Proba scrisă de verificare a cunoştinţelor de limbă modernă

pentru admiterea în clasa a IX- a cu program bilingv – limba engleză

mai 2012

I. Choose the correct answer.( 1x 15 =15 p)

1. This job is much _______than the last one! A larger C more large
A hard C harder B largest D most large
B hardest D more hard 9. Anita works really hard and _______to be paid
2. Charlotte earns _____ much money that she can’t more.
spend it all! A worth C deserves
A such C too B values D requires
B enough D so 10. It takes me about half an hour to get ready
3. We have to work much longer each day ______at ________ work each morning.
my old job. A for C about
A from C with B on D with
B that D than 11. I’m going to stay at university and try to
4. I called as soon as I saw the job advert, but it was ________ off getting a job for a few years.
_________ late. A stay C move
A enough C too B put D set
B such D so 12. May I introduce you to my _____?
5. What’s the ________ job you’ve ever had? A worker C relation
A most good C better B staff D department
B best D good 13. My main ______is to become a lawyer.
6. The office is ________ a long way that I have to A purpose C ambition
catch two buses. B emotion D want
A too C enough 14. During the job ______they asked me lots of really
B such D so difficult questions.
7. Ray works as an artist and doesn’t earn _______ to A chat C conversation
pay his bills each month. B talk D interview
A too C so 15. Westfield Sportscars Ltd. is planning to
B enough D such ________over our business.
8. Our company is moving into a ________ office on A get C move
Piccadilly. B take D set
II. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence .Write
no more than three words.( 5x2p=10p)

We don’t know anything about the problem. information

We don’t ________________________ about the problem.

They regret not having their umbrella today. their

They wish ………………….umbrella today.

There’s only little coffee left in the jar. much

There ________________________ coffee left in the jar.

I try not to drink too much Coca-Cola in a week. cans

I try not to drink too ____________________of Coca-Cola in a week.

It is unlikely that he had failed the exam. have

He ……………………..the exam.
III. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct but others contain an
unnecessary word. If a line is correct put a tick (V) at the end of the line. If the line has a word which should not be
there, write the word at the end of the line. There are two examples done for you at the beginning (0) and (00)
(1x10=10 points).

My Favourite Subjects

My favourite subjects are definitely swimming and music. We swim 0 V

in the same swim basin where in which my dad learned to swim. 00 where

There I am training at the present for the bronze medal. 1…

That’s why I have to dive to a depth of two meters, swim 200 2…

meters against of the clock and learn the rules of swimming. 3…

I also like reading and Maths and I can say I’m good at both. 4…

I particularly enjoy to reading in the evenings. I hope to get 5…

the fourth Harry Potter book as a Christmas present. 6…

I’ve already read about the first three during the summer 7…

holidays. But there are also subjects that I’m not too fond of them. 8…

I’m not too very good at writing and I know I should really 9…

practice more. I’d rather play football than to do this. 10…

IV. Choose the correct answer: (1p x5 =5p)

1.How do cats always manage to fall/pass on their feet?

2.I totally disagree with/of your suggestion.

3.I didn’t think you would/will arrive in the time for the movie.

4.At the end of this semester I felt really exhaustive/exhausted.

5.Cheer in/up!Try laughing for a change.

V. Put the words in brackets into the correct tense and voice (10 x 1 = 10 points)

Yesterday I (1-to read) my e-mails when I (2-to find) the following message from a friend of mine: “I (3-always to be)
superstitious and I was horrified (4-to find) a chain e-mail in my post this morning. For fear of (5-to break) the chain and
bringing bad luck, I’ve sent you a copy. Sorry to bother you.” In my opinion, the stupidity of chain letters (6-to equal)
only by their cruelty. I (7-to think) they are actually blackmail letters, threatening all kinds of disasters if the naïve
recipient (8-not to pass) them on. But I (9-not to believe) in such things and I will destroy this letter just like the other
chain letters I (10-to receive) every month.

VI. Complete the questions. (1px10=10p)

1. “____________ is the film?” “Eight o'clock”

2. “____________ is that?” “My brother”

3. “____________ did you go home?” “I was tired”

4. “____________ were you born?” “In Scotland”

5. “____________ is Roger?” “27 next birthday”

6. “____________ is her hair?” “Black”

7. “____________ can you sprint?” “I can do 100m in 12.4 seconds”

8. “____________ are your shoes?” “42”

9. “____________ is John's new girlfriend_____?” “She's very nice”

10. “___________ are you?” “1 metre 84”