Nume şi prenume________________

XIIth GRADE INITIAL TEST L1 Clasa________________

PARTEA I ( 60 puncte) Data_______________

I.Read the text, then choose the right answer ( 6 x 5p = 30p )
At an elevation of 29,028feet(8848 meters) above sea level, Mount Everest is the world’s
tallest mountain.Mount Everest is relatively young, having been formed only 60 million years
ago, and it is still growing a few millimeters every year!
Mount Everest is in the mountain range called the Himalayas.The summit ridge of Mount
Everest separates Nepal and Tibet.Each place has a special name for this giant mountain.The
Nepalee name is Sagarmatha, which means ‘goddess of the sky’.The Tibetan name is
Chomolungma, which is ‘mother goddess of the universe’.In English, Mount Everest is
named after Sir George Everest, the first peron to record the height and location of the
mountain.
A climb to the summit was attempted by George Mallory in 1922, who famously gave his
reason for wanting to climb Everest as ‘because it’s there’.He attempted to reach the summit
again in the company of Andrew Irvine in 1924 but on this trip both climbers disappeared.
The first successful ascent(and descent) of Mount Everest was accomplished by Sir Edmund
Hillary and Tenzing Norgay on May 29th, 1953.The first ascend by a woman on May 16th,
1975, by Junko Tabei from Japan.
Between 1921 and 2007, over two thousand people have climbed Mount Everest, some more
than once.Since the first ascend in 1953, more than 600 climbers from 20 different countries
have reached the summit.However, over two hundred climbers have died attempting to climb
Mount Everest, most commonly from avalanches, but also from falls in crevasses, cold, or
high-altitude sickness.

1.How high is Mount Everest? a. 8848feet

b. 29,028 meters
c. 29,028 feet
d. 8848 meters
2.In what way does Mount Everest change annually? a. It is shrinking a very small amount.
b. It is getting a little wider.
c. It is shifting slighty to the nord
d. It is growing a very small amount taller
3.Mount Everest is in the mountain range called the______. a.Rocky Mountains
b.Andes
c.Himalayas
d.Alps
4.Who wanted to climb Mount Everest ‘because it’s there’? a.George Mallory
b.Edmund Hillary
c.Tenzing Norgay
d.Junko Tabei
 5. The first team to successfully reach the summit was_________.
a.George Mallory and Andrew Irvine
b.Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
c.George Mallory and Edmund Hillary
d.Tenzing Norgay and Andrew Irvine
6.Since 1953, how many people have reached the summit? a. about 20
b. fewer than 600
c. exactly 600
d. more than 600.
II. Chose the correct answer. Only one of them is correct. ( 5 x 2p = 10p )
1.This young teacher has been in our school______ two years.
a) since b) past c) ago d) for
2. The teacher explained to us …to do those exercises.
a) what b) how c)where d) which
3. When mother opened the door, the baby…
a)was sleeping b) slept c) has slept d) is sleeping
4. If Mary_______ him, she will tell him the truth.
a) will meet b) meets c) met d) meet
5. If I were you, I_______to bed early.
a) will go b) won`t go c) would go d) would have gone

III. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the
space in the same line: (10 x 2p=20p) THE POLICE LINE-UP
The main role of the police in criminal……(0) investigations is to uncover CRIME
………………………(1)which will lead to a prosecution. Sometimes, this is in the
(1) EVIDENT
form of a ………………………….(2) of a culprit by an eye-witness. The police use
(2)DESCRIBE
this ………………………..(3)to track down a likely suspect, and then approach
(3) INFORM
people who have a similar ………………………….(4). They ask them to take part (4)
APPEAR
in a line-up.
The suspect and the other people line up in a room. The witness enters with a policeman, and
usually the suspect’s ……………………………(5). The (5) LAW
witness must look ………………………………..(6) at each person and say who (6) CARE
they saw committing the crime. Their ………………………(7)is extremely important.
(7)CHOOSE
If they don’t pick out the suspect, he may well be given his ………………(8) (8)FREE
and the police will have to start the investigation again. The best………………(9) (9) ADVISE
for potential witnesses is to always tell the …………………(10), and only choose (10) TRUE
someone if you are absolutely certain it was them you saw.

PARTEA A-II-A ( 30 puncte)

Do you see the teenage years as an age of happiness or as a difficult period of your life?
Justify your answer. ( 150 - 200 words ) (30p)
XII KEY

I 1-c
2-d
3-c
4-a
5-b
6-d

II. 1 d , 2 b, 3 a, 4 b, 5 c .
III. 1. EVIDENCE
2. DESCRIPTION
3. INFORMATION
4. APPEARANCE
5. LAWYER
6. CAREFULLY
7. CHOICE
8. FREEDOM
9. ADVICE
10. TRUTH

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