NAME:

CLASS:
TERM PAPER
THE FIRST SEMESTER

1. REPHRASE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES SO THAT THE MENING STAYS THE

SAME:
It is said that he has quite strange habits. He is said.
I will never believe he lied to you, he is too hones for that. He cant..
In spite of our suspicion, he brought all the money back. Although
He hasnt forgotten it is my birthday. How nice of him! How..
If I had known hr number, I would have called her. As I .
Problem 5 is not so difficult as problem 7. Problem 5..
I had just got into the car when it stopped pouring. No sooner
If you postpone apologizing again and again, they will find it more difficult to forgive you. The
later ..
Everybody fell in with our plan except Jane. The only..
They have declared all this information classified. All this information
( 10 puncte)

2. SPEAK ABOUT THE ROLE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PRESS IN A

DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY. WHICH OF THE MEDIA HAS THE GREATES IMPACT
ON PUBLIC OPINION AND WHY. GIVE ARGUMENTS. ( 30 puncte)

3. TICK THE CORRECT ANSWER

BOOK DO HAVE TAKE

Time to relax
It easy
An on-line cross-word
A soothing bath
Tickets for a match
An extravagant dinner
A party
Close friends over
A table for two
A weekend break
(10 puncte)

4. CHOOSE BETWEEN THE HOMONYMS:

This pie is too suite/ sweet.
He took out an ad/ add in the newspaper to look for a room mate.
She winked her eye/ I/ aye at her husband.
There should be more/ mower to life than work
 Ring the church bell/ belle ( 5 puncte)

5. CHOOSE THE CONTRARY VERB:

a) birds of feather flock together 1. you cant teach an old dog new tricks.
b) practice makes perfect 2. all work and no play makes Jack a dull
c) the pen is mightier than the sward boy.
d) you are never too old to learn 3. the bigger the better.
e) good things come in small packages. 4. opposites attract
5. actions speak louder than the words

(5 puncte)

6. READ THE TEXT BELOW AND EXPRESS YOUR OPINIONS ABOUT IT, SUSTAIN
THEM WITH ARGUMENTS AND EXAMPLES; MAKE ASSOCIATIONS. (30 PUNCTE)