III. Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the space in the same line: (10 p)
JIM HENSON
You may not have heard of Jim Henson, but you have (1)
______CERTAINLY______seen some of his creations, the Muppets. Henson wanted to make education more (2) _____ENJOYABLE_____ for children and to help them broaden their experience. He has used puppets a little when he was at school and he first performed in an (3) ___EDUCATIONAL_______ show called Sam and Friends. Young (4) _____VIEWERS_____ liked the characters Henson created and he later worked on Sesame Street. Using characters living in the same (5) __NEIGHBOURHOOD________, Sesame Street taught children about ideas such as (6) ___RESPONSABILITY_______, as well as basic reading and writing skills. In the world of Jim Henson’s Muppets, (7) _____HONESTY_____ and friendship are as important as a sense of humour. The show (8) __RAPIDLY________ became very popular with young children, the (9) ____MAJORITY______ of adults also enjoyed the Muppets and Jim Henson was one of the most (10) ___HIGHLY_______ - respected puppeteers of his generation.
1. CERTAIN
2. ENJOY
3. EDUCATION
4. VIEW
5. NEIGHBOUR
6. RESPONSIBLE
7. HONEST
8. RAPID
9. MAJOR
10. HIGH
to broaden = a largi / a mari /a expanda
V. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given and use between two and five words including the word given. – (20p)
1. When did you start to play chess online? HAVE
How long _______HAVE YOU BEEN PLAYING______ chess online?
2. It won’t help if she talks to somebody about her tragedy. POINT
There _______WON'T BE ANY POINT TALKING____ to somebody about her tragedy.
3. The uniform is obligatory for pupils in primary school. WEAR
Pupils ___IN PRIMARY SCHOOL MUST WEAR___________ a uniform.
4. I rang because I was worried about you. RUNG
I would not __HAVE RUNG IF I HAD ___ not been worried about you.
5. My mother doesn’t let me stay out after 10 pm. AM
I ______AM NOT ALLOWED TO GO_____ out after 10 pm.
7. Father is fixing the leaking tap. BEING
The leaking tap _____IS BEING FIXED BY________________________________________ father.
8. I was made to clean up my room by my mom, before going out. ME
My mom ________MADE ME CLEAN UP___________________________________ my room, before going out.
9. Jane didn’t tell me she would be late, so I didn’t wait for her. TOLD
If Jane _____HAD TOLD ME_________________________ she would be late, I would have waited for her.
10. I’m afraid I can’t do anything to help you in this matter. THERE
I’m afraid _____THERE IS NOTHING TO_______________________ do to help you in this matter.
CONDITIONALS
1 - IF + present simple ; will + V1
Daca va mai aparea un caz , vom trece online . ( 90 % )
2. IF + past simple ; would + V1
Daca ar mai aparea un caz , am trece online . ( 40% ) I were a boy ...
3.IF + past perfect simple ; would + have + V3 ( regret )
Daca ar mai fi aparut un caz , am fi trecut online .
to be allowed to = a-ti fi permis sa ...
I. Read the following text attentively and then decide whether the following statements are
TRUE (T) or FALSE (F) (10 x1p=10p)
A friend of mine once told me of his first 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 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 first time he aired his Japanese in public, his efforts were met with politeness but 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 doesn’t change, research shows
that gender can affect speech patterns in English, too.
1. The story is about a Frenchman. ____F___
2. She was working in an American company in Japan. ___F____
3. Speaking Japanese at work wasn’t compulsory. ____T___
4. He, very rarely, spoke Japanese in public. ____T___
5. His Japanese colleagues were very polite and didn’t want to offend him. ___T____
6. Whenever he spoke Japanese, he felt quite comfortable. ___F____
7. Speaking ‘like a woman’ in Japanese means differences in vocabulary. ___T____
8. ‘Gender’ refers to people of different ages. ____F___
9. Gender affects speech patterns in different languages. ___T____
10. In English, gender influences both the speech pattern and the vocabulary. ___F____
to be conducted in =a se petrece in ...
compulsory = mandatory = obligatoriu
to air (ed) = a scoate la aer / iveala / a aerisi
II. Choose the correct option from the CAPITALIZED words/ phrases by circling them. (15x1p=15p)
1. The plane TOOK/ WENT off at 6.00 am and landed at 7.15 am.
2. I wanted to buy her a nice graduation present but I couldn’t find ANYTHING/ SOMETHING interesting.
3. Unfortunately, I saw NO/ ANY pelicans in the Delta, not even one.
4. Because he let his friend OFF/ DOWN, nobody respected him anymore.
5. Carnations don’t grow here. Neither ARE/ DO roses.
6. They USE/ USED to play football here when they were young, but now they don’t do it anymore.
7. The earth will die soon IF/ UNLESS people limit pollution.
8. Hurry up! We haven’t got MUCH/ MORE time!
9. Anyone WHICH/ WHO goes to Rome never forgets it.
10. James was accused WITH/ OF trespassing.
11. It wasn’t very dark because THERE/ THEY were many stars in the sky.
12. I think she isn’t very good at dancing, IS/ DOES she?
13. I wrote the report ON/ BY myself, but my boss thought I was helped.
14. He can’t speak German at all, so he TOOK/ GAVE some lessons.
15. There is NO/ LITTLE chocolate left. The kids must have eaten some of it.
fuchsia = fucsia
to take off - a decola / a se dezbraca
to take off # to land
to take off # to put on
to let down = a dezamagi
carnation = garoafa
III. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits the space in the same line:
(10 x 1p=10p)
Holidays are meant to be a time of (1) ____relaxation____ 1. RELAX
and fun but (2) ____unfortunately_____ this isn’t always the case. There 2. FORTUNE
are some (3) _____unpredictable_______ problems such as delayed 3. PREDICT
flights and the usual (4) ____frustrations_____ of waiting at airports. 4. FRUSTRATE
However, the (5) _____anticipation_____ of spending two or three 5. ANTICIPATE
(6) _____wonderful______ weeks in the sun on an (7) _______unspoiled____ 6. WONDER/7. SPOIL
island is enough to make most people think the delays are worth it. It’s
best to make a
(8) ______reservation_________ at a hotel so that you can leave 8. RESERVE
home (9) _____confidently________ knowing that at least your 9. CONFIDENCE
(10) __accommodation___ is secure. Finally, it’s best to travel with a friend to 10. ACCOMMODATE
avoid loneliness.
to spoil (ed) =a strica / a rasfata
polenta = mamaliga
V. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate tense and voice (active or passive). (10x1p=10p):
1. Michael and Jennifer _______GOT_________ (TO GET) married 6 weeks ago.
2. Where _______________DOES YOUR NEIGHBOUR WORK______(TO WORK, your neighbour)?
3. Last week I _______TOLD_____________ (TO TELL) him that he was hired and could begin working here today.
4. This is by far the funniest movie I __________HAVE ERVER SEEN____________ (TO SEE, ever).
5. Jason ______IS ALWAYS LEAVING______ (TO LEAVE, always) his desk full of bits of paper and leftover food! It’s
awful!
6. Yesterday’s test paper ______________WASN'T_____________ (TO BE not) as easy as it seemed.
7. I thought I _____HAD SENT______ (TO SEND) you all the details before the meeting we had last week.
8. This time next week we _____will be taking____________________ (TO TAKE) our exams!
9. An official statement from the City Hall _________ISSUES____________ (TO ISSUE) tomorrow morning.
10. This isn’t the first time the company ____HAS BEEN_______ (TO BE) responsible for an ecological disaster.
