the .............................................2) of dance. Dance ............................
..........................3) love and hate, joy and sorrow, ................................................
.........4) and death, and everything else in between. Dance in America
is everywhere. We dance ........................................................5) Florida to
Alaska, from horizon to horizon and sea to sea. We dance at weddings,
birthdays, of ice parties ................................................6) just to ill the time.
I adore dancing, says Lester Bridges, the owner of a dance studio in
Iowa. I cant imagine ................................7) anything else with my life.
Bridges runs dance ...................................................8)for all ages. Teaching
dance is wonderful. My older students say it makes .....................................
..............9) feel young. Its marvellous to watch them. For many of them,
its a way of ..............................................10) people and having a social life.
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CHAPTER II MULTIPLE CHOICE
A. Choose the correct answer:

1- A. You. tell the police about the burglary.
A would B shall C must
2- This room .. last week.

A was decorated B will be decorated C decorated
3- . you study hard, you will pass the exam.

A Supposing B Providing C Unless
4- Mark is kindfunny.
A as a result B as well as C all in all
5- Is Peter goodScience?
A for B at C in
6- Ill give you . your book tomorrow.
A back B off C out
7- Simon hasnt graduated yet,.his sister has.
A and B but C so
8- There are hardlypeople at the bus stop.
A no B some C any
9- It was so cold I had to spend the . day indoors.
A whole B every C all
10- .. were several celebrities at the party.
A There B They C These
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11- If sees Sophie , can they give her a message?

A anything B anywhere C anyone
12- I love playing tennis. . do I.
A Nor B So C Neither
13- I wont know the results for ..days.
A much B a great deal of C a couple of
14- Jane feeds the ish once .. day.
Aa B the C ---
15- .. idea was it to visit the exhibition?
A What B Whose C Who
16- .. Frank and Fiona are going to Ireland.
A Both B All C Either
17- She has hope of getting the job.
A little B few C several
18- . of these two rings do you prefer?
A What B Whose C Which
19- Ive never seen fashionable clothes before.
A so B what C such
20- I am sorry.. you that you are suspected.
A informing B inform C to inform
21- Can you me a favor and babysit tonight?
A make B do C have
22- Take a drink in case you ..thirsty.
A get B will get C are getting
23- Louise haslearnt to ride a bike.
A yet B still C already
24- its high price, she bought the Porsche.
A As B Though C Despite
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25- If you .. an effort , you will succeed.

A do B have C make
26- He gave us .. useful information.
A so B such C such a
27- If I were a magician, I . a peaceful world.
A would have created B will create C would create
28- Cant you do this . quicker?
A much B any C even
29- The teacher . us to stand up.
A said B talked C asked
30- My luggage is twice as . as yours.
A heavier B more heavy C heavy
B. Choose the most suitable word :
I. Who are celebrities? A celebrity is a person who is easily (1)

........................ by people in a certain region or country. Celebrities
usually get a lot of media (2) ..................... and often are social people.
Many become celebrities because of their (3) ......................... , after
appearing in the media or simply (4) ..........................chance. Celebrities
who only achieve a small amount of fame are called B- or C-celebrities.
In the last decades we have become (5) .............................. with famous
people. They have led to the rise of gossip magazines and TV shows
and (6) .............................. work for journalists and paparazzi. Movie stars,
television actors and actresses, high-ranking politicians, successful
business people, supermodels and athletes usually become celebrities.
A few humanitarian (7)........................... such as Mother Teresa have
achieved (8) .............................. because of their charity work. Some people
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have become known because of their online activities and are regarded
as Internet celebrities.- Because celebrities (9) ........................................ a
life that is different from that of normal people, the (10) ...........................
is interested in their private lives. Magazines and newspapers follow
their every move. Celebrities are often shown as glowing examples
of success and perfection, or as bad and immoral if they are (11)
............................. in scandals. In order to make money, celebrities often
write books, or create fashion brands and perfumes. Todays reality
shows often (12) .............................new stars. Normal people have
become celebrities simply for taking part in Survivor or Big Brother.
In other cases, (13) ................................. citizens have become celebrities
for ridiculous things that they do. In the past years celebrities have
started to (14) .................................... social media networking sites like
Twitter and Facebook. Such services allow them to (15).........................
........... directly with their fans without having to (16) ................................
on the media to promote their stories. In the eyes of their fans, social
media makes celebrities more human and down-to-earth people.
1- A identi ied B accepted C recognised D seen
2- A attention B care C notice D thought
3- A career B employment C living D profession
4- A for B by C through D with
5- A enjoyed B charmed C involved D fascinated
6- A give B provide C deliver D arrange
7- A advisors B organizers C leaders D heads
8- A fame B pride C legend D joy
9- A show B manage C run D lead
10- A culture B society C neighbourhood D public
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11- A concerned B involved C included Dcontained
12- A invent B design C create D generate
13- A usual B routine C daily D everyday
14- A manage B use C practice D work
15- A communicate B join C correspond D bond
16- A deny B believe C rely D trust
II. The Cold Nasopharyngitis better (1) ..... as the common cold is
generally not a serious disease, but as its name (2) ..... , it is extremely
widespread and causes plenty of sick leave and low productivity at
work every year. In (3) ..... , including visits to doctors, the cold virus is
estimated to cost over 5 billion euros per year. So how is it that there
is no known cure? Like all viruses, colds are immune to antibiotics,
but what about vaccinations? The problem with the cold virus (4)
..... the lu virus is that it changes extremely fast. The cold we have
this year will not be the same as the one we (5) ..... next year, so if we
are immunised to the former, we may ind ourselves still defenceless
against the (6) ..... . So, what can be done? Prevention is better (7)
..... cure, as they say, and a few simple precautions can reduce your
chances of infection quite effectively. Wash your hands when you come
in from outdoors, and try not to touch surfaces that many people may
(8) ..... touched for example, on a bus. If you are unlucky enough to
fall ill with a cold, drink plenty of liquids and stay warm. The worst
thing that can happen is for a cold to lead to something worse like a
bacterial infection, (9) ..... staying in bed for a day or two to get (10) .....
it completely is not the craziest idea in the world.
1- A called C known B said D noted
2- A suggests C has suggested B is suggesting D is suggested
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3- A fact C part B all D full
4- A such as C as such B just like D like as
5- A take C stick B grab D catch
6- A next C second B other D latter
7- A from C than B of D for
8- A be C have B have been D had
9- A that C because B so D as
10- A through C on B around D over
III. The Grand Canyon in the United States was created by the River
Colorado. People visitthe Grand Canyon Park to go walking and running
but (1)............................... to look at the view. It is awonderful view made
(2)....................................................... better by the Skywalk. The distance
(3)................................... the Skywalk to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
is 1219 metres. It is a platform (4)................................................ walls and
loor are built of glass (5)............................................. that you can see the
beautiful rocks of the canyon. Up to 120 people are allowed to stand
on it at the same (6)................................................... . It opened in 2007 and
since (7).................................................. thousands of people have used it. You
have to (8).................................................... special covers over your shoes to
(9)............................................ scratching the glass beneath your feet.
Walking onto the Skywalk makes you (10)........................................... like a
bird loating high up in the air.
1- A hugely B mainly C greatly D completely
2- A already B such C more D even
3- A from B through C by D for
4- A who B where C whose D which
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5- A therefore B although C so D because
6- A day B period C hour D time
7- A then B there C that D this
8- A take B wear C dress D change
9- A avoid B keep C hold D let
10- A believe B wish C consider D feel
IV. Many scientists believe that people who do a variety of activities

can improve their intelligence. It doesnt (1) .. how old you are,
the more you learn, the stronger your brain can become. (2) ..,
scientists also think the opposite is true. (3) .. a person stops
learning new things, their brain stops growing. You can improve your
brain in different (4) .. . For example, you can read a book (5) ..
a writer you havent read before. You can (6) .. up a new hobby
such as painting, cooking, writing stories or photography. Visiting new
places is (7) .. an excellent thing to do. Read a (8) .. books on
the subject before you go or look up information on the Internet. If
you start doing new things now, youll soon (9) .. a difference. Youll
have more to talk about and (10) .. will think youre an interesting
person.
1- A mind B worry C matter D care
2- A So B Because C While D However
3- A If B Unless C Since D Until
4- A kinds B habits C methods D ways
5- A with B by C for D to
6- A bring B get C take D make
7- A also B too C well D else
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8- A some B few C little D several

9- A notice B watch C look D appear
10- A all B everyone C anyone D none
V. Weather in luences the lives of everyone. The climate of any

country depends on its position on Earth, its (1)....................... from the
sea and how high it is. In countries which have sea all (2)............. them,
like Britain and New Zealand, winters are mild and summers are cool.
There is not a huge change from one season to (3)................... .
Countries near the Equator have hot weather all year with some
(4)................... rain, except indeserts where it rains (5)....................... little.
Above the desert there are no clouds in the sky, so the (6) .............................
of the sun can easily warm the ground during the day, but it gets very
cold at night.People are always (7)........................... in unusual weather,
and pictures of tornadoes, for example, are shown on television. Strong
winds and rain can (8)............................... a lot of damage to buildings, and
in spite of modern (9)............................ of weather forecasting they can
(10) .............................surprise us.
1- A distance B space C depth D length
2- A through B beside C around D near
3- A next B another C later D other
4- A thick B large C heavy D great
5- A not B quite C more D very
6- A heat B ire C light D temperature
7- A attracted B interested C keen D excited
8- A make B happen C have D cause
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9- A jobs B tools C methods D plans
10- A yet B still C already D ever
VI. Yesterday Eleanor Preston won an international swimming

competition for girls (1)....................................................... under sixteen.
She swam faster (2)...................................................... girls from ten other
countries. This (3)............................... even better when you learn that
Eleanor is only thirteen. She had to have special (4)...................... to enter,
because normally competitors are fourteen or older.Eleanor has been
(5)............................ on swimming for a long time - (6)....................... she was
three in fact. I wondered whether she found it hard to (7)...........................
several hours a day training. She (8)................................ me that sometimes
she has problems inding time for homework, but thats all. My
parents have given up so (9).............................. time driving me to local
competitions, I think its been harder for them, actually. Her aim is to
swim at the Olympics. After yesterdays performance, I think she may
(10)...................................... there.
1- A age B aged C ages D ageing
2- A that B from C than D of
3- A suggests B means C sounds D shows
4- A permission B attention C opportunity D accommodation
5- A happy B good C pleased D keen
6- A until B since C when D ever
7- A take B use C spend D pass
8- A told B explained C said D agreed
9- A often B much C long D many
10- A reach B ind C get D make
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VII. Nowadays cards and posters of pictures by Amedeo Modigliani

are popular with people all (1).................. the world, but the artist himself
did not have an easy life.
He (2)....................... born in Livorno, Italy, in 1884. His father was a

businessman who did not make (3)..................... money, and his mother
(4)......................... a school.
Modigliani went to art school in Florence and Venice, before moving

to Paris (5)....................... .he painted and made sculptures. His work was
(6)............................... by art from Africa which he saw in museums. He
was very poor and not very strong, and after a (7).......................... years he
gave up making sculptures. He painted people in a gentle, thoughtful
style. Many of his most beautiful paintings (8)......................... ]eanne, the
woman he loved. Often the people in his paintings look sad or tired.
Perhaps Modigliani was painting his own feelings. (9)........................ in
the end he began to (10)................................ a little money, he was never
very successful in his lifetime.
1- A over B on C through D along
2- A been B has C was D is
3- A many B much C lot D very
4- A held B taught C ran D gave
5- A that B which C when D where
6- A felt B in luenced C suggested D discovered
7- A few B several C short D number
8- A see B give C show D realise
9- A Therefore B However C But D Although
10- A earn B take C bring D win
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VIII. Fashions have always changed with time. No doubt Roman

girls worried about having the latest hairstyle and boys in Ancient
Egypt wanted to have sandals (1)....................... were cool and not the
sensible ones their mothers preferred.
Looking (2) .........................over recent times, there seem to be two

main differences in the (3)............................ fashions have changed
compared to earlier times. Firstly, (4)................................more people
have a choice of clothes available to them. There are few places
(5)...................... the world where the trainers, the caps or the T-shirts of
teenagers do not change from one year to the next. Secondly, styles are
(6)....................... within a much shorter time than they (7)......................... to
be. For instance, in the 1960s, (8)....................... had the same low waists
and narrow skirts as forty years before. In the early years of the 21 st
century, the shops are (9)................................. of long skirts and colored
scarves like the ones in fashion only thirty years before. Soon, we
will ind that the really fashionable people look no different from the
(10)................................ of us, because it is only ten years since their
clothes were in fashion before!
1- A they B that C these D those
2- A about B round C back D behind
3- A sort B kind C type D way
4- A some B much C far D even
5- A in B on C of D through
6- A accepted B returned C exchanged D repeated
7- A wanted B needed C used D had
8- A dresses B jackets C trousers D blouses
9- A illing B illed C full D fuller
10- A other B most C rest D all
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CHAPTER III RIGHT VERBAL FORM
A. Put the verbs in brackets to the correct tense :
1. It seems that everything .................................... (change) these days.

2. Rice........................................................................(not grow) on trees.
3. The movie..................................................................(start) ten minutes ago.
4. We .......................................................................(visit) the Metropolitan
Museum several times so far.
5. My brothers.................................................(read) since they came
back from school.
6. Alex.................................................(head) for the Space Exhibits long
before the lecturer ( inish) speaking.
7. Two young men...............................................(sit) under a tree playing
their guitar when a girl ...............................................(walk) over and
.....................................(congratulate) them.
8. How long .................................................................(you/know) Allison?
We.............................................(be) friends ever since we were
children.
9. If I .......................................(be) you, I........................................(apologise)
to your friends. Im sure they would forgive you.
10. .....................................................(you/do) anything next weekend?
11. Sarah is very happy. She ..................................................... (win) a
poetry competition.
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12. He said all his friends................................................. (already/leave).

13. The students would have been very happy if the classes ..............
....................................( inish) earlier than expected.
14. Have you seen my bag? I....................................................... (search) for
it all morning.
15. They ..........................................(move) house in September.
16. ...................................................(you/ ind) what you were looking for?
17. When we...................................................(arrive) at the conference
centre, we ..................................(discover) that the manager ............
..................................(book) the wrong room for us.
18. Its Rowlands birthday next week. I......................................................
(send) him a birthday card.
19. You..................................................(be) very quiet lately. Whats
wrong with you?
20. Day by day, the man ...............................................(wake) up early in
the morning, ................................................(have a shower) and...........
...................................(go)out for a walk, but this week he ...................
.........................................(not feel) very well, so he...................................
.................(rest).
21. The sports club has put up the prices again. I......................................
(cancel) my membership.
22. The seeds........................................(plant) last week, they ....................
.........................(water) every day and we hope that next week the
plant .............................(start) growing.
23. Ive decided what to do for my holiday. I............................................
(go) to Morocco.
24. Unless you ..................................................... (buy) more food, here ......
..............................(not be) enough for the party.
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25. The police........................................(not inform/yet) that there had

been a mistake.
26. They will call you as soon as they ..............................................(arrive).
27. ...................this computer ..............................................................(use) by

anyone today?
28. When ........................................................... (you /discover) that the

money.................................. (disappear)?
29. What................................................(you/think) of my hair?
30. What..................................................( you/think) about?
B. Put the verbs in brackets to the correct tense:
I. Mum ............................................1(watch) a stupid ilm after

dinner, so she made me .........................2(take) Dads tea into his study.
It was about nine oclock. He was in a really bad mood. He ..............
..................................3 (shout) at me because I............................4. (spill) a
few drops of tea on the desk while I.......................................5. (pour)it. I
.............................................6.(decide) to creep out of the house and use the
public phone to call my friend Alan. I.......................................7.(never/like)
Mum or Dad to be around when I .................................8.(talk) to him. MY
Dad and I .............................................9.(have) a stupid argument about Alan
the day before. It usually ......................................10. (take) half an hour to
walk to the village, but I didnt mind.
II. The entire workforce of Norton Mining .............................1)

(go) on strike following a serious accident at the mine in Coloma in
Queensland. The cause of the accident .......................................2)(be)
unclear, but the union ..................................................3) (blame) management
attitudes on safety regulations. A spokesperson said that damage to
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the equipment .............................................................4) (frequently/ignore)

and union demands for safer working practices ..............................................
....5)(reject). The managers relationship with the union was very poor,
so, although it .......................................6) (point out) that there .......................
....................7) (be)a rise in the number of minor accidents over the past
years,prior to the accident, they said there..........................................................
8) (be) no need for a change in working practices.(...).It is understood
that the police........................................................ 9) (like)to speak to Mr.
Norton. Maybe they .........................................10) (understand) the necessity
of taking additional safety measures.
III. The whole night the sky ..........................................1) (seem) on ire.

The headlights of a car ........................................... 2) (stab) the countryside
on the road to Avin. It down 3) (slow) and .................................4)(stop).
(...) I ........................................5)(hear) the creak of a stair board, and
suddenly I ...........................................6)(know) someone ....................................
..........7)(come) up the stairs. I .................................................8) (never/be) so
frightened before in my entire life. If someone else .......................................
9) (be) there with me, maybe I ......................................................10) (feel) so
frightened.
IV. The spy 007 .........................1(work).

for the British Secret Service since 1953 when Ian Fleming irst
.2 (write). about him in Casino Royale. Fleming
.3. (be) now dead, but the spy 4
(still/live). on. The irst ilm .5.(be) Dr. No in
1962 and since then, the actor .6.(appear) in over
twenty ilms. The Cold War ..7 ( inish).and Bonds
enemies ..8.(be not) the Russians anymore,
but there .9.(still/remain) enough enemies
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out there, in the future. His new adventures .10. (get)

better and better!
V. When I irst .................................1 (meet). Nguyen, it .............................2.

(be) probably nine or ten weeks after he ................................3.(arrive)in
Los Angeles, and he ..........................................4.(feel)very lonely. He ..............
...........................................5.(work)at the local greengrocers and ....................
..................6. (live)with a friend of mine, Cathy Kelly, in a big house, with
some other people, who ...........................................7. (need) housing. He ......
........................................8.(not have) many clothes and I.......................................
.... 9.(remember) one of the irst things I did was to take him shopping.
His English ......................................................10.(get) better and better each
day to everyones surprise.
VI. I ......................................................1.(already/tell) some of you the

principles of the Time Machine, but at ten oclock yesterday the irst
of all Time Machines ........................................2. (begin) its career. I ............
....................................................3. (try) all the screws again, I ............................
..........................4.(take) the starting lever in one hand and the stopping
lever in the other, ............................................5 (press). the irst, and almost
immediately the second. I ........................................6.( feel) as if I ..............
.....................7. (fall), but looking round, I ..........................................8.(see)
the laboratory exactly as before. For a moment I .......................................
9.(think) that my mind ......................................10.(tickle)me.
VII. The conference ..........................................1(be).very successful.

The talks ..............................................2.(present) interestingly and all the
speakers ........................................3.(prepare) their material thoroughly.
But we also ................................................4.(encounter) some problems. On
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arrival, we .......................................5. (discover) that the manager ...............

..................6. ( reserve) the wrong room for us. This ..................................7.
(mean) that we ..................................................8. (not have) enough space. He
also ..........................................9. (misunderstand) the letter explaining what
food we ............................................10.(want).
VIII. I ........................................................1(never/think) .about it before,

but now my decision is inal.: I .................................................2. (help) him. I
...................................................3. (consider) him my enemy since childhood,
but now he........................................... 4. (look) so down that I .............................
..............................5 (feel) that all the hatred ...............................................6. (go)
I ..............................................7. (think) about it for a long time and I...............
.................... 8. (take) him out to the cinema! The ilm ......................................
.9. (start) at four oclock, so I ................................................10 (have) enough
time today to make some dinner arrangements.
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CHAPTER IV WORD FORMATION
A. Presentation
Pre ixes
Pre ixes come at the beginning of a word. They are usually one to
three letters long, and attaching them to a word will affect the words
meaning. Some pre ixes even combine with other pre ixes to create
words such as unpremeditated (un+ pre+ meditated).
The Negative Nellies
Dis- means not, absence of, apart, away, or having a reversing force.
Since dis- means not, what does disoriented mean? Its pretty simple
when you know the pre ix.
Mis- and mal- mean wrong or bad and are sometimes used for
negation. Besides the commonmistake, these pre ixes also introduce
the words misaligned, mis it, malformed, andmalfunction.
Im- and its variant in- mean not. Think impossible, impregnable,
incapable, inconceivable.
Un- also means not. It is a very common pre ix seen in words such
as unstoppable, unconquered, and unrestrained. In fact, there are quite
a few pre ixes that mean not. Dont forget il- as in illogical and ir- as in
irreversible.
The Overachievers
Extra- is not just a brand of gum. As a pre ix, it means beyond.

Extraterrestrials live beyond the boundaries of our earth. Extrasensory
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perception refers to receiving information beyond what your senses

would normally detect.
Superman illustrates the pre ix super- to a tee. Didnt he go above

and beyond to save lives?
The Weights and Balances
Lots of pre ixes clue us in on size. Especially large things are

described with pre ixes likemega- and macro- while small things are
micro- or mini-. That information can help you to buy electronics:
Would you prefer a minicomputer or one with more megabytes?
Equi- means equal, as in equidistant. The semi- of semigloss paint

lets you know that it is only partially glossy.
Other pre ixes indicate quantity like over- (excess) and under-
(insuf iciency).
The Counters
Pre ixes can tell you how much of something there is. Mono- and
uni- mean one. How many wheels does a unicycle have? How many
people speak during a monologue? Bi- and di- refer to two.
The GPS Pre ixes
If you like to know where things are, you will appreciate the following
group of pre ixes. They designate locations. You can remember them
by associating them with common examples.Submarines go under
the water. Transporters carry goods across distances from one place
to another. The infrastructure is the basic framework underlying an
organization. Peripheral vision helps you to see around yourself.
Straitlaced Pre ixes
These pre ixes involve time and order. Dif icult words like
antecedent and precedent are simpler to decode if you remember that
ante- and pre- mean before.
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Post- means after. Retro- signi ies backward. Prim(e)- denotes irst.
Suf ixes
You ind suf ixes at the ends of words. Like pre ixes, they are a rich
source of information about a word. Have you ever seen blue or pink
balloons at a baby shower? Some parents use colors to indicate the sex
of their new baby. In the same way, some suf ixes announce what part
of speech a word is. Here are some examples.
Its a Noun
The following suf ixes are usually found at the end of nouns: -ance,
-ation, -ness, -ism, -ment, -ship.
Beyond giving clues to the part of speech, suf ixes also carry
meaning. The endings -er, -or, -ist, or -yst are commonly added to words
for people who perform certain tasks or activities. Examples include
programmer, calculator, analyst, and abolitionist.
Its a Verb
There are several suf ixes associated with the meaning to make.
By combining the base active with the suf ix -ate, you create the word
activate, which means to make active.
Other suf ixes with this meaning are -ize, -ise, -ify, and -en. What
verbs do you know that end with these suf ixes?
Its an Adverb
In the majority of cases, adverbs are formed by adding -ly to an

adjective. For instance,beautiful becomes beautifully. If the adjective
already ends with a y as in easy, you would replace the y with -ily to
form the adverb easily. There is a special rule for adjectives ending in
-able, -ible, or -le: replace the -e with -y. For most words ending in -ic
(with the exception ofpublic) add -ally.
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Its an Adjective
Brownish is a color strongly reminiscent of brown, but not quite

brown. People have a lot of fun with -ish because it means similar. You
may even hear someone use this suf ix alone in response to a question.
Sally and Peter are dating, arent they? Ish! The slang use of the suf ix
means something like that.
-Al, -ar, -ed, -ic, -ical, and -ive signify having the quality of. Magnetic
objects, for example, have qualities of magnets.
The -ous of dangerous means full of or like, while -less means
without.
Do you ever feel disoriented, unhinged, or disarranged? If you
used hints from the pre ixes and suf ixes in these words, you realized
that they are synonyms of disoriented. Next time you encounter a
tough word, dont panic. Use those little building blocks to guess the
meaning of the term. When you come across an unfamiliar af ix, look
up its meaning in a dictionary. Try to use the pre ixes and suf ixes
in conversation and writing. In time, you will speak and write more
effectively than ever before.
B. Use the word in capitals to form a new word which its the
space:
1- Detroit is renowned for the....................... of cars. PRODUCE
2- If you make a good .................. at the interview, you will get the job.
IMPRESS
3- Teaching and medicine are more than ........................., theyre
professions. OCCUPY
4- My history teacher has a vast ....................of past events. KNOW
5- You are never too old to go to college and gain some ............. .
QUALIFY
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6- My greatest ....................was graduating from the university.

ACHIEVE
7- The weatherman said there is a strong ..........................of rain today.
POSSIBLE
8- Some old laws are no longer .................. . EFFECT
9- Athens is .....................for its ancient buildings. FAME
10- He was caught shoplifting so now he has a ...................record.
CRIME
11- Despite her severe ..................., she ful illed her goals in life.
DISABLE
12- Being .....................is the worst thing that can happen to someone.
EMPLOY
13- If you buy presents in the summer your .................... can be very
high. SAVE
14- Due to the pilots ..................., the copilot managed to land safely.
GUIDE
15- Its important to also see the less .................. sides of the job.
DESIRE
16- I was surprised at his ........................... to give up. REFUSE
17- Children are by nature .................. of danger. AWARE
18- She is always ...................... towards her parents. RESPECT
19- The hospital has the best medical .................... and fast ambulances.
EQUIP
20- You can relax in the comfortable ................................ of the hotel.
SURROUND
21- The ....................... looked dark and there were hardly any other
guests. ENTER
22- We need to ind a..................... to the problem as soon as possible.
SOLVE
23- Juan speaks English luently and makes very few.......................
mistakes. GRAMMAR
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24- The teacher keeps a record of every students .........................

ATTEND
25- Air-conditioning is a........................ if you live somewhere like the
south of Spain. NECESSARY
26- Dont be afraid of the dog. Hes absolutely ....................... . HARM
27- The company is trying hard to improve customer .........................
SATISFY
28- Measures were taken around the world to ...................................
airport security after the 11 September attacks. TIGHT
29- Were going to change our suppliers as they have become very.
........................... in the last year. RELY
30- Patricias very ......................... . She writes short stories, paints and
makes mosaics. CREATE
31- We need your...................... at the bottom of the page. SIGN
32- The index at the back of the book is in.................... order. ALPHABET
33- The fans waved ................. as the ilm star stepped out of the
limousine. EXCITE
34- Chickenpox is a highly ..................... disease which many people
catch as a child. INFECT
35- Matt is very .................. . He wants to be number one at everything.
COMPETE
36- Harry loves cars and hes so ............... about them. KNOWLEDGE
37- There is little ................ of the president being re-elected. LIKELY
38- The prime minister thinks there may be a ...............to overthrow
him. CONSPIRE
39- In .................... with Tokyo, London and Paris are relatively cheap.
COMPARE
40- The police were unable to ................... that she had committed the
crime. PROOF
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CHAPTER V TRUE OR FALSE?
Read the texts below and decide whether the sentences are true (T)
or false (F):
I. Each year, on the fourth Thursday in November, many Americans

gather around the table with their families to eat a large feast. Do you
know why this is so? It is a celebration of Thanksgiving.Thanksgiving
started back with the Pilgrims. The year was 1621. The Pilgrims had
survived a very dif icult winter. The next fall they had a great harvest.
They were so grateful that they decided to have a feast to celebrate.
They invited 91 Native Americans to join them.The Pilgrims and guests
gathered around a large table to eat. There were games, races, and
other activities. The celebration lasted three days. We dont know if
they really did have turkey, but they did have some kind of bird, as well
as venison (meat from deer). They didnt have pumpkin pie because
there wasnt enough lour for that. They did have pumpkin that had
been boiled and softened. They also had berries, fruit, nuts, and ish.It
wasnt until 1777 that all 13 colonies celebrated Thanksgiving. A lady
named Sarah Hale wrote articles in magazines about how important
it was to celebrate Thanksgiving. Finally in 1863, President Abraham
Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving to be celebrated on the fourth
Thursday in November. In 1941, Thanksgiving became an of icial
national holiday. Thanksgiving has been celebrated ever since.
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1. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth of November.
2. The origins of Thanksgiving date back to the period of the

Pilgrims.
3. It started as the celebration of a great harvest.
4. In 1691 they invited Native Americans to join them.
5. Turkey was cooked for that celebration.
6. They werent allowed to eat other types of meat.
7. Pumpkin pie wasnt popular in the 17th century.
8. Only until 1777 all 13 colonies celebrated Thanksgiving.
9. A magazine article irst highlighted the importance of

celebrating Thanksgiving.
10. Thanksgiving has been proclaimed an of icial national holiday

in November 1941.
II. Jonathan stretched his muscles. Each year, Jonathan and his
friends participated in the diving contest at the community pool.
Divers from all over the county came to participate.The competition
began with all the divers making an assigned dive. They were given
points based on how they pointed their toes, tucked their heads, and
on the form of the dive. Jonathan performed his dive and scraped up
enough points to move on to the next round.At this level, the diver
could select the dive of his or her choice. Thoughts of the inal dive
came into Jonathans mind. All the divers gathered around discussing
who was left to compete. Jonathan noticed a poor boy that had on an
old swimsuit. Jonathan laughed with his peers about how this boy
managed to slip into this level of divers.The boy was irst, and he
made his way up to the highest board. He made his dive and then sat
down.It was a sloppy dive without much inesse. Jonathan was next.
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He performed his dive without a hitch.All the divers were stunned

when the poor boys name was announced. The judge threw up his
hands and said, His dive may not have been the cleanest, but it was the
riskiest by far. I gave points for guts and for trying. Jonathan walked
away shaking his head, determined to do it differently next year.
1. Jonathan was a regular competitor in the diving contest.
2. At the beginning of the contest, all divers had to do the same

type of dive.
3. At the irst dive, Jonathan got the maximum number of points.
4. Jonathan made friends with a poor boy and they laughed

together.
5. The poor boy made a sloppy dive from the highest board.
6. Jonathan performed perfectly during his last dive.
7. Jonathan did not win the competition.
8. Everybody had expected the poor boy to be the winner.
9. The judges appreciated the dif iculty of the poor boys jump.
10. Jonathan was happy for the poor boy.
III. Jenna had been planning a sleepover for as long as she could
remember. She had made all the arrangements. She had cleaned up
the basement so that there would be plenty of room to spread out and
have sleeping bags. She had invited six friends over, ordered pizza, and
picked up three scary movies.By seven oclock, all the girls had arrived
and they had downed the irst pizza. Jenna happened to glance up at
the window. She screamed when she saw a man standing in the yard.
All the girls screamed and asked what was wrong. Jenna pointed to the
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window, and all the girls screamed when they saw the man.The girls
crept up to the window again to get a good look at him. They needed a
plan. Jennas parents had gone to the store. Jenna went to get a baseball
bat from her brothers room. Then Mandy asked,
Are you really going to use that?
I dont know, but it makes me feel safer, explained Jenna.
What do you think he wants? asked Brooke.
I dont know, but Im not going to talk to him, said Jenna.
Hes just standing there not moving at all, commented Mandy.
Wait a minute, said Samantha. Thats not a man: thats a

scarecrow.
Whew! Youre right, replied Jenna. Lets go watch another show. I

want to get scared some more! Jenna shook her head, smiled, and put
the bat back in her brothers room.
1. Jenna invited some friends over to have a pijama party.
2. She tidied the basemet to ind the sleeping bags.
3. Her friends arrived at seven oclock.
4. Jenna saw a man sitting in their yard.
5. The girls screamed at the man.
6. They decided to defend themselves and took a bat.
7. Jenna felt more secure.
8. The man was bringing them pizza.
9. They went to watch another show about a scarecrow.
10. They got scared because of the movies they had been watching.
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IV. Urban song birds are raising the pitch of their voices to make
themselves heard above the background roar of the city, scientists
report today. But the sounds of city life may be harming the chaf inch,
dunnock and other birds whose vocal range is unable to soar above the
din. Loud and low noise sources such as cars, planes, and machinery
are placing new selection pressure on species that rely on sound to
attract mates and de ine territories. This has been observed for the
irst time in great tits which have been found to sing higher notes near
major roads and busy intersections, a ploy that could allow these urban
birds to ensure that their mating calls are heard above the racket. Birds
in quieter spots such as residential neighbourhoods, on the other
hand, more often dip to the bottom of their vocal register, a Dutch
team reports today in Nature. City-dwelling birds seem to be tailoring
their songs to ensure maximum success with the opposite sex against
a background of low-frequency urban rumblings. Any bird species
that produces songs within the frequency range of urban pollution
and lack the ability to adapt their songs so they are heard, may ind
it dif icult to breed in built-up areas. Birds like the crested lark and
golden oriole are disappearing or have disappeared from Dutch cities
and, among several other factors (loss of habitat, lack of food sources,
loss of nesting sites) masking of their advertisement song by ambient
noise may have played a role, Dr Slabbekoorn said.
1. Birds voices are louder in the cities so that they could cover the
urban noise.
2. The background noise of the city may disrupt some speciei of
birds.
3. There are birds who use the noise to attract their partners.
4. Mating calls are rarely heard near busy roads.
5. Residential areas are considered as being less noisy.
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6. Birds which live in the city adjust the pitch of their voices ac-
cording to the level of noise.
7. Birds cannot breed in built-up areas.
8. Not all birds are able to adapt their songs to the level of noise.
9. Some speciei of birds are about to become extinct because their
mating song cannot be heard.
10. Birds use songs to attract partners and to mark their teritories.
V. For many years the Arctic was a popular destination in the

summer season to see the land of the midnight sun but in winter the
few inhabitants had the snow and ice to themselves. By the end of the
1980s it was decided that the dark and cold winter should be seen as
an advantage. In the winter of 1990 the French artist Jannot Derit was
invited to have the opening of an exhibition in a specially built igloo (a
building made of snow) in the little town of Jukkasjrvi on the frozen
Torne River. The building, named Arctic Hall, attracted many interested
visitors to the area. One night a group of foreign guests decided it
would be a good idea to sleep in the Arctic Hall. The following morning
the brave group were very pleased with their experience and the idea
of an ice hotel was born. Today it is world famous.
As soon as winter begins, a team of snow builders, architects and

artists from all over the world come to Jukkasjrvi and they make
the hotel for that year. As one part is completed, it opens to visitors
and overnight guests, while the other parts are still being built. The
irst part is completed in December and each week after that a new
part opens, until January 7th when the hotel is completed. As the
ICEHOTEL is built under the open sky, using the natural materials of
the winter season, the inishing date depends on nature and therefore
there are sometimes changes to the plan. In the spring, as the weather
gets warmer, the hotel melts. Inside the hotel, the temperature is never
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colder than 5 C to 8 C, however cold it may be outside. Winter

outer clothes such as warm overalls, hats and gloves are included in
the cost of guests stay at the hotel. In addition to this, it is a good idea
for guests to bring sweaters and a scarf as well as plenty of woollen
socks and to choose footwear that is larger than normal to allow space
for thick socks.
If you are planning to come to the hotel, you can buy warm sweaters,
woollen socks and much more on the ICEHOTEL website. You can order
these and the equipment you will need at the same time as you book
your visit. The items will be delivered to your room when you check
in. The hotel is in the village of Jukkasjrvi, 200 km above the Arctic
Circle but only 15 km from Kiruna airport and 17 km from Kiruna train
station. Transport by bus can be arranged from the airport or train
station to the Ice Hotel.
1- During the 1980s, few tourists used to go to the Arctic in summer.

2- People came in large numbers to Jukkasjrvi to see the Arctic
Hall.
3- The artist encouraged people to sleep in the Arctic Hall.
4- Each winter, guests come and sleep in the hotel before it is
inished.
5- Progress when building the hotel is in luenced by the weather.
6- The temperature inside the hotel changes according to the
temperature outside.
7- Some clothes are provided by the hotel.
8- Guests should buy boots which it as tightly as possible.
9- Items ordered through the ICEHOTEL shop will be delivered to
your home.
10- It is possible to take a train from the airport to the IceHotel.
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VI. The island of Tasmania is separated from mainland Australia by

the Bass Strait. The island is a place of natural beauty and has more
than 2000 km of walking tracks and 18 national parks. If you go on a
tour, youll discover a wild and beautiful place where the people are
friendly and the food is delicious. If you dont like walking there are
other tours you can choose from including a river cruise and cycling.
You can also combine your tour with ishing, sailing or sunbathing on
the beach.
One of the most incredible places to walk is along the Tarkine coast
which is located in the north-west of Tasmania. Its such a wild and
remote area that you can easily complete your walk without seeing
anyone apart from the members of your group and your two guides.
The area contains the largest temperate rainforest in Australia which
is home to more than 50 endangered species. It is also home to many
Aboriginal Heritage Sites. Your guides will provide you with plenty
of information about the area as you complete that part of your
tour. During your tour, youll come across rivers, mountain ranges,
spectacular waterfalls, wildlife and long wild beaches. It will be an
experience you wont easily forget.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1:
Youre picked up from your hotel in the town of Launceston and

driven to the Tarkine. You then complete a three-hour walk through
the forest before arriving at your camp at Mystery Creek. There you
will enjoy a delicious meal cooked by your guides.
Day 2:
After breakfast, you continue deeper into the rainforest, passing

some of the tallest trees in the world as you go, and stopping for lunch
and then camp in the evening.
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Day 3:
The highlight of todays trek is the Tarkine Falls, a beautiful 15

metre waterfall.
Day 4:
Today you can stay at the camp and bathe in the Tarkine Falls, or
you can go for a day trek for more fantastic views of the forest.
Day 5:
After a last trek through the forest, you are picked up at about 4.00
p.m. and you arrive in Launceston at around 7 p.m.
The tour includes two professional guides, transport to and from

the rainforest, all food while on the tours and all safety equipment.
You should buy or hire recommended camping equipment including:
backpacks, sleeping bags, sleep mats, head torches, rain coats and
trousers.
1- This tour operator only does tours on foot.
2- Visitors can choose additional activities.
3- The Tarkine coastal walk is always busy with tourists.
4- There is more than one guide with each tour.
5- The walk includes a visit to the rainforest.
6- Visitors are met at their accommodation.
7- The group cook their meals together.
8- You have to go for a walk on each day of the tour.
9- The trip ends where it began.
10- All equipment is provided by the tour operator.
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VII. Madagascar has two seasons, a warm, wet season from

November to April, and a cooler dry season between May and October.
However, different parts of the country have very different weather.
The east coast is hotter and wetter, with up to 4000mm of rainfall

per year. In the rainy season, there are strong winds, and these can
cause a lot of damage. Avoid visiting eastern Madagascar between
January and March because the weather can make road travel very
dif icult. The dry season is cooler and more pleasant.
The high, central part of the country is much drier and cooler. About
1,400 mm of rain falls in the rainy season, with some thunderstorms,
but the summer is usually sunny and dry, but it can be cold, especially
in the mornings, with freezing showers, and it may snow in mountain
areas above 2,400m, and even stay there for several days.
The west coast is the driest part of the island. Here, the winter
months are pleasant with little rain, cooler temperatures and blue
skies. The summers can be extremely hot, especially in the southwest.
This part of the country is semi-desert, and only gets around 300mm
of rain per year.
1- Madagascar has four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and

winter.
2- There is more rain in January than in June.
3- The wet season is colder than the dry season.
4- It hardly ever rains in central Madagascar.
5- The wettest part of the island is the east.
6- January-March is a good time to visit eastern Madagascar.
7- The centre of Madagascar is the coldest part.
8- Snow sometimes falls in Madagascar.
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9- The west coast has the best weather in December.
10- The north-easten part is hotter than the south-eastern one.
VIII. Its been a very exciting week, as weve just moved into our
new school building! Its an amazing place, as the builders have used
wood for the whole thing, just like in our old school, but its also one of
the irst in my country designed to be really environmentally friendly.
The school took months to build, so we saw it all happening. It was
really exciting seeing the builders clear the space where it would be,
although it also meant that some lovely open land disappeared. And the
noise of the building machines was really loud, although the builders
often had to stop work because it rained so hard. We all began to think
the building would never be inished. We have ive classrooms now,
which are enormous much bigger than in our previous school next
door, which was very old. We share one room with people in the town
when they want to have meetings and so on. Theres a nursery too, a
lovely dining room, and really big changing rooms which were looking
forward to using as soon as our new sports ield is ready.
When you come into the school, one of the irst things you notice is
that there arent any heaters in the building! Instead, the heat for the
school comes from all of us inside it the children, the teachers and the
computers we use. The building is so well designed that it holds all the
heat inside and all the sound too, so if we sing inside our classrooms,
we can almost believe were inside a concert hall! Another thing youll
notice is that the school roof has a tree on top of it! It was put there by
the builders once theyd inished the roof, because they said it was the
custom in Austria, the country where the roof was made. The electricity
for lights and computers comes from a wind turbine on a hill behind
the school. We went with our teacher to look at it yesterday, and it goes
round really fast. Its so big, it can be seen for miles!
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We took some pictures which were planning to put on the website.

Even though were already using the school building, there are still
some parts to be added to it for example, at the moment were putting
on a play for parents to come and see, but we still have to walk back to
our old school hall to do it. The replacement will be ready by next year,
though. Were so pleased with our new school, and our teachers say
well all learn much faster now were in it!
1- Annas school is the irst one in her country to be made completely

of wood.
2- Anna had mixed feelings about seeing the space cleared, ready
for building the school.
3- Builders managed to carry on with their work on the school

despite the bad weather.
4- There is one room that is kept just for the meetings of the local
people.
5- The children ind the new changing rooms convenient when they
do sports on their ield.
6-People and computers provide heat to the building.
7- The new school building offers great bene its for people who
enjoy singing.
8- After inishing the roof, the builders wanted to add a traditional

element to it.
9- Pictures of the wind turbine behind the school can now be seen
online.
10-The pupils are busy preparing a performance for their parents

in their new school building.
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CHAPTER VI-MODELE DE SUBIECTE
PENTRU PROBA SCRISA
Test 1
SUBIECTUL I 10 puncte
Read the text below and think of the word which best its each
space. Use only one word in each space:
In the cold Arctic landscape of Northern Canada, it is very .................

....................1) to see an inkshuk. Inkshuk means likeness to a person in
the language................................2) the Inuit people................................3) live
there. They...........................................4) built from piles of rocks which are
often made into.......................5) shape of a man with his .........................6)
or legs outstretched.The Inuuit people......................................7. inkshuk
for different purposes. They.......................8) be symbols of friendship or
respect. They can.................................9) warn of the possible ...........................
......10) or serve as signposts for travellers.
SUBIECTUL II 10 puncte
Choose the most suitable word:
Have you ever suffered ....................................1) insomnia? I have. Before

my exams last year, I would lie in bed, ...............................2) at the ceiling, ...
............................................3) awake for hours. Finally, the doctor prescribed
some..........................................4) tablets for me, but whenever I took them
I had the most............................................5) nightmares. Thankl goodness,
once the exams were over I found I could get a good nights .........................
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.....................6) again without the tablets. Now I sleep.....................................7)

a log every night, though I do sometimes sleepwalk. Occasionally, I........
................................8) into my sisters room in the middle of the night, and
give her a real......................................9). Once, I.................................................10.)
over a book on the loor and fell down the stairs.
1. A. From B. To C. for
2. A. Glancing B. Looking C. staring
3. A. Wide B. Very C. completely
4. A. Dreaming B. Somniferous C. sleeping
5. A. Bad B. Terrible C. wonderful
6. A. Sleep B. dream C. nap
7. A. As B. with C.like
8. A. Limp B. Slide C. wander
9. A. Fright B. Frightened C. afraid
10. A. Tripped B. collapsed C. crept
SUBIECTUL III 20 puncte

Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate forms:
We went back to her house but when we.........................................1. (get)

there, Eva ...................................2 (realise) that the thieves .................................
..............3. (also steal) her keys. Her parents and her younger brother ....
.......................................4. (also go out) to the carnival so we ..............................
.....................5. (not know) what to do. Luckily Eva...............................................
6. (remember) that her parents..............................................7.(make) a spare
set of keys for her older brother and his wife. They............................8. (just
get ready) for bed when we ....................................9. ( phone) them but her
brother said he ...............................................10(not mind) getting dressed
and bringing Eva the key.
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SUBIECTUL IV 10 puncte
Complete each of the sentences with a word formed from the
word in bold.
1. It is amazing how.......................................... she looks at her age!

YOUTH
2. Lots of people go abroad in.....................................of work. PURSUE
3. You have been cheated: these stamps are ................................ WORTH
4. Telling the truth is................................. in this case. ADVISE
5. The postman delivered a large........................................... to our next

door neighbour. PACK
6. My spirits rose at the........................................... of her voice. WARM
7. The loods made that path............................................... PASS
8. All had their................................... places at the tables. HABIT
9. You have to do a lot of exercise to ............................................ your

muscles. STRONG
10. He hit the little boy.................................... MERCY
Subiectul V 10 puncte
Read the text and decide whether the sentences written below
the text are true or false. If a sentence is true, write T (true), if it is
not true, write F (false) next to the sentence number:
2000 years ago, the most powerful army in the world belonged to
the Romans. The Romans were so strong, that they conquered almost
all of Europe, and parts of Asia and Africa. But then they began to
grow rich and a little bit lazy. Life in the army was harsh, and many
of the soldiers longed for the comforts of home. They wanted to get
married and set up families. The Emperor, whose name was Claudius
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the Second, was worried that his army was growing soft. And so he
made a law that no soldier was allowed to get married.
By that time, many of the Romans were Christians. And one of their
leaders was a Bishop called Valentine.He believed that if a man and
woman fell in love with each other, they should get married - and so
he decided to let soldiers get married in his church, even though it was
now against the law. The soldiers weddings were meant to be kept
secret, but as you know, all secrets are hard to keep, and soon the word
got out. Valentine was arrested and brought before the emperor who
demanded that he stop helping soldiers to marry, and instead that he
pray to the gods of Rome. When he refused, the emperor sentenced
him to death.
1. Romans used to have the most powerful army in the world
2. Romans have always been rich and lazy.
3. Soldiers lead an easy life in the army.
4. Soldiers in the Roman army were encouraged to get married.
5. Romans believed in Christianity.
6. Getting married in a church was against the law.
7. The soldiers were not supposed to tell anyone about their

weddings.
8. Their secret was well kept.
9. Valentine was asked to continue helping the soldiers.
10. Valentine was killed because he disobeyed.
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Test 2
My uncle .......................................1) a moustache, a good job in the civil

service and used ..............................................2)smoke forty cigarettes a day,
But .....................................3)he organised day trips ................................................
...4)our family he .................................................5)to behave like a boy. Today,
seventy years.................................6), we still talk ......................................7)the
wonderful trips to the sea .....................................8) uncle used to organise
when we .......................................................9)children. He never thought
money spent on a well-organised outing ......................................................10)
wasted!
So why are we sleeping (0) ? The report blames our 24/7 society:
the fact that people (well, some people) can work, (1)................................
shopping or have fun 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.Supermarkets, bars,
clubs and petrol stations stay open late,and there are TV and radio (2)....
........................................ broadcasting around the clock. So bedtime is when
the club closes or the TV programme inishes, not (3)........................... you
feel tired.But the reality is, we need our sleep, and if we dont get enough
of it, our performance at work or at schoolsuffers, and so, eventually,
does our (4)..................... . One American company has seen (5)..............
.................... business opportunity in this tired-out society. Metronaps
offers(6).......................New Yorkers so-called powernaps that is,short
periods of sleep during the day which are supposed to refresh and
re-energise them to (7) .......................................on working.After (8) ..........
........................................$14 the customer goes into a darkened room and
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lies in a special bed called a sleepingpod for 20 minutes, which is ine

as long as you are (9)..............................................................to fall asleep. The
problem comes if you just lie (10).............................................. for the whole
20 minutes, worrying about having wasted $14!
0. A few B not C less D none

1. A make B have C go D commit
2 A stations B canals C media D emissions
3 Ahow B that C what D when
4 A illness B self C health D force
5 Aone Ba C an D the
6 Abusy B occupied C tiring D broken
7 Aincrease B continue C get D carry
8 Acharging B costing C paying D pricing
9 Aable B capable C possible D interested
10 A tired B asleep C awake D refreshed

When you .1.(wear) a silk

shirt, scarf or tie you might not immediately think where the
material2. (come) from. It..3.
(produce) by the silkworm, which..4.
(be) actually more like a butter ly. From its body,
it5. (spin) its own cocoon, which
can be up to one mile in length.For more than 4000 years, these
silk threads..6. (transform) into
luxurious fabrics to provide clothes for the wealthy. Not long ago, it
7. (become) accessible to people, who
..8.(not know) about its existence before.
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Today, in China,raising silkworms ..9(get)

more and more widespread, therefore the price of the silk
10. (recently/ register) a dramatic drop.
word in bold.
1. A person with an.. complex is generally quite shy.

INFERIOR
2. All of us burst into.. at his joke. LAUGH
3. I wonder what they expect from this. INVEST
4. I cant understand his attitude. It is absolutely
EXPLAIN
5. Im glad you have so. explained things to her. TACT
6. You have been cheated. These stamps are .
WORTH
7. Youll put on.. if you keep eating so many sweets.
WEIGH
8. What are your. about her? FEEL
9. Locusts are extremely to crops. HARM
10. Telling the truth is. In this case.ADVISE
The samurai (the word means one who serves) were the elite
warrior class of Japan for nearly seven hundred years. () The sword
of a samurai symbolises the authority and luxury of the warrior class.
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It was both a weapon and an art object. This double identity mirrored
the samurai themselves. As well as being warriors, they used to
socialise with painters, playwrights and intellectuals. Samurai generals
practised calligraphy, did lower arranging and went to the theatre. But
of all their cultural activities, the tea ceremony was the most important.
The ceremony of making and drinking tea was another ritual, almost
a meditation. It was carried out in a small room where swords were
forbidden, even to samurai, and it must have been very inviting to
battle-weary warriors.(...) The continuing appeal of the samurai is due
to a simple fact: he is one of the worlds greatest action igures. Hes the
lone swordsman who kills dozens of enemies in the name of duty and
individual glory. The samurai warrior is the cowboy, the knight, the
gladiator, and the Star Wars Jedi all rolled into one. The samurai have
inspired hundreds of ilms, video games, comic books and TV dramas.
1. The samurai were the top warriors of Japan seven hundred

years ago.
2. Their weapon is a symbol of richness and authority.
3. The signi ication of the samurai and their sword is double.
4. They were very exclusive and disliked socialising with painters,
playwrights and intellectuals.
5. All samurai took calligraphy classes.
6. Their only cultural activity was the tea ceremony.
7. They were not allowed to carry their swords during the tea
ceremony.
8. The culture of the samurai still interests lots of people nowadays.
9. The samurai kill because they consider it their duty and to
become famous.
10. Some of the characters depicted in movies are a modern version
of the samurai.
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TEST 3
Ancient Rome ..............................................1)a city in Italy. According ...

................................2)legend,Romulus and Remus .....................................3)
it in 753 BCE. Romulus and Remus were brothers who were .............
..........................4) from their mother and left to die along the banks of
the TiberRiver. A she-wolf took ........................................5) of them until a
shepherd adopted them.
...............................6)they got older, they decided to build a city near the

place the wolf found them. They fought over who would rule ...................
.............7) new city and Romulus killed Remus. Rome, ....................................
.......8) still exists, is named after Romulus. The area, which ........................
............9)seven hills,was a good place for a city. The Tiber River ................
.................................10) water, food, and a way to travel.
There are ..1) 140 countries which are

2) as developing, less developed and poor
countries. Although there are great..........................................3) between
them, they do not have a number of........................................4) in common.
For instance, many of the developing countries are in poverty. A few
.....................................5) to this rule are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Libya.
However, because the economies of these three countries.........................6)
have very little industry.Farming is often the only way in which the
country can make money.........................................7) worse, many of the
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countries only produce enough food to.........................................................8)

their own population alive. India is a classic example of this, as no less
than 70 percent of its 870 million people work the land for a..................
.....................10)
1. A.mostly B.roughly C.partly D.evenly

2. A.said B.known C.told D.taken
3. A.changes B.disagreements C.differences D.varities
4. A.features B.sides C.faces D.signs
5. A.separations B.exceptions C.differences D.changes
6. A.decide B.insist C.lean D.depend
7. A.then B.although C.while D.still
8. A.most B.more C.quite D.even
9. A.have B.keep C.hold D.make
10. A.luck B.long C.life D.living

Mr. Sampson is a nice old man. He1.

(always/help) his neighbours and he is the childrens best friend. He
...................................................2. (give) them candies and he..........................
......................3.(not quarrel) them, not even when they ................................
........4. (break) his windows! But lately, something....................................
..............5.(changed). Mr. Sampson.......................................6 .(not go out) so
often as he used to and ............................................7. (not speak) to anyone
for quite a long time. A few days ago, while he.............................................
..........8.(walk) to the shop, the children..........................................................9.
(want) to talk to him, but didnt say a word and everybody was sure
something................................................10. (happen).
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word in bold.
1. All new loans need to be approved by the bank.................................

........... irst. MANAGE
2. The.....................................................of our light was delayed due to

the fog. ARRIVE
3. The remote part of the island is.............................................. only by

boat. ACCESS
4. This is a ..........................................magazine; it usually comes out

every Saturday. WEEK
5. Jane has been suffering from a lot from headaches ........................

.................. LATE
6. Picasso is considered one the most in luential.................................of

the 20th century. ART
7. You shouldnt underestimate the ................................ of regular

exercise. IMPORTANT
8. The long and hard climb left David...............................and exhausted.

BREATH
9. When Sarah quit her job, she didnt think she would be.................
............................for such a long time. EMPLOY
10. Tracy found a job as a ................................................. at the local

library. LIBRARY
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A great river formed the border between two countries. By the light
of the moon three men were crossing the dark water on a small raft.
The river was wide but the current was not strong. The river bank was
thick with trees. No one had seen the men arrive and make camp a few
days earlier. A river patrol boat that passed each afternoon had not
seen them nor had the rangers plane that lew along the border. For
three days the men had camped and slept in the thick woodland. This
was the third time they had made a night crossing on the river.
All three men were wearing camou lage clothing. Two of them
paddled the raft while their leader studied the bank they were heading
for with powerful binoculars. These had lenses that made it possible
for him to see in the dark. There were three hunting ri les, boxes of
cartridges, an axe and some rubber torches wrapped in plastic on the
deck of the raft.
The three men landed the raft down-river from a crescent-shaped

bay. Up river, in the muddy water, ive or six elephants were drinking
and bathing. The men stepped ashore carrying the ri les and lay
down to wait behind a bush. Two were boys rather than men. When
the elephants moved off, after about half an hour, the leader kept on
watching the bay. A few smaller animals came down to drink. Another
hour went by before he saw what he wanted.
1. The wide river had a strong current.
2. The men swam across the dark river.
3. Nor the river patrol, nor the rangers plane was able to spot the
three men.
4. They crossed the river on the third night.
5. The leader of the group was able to see in the dark due to his
binoculars.
6. They were carrying weapons and torches on their raft.
7. They landed the raft in a bay.
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8. When they got to the shore, they hid behind a bush.

9. A few elephants came down to drink and bath.
10. The men were watching the animals quietly.
Test 4
Many years...............................1), in a far-off land,

...................................2) was a wise king.
He was ....................3)old and decided it was
.4) to choose one of his sons to succeed
him ......5) he died. He wanted his
wisest son to ........6) the new king. But how
7) he decide which one of his three
sons was the wisest? He thought 8)
it for a long time. Then he had an idea. He decided to ask
..9) of them the same question, and
see 10) gave the best answer. He asked his
three sons to come and see him.
It happened in 1921, one year before I joined the Indian Police. I

had just passed out of the Police College in England and had not been
placed very high in the list. I never was much
(1) ..... at examinations, you know. One day an advertisement in The

Times (2) ..... my attention. It said something about young man wanted
for unusual work. Must have cool head. Well, (3) ..... was only three
years after the war and there were (4) ..... of young men who could
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probably do whatever it was. But I sat down and wrote to the paper
and two days later I had a note asking me (5) ..... at one of Londons
best hotels in Piccadilly and ask (6) ..... Mijnheer Van Lutjens. Well, I
put on my best suit and (7) ..... at eleven oclock I knocked at the door of
room 169. Van Lutjens was, of course, a Dutchman, and a very pleasant
Dutchman. Small, round, you know, the kind of fellow, with no angles
at all but with small bright eyes. He offered me a smoke and (8) ..... to
talk business at once. It sounded easy (9) ..... . Van Lutjens was one
of Amsterdams leading diamond merchants. An American group of
diamond buyers (10) ..... asked him to come over to New York with
the famous Rozelles ear-rings.(...) But the money he offered me was
generous, and so I accepted.
1 A more B better C good D well

2 A gathered B paid C collected D attracted
3AI B there C it D these
4 A many B plenty C lot D several
5 A calling B call C calls D to call
6 A for B about C from D of
7 A exactly B shortly C sharply D directly
8 A had started B was starting C started D has started
9 A also B enough C very D quite
10 A had B have C were D has

I went to doctors yesterday. I..............................................1) (have to)

wait for an hour before he...................................................2) (can) see me. I ..
..................................................3. (go) abroad next week, but I..............................
................4.(have) a pain for two days. ..................................5(you/think) Ill
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be well enough to go? After I....................................6 (examine) you, Ill be

able to tell you, the doctor said. I ............................................7. (work) in the
garden when I suddenly felt the pain , I told the doctor. If I ...................
...................8.(stop) immediately, it would have been all right, I suppose.
But I hardly ever....................................9. (get) any exercise in my job, so I
went on working. After examining me carefully, the doctor said:
You........................................10. (hurt) a bone in your back.
word in bold.
1. You can never guess what she wants. She is so............................

CHANGE
2. She.................................................accepted to be the irst to try. WILL
3. You have made a detailed.............................of the scene. DESCRIBE
4. He raised his sword in........................................... DEFEND
5. Cant you......................................the knot a bit/ Its too tight! LOOSE
6. At the end of the marathon he was................................... BREATH
7. He ixed everything with amazing..................................... ABLE
8. The................................ of the task took him several month.
ACCOMPLISH
9. Im not going to climb that mountain. Its too...................... RISK
10. She has just started a ..........................business. FLOURISH
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A caffeine-fuelled world
Over the centuries, people have created many rituals to accompany
the consumption of their favourite drinks, tea and coffee. Just think
of the Japanese tea ceremony, British afternoon tea or the morning
coffee ritual in countless societies. Why are these drinks so popular?
The answer is their secret ingredient caffeine. In the modern world,
the new caffeine delivery systems are canned energy drinks. And the
more modern our world gets, the more we seem to need caffeine. People
have known for years that caffeinated drinks make you less tired and
more alert. This dual power of caffeine to counteract physical fatigue
and increase alertness is part of the reason why it is the worlds most
popular mood-altering drug. It is the only habit-forming psychoactive
drug we routinely serve to our children (in all those soft drinks and
chocolate bars). In fact, most babies in the developed world are born
with traces of caffeine in their bodies.
Most people dont think twice about their caffeine intake. However,
it raises blood pressure and thus increases the risk of heart disease.
So the widespread use of caffeine is now a cause for concern among
scientists and public health authorities. One result of this concern is
that you are not allowed to sell energy drinks in France or Denmark.
And in other European countries, manufacturers have to label cans
with warnings. The United States has no such rule, but many canned
energy drinks sold in the USA carry warnings anyway. On the other
hand, much of the research suggests that caffeine may have bene its
for human health. Studies have shown it helps relieve pain, reduces
asthma symptoms and increases reaction speed. Despite this, a study
in Ireland recommended that children and pregnant women, among
other groups, shouldnt drink energy drinks.
1. People have different habits when they drink coffee or tea.
2. The necessity of caffeine is a result of the modern world we

live in.
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3. People who do not drink coffee are less tired and change their
mood quickly.
4. Children have caffeine in their bodies since they are born.
5. Many people are worried about the quantity of caffeine they

assimilate every day.
6. The consumption of drinks which contain caffeine can lead to

serious health problems.
7. There are countries where authorities have forbidden the

consumption of energy drinks.
8. In Europe and United States people are warned about the side
effects caffeine can produce.
9. In some cases, caffeine can be bene icial to health.
10. It is recommended for pregnant women as it relieves pain.
TEST 5
English has without a 1) ______________ become the second language

of Europe and the world. European countries which have most 2)
______________ assimilated English into daily life are Englands neighbours
in Northern Europe: Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and
the3)____________ of Scandanavia.
The situation is so 4) ______________ that any visitor to the Netherlands

will soon be 5) ______ of the pressure of English on daily life: television,
radio and print 6) __________ it into every home and the schoolyard
7) _____________ of children; advertisers use it to 8) __________ up their
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message, journalists take refuge in it when their home-bred skills 9)

___________ them. Increasingly one hears the 10) ______________ that Dutch
will give way to English as the national tongue within two or three
generations ...
Extreme adventure Adam Morrison is the Anerican half of the irst

team to go round the world in a balloon. He and his Dutch copilot
have written an account of the 21-day expedition they (1) _ in April
1998. lt was an astonishing triumph. Nobody (2) _ them to inish the
voyage. They (3) _ with poisonous fumes, temperatures of minus 50
degrees Celsius and an Atlantic crossing with (4) _ any fuel. Adam was
a reasonably successful businessman (5) _ he retired from his business
and decided to buy a balloon. Before long he was one of the countrys
(6) _ balloon instructors and pilots. Why did he risk everything for one
trip? He says he was not a very con ident child: At seven a friend (7)
_ me to go down a water slide. I still (8) _ being absolutely terri ied.
I couldnt swim and I have never learnt to swim properly. He thinks
everyone should face their greatest (9) _ and that is one reason why
he went up in the balloon. Six of the 21 days they were in the air were
spent (10) _ at the Paci ic Ocean - 8,000 miles of water. Adam says he
wont attempt to do it again because there are so many other things he
wants to do.
1- A followed B succeeded C performed D completed

2- A hoped B expected C admitted D intended
3- A got along B did away C put up D kept up
4- A hardly B rather C quite D almost
5- A despite B although C when D rather
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6- A leading B unique C preferable D suitable

7- A demanded B dared C threatened D wished
8- A forget B regret C remind D remember
9- A fears B frights C suspicions D disturbances
10- A seeing B observing C staring D watching

It was Tuesday evening and I (1)................... (get) ready to go to bed

when the phone (2)............... (ring) To my surprise, it was my friend
Peter. He (3)................ (call) from his mobile and he was very annoyed
because he (4)......................... (lose) his keys and he (5)........................
(cannot) get into his lat. He thought he (6)...........................(leave)them at
work but now it was midnight and the of ice was closed so he couldnt
get in to check. Luckily I had the keys to his lat because a month before
he (7)..................... (give) me a spare set so that I (8).....................(look)
after his cat while he was on holiday. When he inally (9)........................
...... (arrive) to pick them up, it was three oclock in the morning, and I
(10)........................... (lie) on the sofa fast asleep.
word in bold.
1. We have known each other since our CHILD

2. His hard work . him to pass his examination. ABLE
3. The manager asked the board members to .. his
earlier proposal. CONSIDER
4. Only a fool will his net worth. ESTIMATE
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5. He is a stupid and often talks . SENSE

6. I hope you are. in your exams. SUCCESS
7. I was given a pay rise by our EMPLOY
8. Some teachers put a lot of.on learning by heart.
EMPHASIZE
9. His lecture was very.. We learnt a lot. INFORM
10. The teachers. children to study.COURAGE
Dear Mike,
Hope you are OK. We are having a great holiday here. We arrived in
Caernarfon, Wales, four days ago and we are staying in a small hotel
in the old town. Yesterday we went to see the castle, and tomorrow
we are driving to Snowdonia National Park. At the moment we
are sitting in a caf in the city centre after spending a lot of money
shopping. In the afternoon, we plan to relax on the beach. People
here are very friendly. They are easy to talk to. The main language
here is English but about a twenty per cent of the Welsh can speak
both Welsh and English. Next week we are visiting a village that has
the longest place name in the world: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerych
-wyrndrobwllantysiliogogogoch. Try to say that! Laura
1. Laura has spent four days in Caernarfon.

2. They are staying in a ive- star hotel .
3. The day before, they went to see Snowdonia National Park.
4. Shopping is the only attraction for tourists in Caernarfon.
5. There are no shops in Caernarfon.
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6. In the afternoon, they are relaxing on the beach.

7. The locals are very friendly.
8. Everybody in Caernarfon speaks Welsh.
9. Laura wrote this letter from a village called
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllanty- siliogogogoch.
10. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllantysiliogogogoch
is the largest village in the world.
TEST 6
Cornwall, in the South-West of England, is a place which attracts

(1)...................... all the year round. It has mild(2)............................ and a
(3)......................... coastline. There are a hundred and one (4)...........................
for tourists to do in Cornwall. Seaside resorts like Newquay, which
have wide, clean (5)...................... , are very popular with (6)..........................
and also with people who like water (7)..........................., especially
windsur ing and sur ing. (8)........................ who prefer to get away
from the crowds can visit one of the many ishing villages along the
coast, watch the seals at Cornwalls Seal Sanctuary or go inland onto
the moors where the (9)........................... is much wilder. But, because
Cornwall is quite isolated, apart from tourism, there is not a lot of
(10).......................... for local people
The Skywalk
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The Grand Canyon in the United States was created by the River
Colorado. People visit the Grand Canyon Park to go walking and
running but (1)............. to look at the view. It is a wonderful view made
(2)........................ better by the Skywalk. The distance (3).........................
the Skywalk to the bottom of the Grand Canyon is 1219 meters. It is
a platform (4)................... walls and loor are built of glass (5)...................
............... that you can see the beautiful rocks of the canyon. Up to 120
people are allowed to stand on it at the same (6)......................... It opened
in 2007 and since (7)........................... thousands of people have used it.
You have to (8)..................................... special covers over your shoes to
(9)....................... scratching the glass beneath your feet. Walking onto the
Skywalk makes you (10)........................................ like a bird loating high up
in the air.
1- A hugely B mainly C greatly D completely

2- A already B such C more D even
3- A from B through C by D for
4- A who B where C whose D which
5- A therefore B although C so D because
6- A day B period C hour D time
7- A then B there C that D this
8- A take B wear C dress D change
9- A avoid B keep C hold D let
10- A believe B wish C consider D feel

Dave and Pete often go to the movies because they like watching
adventure ilms. Now they (1-be) ________ at the movies. They (2-watch)
________ a ilm about an Englishman. He (3-explore)________ the jungles
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of Africa. Right now the explorer (4-walk) ________ along a narrow

path through the thick jungle. There (5-be) _______ animals all around
but none of them seem dangerous. Three Africans are with him. One
of them is his guide. The guide (6-show) _______ him the way. One of
them (7-be) _______ a translator and bodyguard. He (8-carry) _______ a
large ri le to protect the Englishman from wild animals. The translator
knows how to speak ive languages. The third African (9-carry) _______
all of the Englishmans things. It looks like he (10-have) _______ the
hardest job of all.
word in bold.
1- Im sorry , but I completely .................... with what you said. AGREE

2- None of them can read or write. They are all...................... LITERATE
3- The DJ wants to .......................... that old Beatles record for his next
show. MIX
4- The police asked us to ........................... with them in their enquiries.
OPERATE
5- I got a very ........................with the children by the end of the day.
PATIENT
6- Pupils must not enter the teachers room without................................
PERMIT
7- A family always needs................................... room for old furniture
and luggage. STORE
8-I dont understand his................................. to help us. Hes usually
very helpful. REFUSE
9- Smoking is................................... to your health. HARM
10. He always thinks about the others. He is very.................................
THINK
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South African swimmer, Natalie Du Toit, won the prize for the best
athlete in the Commonwealth Games in 2002. This was a new prize
open to all the athletes who took part.
Natalie won the gold medal in the 50m and 100m Elite Athlete with
a Disability swimming events, breaking two world records. She also
made it into the inal of the 800m open swimming event (for able-
bodied athletes), where she swam a personal best of 9 minutes, 13.57
seconds.Natalie, 18 years old and from Cape Town, had an operation
to remove her lower left leg after a motorcycle accident in 2001, but
bravely returned to swimming later that year.The Chairman of the
Games said, Her achievements in Manchester show how hard she has
worked to overcome her dif iculties and, at the same time, in luence
others, including her South African teammates.All 72 competing
nations suggested one athlete for the best athlete award. The winner
was chosen by people from each of the six Commonwealth regions.
They all thought Natalie should win the prize.When the South African
team suggested Natalie, they said that she had been a wonderful
example of their team theme: Passion, Power, Performance.
1- Natalie has won many awards until 2002.

2-She took part in a Disability Swimming event.
3-Natalie broke two national records.
4-Her time for the 800m inal was the best she had ever swum.
5- Natalie comes from Cape Town.
6- After a serious accident, she stopped swimming for over a year.
7- Natalies teammates have helped her to recover from her
problems.
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8-. Each country in the Commonwealth Games was able to vote for
the winner of the best athlete award.
9- Not all people thought Natalie should win.
10-Natalie is an example of bravery, power and passion for sport.
TEST 7
When NASA was about to (1)..................its irst ever astronauts for

Project Mercury in 1958, it decided that the sort of (2).....................
most likely to survive a journey into (3)................. were those involved
in dangerous (4) ......................... like scuba (5)......................, tightrope
(6).......................... and mountain (7) .......................... .But President
Eisenhower (8)............................ and demanded that the irst astronauts
(9).............................. be fully (10).............................. male pilots.
Yesterday Eleanor Preston won an international swimming

competition for girls (1)..................... under sixteen. She swam faster (2)
.................................... girls from ten other countries. This (3)...........................
.... even better when you learn that Eleanor is only thirteen. She had to
have special (4)...................... to enter, because normally competitors are
fourteen or older. Eleanor has been (5)............................ on swimming for
a long time - (6)....................... she was three in fact. I wondered whether
she found it hard to (7)........................... several hours a day training. She
(8)................................ me that sometimes she has problems inding time
for homework, but thats all. My parents have given up so (9)...................
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........... time driving me to local competitions, I think its been harder for
them, actually. Her aim is to swim at the Olympics. After yesterdays
performance, I think she may (10)...................................... there.
1- A age B aged C ages D ageing

2- A that B from C than D of
3- A suggests B means C sounds D shows
4- A permission B attention C opportunity D accommodation
5- A happy B good C pleased D keen
6- A until B since C when D ever
7- A take B use C spend D pass
8- A told B explained C said D agreed
9- A often B much C long D many
10- A reach B ind C get D make

When Francis Lee was a boy he 1) ............................. (want) to be an

astronaut. He2) .........(watch) TV one day in 1969 when he saw
Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. Since then he 3) .......
(always/dream) of doing the same. Every night when there is a full moon,
he 4)... (stare) up at it for hours and 5) ...........
(imagine) himself walking around on it. At the moment, however, he is
working as a night-watchman at a meat factory. He 6) .
(do) the same job since he left school ifteen years ago, but he still
hopes that one day his dream 7) ............... (come) true. He
8) (hear) that in the 21st century they 9) ................... (sell)
tickets to ly to the moon. For this reason he 10).............(save)
half of his wages every month for the past two years.
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word in bold.
1- He always had a good ....................... for everything he did. EXPLAIN

2- Theres going to be a ......................in the school hall on Saturday
afternoon. PERFORM
3- The report was completely.........................Nobody ever read it. USE
4- He had a very serious ........................ when he was a child. ILL
5- You can trust Peter. He is always..................... when he has to look
after his younger brother.CARE
6- Children were frightened to dicover a ..........................................snake
in their garden. POISON
7- The museum has just sold a........................................... painting to a
private collector. VALUE
8- English weather is very.......................................... Its often different
from day to day. CHANGE
9- Shes a very....................................... girl. Men always like her. ATTRACT
10- The ilm we watched last night was very..........................................
ENTERTAIN
An intelligent jacket
France Telecom R&D, the research and development centre for

France Telecom, has recently designed a communicating jacket, which
can be used in the same way as a hands-free mobile phone. The jacket
provides the normal features of a mobile phone without a screen or
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keypad. The pieces of the extra- lat telephone, weighing 100g, are
hidden inside the jacket, the number keys are inside the front edge,
and the microphone is in the collar. The user presses the star button to
get the dial tone or to hang up, and the caller simply says the name of
the person to call, or else dials the number on the keypad part of the
jacket.
France Telecom R&D is testing the jacket in real situations, to see
what possible users think of it. These tests involve professional people
working outside the of ice (on outdoor projects, for example), non-
professional athletes, as well as teenagers and young college students.
The results will help France Telecom R&D to improve the jackets
design. The centre has contacted clothing manufacturers interested
in using the new technology. Future possibilities include new ways to
inform the user of an incoming call. One way heats the material of the
jacket near the skin to tell the user there is a call - for use in very noisy
environments. Developments like these are likely to prove attractive in
many situations.
1. The writer has written the text to tell readers about a new
development.
2. The jacket only weighs 100 grams.
3. To inish a call, you say out loud that you want to end the call.
4. France Telecom R&D has tested the jacket in real life situations .
5. The tests were carried out only by professionals.
6. The centre is looking for clothing manufacturers interested in
applying the new technology.
7. The centre is also testing new future developments for this
communicating jacket.
8. Heating the material will be a future way of informing the user of
an incoming call.
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9. According to the writer the jacket has already attracted the

fashion industry.
10. The jacket is aimed to be most likely used by an of ice worker
based at home .
TEST 8
Easter Island is a small triangle of rock situated in the Paci ic
Ocean. Its about 2,000 miles 1.............the nearest city. Easter Island
is2........................... for its statues. Hundreds of these huge, stone faces can
be 3....................... all over the island. Who made them? How 4....................
they move these giant pieces of rock? What happened 5..........................
the people who lived there? Studies show that people6........................
arrived on the island about 1600 years ago. They had a very advanced
culture. They made many objects and they had their 7................. written
language. However, the number of people on the island grew and grew
8...................... it reached about 10,000 people. Soon there were too
many people and there wasnt 9......................... food to eat. A terrible war
started and 9......................... of the statues were broken. When western
explorers 10....................... the island on Easter Day in 1722, the huge
rock statues were the only sign that a great society had once lived
there.
1. If our ship ___ fewer passengers, the crew would not have to share
rooms.
A- had B- have C- will have D- would have
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2. By Friday, twenty- ive applications had been submitted ___ the

position of desk clerk.
A- at B- on C- for D- by
3. Mr. Selvas delivered the ___ bid to the client.
A- seals B- seal C- sealing D- sealed
4. Mr. Cain will return your call ___ he arrives.
A- soon B- as soon C- as soon as D- soon than
5. The ___ about our recycling plans will reassure consumers.
A- public B- publish C- publishing D- publicity
6. The food has been ordered, ___ it has not arrived.
A- but B- since C- or D- because
7. The results of the traveler preference survey are ___.
A- surprised B- surprises C- surprise D- surprising
8. ___ the seminar, the audience had trouble hearing the speaker.
A- Since B- During C- Although D- While
9. Most cruise passengers will board the ship ___ 4:00 and 5:00.
A- between B- at C- until D- with
10. Mr. Ross got the graphics department ___ the charts.
A- to prepare B- preparing C- prepare D-prepared

Sue Thomas is a fashion designer. She 1) ............... (make) clothes ever

since she 2) .(be) a young girl. She 3) . (get) her
irst job in a clothes factory when she was sixteen. She 4)
(sew) buttons onto a shirt one day when she 5).. (have)
a brilliant idea for a design. After she6) . (speak) to her
bank manager, she got a loan and she 7) .....(open) her own
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little workshop. Now she 8) . (make) lots of money.

Next year she 9) .. (open) a shop which will sell all her own
designs. She 10) (sell) clothes to a lot of famous people,
including ilm stars and singers, and she thinks she will be very rich
soon.
word in bold.
1- A............................bird immitates other birds songs. MOCK

2- He is fond of............................. and is said to have green ingers.
GARDEN
3- The cocktail is a ....................... of three different drinks. MIX
4- I wont be in time for the ...................... REHEARSE
5- Who are the .......................... today? ABSENT
6- Its ................................................ to book early,but not essential.
ADVISE
7- Living alone in the city, he suffered from................................... at irst.
LONELY
8- His.................................. kept him away from work for a week. ILL
9- She dances so beautifully she almost reaches...........................
PERFECT
10- He was delighted by the.................................. of the welcome he
received. WARM
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Welcome to Stevening
The town offers excellent accommodation at all prices. You can stay
in a simple but comfortable family home or small guesthouse, or try
the international dining room and beautiful rooms at the Grand Hotel.
You can book a room by phoning or emailling the owner. You can get
a list from the Tourist Information Of ice in St Hughs Square, which is
open between 9 and 5 on weekdays.For a small fee, the staff can make
reservations while you wait.
There is also a campsite near the town. Space is usually available for
small tents, but large groups should contact the manager in advance to
check that there will be room for them.
Stevening has two main shopping areas, the new Stevening Mall,
and the traditional market area, which includes St Hughs Square and
several attractive narrow streets around it. Please note that motor
vehicles are only allowed into the Square between 7am and 9am.
The Mall has over forty shops, including a department store, clothes
shops for all ages, sports shops, a chemist, and a supermarket.For
sport, visit the Stevening Leisure Centre, which offers indoor tennis,
volleyball, and a itness centre. You can pay for a half day, or join the
Sports Club, which allows you to use the facilities all day for no charge
and at a special discount in the evenings.The swimming pool is open
from May to September. Classes are held in the pool between 3 and
5 every afternoon except Sundays. Details of courses are available at
the Leisure Centre, but it is only possible to book a course at the pool
of ice.From Stevening, it is easy to visit a number of places of interest.
The peace of the Kerrow Hills is a short free bus ride from the town
centre. Maps can be obtained from the Tourist Information Of ice. Keen
walkers may climb up Kerrow Mountain, but less active visitors can
also enjoy the wonderful views by taking the little train which stops
just below the top of the mountain and walking the last few metres.
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1. There is a wide variety of places to stay in Stevening.

2. The Tourist Information Of ice charges for booking rooms.
3. You can rent a tent at the campsite.
4. There used to be a traditional market where Stevening Mall is
now.
5. You cannot park outside the Tourist Information Of ice after
9am.
6. You can buy medicine in the Mall.
7. If you join the Sports Club, it is cheaper during the evening than
during the day.
8. You can register for swimming lessons at the Leisure Centre.
9. You must buy a ticket for the Kerrow Hills bus at the Tourist
Information Of ice.
10. The train stops near the top of Kerrow Mountain.
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CHAPTER VII- SUBIECTE PENTRU PROBA
SCRISA DIN ANII ANTERIORI
Prob de veri icare a cunotinelor de limba englez pentru

admiterea n clasa a IX-a cu program bilingv i intensiv de
predare
15 iunie 2010
SUBIECTUL 1 10 puncte
Read the text below and think of the word which best its each space.
Use only one word in each space:
PENGUINS ON THE MOVE
For years, the penguins at San Francisco Zoo were happy 1) ...
their lives. They used to go for the occasional swim during the summer,
but spent the winter resting in their burrows only coming 2) ... at
mealtimes when ish was provided for them. Then one day, six new
penguins, 3) ... had been entertaining the visitors at a theme park in
San Diego, arrived to share the pool. These new arrivals immediately
dived in to show off their swimming skills. Ever 4) ... that moment the
pool has been alive with ifty-two birds swimming around nonstop, 5)
... if they were going on a long journey.
6) ... I know a lot about penguins, said one zookeeper, I dont
know 7) ... to explain this. Its 8) ... watching ifty-two tuxedos going
round in a washing machine! Scientists, 9)..., think they may have
the answer. Apparently, penguins are very social and inquisitive birds,
and 10) ... new individuals join a group, they always create a lot of
interest.
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Choose the word (A, B, C or D) which best completes each gap:
MY FIRST EXPEDITION
When I was about twelve, I 1) ... the chance to go to western China,
looking for rare plants. I wasnt all that 2) ... in plants, but my dads a
botanist by 3) ... and he was going as assistent to Professor Beall. It
was an important expedition and my name was 4) ... not on the list
of participants. But at the 5) ... moment, one of the experts broke his
ankle and so had to 6) ... out. It was impossible to get anyone else
to go at such 7) ... notice, so my dad suggested taking me, for the
experience. The professor agreed without thinking, but he began to 8)
... doubts as soon as the plane was in the air. I remember him 9) ...
that he hoped I wasnt going to run around and 10) ... rare specimens!
As if I was a little kid.
1 A got B found C reached D received
2. A fascinated B keen C interested D fond
3. A work B profession C job D employment
4. A completely B de initely C particularly D con idently
5. A late B inal C last D end
6. A drop B slip C fall D step
7. A quick B brief C fast D short
8. A have B see C do D feel
9. A speaking B telling C talking D saying
10. A tread B spoil C squash D ruin

Read each of the two texts and put the verbs in brackets into the
appropriate forms:
Text 1
Mr McDermott (1 open) his own doctors surgery in 1992 and
since then he (2 work) as a doctor. He (3 enjoy) his job and, at the
moment, he (4 teach) young medical students in his spare time. He
hopes that in the future he (5 continue) to help sick people and his
fellow physicians.
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Text 2
The Red Balloon Nursery School (6 open) last year, in an old
building which (7 be) empty for years. I have been working here
for the last six months now. My day usually (8 start) at 8 oclock.
This week I (9 look after) twenty toddlers. By next year I hope the
numbers will have risen to nearly forty. Then maybe we (10 employ)
another child-minder to help us.
Read the text, then decide whether the following statements are true
(T) or false (F):
An average beehive contains more than 50,000 rooms (cells) and
more than 35,000 busy bees. Each bee has its own special job.
The queen bee lays eggs daily, twice her own weight; the drones or
male bees mate with young queens; and the workers, or females, act as
nurses, guards, room builders, and gatherers of food. These workers
make 37,000 trips to ind lower nectar and carry it back to the hive to
make 500 grams of honey.
The wings of honeybees beat at the amazing rate of 200 times per
second. Thats why bees buzz! Bees use their wings inside the hive to
create good air circulation during warm weather. In winter, the beating
of bees wings keeps the hive warm.
Bees buzz, but they dont know it. Most authorities believe that
bees are deaf.
1. Bees have special jobs.
2. The male bees are the workers and act as guards.
3. Queen bees are called drones.
4. Female bees act as room builders and they gather food.
5. Bees use nectar to make honey.
6. The queen bee makes trips to ind lower nectar.
7. The wings of bees beat 500 times per second.
8. Good air circulation in the beehive is obtained through the
beating of bees wings.
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9. Authorities believe that bees can hear very well.

10. The drones act as nurses in the beehive.
SUBIECTUL V 10 puncte
Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines
are correct and some have a word which should not be there. If the line is
correct put a tick () in the space on the right. If a line has a word which
should not be there, write the word in the space on the right.
I remember the irst morning I started work, having .......1

to deliver about ifty newspapers to their various houses in .......2
our neighbourhood. When I started at 6 oclock in the .......3
morning and inished at around 8:15, in time to dash off .......4
to school, which was a twenty-minute walk from the home. .......5
My father was so proud of my progress that he decided to .......6
buy me a second-hand bicycle, which cut out my workload .......7
in half. I learned a few of important lessons at the job, too. 8
The irst lesson was punctuality. If their papers werent ....9
delivered on time, customers would telephone to the
shop and complain. ... 10

admiterea n clasa a IX-a cu program bilingv i intensiv de predare
15 iulie 2011
Read the text below and think of the word which best its each space.
Use only one word in each space.
Computer experts have (1) . that a new virus, (2) has appeared
in the (3) two days, is (4) of the most dangerous that has (5)
been invented.
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Called Money for jam, it ills computer (6) , which it attacks, with
pound and dollar signs, (7) itself to other (8) . via its new hosts
email, and (9) destroys all the (10) on the computers hard disk.
Choose the best alternative to complete the following sentences.
1. We . to the party but we didnt go.
a) were invited b) are invited c) werent invited
2. Clara is English but she lives in France. She has been there
.. .
a) for three years b) during three years c) since three years
3. You to try and lose some weight.
a) should b) ought c) must
4. If I a year older , I could join the army.
a) will be b) would be c) were
5. I inished the project but my friends didnt inish .
a) them b) theirs c) their
6. I didnt tell about it.
a) somebody b) nobody c) anybody
7. I have two brothers . They are . tall.
a) all b) neither c) both
8. . are sometimes better drivers than men.
a) woman b) womens c) women
9. Where . my money?
a) are b) be c) is
10. Tom looked at me without .. anything.
a). say b). saying c). to say

Read the text and decide whether the sentences below are true or
false. If a sentence is true write T (true); if it is not true write F (false)
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It was already late when we set out for the next town, which
according to the map was about ifteen miles away on the other side
of the hills. There we felt sure that we would ind a bed for the night.
Darkness fell soon after we left the village, but luckily we met no one as
we drove swiftly along the narrow winding road that led to the hills. As
we climbed higher, it became colder and the rain began to fall, making
it dif icult at times to see the road. I asked John, my companion, to
drive more slowly.
After we had travelled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign
of the town which was marked on the map. We were beginning to get
worried. Then, without warning, the car stopped. A quick examination
showed that we had run out of petrol. Although we had little food with
us, only a few biscuits and some chocolate, we decided to spend the
night in the car.
1. The two travellers had never been on that road before.
2. The next town was not too far, only fourteen miles away.
3. The travellers wanted to buy a bed.
4. The road to the hills was narrow.
5. John wasnt driving slowly.
6. They were alone on the road.
7. It was getting cold and dark.
8. The town where they were supposed to arrive was marked on
the map.
9. They stopped the car because of the rain.
10. The two had a pleasant journey.
I didnt know you (1 to have) a house, (2 to say) Rachel. I
thought you (3 to live) mostly abroad, Bret smiled. So I did. But I (4
to have ) this house for a good many years now. I always (5 to rent)
it furnished when I (6 to go) abroad. But when I (7 to come) back
for any length of time I always (8 to go) and stay there
If I (9 to have) a house, I (10 never/ to rent) it to strangers.
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Read the sentences below and look carefully at each line. If a line is
correct, put a tick (). If it has a word that should not be there, write this
word on the lines.
1. She is the most slowest swimmer in the team. ..
2. There are many of tropical gardens around the house. ..
3. He didnt have an umbrella , so she gave him hers. ..
4. The bag I was carrying was the heavier than others. ..
5. But he made some very good points , didnt he make? .
6. With luck, well inish the job by the end of the day. .
7. If Rosie will gets this new promotion, well
have enough money. .
8. I found the book. It was been taken from the library. .
9. We all know that eating healthy food helps us live longer. .
10 Eating lots of fruit and vegetables makes us feel good. .

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2012
. (1) I arrived in England I . (2) I knew English. After Id
been here for an hour, I realized that I did . (3) understand one
word. In the irst week I picked up a tolerable knowledge . (4) the
language and the next seven years convinced . (5) gradually , but
thoroughly that I would never know it really . (6). This is sad. My
. (7) consolation being . (8) nobody speaks English . (9).
Remember that those 500 words an Englishman uses are . (10)
from being the whole vocabulary of the language.
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Dear Angela,
Please accept my (1) .! I know its been ages (2) . I last
emailed you, but Ive been really busy. (3) . the last few months (4)
. at a bar on the beach called Angelos. Every evening I get there
at about six, and (5) . until midnight. Im trying to save money to
go (6) . Thailand, but I havent got enough (7) . . Im really
enjoying it now, although it (8) . dif icult in the beginning because
theres a lot of noise and confusion all the time. I hear you (9) . to
visit us next month! Why not come (10) . to Angelos? Im sure Ill
still be working there.
See you soon,
Kate
1 A regrets B excuses C apologies
2 A since B when C while
3 A for B as C while
4 A I work B I had worked C Ive been working
5 A I dont leave B Im not leaving C I havent left
6 A in B to C for
7 A already B still C yet
8 A has been B had been C was
9 A are coming B would come C come
10 A along B on C in

Tom likes going to evening classes. At the moment he .
1 (learn) how to repair cars. Sometimes the teacher, Mr. Jones ,
2 (let) the students work on his car, but last night
something . 3 (happen) which made him change his mind.
Mr. Jones .. 4 (teach) for 15 years and he .. 5
(always/ trust) his students to do things correctly, but last night while
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Tom .. 6 (work) on Mr. Joness car, somebody 7

(call) Mr. Jones to the phone.
He 8 ( only/ be ) away for a few minutes when he
heard shouting from the workshop. He ran back and saw that his car
. 9 (burn).
Tom . 10 (drop) a burning cigarette into the
engine and set it on ire.
In the text below some lines are correct but some have a word
that should not be there.
Indicate the correct lines with a tick (). For the incorrect
lines, write the words that should
not be there.
The mystery package
1 ............ A strange thing which happened to me when I was walking
home
2 ............ late one night. It had started raining and I was standing in a
3 ............ doorway for sheltering from the rain when a large, black
car came
4 ............ by very fast and then pulled itself up next to a wall. A man
who
5 ............ he had been sitting on the back seat got out and threw a
package
6 ............ over the wall. He drove off and I decided to take a look.
There
7 ............ was a tree growing in the place was where he had thrown
it and
8 ............ the package had got himself stuck on a branch. I tried to
reach it
9 ............ but it was too high and the tree wasnt strong enough for
to climb. I
10 .......... stood there and wondering what was going on.
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The pretty mermaid looked up from the golden sand and the world
fell in love with her. The ilm was Splash and the mermaid was the
already famous actress Daryl Hannah.
Tall and slender, Daryl has stunning features. She looks fantastic in
expensive clothes, but she would rather wear casual ones when not
in the public eye. Although she is often seen at Hollywood parties and
other ilm-related events, she is actually a shy person who dislikes the
noise and glamour of the ilm capital city.
An extremely caring person, she says she forgets about her
problems when she is helping others. Being a romantic who believes in
true love, she wants to ind someone special before she starts a family.
When not working on the sets, she enjoys activities like gardening,
playing the piano and pottery. She is also a nature lover and has
really strong views on the environment, considering that the modern
lifestyle is destroying it. She would often express these views in public,
in an attempt to protect the planet. She is looking for a house in the
countryside, as nature relaxes her most.
1. Daryl Hannah became famous after she played a mermaid.
2. Daryl is a good looking actress.
3. She prefers expensive clothes, which look good on her.
4. She enjoys Hollywood parties and other public events.
5. She wants to help the others in order to forget about her
problems.
6. She feels strongly about love.
7. She thinks she is too young to start a family.
8. Her hobbies include gardening, music and pottery.
9. She is too shy to express her views.
10. She does not want to live in the city anymore.
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We arrived at the hotel last Monday and ..................(1) since then
its been raining. You ..................(2) imagine how the children feel; they
havent ..................(3) able to go swimming at ..................(4) and for the
last three days weve been walking round and round in the rain and are
..................(5) very wet.
Yesterday we ..................(6) to get tickets for a musical show, and the
children had a good ..................(7). We were hoping to visit the zoo, but
it doesnt open ..................(8) the irst of June. If I had known ..................(9)
the place was like at this time of year I ..................(10) have taken your
advice and gone to Spain instead.
It was a routine problem for an executive wife. Jennifer Murrays
husband had treated himself to an expensive new toy but did not
have the time to use it. So she decided to 1)........a go herself. It was a
helicopter. Today, the 56-year-old grandmother 2).............off to try to
become the irst woman to ly a small helicopter around the world.
Mrs Murray plans to stop in 26 countries in 97 days, risking desert
sandstorms and tropical monsoons on the 40,000-kilometre 3)..... .
With her co-pilot, she took a survival course in which they 4).....through
a practice crash-landing in water. Aboard their four-seater helicopter,
two seats have made way for an extra fuel 5)......which will slow them
6)......but ensure them to survive in freezing conditions in the 7)......of a
mechanical breakdown.
Mrs Murray said of her husband:Its all his 8) ...... . He bought a
helicopter but he didnt have time to learn to ly it, so he 9).......I learn.
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She was 10).......seriously and planning began. Mr Murray can now ly

but he is too busy to make the global trip and will instead meet her on
several stopovers.
1 A hold B get C have
2 A comes B sets C turns
3 A way B travel C route
4 A fell B went C saw
5 A box B tank C container
6 A off B out C down
7 A event B case C occasion
8 A blame B guilt C fault
9 A indicated B suggested C persuaded
10 A given B considered C taken

At half-past four his cousin ..................(1) (to make) the tea according
to their invariable custom. But Wedderburn ..................(2) (not to come)
in for his tea. He ..................(3) (to worship) that horrid orchid, she
..................(4) (to tell) herself, and waited ten minutes. Surely, his watch
must ..................(5) (to stop). I ..................(6) (to go) and call him.
She went straight to the hothouse, ..................(7) (to open) the door,
and called his name. There was no reply. She noticed that the air was
very close and ..................(8) (to load) with an intense perfume. Then
she ..................(9) (to see) something ..................(10) (to lie) on the bricks
between the hot-water pipes.
(Flowering of the strange orchid by H. Well, * the story is slightly
abridged)
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not be there.
Shakespeare
1 ............ Among all of writers in history, Shakespeare is perhaps the
most
2 ............ well-known. Many of the plays he wrote are still being
performed regularly
3 ............ in many of countries in the world. Over the years there has
been a
4 ............ lot of disagreement among the scholars and experts about
the meanings
5 ............ of Shakespeares plays; some of the books about him even
suggest
6 ............ that he didnt really write all the plays that have his name.
There has
7 ............ been a lot of much research into his life and work but few
of the theories
8 ............ about him can be proved. A few people have even said that
Shakespeare
9 ............ was really a woman but there is little of support for this
theory!
10 .......... Many visitors go to Shakespeares birthplace in Stratford
in England.
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This is a thriller set in San Francisco and stars Clint Eastwood as

Inspector Harry Callahan. He is known as Dirty Harry because he gets
all the tough cases and uses his own special methods. The ilm opens
with a young woman swimming in a pool on the top of a tall building. A
gunman shoots and kills her from the top of a nearby skyscraper. Dirty
Harry is given the case and he inds a note from the killer, demanding
$100.000. The killer, who calls himself Scorpio, threatens to kill again
if he doesnt receive the money.
The mayor wants to pay the money but Callahan disagrees. As the
money is not paid, Scorpio kills a young black boy. He escapes a trap
set by Callahan and kidnaps a little girl. This time he asks for $200.000.
Callahan almost manages to trap Scorpio and wounds him with a knife.
Later on, he tracks him to a football stadium and forces Scorpio to
tell him where the girl is. The girl is found but she is dead. However,
Scorpio is released because of the way Callahan got his confession.
Even though the case is closed, Callahan tracks Scorpio waiting for
his next move. Scorpio then hijacks a school bus full of young children.
After an exciting battle, the inspector kills the criminal. It is an exciting
and sometimes brutal ilm.
1. Callahans nickname is Dirty Harry.

2. Callahan always follows the law.
3. The killers real name is Scorpio.
4. The killer was above the woman in the pool.
5. Scorpio kills four people.
6. Scorpio sends a message to Callahan on his mobile phone,
asking for money.
7. Callahan is willing to pay the sum of money required.
8. The girl whom Scorpio has kidnapped is not found alive.
9. Scorpio kills the Inspector.
10. It is an exciting and romantic ilm
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28 mai 2014
Manchester United is a football club . (1) these days has
(2) one of the most well-known in the world. It started in 1902 and
it . (3) won the FA Cup, . (4) famous competition in English
football, more times than any other club. In 1958, (5) of ..
..(6) players died when their plane(7) in Germany. Ten years
. (8), the club won the European Cup,... (9) famous players .
(10) George Best and Bobby Charlton.
Brussels
Brussels is the main city in Belgium, and it is the home of the
European Union. It has a reputation for (1) a little boring, but this
is unfair. (2) , it is a modern, lively city with some of the (3)
restaurants in Europe. Every evening its bars are (4)
with visitors and locals who come to (5) the wonderful
variety of different beers. Dont forget to visit the Grand Place. There
arent many market squares (6) . this one in Europe. If you (7)
.some free time you can visit Bruges, (8) is only a short
train ride (9) . Bruges is a medieval town with canals and
beautiful old houses. It is really (10) ... visiting.
1 A been B being C to be
2 A In fact B As well C However
3 A delicious B good C best
4 A packed B occupied C plenty
5 A attempt B experiment C taste
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6 A so beautiful than B as beautiful as C as beautiful than

7 A have B will have C are having
8 A whose B who C which
9 A journey B far C away
10 A worth B recommend C good

Karen sat at her desk. She couldnt concentrate because she 1
(think) about Dave. They .. 2 (work) together for three years and she
3 (always/like) him more than any of her other colleagues. They
..4 (never/have) an argument. They. 5 (talk) about anything
together work matters or things that 6 (affect) their lives at the
time. But now, everything 7 (change). She felt that Dave
8 (be) strange. 9 (he/have) some terrible secret? She decided to
speak to him about it.
Dave 10 (have) coffee in the canteen when she found him.
not be there.
A recent survey of families in Britain has established not only that
1
the birth rate is declining steadily but also that families they are
2...
getting smaller. More people are limiting themselves down to one
3..
child than was the same case just a generation ago. It is not entirely
4..
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clear what has made this change to come about. There is, though,
5...
some evidence to suggest that more women are unwilling to
take6
more than a year or so off work, in particularly those with successful
7....
careers. In an addition, a signi icant number of women prefer to
8...
delay having children until they feel secure in the professions they
9
have chosen. This may then mean they have been left it too late to
10..
have more than one child.
The makers of a controversial computer game about bullying have
decided to go ahead and launch it despite calls for it to be banned. In the
game, players take on the role of new students at a school and have to
ight the bullies, by punching them or hitting them with a baseball bat.
Critics have said that the game encourages violence, but the makers
deny this and say that, while there is violence in the game, it is just an
amusing look at school life, besides which, the violence in the game
is directed against the bullies to protect pupils who are being bullied.
The makers also say that players will learn to stand up to bullies. A
British politician, a former minister, has called for it to be banned as
it might affect the way young people perceive violence. Anti-bullying
charities have said that the game might make people respond violently
to bullies, which might make things more complicated and result in
injuries.
1 - The makers of the computer game decided not to release it.
2 - In the game, the player takes on the role of a bully.
3 - The game is set in a university.
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4 - Everyone agrees that the game encourages violence.

5 - A British politician has spoken in favour of the game.
6 - The politician used to be a minister.
7 - The politician thinks it might make young people look at violence
differently.
8 - The anti-bullying charity thinks the game is good because it
might make pupils stand up to bullies.
9 - The anti-bullying charity thinks that people might get hurt
because of this game.
10 - The makers of the game have changed the contents before
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There was a time, not long ago, . (1) urban fashion didnt
exist. Back then, fashion meant expensive designer out its which
(2).. the very rich could afford. Although the clothes were
usually designed (3)..men, they were mainly for women, and
(4) was very little interest (5) menswear.
Now all that has changed. Young people nowadays wear comfortable,
practical and affordable clothes that have been (6).designed
by somebody young. For example, taking new ideas (7) the
streets, the fashion industry (8).. now busily supplying
trainers and hoodiesthat is, large, comfortable sweatshirts(9)
. both boys and girls in todays culture. And the list of such
examples (10).. go on endlessly.
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People who frequently wake up in the (1) . of the night and are
unable to (2) a trip to the fridge may in fact be suffering from a
(3)medical complaint, say scientists. They have (4). biochemical
differences in people who cannot (5). the urge to eat during the
hours (6).most of us are asleep.
Night Eating Syndrome, as it is called, is not a new phenomenon.
In the 1950s, doctors found that (7) one and two percent of people
admitted to regularly raiding their fridges at night. The new indings
(8). existing evidence that the syndrome is a (9).. eating disorder.
Symptoms, including (10)no appetite for breakfast and eating more
than half of the days total food intake after 7 pm.
1. A centre B midpoint C middle
2. A avoid B stop C resist
3. A legal B true C sincere
4. A invented B produced C explored
5. A command B guide C control
6. A when B while C which
7. A around B roughly C between
8. A support B aid C assist
9. A strong B serious C sensible
10. A keeping B holding C having

Sue Thomas is a fashion designer. She 1) . (make) clothes
ever since she 2) . (be) a young girl. She 3) . (get) her
irst job in a clothes factory when she was sixteen. She 4) .
(sew) buttons onto a shirt one day when she 5) . (have) a
brilliant idea for a design. After she 6) . (speak) to her bank
manager, she got a loan and she 7) . (open) her own little
workshop. Since then, she 8) . (make) lots of money. She says
that if she 9) (have) the opportunity to change anything in her
professional life, she 10)..(not change) a thing!
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word in bold.
1. Parents should allow their children some........................ .
(INDEPENDENT)
2. ............................. is more important than money.
(HAPPY)
3. He asked me about my ........................... programme.
(DAY)
4. What is your ............................. type of music?
(FAVOUR)
5. You should eat plenty of fruit and vegetables to be ...............
(HEALTH)
6. Be ! Those boxes are full of glasses.
(CARE)
7. Theres a lot of about that on the Internet.
(INFORM)
8. Its ! Ive won the lottery!
(BELIEVE)
9. You need a lot of to write a good short story.
(IMAGINE)
10. Which should we go in left or right?
(DIRECT)
Steven Spielberg is an American ilm director whose ilms have
been very successful. They include Jaws, which he made in 1975, and
which was about a shark that attacked people on a beach. In 1982 he
made ET, which is about a creature from space which has been left
on earth by mistake and which is protected by three children until it
can go back to its own planet. Spielberg was probably the most well-
known ilm director in the world in the 1980s, when he made a series
of Indiana Jones ilms, which were about an archeologist who often got
into dangerous situations. Schindlers List, which won seven Oscars,
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came out in 1993 and was about a real German man who saved the
lives of Jews who had been sent to work in his factory during World
War II. Most of the ilms that Spielberg has made have been enormously
popular all over the world.
1. Steven Spielberg is a ilm actor and producer.
2. Jaws was about a harmless shark.
3. ET is about an alien.
4. ET has been left on earth so that people can experiment on it.
5. Three children take good care of ET until it can go back home.
6. Indiana Jones was involved in a series of adventures and he
was often in danger.
7. Schindlers List did not win any awards.
8. Schindler owned a factory during World War II.
9. Jewish people were rescued from death by Schindler.
10. Steven Spielbergs ilms are very popular the world over.
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CHAPTER VIII MODELE DE SUBIECTE
PENTRU PROBA ORALA
1.The printed word

The irst information revolution took place ive hundred years ago
when Johann Gutenbergs printing press made books big business.
The printed page changed the way people thought and how they ran
their lives. Now we are in the middle of a second revolution, and the
question to be asked is Will the printed word survive?
Paper books are cheap and ef icient but electronic books can store
much more information a thousand paperbacks on one disk and
manage that information in ways that paper books simply cant.
This revolutionary new system is called CDROM, which means
compact disk read only memory as once the disk is made, its contents
cannot be altered.
Tell the text brie ly.
Do you spend more time reading books or working with the
computer?
What is the difference between paper books and electronic
books?
What do you think about the future of paper books?
2. Swimming
I am among those who dont know how to swim. I have always been
afraid of water. This may be due to a childhood experience I had when
I was about three. My family used to spend the holidays at the seaside
every year. I was playing happily on the beach all day long while my
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mother was lying in the sun. From time to time she took me into the
shallow water and tried to teach me how to swim. Once she didnt hold
me tight enough and I went under. My mouth and nostrils illed with
water and I couldnt breathe. My mother started shouting for help
and a young man who was swimming nearby came to see what had
happen. When he saw my mothers face, he understood immediately.
If he hadnt got me out fast, I would have drowned. I will never forget
the taste of salty water.
Tell the text brie ly
Why is he afraid of water?
Was the experience a frightening one?
What can you learn from this story?
3. A gift for writing

When I was about twelve, I suddenly developed a great passion
for writing poetry. I gave up all my other hobbies such as collecting
stamps and spent all my spare time writing poetry. This habit of
writing poems on every possible occasion soon got me into trouble
at school. During uninteresting lessons I used take out my notebook
and start writing. Once, while I was writing during a geography class, I
looked up to ind the teacher looking at me, furious because I was not
paying attention. He tore my poem up, with a warning not to waste any
more time in his lesson. All the same, I felt I had written a good poem
so that evening I wrote it again from memory. Not long after, I read
about a poetry contest and decided to send in my poem. To my joy, I
eventually was informed I had got irst prize. Everyone at school was
impressed except for my geography teacher who observed me more
carefully than ever. He wanted to make sure I would not write poetry
in his classes anymore.
Why did the child of the story write poems during the
geography class?
Was the child a successful pupil?
Was the geography teacher impressed by the prize?
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4. Shopping
For some people, shopping can become a real addiction. It can be
a serious condition in which people dont feel happy unless they are
buying something. Often they dont need the things they are buying;
sometimes they dont even want them. 21-year-old dancer, Ms T, says
that she is a shopaholic although she doesnt see herself as having a
problem. I just like to look nice all the time, she says. I like clothes
and I especially have a passion for shoes. Ive got 205 pairs of shoes!
She says that she doesnt have to spend a lot. Her shopping trips can
cost her anything from 10p to 10.000, but she says she must buy
something every day.
What do you think ashopaholic is?
Have you ever bought things you dont need?
What makes people buy things they dont need?
5. Tattooing an ancient tradition

Tattooing is an old art. In ancient Greece, people who had tattoos
were regarded as members of the upper classes. On the other hand,
tattooing was blamed in Europe by the early Christians, who thought
that it was a sinful thing to do.
It was not until the late 18th century, when Captain Cook saw South
Sea Islanders decorating their bodies with tattoos, that attitude began
to change. Sailors came back from these islands with pictures of Christ
on their backs and from then on, tattooing gained in popularity. A
survey by the French army in 1881 showed that among the 378 men
inquired there were 1,333 designs.
Nowadays, not everybody inds tattoos acceptable. Some people
think they might catch blood disease from unsterilised needles. Even
for those who do want a tattoo, the process of getting one is not
painless; but the inal result, in their eyes, is worth the pain.
When did the Europeans attitude to tattoos changed?
Do ordinary people have tattoos nowadays?
Would you like to have a tattoo?
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6. A scienti ic experiment
Magician David Blaine, at age 27, has been frozen alive inside one
of the biggest blocks of ice in the world. He was wearing only a pair
of trousers and boots to protect himself. The ice was 2.5 metres tall,
weighed six tones and was sealed shut. Blaine set a new record for
standing still in the ice (6l hours, 40 minutes and l5 seconds). Blaine
had only enough room inside the ice to scratch his nose. His only lifeline
was a tube running through the ice, carrying air and water. A medical
team was standing by, constantly checking his physical condition.
The ive centimetres of air that separated Blaine from the ice
prevented him from freezing to death, although as he says If Id fallen
asleep and my face had rested against the ice, I could have lost my skin
or frozen my brain.
Blaine was on display in Manhattans Times Square. People could
take pictures, and touch the ice It was in full view of his security guards,
friends and anyone who walked by.
Why did Blaine set a new record?
Who assisted him during the experiment?
Was the experiment dangerous?
7. The eccentric farmer

I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang.
It was an eccentric farmer. I had never met him before, although I had
often heard people talk about him. He seemed quite hysterical and he
had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even
then, all I could make out was that someone called Milly had a very bad
accident. I didnt have the slightest idea who she was, but I obviously
had to go.
It had snowed heavily that day and I didnt know the way. I had
been driving for at least an hour when I inally found his place. He was
standing there, waiting for me. It seemed Milly had almost died. She
meant more to me than anyone even my own wife he said. I could
see that he had been crying. I assumed a terrible tragedy had taken
place with overtones of a possible scandal. I must admit I was even
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more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn. I wouldnt
leave her out in the cold! he said.
Milly clearly had been a secret sweetheart of his. I was about to tell
him he couldnt expect me to cover anything up when he opened the
barn door and pointed his torch at a motionless shape on the straw.
She was such a good cow! I wont let anyone but a doctor touch
her! he said, and burst into tears again.
Why did the doctor drive to the farm?
Was Milly a member of the farmers family?
Why was the farmer so upset?
8. Meeting Isabel
It was just by chance that I met Isabel. I often wonder how my life
would have been different if, on that particular day in April 1996, I
had walked into a different bar. I normally drive straight home after
work, but on that day my car was being serviced and I had time for
a drink before my train arrived. I asked the lady behind the counter
for a whisky, and we started talking. She told me that her company
had closed down and so she lost her job. She was just working in the
bar until she found another job. I liked her, and for the next week I
went home by train every day. Eventually I asked her if I could have her
phone number, and the rest is history. I only wish had met her sooner!
Why did the man enter the bar?
Was his car out of order for a whole week?
Who is Isabel?
9. Using a foreign language

A friend of mine once told me of his irst efforts to speak
Japanese. He was working in an American company in Tokyo where
all communication in the workplace was conducted in English, so he
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had no pressing need to learn the language. His wife, however, was
taking Japanese lessons and passed on to him what she had learnt. The
irst few times he aired his Japanese in public, his efforts were met
with politeness but he nevertheless got the impression he was doing
something wrong. Quite some time went by before one of his Japanese
colleagues plucked up the courage to tell him he spoke Japanese like
a woman and explained that often different vocabulary is used for the
same objects depending on whether a man or a woman is speaking.
Japanese is not the only language which makes such distinctions,
and, although the vocabulary doesnt change, research shows that
gender can affect speech patterns in English too.
How did the man learn Japanese?
Was he satis ied with his Japanese?
What was wrong in his using of Japanese?
10.Shopping
Shopping a dream come true or a terrible nightmare? Some
shopping is necessary. It can also be fun. For many people it is a hobby,
often a very enjoyable one. We have even invented a new phrase, Retail
Therapy, to describe the good feelings we can get from buying things.
Shopping makes many of us feel better. However, it can go badly wrong
too, when, for some people, their spending gets out of control. Without
a doubt, we live in a very spend-happy society. Generally, we are
spending more than we earn and many people are inding themselves
in debt.
Do you often go shopping ?
Do you like going shopping?
How can shopping affect our life?
What is your personal opinion?

11. Treasures of the past
Claudio Bonifacio is a treasure hunter who inds most of his bullion
(gold and silver) in libraries full of ancient documents. He has spend
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the past 14 years searching the Spanish naval records in Seville, from
which he has located the positions of more than 2,500 sunken galleons
Spanish sailing ships of the 15th 18th centuries. For large sums of
money, he gives this information to companies with the resources
to raise the bullion from the wrecks. Such is his fame as a marine
archeologist that he can demand very large fees for his research work.
Bonifacio, a 48-year old from Italy who now lives in Seville, has
worked for several Latin American governments, including Cuba. The
Cuban government asked him to discover the location of galleons
which sank somewhere off the Cuban coast. He has also carried out
survey work for the Spanish government and the Italian national
research council.
Why is Claudio Bonifacio a treasure hunter?
Is he a famous person?
Is his work based on scienti ic research?
How has he got his fortune?
12. Thomas Cook the inventor of the package holiday

The inventor of the package tour was Thomas Cook. Born in
Leicester in 1808, Cook was a preacher who went around the country
telling people about the evils of alcohol. He believed that people would
be less tempted by drink if they could get out of the cities and into the
countryside on their days off.
In 1841, while he was travelling around the North, he had an idea.
He reserved an entire train to go from Leicester to Loughborough
and back again in one day. Cook organized lots of activities for his
customers, and the tickets, which he sold) for one shilling ( ive pence),
included everything travel, food and entertainment. The excursion
as he called it was a great success he had sold) more than 500 tickets.
As the railway network was spreading across Britain, Cooks
excursions became more ambitious. By the mid 1840s, he conducted
tours to Scotland, Liverpool, Newcastle and London. By 1855 Cook had
organised tours for almost ifteen years and felt that he had enough
experience to start venturing overseas. He began with continental
Europe, but soon extended his tours to North America, Egypt and India.
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Was the inventor of the package tour a businessman?
How did the package tour start?
Do you think package holidays are pro itable for tourists?
13. Learning to walk on crutches

When I was eight years old, I broke my leg. I was swinging in the
backyard, admiring the sky. Suddenly the rope that held the swing
came loose, and for a second I lew so high I thought I would never
come down.
My father rushed me to the hospital. They set my leg and put it in a
cast, and then came the hard part. I had to learn to walk with crutches.
I had to learn to get up out of bed. I had to learn to go up and down
stairs. I felt like a baby just learning to walk. Before long, though, I
could charge around as fast on crutches as my brothers could without
them. With my family to encourage me, I became a real expert.
How did the author break his leg?
Was he taken to hospital?
Did this incident change the boys life?
14. The cat

The cat is often perceived as a solitary, sel ish animal, walking alone,
in comparison to dog. Wild cats it this picture very well, but they are
able of changing their life style in a home, for instance. Cats show a
remarkable and unexpected degree of sociability towards their human
owners. The fact that pet cats will share a home with a human family is,
in itself, proof of their social lexibility. But this picture is incomplete.
There are many other ways in which cats demonstrate co-operation,
mutual aid and tolerance. Fortunately cats are capable of tremendous
loyalty and affection.
Have you ever had or wanted a pet cat?
What are cats like?
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Explain the words pet cats can share a home with a human
family.
15. Animals and people

I came across an article in a magazine the other day which made
a comparison between people and animals. It seemed to come to the
conclusion that in most cases we are superior to animals and lead a
more comfortable life. Wild animals have much more freedom than
pets or animals in zoos, but even a lion or tiger in the jungle could be
killed by hunters at almost any time. For animals, life is generally hard
and dangerous compared to the life led by people in large cities, where
there is not only variety but also the freedom to choose the kind of life
you want to lead. It is hard to imagine a life more boring than that of
a tortoise. However, we humans do have some disadvantages in areas
such as smell, hearing or speed. For example, a dogs sense of smell is
much more powerful than ours.
What is the text about?
Which do you think are happier, wild animals or pets?
Are people disadvantaged as compared to animals?
Is life in a large city safe?
16. Choosing a career

Which career is right for you? This is a question facing many young
people today. The career you chose will affect various areas of your
life so its advisable to give it a good deal of thought beforehand. It
can determine your level of education and training, your rates of pay,
your promotional prospects, your hours of work and your working
conditions. These, in turn, will alter your future lifestyle: where you
will live, your social life, even which sport and leisure activities you
are more likely to take up. So, as you can imagine, it is a complicated
business.
Furthermore, think about what you would like an occupation to
offer and list them in order of importance. Unfortunately, you may
have to sacri ice one to gain another.
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How can a career affect ones life?
Explain you may have to sacri ice one to gain another.
Do you agree to the opinions expressed in the text?
17.Protecting wildlife
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world
is in danger. Many species of animals are threatened and could easily
become extinct if we do not make an effort to protect them. There
are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are hunted for
their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such
as parrots, are caught alive and sold as pets. For many animals and
birds, the problem is that their habitat the place where they live is
disappearing. More land is used for farms, for houses or industry, and
there are fewer open spaces than there once were. The chemicals used,
pollute the environment and destroy wildlife. The most successful
animals on earth human beings will soon be the only ones left,
unless we can solve this problem.
Are people aware that wildlife is threatened?
What are animals hunted for?
What endangers wildlife?
What is your opinion on the matter?
18. Cars good or bad?

Cars have changed our lives in many ways. They have opened up the
world for us, and thats good. But the irony is that cars are destroying
the world they have opened up for us.
Cars make our world noisy and ugly. There are traf ic jams
everywhere, terrible accidents, and worst of all, there is pollution.
Of course, cars are only part of the problem, but it is a big part. And
we have to do something now. We have to get rid of cars and all the
other things that pollute our world -industry, everything. And we have
to do it before its too late for ourselves and for our children.
Some people think that science will be able to save us. This is wrong.
Science cant be the answer; it is the problem!
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We will all have to change our way of life. There are many things we
will not be allowed to do and things we will not be able to do in future.
There is no other way. We have to go back to nature.
How have cars changed our world?
Do you think cars really pollute the atmosphere?
Can science help people?
What is your personal opinion?
19. A passion for singing

I have seen a Welsh Eisteddfod, a national gathering of an
enormous crowd of people devoted to music and poetry. The Welsh
are a nation of singers. Wherever you get a crowd of Welshmen,
whether theyre down the mine, in the factory or waiting on the
platform for a train, they just cant help bursting into song.
Anyone who has heard a crowd of 50,000 Welshmen before a rugby
match at Cardiff singing Land of my Fathers, will never forget it.
You can hardly find a town in Wales, however small, that hasnt a
choir. Its conductor isnt a trained musician; he may be only a miner,
an agricultural laborer or Jones the milk; but the university
lecturer or the doctors daughter will be happy to work under his
leadership. The choir will gather in the little chapel almost every
night for practice they are preparing for the Eisteddfod, and the
pieces set for competition need a lot of practice to bring them to
perfection. I should think the Welsh are the only people in the world
whose only national festival is devoted to music and poetry.
What is Eisteddfod?
What are Welshmen famous for?
Are they happy to sing?
How do you know they like singing?
20. El Nino
El Nino is a weather phenomenon of the Paci ic Ocean which is
caused by an abnormal increase of water on the surface of the ocean.
It has the power to in luence global weather patterns as it brings
drought to some continents and shower rain to others. It was irst
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noticed by ishermen in Spanish parts in the Paci ic in the 17th century.

It got its name (Spanish for boy child) because it usually takes place
near Christmas time. It can cause catastrophic damage. The 1982 El
Nino resulted in 1,500 deaths, but it can be a lot worse than that. Sea
animals, including ish and birds also die in large numbers. It is said
that sailors in the Paci ic can smell the dead sea-life during El Nino.
What is El Nino?
Where does it take place?
Is it very dangerous?
Do you believe that sailors in the Paci ic can smell it?
21. Mountaineering
A climber whose heart had stopped beating in a snowstorm on
Mont Blanc was recovered by French doctors during a ive-hour
operation yesterday. Alan Haywood, 41, had set off for the summit, and
although the skies were clean at irst, it soon began to snow heavily.
As the storm got worse, they couldnt see any longer where they were
going. They had no choice but to dig a hole in the snow to keep the
warmth in and wait for the snow to pass. They were trapped for 24
hours. During the night, Mr. Haywoods body temperature began to
fall and when it dropped bellow 25 Celsius degrees, his heart stopped
beating. His friends feared the worst and thought he was dead.
The men were found the following day by the Chamonix mountain
rescue team, who had been sent up the mountain to ind two other
the climbers who had also disappeared. All six were then lifted off
the mountain by helicopter and taken to hospital where the doctors
managed to get Mr. Haywoods heart beating again just in time.
Where did the accident happen?
How were they taken from the mountain?
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22. Bad news

The mass media nowadays are our main source of information
about whats happening in the world and the impression one gets from
them about human nature is pretty depressing. My blood pressure rises
every time I switch the television on. Apart from gossip about show
business personalities, the picture they paint of human beings is that
they are violent and bloodthirsty. They just report crimes, violations
of human rights and the way we are destroying our natural resources.
They rarely report breakthroughs in science or medicine; its a bleak
picture. Last night, there was a report about a mass break-out from a
prison in Chicago during which ive prison guards were shot dead as
prisoners were making their gateway.
Is the information we get through mass media good or bad?
Do you watch television?
What do you like to watch?
What is your opinion about mass media?
23. Organizing work space

Are you a neat person or a messy person? Is your desk neat or
messy? Tom Malone is interested in studying peoples desks, or work
spaces, as he calls them. A persons work space tells you about how
he or she organizes work.
Malone says both neat and messy people have two main
considerations in organizing their work space: inding and reminding.
Finding means being able to get messages and papers at the time you
need them. Reminding means telling you to do things at a certain
time. Malone has noticed that people place things in different places
depending on how important they are and when they will be needed.
Someone asked Malone if it is better to be neat or messy. He said,
Messy people have more problems inding things, but neat people
have to spend a lot of time to keep their work space neat.
Malone uses these ideas about work spaces to help him design
computers. When people use computers, he says, they also have these
same two concerns: inding and reminding.
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What does a persons workspace demonstrate?
Do you agree with the two de initions in the text?
Are you a neat or a messy person? Comment.
24. Sleep
Since time immemorial we have put our trust in a good nights sleep
to help us look and feel better. And with good reason: sleep restores
the body, builds muscle, strengthens bones and the immune system
and helps skin cells to regenerate. But just how much sleep we really
need is a matter of debate. Back in the 9th century King Alfred the Great
was the irst to decide that a third of the day eight hours should be
spent asleep. Though we still use Alfreds idea as a yardstick, we all
ind the sleep patterns which suit us best. While its true that too much
or too little sleep can use headaches, drowsiness, lack of energy and
irritability, its the quality of sleep rather than quantity, which matters.
However, drugs can help achieving deep sleep.
How much sleep do we generally need?
Do you sleep a lot?
In what way can sleep affect us?
25. Peter the Great

Peter the Great was Russias fourth Romanov Tzar. He had an
enormous appetite for food and drink. Another great aspect of his
personality was his temper which was fearsome. But it was his thirst
for knowledge combined with his vision of a new Russia that made him
a great leader. In 1697, motivated by his desire to break free from the
constrictions of old Russian customs, Peter travelled around Europe,
learning valuable military and industrial skills
When he returned to Russia, Peter was determined to throw off
the remnants of the past. In order to ful ill his dream of a modernised.
Russia, he founded universities, established the countrys irst
newspaper and encouraged the development of industry. Before his
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death in 1725, Peter had had a new capital built and named it St.
Petersburg. It was modelled on the western cities he most admired,
like Paris and London, and it remained the capital until the First World
War.
Was he a great leader? Why?
How did he ful ill his dream of modernizing Russia?
Do you think he was a great personality?Why?
26. City life or country life ?

In many countries of Europe there has been a steady drift of people
away from villages to large cities. These people, many of whom have
grown up in great poverty and deprivation, hope to improve their
standard of living, and see the metropolis as a solution to all their
problems. In many ways, they ind what they are looking for. Large cities
do offer a huge number of facilities, among which better education,
better health care and improved housing, are perhaps the most
important. Large companies and factories, the vast majority of which
pride themselves on looking after the interests of their employees, also
open up any number of career opportunities for those willing to work
hard. Inevitably, however, there comes a time when people begin to
long for the simplicity of the village or small town. Traf ic problems
and pollution, both of which affect most large cities today, cause the
most unhappiness. The pressure of overpopulation has meant that, in
the last thirty or forty years, thousands upon thousands of new lats
have been built, often with little regard to architectural beauty, and the
surrounding countryside has all but disappeared in many cases. It is
no longer such an easy matter to escape the noise and turmoil of the
streets and ind a ield or a forest where the children can play in safety.
Do you think life in a city is better than life in the country?
Do you live in the country or in a town?
Where would you like to live?
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27.
In the end I walked back to the city centre, which was about 8 Km.
away. I knew I could catch the bus there! At last I got home, three
hours later. But we had a visitor at home. He was Mr. Brown, my home
teacher. Home teachers visit the blind to talk to them, and they bring
Braille paper and other helpful things. Mr. Brown visited our family
quite often, because none of us could see well.
He asked at once, Why dont you have a guide dog? A guide dog
takes blind people about the streets, and guides them through the
traf ic. The dog sees for the blind person, and becomes the eyes of the
blind.
I liked animals very much. But I never thought of a guide dog. Mr.
Brown continued. you need a guide dog, Sheila, and youre just the
right age for one.
I asked quickly, How can I get a guide dog? What do I have to do?
Tell the story brie ly
Why did the girl arrived home so late?
Did the girl want a guide dog?
How could the dog help Sheila?
28. Bats
Bats are one of the most numerous and successful groups of
mammals that have ever lived on earth. Over 950 species are known
to exist. Bats have spread to almost every part of the world, from the
Arctic to Southern America. However, bats all over the world are under
pressure from a fast-growing human population. Loss of suitable
places to live, a fall in food supply and environmental pollution are
all making life increasingly dif icult for many bat species. Strangely,
there are some wild creatures which are, in fact, little or no threat to
humans, but consistently disturb people by their presence and cause
irrational fear. Among them are such animals as spiders, cockroaches,
mice and more often than not, bats. Exactly why bats should frighten
so many of us is hard to understand. They are small, capable of sudden
changes in direction and active at night. In addition to this, they have
an unpredictable way of lying that can bring them extremely close.
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Are bats animals or birds?

Where do bats live?
Why are they an endangered species?
Are you afraid of bats?
29. Superstitions
Many superstitions are related to important events in our lives,
such as birth, entering adulthood, marriage pregnancy and death.
They ensure that we pass safely from one stage of our life to the next.
For example, a person born on a Sunday will always have good luck.
A bride and groom will have bad luck if they see each other on their
wedding day before the ceremony. A pregnant woman must eat the
right food, or she will give her child an unwanted birthmark. After a
person dies, the doors and windows of the room should be opened so
the spirit can leave.
Which is the difference between superstition and bad luck.
Do you believe in superstitions?
Are any of the superstitions mentioned in the text similar to
superstitions in our culture?
30. The interview

A large supermarket was looking for a manager for a new store they
were planning. to open. Out of over 90 people who had applied for the
post they had chosen ive and asked them to come to an interview.
The irst applicant, Mr. Riley, walked into the interview room. He was
smartly dressed but it was clear he was listening to a personal stereo.
He sat down and lit a cigarette. One of the interviewers said that he
would prefer him not to smoke and Mr. Riley apologized. A moment
later, a telephone rang. Mr. Riley reached into his pocket, took out a
mobile phone and began a conversation with a friend of his. After a
minute or two, the interviewers had had it and said they wanted to
begin. Certainly, go ahead said Mr. Riley. They asked him why he
wanted the job. I dont , he replied. But I felt like a day in London and
youve already paid my train fare to come up here for the interview
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Do you think Mr. Riley needed the job?
Were the interviewers annoyed by Mr. Rileys attitude?
What is your opinion about Mr. Riley?
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KEY TO EXERCISES
CHAPTER I -GAPS FILLING
I. 1.day, 2.is, 3. around, 4. including, 5. example/instance, 6. other ,

7. of, 8. especially 9.shape, 10. can/may
II. 1. irst, 2. which 3. the 4. out 5. a 6. that 7. have 8. went 9. than

10. lost
III. 1. famous,2. this 3. years 4. same 5. at 6. things 7. than 8. heavy

9. from 10. they
IV. 1.had 2.to, 3.when, 4.for, 5.used, 6.later,7.about, 8.our, 9.were,

10.was
V. 1. other 2. nearly 3. them 4. irst 5. on 6. of 7. quickly 8. worth 9.

alive 10. reason
VI.1. yourself 2. home 3. hear 4. with 5. lean 6. answer. 7. can 8. as 9.

language 10. national
VII. 1. recognizable 2. answer 3. bottle 4. part 5. of 6. over 7. object

8. shape 9. most 10. unlike
VIII.1. about 2. been 3. independence 4. even 5. of 6. for 7. should 8.

at 9. only 10 obliged
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I. 1. creatures/animals, 2. though 3. their 4. swim 5. when 6. like 7.

way 8.can 9. time 10. on
II. 1. people 2. being 3. protest 4. received 5. who 6. about 7. these
8. only 9. survive 10. for
III. 1. made 2. across 3. and 4. the 5. wide 6. be 7. for 8. if 9. as 10.
with
IV. 1. kill/destroy 2. poisonous 3. get 4. it 5. also 6. grow 7. rivers 8.
can 9. too 10. that
V. 1. dark 2. have 3. from 4. wild 5. made 6. no 7. cooked 8. hot 9.
slept 10. some
VI. 1. result 2. level 3. of 4. just 5.many 6. be 7. in 8. parts 9. water
10. are
VII. 1. opposite 2. noisy 3. one 4. have 5.like 6. much 7. will 8. can/
may 9. easy 10. that/which
VIII. 1. was 2. language 3. expresses 4. life 5. from 6. and 7. doing 8.
classes 9. them 10. meeting
Chapter II- Multiple choice

A
1-C; 2-A; 3-C; 4-B; 5-B; 6-A; 7-B; 8-C; 9-A; 10-A; 11-C; 12-B; 13-C;
14-A; 15-B; 16-A; 17-A; 18-C; 19-C; 20-C; 21-B; 22-A; 23-C; 24-C; 25-C;
26-B; 27C; 28-A; 29-C; 30-C
B
(I) 1-C; 2-A; 3-D; 4-B; 5B; 6-B; 7-C; 8-A; 9-D; 10-D; 11-B; 12-C; 13-A;
14-B;15-A;16C
(II) 1-C; 2-A; 3-B; 4-A; 5-D; 6-D; 7-C; 8-C; 9-B; 10-D
(III) 1-B; 2-D; 3-A; 4-C; 5-C; 6-D; 7-A; 8-B; 9-A; 10-D
(IV) 1-C; 2-D; 3-A; 4-D; 5-B; 6-C; 7-A; 8-B; 9-A; 10-B
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(V) 1-A;2-C;3-B;4-C;5-D;6-A;7-B;8-D;9-B;9-B;10-B
(VI) 1-B;2-C;3-C;4-A;5-D;6-B;7-C;8-A;9-B;10-C
(VII) 1-A, 2-C, 3-B, 4-C, 5-D, 6-B, 7- A, 8-C, 9-D, 10- A
(VIII) 1-A, 2-C, 3-D, 4-C, 5-A, 6-D, 7-C, 8-A, 9-C, 10-. B
CHAPTER III-RIGHT VERBAL FORM
1. is changing
2. doesnt grow
3. started
4. have visited
5. have been reading
6. had headed, inished
7. were sitting,walked,congratulated
8. have you known,have been
9. were,would apologise
10. are you doing
11. has won
12. had already left
13. had inished
14. have been searching
15. moved
16. Did you ind/Have you found
17. Arrived,discovered,had booked
18. Am going to send/will send
19. Have been
20. Wakes,has a shower,doesnt feel,is resting
21. Am going to cancel
22. Were planted,are watered,will start
23. Will go
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24. Buy,wont be
25. Hasnt been informed yet
26. Arrive
27. Is being used
28. Did you discover,had dissapeared
29. Do you think
30. Are you thinking
I. 1.was watching 2.take 3. shouted 4. spilt 5. was pouring 6. decided

7. have never liked 8. was talking 9. had had 10. takes
II. 1. has gone 2. Is 3. is blaming 4. was frequently ignored 5. were
rejected 6. was pointed out 7. had been 8. was 9. would like 10. will
understand
III. 1. seemed 2. stabbed 3. slowed 4. stopped 5. heard 6. knew 7.
was coming 8. had never been 9. had been 10. wouldnt have felt
IV. 1. has been working 2.wrote 3. Is 4. still lives 5. was 6. has
appeared 7. has already inished 8. are not 9. will still remain 10. are
getting
V. 1. met 2. was 3. had arrived 4. was feeling 5. was working 6. was
living 7. needed 8. didnt have 9. remember 10. was getting
VI. 1. have already told 2. began 3. tried 4. took 5. pressed 6. felt 7.
was falling 8. saw 9. thought 10. had tickled
VII. 1. was 2. were presented 3. had prepared 4. encountered 5.
discovered 6. meant 7. didnt have 8. didnt have 9. misunderstood 10.
wanted
VIII. 1. would have never thought 2. will help 3. have considered 4.
looks 5. feel 6. has gone 7. have been thinking 8. am going to take 9.
starts 10. have
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WORD FORMATION
1-production; 2-impression; 3-occupations; 4-knowledge;
5-quali ications; 6-achievement; 7-possibility; 8-effective; 9-famous;
10-criminal; 11-disabilities; 12-unemployed; 13-savings; 14-guidance;
15-desirable; 16-refusal; 17-unaware; 18-respectfull; 19-equipment;
20-surroundings; 21-entrance; 22-solution; 23-grammatical;
24-attendance; 25-neccesity; 26-harmless; 27-satisfaction; 28-tighten;
29-unreliable; 30-creative; 31-signature; 32-alphabetical; 33-excited;
34-infectious; 35-competitive; 36-knowledgeable; 37- likelihood; 38-
conspiracy; 39-comparison; 40- prove
TRUE/FALSE TEXTS
I. 1.F, 2. T, 3. T, 4. F, 5. F, 6. F, 7. T, 8. F, 9. T, 10. F
II. 1.T, 2. T, 3. F, 4. F, 5. T, 6. T, 7. T, 8. F, 9. T, 10. F
III. 1.T,2.F,3.F,4.F,5.F,6.T,7.T,8.F,9F, 10.T
IV. 1.T,2.T,3.F,4.F,5.T,6.T,7.F, 8.T,9.T,10.T
V. 1-F;2-T;3-F;4-T;5-T;6-F;7-T;8-F;9-F;10F
VI. 1-F;2-T;3-F;4-T;5-T;6-T;7-F;8-F;9-T;10-F
VII. 1-F;2-T;3-F;4-T;5-T;6-F;7-F;8-T;9-T;10-F
VIII. 1-F;2-T;3-F;4-F;5-F;6-T;7-T;8-T;9-F;10-F
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MODELE DE TESTE PENTRU PROBA SCRISA
BAREM TEST 1
Barem de corectare si notare
Subiectul I
1. Likely/common/usual 2. Of 3. Who/that 4. Are 5. The 6. Arms 7.
Make/build 8. Can/may/could/might 9. Also 10. Dangers
Subiectul II
1A 2C 3A 4C 5B 6A 7C 8C 9A 10A
Subiectul III.
1. Had got/got 2. Realised 3. Had also stolen 4. Had all gone out 5.
Didnt know 6. Remembered 7. Had made 8. Had just got ready/were
just getting ready 9. Phoned 10 didnt mind
Subiectul IV
1.Young, 2. Pursuit, 3. Worthless, 4. Advisable, 5. Package 6. Warmth,
7. Unpassable 8. Habitual 9. Strengthen 10. Mercilessly
Subiectul V
1T, 2F, 3F, 4F, 5T, 6T, 7T, 8F, 9 F 10 T
BAREM TEST 2
Subiectul I
1.had, 2. to, 3. when, 4. for, 5. used, 6. later, 7. about, 8. our/my, 9.
were, 10. was/is
Subiectul II
1 C,2 A, 3 D, 4 C, 5 B, 6 A, 7 D, 8 C, 9 A, 10 C
Subiectul III
1. Wear, 2. Came/comes, 3. Is produced, 4. Is, 5. Spins, 6. Have
been transformed, 7.became, 8. Hadnt known, 10. Is getting, 10. Has
registered
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Subiectul IV
1. inferiority, 2. laughter, 3. investment, 4. unexplainable, 5. tactfully,
6. worthless, 7. weight 8. feelings, 9. harmful, 10. advisable
Subiectul V
1.F ,2.T, 3.T, 4.F, 5.F, 6.F, 7.T, 8.T, 9.T, 10.T
BAREM TEST 3
Subiectul I.
1.was 2. To 3. Founded 4. Taken 5. Care 6. When 7. the 8. Which 9.
Had 10. provided Subiectul II.
1B, 2B, 3.C, 4A, 5 B, 6. D, 7. D, 8.D, 9.B, 10.D
Subiectul III.
1. always helps, 2. gives, 3. doesnt quarrel, 4. break, 5. has changed,
6. hasnt gone, 7. hasnt spoken, 8. was walking, 9. wanted, 10. had
happened
Subiectul IV.
1. manager 2. arrival, 3. Accessible, 4. weekly, 5. lately, 6. artists, 7.
importance, 8. breathless, 9. unemployed, 10. Librarian
Subiectul V.
1. F, 2.F, 3.T,4.F, 5.T, 6.T,7.F,8.T,9.F,10,T
BAREM TEST 4
Subiectul I.
1.ago 2. There 3. Getting 4. Time 5. When 6. Be/become 7. could 8.
About9. Each 10. Who
Subiectul II.
1.C, 2. D, 3.C, 4. B, 5. D 6. A, 7.A, 8.C 9.B, 10. A
131
Subiectul III.
1. Had to, 2. Could, 3. Am going, 4. Have had, 5. Do you think, 6.
Examine, 7. was working, 8. Had stopped, 9. Get, 10. May/must have hurt
Subiectul IV.
1. changeable, 2. willingly, 3. description, 4. defence, 5. loosen, 6.
breathless, 7. ability, 8. accomplishment, 9.risky, 10. Flourishing
Subiectul V.
1.F, 2.T,3.F, 4.T, 5.F, 6.T, 7.F, 8.T, 9.T, 10.F
BAREM TEST 5
Subiectul I
1-doubt;2-successfully;3-rest;4-clear/blatant;5-aware;6-bring;7-
dialogue;8-pep;9-fail;10-view
Subiectul II
1-D;2-B;3-C;4-A;5-C;6-A;7-B;8-D;9-A;10-C
Subiectul III
1- was getting; 2-rang; 3-was calling; 4-had lost; 5-couldnt; 6-had
left; 7-had given; 8-could look; 9-arrived; 10-was lying
Subiectul IV
1-childhood; 2-enabled; 3-reconsider; 4-underestimate; 5-nonsense
6-successful 7. -employer; 8-emphasis; 9-informative; 10-encourage
Subiectul V
1-T;2-F;3-F;4-F;5-F;6-T;7-T;8-F;9-F;10-F
BAREM TEST 6
Subiectul I
1-tourists; 2-weather; 3-beautiful; 4-things; 5-beaches; 6-tourists;
7-sports; 8-people; 9-scenery; 10-things
Subiectul II
1-B;2-D;3-A;4-C;5-C;6-D;7-A;8-B;9-A;10-D
132
Subiectul III
1-are; 2-are watching; 3-is exploring; 4-is walking; 5-are; 6-is
showing; 7-is; 8-is carrying; 9-is carrying; 10-has
Subiectul IV
1-disagree; 2-illiterate; 3-remix; 4-cooperate; 5-impatient;
6-permission; 7-storage; 8-refusal; 9-harmful; 10-thoughtful
Subiectul V
1-F;2-T;3-F;4-T;5-T;6-F;7-F;8-T;9-F;10-T
BAREM TEST 7
Subiectul I
1-pick; 2-men; 3-space; 4-activities; 5-diving; 6-walking;
7-climbing; 8-disagreed; 9-should; 10-trained
Subiectul II
1-B; 2-C; 3-C; 4-A; 5-D; 6-B; 7-C; 8-A; 9-B; 10-C
Subiectul III
1-wanted; 2-was watching; 3-has been dreaming; 4-stares;
5-imagines; 6-has been doing; 7- will come; 8-has heard; 9- will be
selling; 10-has been saving
Subiectul IV
1-explanation; 2-performance; 3-useless; 4-illness;
5-careful; 6-poisonous; 7-valuable; 8-changeable; 9-attractive;
10-entertaining
Subiectul V
1-T; 2-F; 3-F; 4-T; 5-F; 6-T; 7-T; 8-T; 9-F; 10-F
Barem test 8
Subiectul I
1-from; 2-famous; 3-seen; 4-did; 5-with; 6- irst; 7-own; 8-until;
9-enough; 10-discovered
133
Subiectul II
1-A; 2-C; 3-D; 4-C; 5-D; 6-A; 7-D; 8-B; 9-A; 10-A
Subiectul III
1-has been making; 2-was;3-got;4-was sewing; 5-had;6-had
spoken; 7-opened; 8-is making; 9-is going to open; 10-will be selling
Subiectul IV
1-mocking;2-gardening;3-mixture;4-rehearsal;5-absences;
6-advisable; 7-loneliness; 8-illness; 9-perfection; 10-warmth
Subiectul V
1-T; 2-T; 3-F; 4-F; 5-T; 6-T; 7-T; 8-F; 9-F; 10-F
134
SUBIECTE PENTRU PROBA SCRISA DIN ANII ANTERIORI

BAREM DE CORECTARE SI NOTARE
BAREM DE CORECTARE
Proba de veri icare a cunotintelor de limba englez
Pentru admiterea n clasa a IX-a cu program bilingv de
predare
2010
SUBIECTUL 1 10 puncte (1 punct pentru iecare cuvnt corect)

1-with; 2-out; 3-which; 4-since; 5-as; 6-While/ Though/ Although;
7-how; 8-like; 9-however; 10-when/ whenever/ if.
{oricare alt soluie corect este acceptat)
SUBIECTUL II 10 puncte (1 punct pentru iecare alegere corect)

1-A; 2-C; 3-B ; 4-B; 5-C; 6-A; 7-D; 8-A; 9-D; 10-D
SUBIECTUL III 20 puncte (2 puncte pentru iecare form corect)

1-opened; 2-has worked/has been working; 3-enjoys; 4-is teaching;
5-will continue; 6-was opened/opened; 7-had been; 8-starts; 9-am
looking after; 10-will employ.
SUBIECTUL IV 10 puncte (1 punct pentru iecare rspuns corect)

1-T; 2-F; 3-F; 4-T; 5-T; 6-F; 7-F; 8-T; 9-F; 10-F;
SUBIECTUL V 10 puncte (1 punct pentru iecare rspuns corect)

1 - ; 2 - their; 3 - When; 4 - ; 5 - the; 6 - ; 7 - out; 8 - of; 9 - ;
10 - to.
135

admiterea n clasa a IX-a cu program bilingv i intensiv de
predare
15 iulie 2011
Barem de corectare i notare

(1 punct pentru iecare cuvnt corect)
1. warned; 2. which; 3. last; 4. one; 5. ever; 6. screens; 7. sends; 8.

computers; 9. then; 10. information
(1 punct pentru iecare alegere corect)
1. a, 2. a, 3. b, 4. c, 5. b, 6. c, 7.c, 8. c, 9. c, 10. b.

(1 punct pentru iecare rspuns corect)
1. T; 2. F; 3. F; 4. T; 5. T; 6.T; 7. T; 8. T; 9. F; 10. F
(2 puncte pentru iecare form corect)
1. had; 2. said; 3. lived; 4. have had; 5. rent; 6. go; 7. come; 8. go; 9.

had; 10. would never rent
(1 punct pentru iecare rspuns corect)
1. most; 2. of; 3. ; 4. the; 5. make; 6. ; 7. will; 8. been; 9. ; 10.
136
BAREM DE CORECTARE
pentru admiterea n clasa a IX-a cu program de predare bilingv/
intensiv
2012

1-when; 2-thought ; 3-not ; 4-of; 5-me; 6-well; 7-only; 8-that;
9-perfectly; 10- far;
(oricare alt soluie corect este acceptat)

1.C 2.A 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.C 9.A 10.A

1- is learning; 2- lets; 3- happened; 4-has been teaching; 5- has
always trusted; 6- was working; 7- called; 8- had only been; 9-was
burning; 10- had dropped ;
SUBIECTUL IV 10 points (1 punct pentru iecare alegere corect)

1 which ; 2 ; 3 for ; 4 itself ; 5 he ; 6 ; 7 was ; 8 himself ; 9
for ; 10 and

1 - F, 2 - T, 3 - F, 4 - F, 5 - F, 6 - T, 7 - F, 8 - T, 9 - F, 10 T ;
137
BAREM DE CORECTARE
intensiv
30 MAI 2013

1-ever; 2-can; 3-been ; 4-all; 5-getting; 6-went; 7-time; 8-until;
9-what; 10- would;

1. C 2. B 3. C 4.B 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.C

1- made; 2- did not come; 3- is worshipping ; 4- told; 5- have
stopped; 6-will go; 7- opening/opened; 8- loaded; 9- saw; 10- (was)
lying;

1 of ; 2 being ; 3 of ; 4 the; 5; 6 ; 7 much ; 8; 9 of; 10

1 - T, 2 - F, 3 - F, 4 - T, 5 - F, 6 - F, 7 - F, 8 - T, 9 - F, 10 F
138
BAREM DE CORECTARE
Proba de veri icare a cunotinelor de limba englez
intensiv
28 mai 2014

1- that/which; 2-become; 3-has ; 4-a; 5-many; 6-its; 7-crashed;
8-later; 9-with; 10-like ;

1. B 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.A 8.C 9.C 10.A

1- was thinking; 2- had been working; 3- had always liked; 4-had
never had; 5- talked/used to talk 6- were affecting; 7- had changed;
8- was being; 9-Did he have; 10- was having ;

1. , 2. they, 3. down, 4. same, 5. , 6. , 7. in, 8. an, 9. , 10. been

1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6T 7T 8F 9T 10F
139
BAREM DE CORECTARE
Proba de veri icare a cunotintelor de limba englez pentru
admiterea n clasa a IX-a cu program de predare bilingv/intensiv
2015

1-ever; 2-can; 3-been ; 4-all; 5-getting; 6-went; 7-time; 8-until;
9-what; 10- would; (oricare alt soluie corect este acceptat)

1 C 2. B 3. C 4.B 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.C.1

1- made; 2- did not come; 3- is worshipping ; 4- told; 5- have
stopped; 6-will go; 7- opening/opened; 8- loaded; 9- saw; 10- (was)
lying;
SUBIECTUL IV 10 points (1 punct pentru iecare form corect)

1. ENTERTAINMENT 2. FASHIONABLE 3. INTERESTING 4. WEEKLY
5. WOODEN 6. VARIOUS 7. MAGICIAN 8. DEPARTURE 9. ATTRACTIVE
10. SATISFACTION

1 - T, 2 - F, 3 - F, 4 - T, 5 - F, 6 - F, 7 - F, 8 - T, 9 - F, 10 F
140
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www.abcteach.com
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Cuprins / Contents
CUVNT NAINTE .............................................................................5
CHAPTER I GAPS FILLING ................................................... 7

CHAPTER II MULTIPLE CHOICE ......................................... 15
CHAPTER III RIGHT VERBAL FORM ................................... 27
CHAPTER IV WORD FORMATION........................................ 33
CHAPTER V TRUE OR FALSE? ............................................. 39
CHAPTER VI MODELE DE SUBIECTE
PENTRU PROBA SCRISA ............................... 51
CHAPTER VII SUBIECTE PENTRU PROBA SCRISA
DIN ANII ANTERIORI .................................... 85
CHAPTER VIII MODELE DE SUBIECTE PENTRU
PROBA ORALA .................................................. 107
KEY TO EXERCISES ..........................................................................125

BIBLIOGRAFIE....................................................................................141
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A. Fill in the gaps with one of the words from below:

I. around, example, shape, day, other, of,can , is, including, especially

February 14th is Valentines Day. Valentines Day is a..................

............................................1) we went to the Empire State Building, ...........

A..............................................1) Italian scientist, Galileo, did ......................

My uncle .......................................1) a moustache, a good job in the civil

On the ............................................1) side of the world, the grey Whales

Imagine .....................................................1)sitting in a caf one day in

What is the most...........................................................1) object in the world?

Footballs and big macs are certainly ......................................4) of life for

It is said that the Coca-Cola bottle is the most recognised ....................

Almost every 16-year old has thought ..................................................1)

Recently, a survey of Young Peoples Social Attitudes asked British

I. Sea otters are amazing........................................1). Even............................

II. Homeless ...................................1) in Liverpool are ..........................2)

............4) coats from various people, including celebrities, .........................

III. A little mouse once ............................................1)the mistake of

lions nose. It tickled like crazy ...................................................3)woke the

IV. Farmers use chemicals to .......................................1) insect pests and

V. Caves were ...................................1) and didnt ........................................2)

VI. As a .................................................1)of global warming, the sea ....

Its not all of London that is ........................................7) danger; just some

This car ........................................7) use electric energy, not petrol or

VIII. Before there ................................................1) the written word,

A. Choose the correct answer:

2- This room .. last week.

3- . you study hard, you will pass the exam.

11- If sees Sophie , can they give her a message?

25- If you .. an effort , you will succeed.

B. Choose the most suitable word :

I. Who are celebrities? A celebrity is a person who is easily (1)

1- A identi ied B accepted C recognised D seen

2- A attention B care C notice D thought

3- A career B employment C living D profession

4- A for B by C through D with

5- A enjoyed B charmed C involved D fascinated

6- A give B provide C deliver D arrange

7- A advisors B organizers C leaders D heads

8- A fame B pride C legend D joy

9- A show B manage C run D lead

10- A culture B society C neighbourhood D public

11- A concerned B involved C included Dcontained

12- A invent B design C create D generate

13- A usual B routine C daily D everyday

14- A manage B use C practice D work

15- A communicate B join C correspond D bond

16- A deny B believe C rely D trust

1- A called C known B said D noted

2- A suggests C has suggested B is suggesting D is suggested

3- A fact C part B all D full

4- A such as C as such B just like D like as

5- A take C stick B grab D catch

6- A next C second B other D latter

7- A from C than B of D for

8- A be C have B have been D had

10- A through C on B around D over

1- A hugely B mainly C greatly D completely