TEST DE EVALUARE INIIAL

Limba englez
Clasa a IX- a L1

PARTEA I

I. 1. Read the text below and complete the following tasks.

It was almost midnight when she picked me up in her car and headed for one of the many
resorts that ...1 out of the city, far away from our home. Lou-Anne introduced me to her family
who greeted me 2 . The living we were sitting was not very large: it had a medium size full
HD TV and a nice 3. Gifts were gathered carefully under a Christmas tree that I could
notice in the other room. The living room was filled with a most delicate aroma, a sign that our
hostess was about to bring us some freshly baked cookies.

Lou-Annes father wanted to know something about Turkey, my country, and the 4 that
made me come so far from it. He was listening to me carefully, nodding from time to time.

I. 1. a. Four words have been removed from the text. Select the appropriate word for each gap in
the text. There is one extra word which you do not need to use. Write your answers next to the
words below. 8 points

A. sofa

B. lie

C. events

D. plain

E. warmly

I. 1. b. Match the words in bold in the text to their definition given below. There is one
extra definition which you do not need to use. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 4
points

A. to move your head first downwards then upwards when you agree, approve or understand;

B. to give somebody a lift/a ride;

C. to lift somebody/something up;

D. to go in a particular direction;
E. to put a large number of things on top of each other.
I. 1. c For the following sentences, choose the answer (A, B, C, D) which fits according to
the text. Tick the right answer. 5 points.

1. When the writer was picked up it was

A. at midnight; B. some time in the evening; C. very late; D. early.

2. Lou-Annes family was

A. not so happy about the visit; B. very large; C. delighted and polite D. doesn't
mention.

3. The TV and the sofa were

A. brand new; B. Christmas presents; C. a mess; D in the living room.

4. The food seemed to be

A. good; B. awful; C. missing;

D.insufficient.

5. Lou-Annes father

A. was interested in the story; B. wanted to visit Turkey;

C. didnt pay attention to the guest, D. listened without a care.

I. 2 Read the text below to fill in the missing information. Write only
the missing words next to the number indicating each blank space. 12 points

My name is Joshua. I am Irish and I 1 in a small town near 2 sea. In two weeks I am
3 to be married and my future 4 and I expect to be very happy. We 5 not plan to
have a honeymoon, because we want to spend two weeks to become accustomed to our new way
6 life.

1. ; 2. ; 3.. ; 4; 5;
6. .

I. 3. Read the sentences below and use the words given in capitals below to form words that fit in
the gaps. The words in capitals are given in the order you need to use them: 10 points

1. After so many successes your present inefficiency is.. . BELIEVE

2. I paid all the money beforethe goods. COLLECT

3. It was very dark and I was . FRIGHT

4. I cant see her . WHERE

5. .., he failed the exam. LUCKY

I. 4. Rephrase the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same. Write your
answers on the Answer Sheet. 15 points

1. Laura and Jane started doing their homework at 5 oclock. Now its 5.30.

Laura and Jane

2. Brian doesnt skate as well as Carla.

Carla..

3. Whose purse is this? asked the policeman.

The policeman asked ...................

4. The man forced the thief to give his wallet back.

The thief

5. Do not play computer games before you learn for the test paper.

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1I. Fill in the blanks using the appropriate tense.

Tom likes going to evening classes. At the moment he _____________(1.learn) how to repair
cars. Sometimes the teacher, Mr. Jones, ______________(2.let) the students work on his car, but
last night something ______________(3.happen) which made him change his mind. Mr. Jones
________________(4.teach) for 15 years and he _________________(5.always/trust) his
students to do things correctly, but last night, while Tom __________________(6.work) on Mr.
Jones' car, somebody ____________(7.call) Mr. Jones to the phone. He
________________(8.only/be) away for a few minutes when he heard shouting from the
workshop. He ran back and saw that his car ________________(9.burn)! Tom
_________________(10.drop) a lighted match into the engine and set it on fire.
III. Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition.

Last year my family went _________(1) holiday to Thailand. We went _________(2) air; it was
a very cold journey but we were very well looked after _________(3) the plane by all the
stewardesses. When we arrived ___________(4) the airport we went directly to our hotel
___________(5) taxi. There was a lot of traffic ___________(6) the streets of the city and there
were many people walking __________(7) the pavements. We stayed ___________(8) a large
hotel _________(9) the outskirts of Bangkok. We were given a wonderful suite _________(10)
the top floor of the hotel. We had a wonderful holiday.

IV. Choose the correct item.

1. If I had locked up my bike, it ______have been stolen.

A.couldn't B.wouldn't C.would
2. If you _____hungry, have a sandwich.
A.be B.were C. are
3. Mum will be angry if she _______you doing that.
A.sees B.saw C.had seen
4. I'll phoneyou ________I get to the station.
A.if B.when C.until
5. I ___________you if I had known your number.
A.would call B.will call C.would have called

V. Fill in: a, an or the.

Last night I went to _______(1) Indonesian restaurant. I had _______(2) very nice meal with
______(3) good friend, Helen. ______(4) waiter was Chinese. ______(5) food was great. We
drank ______(6)bottle of Coke. When we asked for _______ (7) bill we didn't have enough
money, so we had to do ________(8) washing-up. It was not _______(9) good way to end
______(10) evening.

PARTEA a II-a

Read the text below. In one paragraph write your own ending of the story. (7 - 8 lines)

Patrick ,the typical Irishman, had an accident in the street. He was knocked down by a bus and
then he was carried home. His wife put him to bed and a doctor was sent for. When he arrived,
he examined the patient: his head, his chest, his limbs; he listened to his heart and his lungs, but
Patrick did not speak a word. Eventually, he looked up and said I think he is very bad. I think
he is dead

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I.1.a.

1 lie; 2 warmly; 3 sofa; 4 events.

I.1.b.

A to nod; B to pick up; C -; D to head; E to gather.

I.1.c

1 B; 2 C; 3 D; 4 A; 5 A.

I.2

1 live; 2 the; 3 going; 4 wife/husband; 5 do; 6 of.

I.3.

1 unbelievable; 2 collecting; 3 frightened; 4 anywhere; 5 unluckily.

I.4.
1..have been doing their homework since 5 oclock/for 30 minutes.

2 Carla skates better than Brian./Carla is a better skater than.

3 ..asked whose purse that was.

4 . was forced to give.

5 If you don't learn for the test paper, you don't play computer games.