PROBA SCRISA DE VERIFICARE A CUNOSTINTELOR DE LIMBA ENGLEZA PENTRU CLASA A IX-A INTENSIV SEPTEMBRIE 2017 SUBIECTUL I: Fiecare rispuns corect va fi punetat cu eate 1 punet For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A,B, G or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer sheot Example: ° A doubt [a B reason C purpose. © motive A POWERFUL INFLUENGE : Thore can be 99 (0) os at all that the Internet has mado a hugo difference to our However, most parents worry that thelr children spend too much time browsing the Internet or playing computor games, hardly (1) time. Naturally, parents want to know if those activities are (2) What should they do if thelr children spend hours (3) Obviously, if children spend too much time (4) ‘thoi homework, then somet! ocide together how much use should be (6. (6) ... that it wan interfere with homework. Ifthe child does not (7) arrangement, parents can take more drastic (8)... 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Salons fal whose (26) i ana Bata ster dangerous ight kee -n ofsummer, BEG sie oven weather coed by (28) von warring makes their GI journey tougher each year. ‘TOTAL: Maximum 70 punete, din TIMP DE LUCRU: 60 m re 10 din oficiu.Vizat inspector de specialitate Inspectoratul Scolar al Municipiului Bucuresti TEST DE VERIFICARE A CUNOSTINTELOR DE LIMBA ENGLEZA PENTRU ADMITEREA IN CLASA A IXA, ENGLEZA INTENSIV PROBA ORALA Bilet nr. 19 Read the text below and answer the questions that follow: Cycling You might be surprised to know that bicycles have existed for less than two hundred years, No one is sure who invented this popular two-wheeled machine, but it was probably either the German Karl von Drais, in 1817, or the American W K Clarkson, in 1819. Cycling is on the rise is the United Kingdom, and the number of annual journeys made by bike in London has increased 50% over the last five years. Experts say there is a mixture of reasons for this boom: concerns about the environment, the desire to keep fit, and also the fact that cycling is often not only cheaper but also quicker than travelling by car. Cycling is becoming more popular as a competitive sport, and the most famous race is of course the three-week Tour de France, which takes place every July. American Lance ‘Armstrong won this event every year from 1999 to 2005 ~ one of the greatest individual sporting achievements of all time. 1. What is this text about? 2. When did bicycles come into being? 3. Why did the use of bicycles increase over the last five years? 4. “Cycling is the only way to stay fit and be healthy.” Give your opinion and support it with arguments.