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Subiecte CL 8 - Engleza-Varianta1
Subiecte CL 8 - Engleza-Varianta1
ETAPA LOCALA
CLASA a VIII-a
22 februarie 2020
Varianta 1
SUBIECTUL I
1. Read the following text and choose the correct answer: A, B, or C. (5x5p=25points)
5. The text talks about traditions in the northern regions of China related to...
A. parties.
B. food.
C. music.
2. Read the text below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each space. There is an example
at the beginning (0). (10x2p=20points)
Many people have tried (0)…B….. smoking at some point in their lives, and these days many of us are
attempting to stop taking (1)…….. substance which is not cigarettes, but which (2)…….. be killing the same
number of people (3)…….. tobacco, or even more. I am talking about sugar.
When I went to the doctor five years ago, he told me that sugar (4)…….. kill me one day if I didn’t avoid (5)
…….. it. My only chance of long-term survival, said the doctor, was cutting out all sugar from my diet.
Before that day, I (6)…….. to quit anything; (7)…….. , I didn’t think it would be too difficult. “I have
achieved difficult things in my life, much more difficult than that,” I thought. It wasn't true.
I didn't know how difficult it was to stop smoking, or drinking alcohol, because I had never been addicted to
anything, but when I stopped eating sugar, I realised that sugar is a very powerful drug. I think it would have
been easier if I had been addicted to nicotine, instead of sugar. The first few weeks or months I (8)……..
that I was eating chocolate or cakes, and then I woke up in the morning and my body was crying for sugar.
It's been 3 months now, and I (9)…..very, very little sugar. I am very happy because I don't crave sweet
things any more, and I feel (10)….. healthier and energetic than a few months ago.
3. Fill in the blanks with the correct word derived from the words in capitals. (10x2p=20points)
1. There is no…………….proof that there might be life on other planets. SCIENCE
2. Have you seen my handbag? It seems to have …………….. APPEAR
3. The babies were put up for …………….after their mother had decided not to keep them.
ADOPT
4. The doctor told her that she is becoming …………….thin. She has to start eating!
DANGER
5. Jimmy had a very difficult …………….. He was brought up by his stepfather.
CHILD
6. A week after winning in the lottery the young man …………….lost a court case in which he had to
pay millions. FORTUNE
7. The south-western part of Spain is said to be the …………….part of the Iberian peninsula.
SUN
8. You are too ……………., wait a little, will you! PATIENT
9. My mum is the new chairman. She has a lot of …………….. RESPONSIBLE
10. I have an important …………….to make. ANNOUNCE
4. Each of the following sentences contains a mistake. Write the correct sentences on your answer
sheet. (10x1p=10points)
1. She is really selfish, she only cares about her.
2. Is too crowded here. let's go!
3. Oh, you need the report? OK, I send it right away.
4. They didn't think that the house was enough big.
5. I had to think about the problem for a while, but I finally figured out it.
6. They wouldn't let me to leave early today.
7. Maybe I'm going to finish this letter today.
8. Despite I was tired, I came to work today.
9. I always try to check my spelling very careful.
10. I would rather to work form home than come to the office.
SUBIECTUL II
Write a story ending with the sentence given below. Do not forget to add a title to your story. Use 150
– 180 words. (25 points)
KEY
S1 S2 S3
1-B 0-B 1- scientific
2-A 1-A 2- disappeared
3-A 2-D 3- adoption
4-C 3-C 4- dangerously
5-B 4-C 5- childhood
5-B 6- unfortunately
6-A 7- sunniest
7-D 8- impatient
8-B 9- responsibility
9-C 10- announcement
10-B
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