PARTEA I (60 de puncte)

A. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of Present Simple or Present
Continuous:

1. The Danube ________________ (to flow) between Romania and Bulgaria.

2. Mother _____________________ (to cook) dinner now.

3. I ________________ (to boil) the water for coffee in a special pot.

4. Come and make the coffee! The water ___________________ (to boil).

5. A man _______________ (to smell) with his nose.

6. I _____________________ (to smell) these lovely flowers.

7. She _________________ (to feel) all right.

8. She _________________ (to feel) the silk to see how soft it is.

9. Now, I __________________ (to wait) for the bus.

10. I ___________________ (not/ to understand) everything she says.

B. Put the verbs in parentheses into the Simple Past:

1. The jacket _______________(cost) $ 35.

2. I ____________ (buy) it yesterday.

3. The shop assistant _______________ (say) it _____________ (be) reduced.

4. I _______________ (pay) in cash.

5. She ___________________ (wrap) it for me and ______________ (put) it in a plastic bag.

6. I ________________ (pass) several shops on my way home.

7. I ________________ (see) the same jacket everywhere.

8. They __________ (be) $25.

C. Ask questions to which the words underlined are the answers:

1.The Jacksons usually have breakfast at 7 a.m.

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2. She visits her old mother at least twice a week.

3. They live together because she loves him.

4. We spend our weekends in the country.

5. His sister washes his shirts.

6. This bottle contains poison.

7. It smells horrible.

8. Gasoline costs $1.50.

9. More than 20 families live in this house.

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10. We want to settle down in Brazil.

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D. Underline the correct adjective:

1. If you are thirsty, drink some cold / hot water.

2. The librarian proved to be very friendly / unfriendly. He wouldnt show me the books.

3. Milk is blue / white.

4. Grandfather is old / young.

5. The little boy was so frightened / calm that he couldnt speak a word.
6. The cold / sunny weather killed the flowers.

7. These people are rude/ polite, they say Hello! to everybody.

8. In winter the weather is often cold / hot.

9. She is a nice/ ugly girl. She looks pretty in her new dress.

10. The children are smart/ silly. They know all the answers.

PARTEA a II-a (30 de puncte)

E. Write a letter to a friend of yours telling him/her about your summer holiday.

You should include information about the places you visited, the weather, the activities,
the

location, food and people you met.

Do not use more than 100 words.

Start and end your letter in an appropriate way.

Reading comprehension

Whats on in Manchester, England? A great fun park for children and parents!

Take a journey into space at the Space Center. You can touch a meteorite from Mars and meet
an astronaut. You can a 3 D space film on a giant screen and experience the thrill of a space
flight. You can add your name on a list for the future space missions. Guided bus tours of the
space center leave from the entrance every 30 minutes from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Enter a magical world full of adventures for the entire family! You can ride a camel or go on a
safari park. Dont miss the fantastic fireworks display. Everybody will love it!

Come and see whats happening at Manchesters SeaWorld Adventure Park! Watch the
underwater circus and enjoy a meal in the underwater restaurant, then feed the dolphins. You can
meet Mike, the famous killer whale and even count the teeth of a shark!

Read and find:

1 somewhere you can eat

2 something you can put your hands on

3 something you will enjoy seeing

4 something you can give food to

5 a person you can meet