Gheorghe Banea Secondary School, Macin

7th grade (5th year of study)

January, 2014

Name ___________________________

Date___________________________

Mark____________________________
Part I: Reading Comprehension

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A. Put the right words into the free spaces:

a)

1000

e)

Uther

i)

Merlin

m) stone

b)

places

f)

variations

j)

knights

n)

king

c)

legend

g)

challengers

k)

sword

o)

righteous

d)

Ygraine

h)

round table

l)

Britain

p)

the daughter

The (1) legend of King Arthur is over (2) years old. There are many (3). of the tale, but the basic story is the same.
Uther, the king of (4) was in love with a woman named (5) , who was married with one of kings subjects. Uther
conspired with (6)., who cast a spell that made him look like Ygraines husband. (7) and Ygraine conceived a son
and the king married her. When Arthur was 16 years old, the king mysteriously died.
On Christmas day, the barons and (8) were gathered in Londons greatest church. They tried to pull out the (9). from
the stone but no one could. When Arthur tried the sword slid out of the (10) like silk. The knights and lords saw that their new
(11) had come at last.
Arthur ruled as a strong and (12). king. He married Guinevere, (13). of king Leodegrance. Guinevere brought as a
wedding gift a (14).. The knights who proved themselves in competition earned (15)............ at the Round Table, including
Lancelot, who distinguished himself as the knight who defeated all (16) .............. .
1

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

c
B. Answer the questions:
1.

Had anyone pulled the sword from the stone before? ____________________________________________________________

2.

Who was Guinevere? _____________________________________________________________________________________

3.

Why did Arthur become the new king? ________________________________________________________________________

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4.

Who were the Knights of the Round Table? ____________________________________________________________________

5.

How did Arthur rule the kingdom? __________________________________________________________________________

C. Match the words with their meanings:

a

challenger

1 a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

legend

2 being a smooth continuous motion

spell

sliding

gift

Part II: English in use

3 something acquired without compensation

4 the contestant you hope to defeat
5 a verbal formula believed to have magical force

Gheorghe Banea Secondary School, Macin

7th grade (5th year of study)

January, 2014

A. Fill in the blanks with the right form of the verbs in brackets:
1.

I think shes the nicest person I.(meet)

2.

What.tomorrow? (you do)

3.

Rosa (look) for a job as a translator. She.(speak) three languages fluently.

4.

Julia was not here. She..when we arrived ( leave)

5.

When he ..work this evening we.. at the pub. (finish, meet)

6.

At the moment heon the telephone, but he never..the phone so early. ( talk, answer )

7.

It is Saturday evening and the Smiths are at home. Mrs Smith.to the news on the radio; Mr
Browna newspaper, Abby Smith her homework and Timmy ..a letter. (listen,
read, do, write)

8.

I.you yesterday that you . all the boxes but you them
yet. ( tell, have to, open , not open)

9.

Ito Jacks house buthim in. His mother.that

she.what he..but she.he..football. ( go, not find,
say, not know, do, think, probably play)

10. My uncle is in Germany. He (be) there since 1998.

B. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets:
1.

My friends arrived _______________________ (early) we expected.

2.

Ben is ______________________ (bad) golfer in the world.

3.

London is as_________________ (far) Paris, but Moscow is _______________ (far)

4.

I am ___________________ (good) my sister at Geography.

5.

He thinks that Italian food is much______________________(delicious) than Spanish food.

Part III: Writing

Write about your favourite book and character.

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Gheorghe Banea Secondary School, Macin

7th grade (5th year of study)

January, 2014

+20 p Bonus
Answer Key
A.

Put the right words into the free spaces:

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

B.

Answer the questions:

1.

Nobody had pulled the sword before Arthur did it.

2.

Guinevere was the daughter of king Leodegrance, who become Arthurs wife.

3.

Because there were some words written on the sword saying that whoever pulled the sword from the stone was going to become
the new king.

4. The Knights of the Round Table were the best knights in King Arthur's kingdom.
5.

Arthur ruled the kingdom as a strong and righteous king.

C. Match the words with their meanings:
a

challenger

1 a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

legend

2 being a smooth continuous motion

spell

sliding

gift

a-4;

b-1;

3 something acquired without compensation

4 the contestant you hope to defeat
5 a verbal formula believed to have magical force

c-5;

d-2;

e-3

Part II: English in use

C. Fill in the blanks with the right form of the verbs in brackets:
11. I think shes the nicest person Ihave met.(meet)
12. Whatare you going to do.tomorrow? (you do)
13. Rosa is looking(look) for a job as a translator. Shespeaks.(speak) three languages fluently.
14. Julia was not here. Shehad left..when we arrived ( leave)
15. When he finishes..work this evening wewill meet.. at the pub. (finish, meet)
16. At the moment heis talkingon the telephone, but he neveranswered.the phone so early. ( talk, answer )
17. It is Saturday evening and the Smiths are at home. Mrs. Smithis listening.to the news on the radio; Mr. Brown is
readinga newspaper, Abby Smith is doingher homework and Timmy is writing.a letter. (listen, read, do, write)

Gheorghe Banea Secondary School, Macin

7th grade (5th year of study)

January, 2014

18. Itold.you yesterday that youhad to openall the boxes but you havent openedthem yet. ( tell,
have to, open , not open)
19. Iwentto Jacks house butI didnt findhim in. His mothersaid.that shedidnt know. what
hewas doing..but shethought.hewas probably playing.football. ( go, not find, say, not know, do, think,
probably play)
20. My uncle is in Germany. He has been (be) there since 1998.
D. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets:
6.

My friends arrived ____earlier___________________ (early) we expected.

7.

Ben is ___the worst___________________ (bad) golfer in the world.

8.

London is as___ far as______________ (far) Paris, but Moscow is ___farther____________ (far)

9.

I am ____better_______________ (good) my sister at Geography.

10. He thinks that Italian food is much ___more delicious___________________(delicious) than Spanish food.