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CONCURSUL DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ PENTRU LICEE CU PROFIL VOCAŢIONAL ŞI

TEHNOLOGIC
ETAPA JUDEŢEANĂ, 25.02.2012
CLASA a IX-a

SUBJECT I. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense: (10 points)
1. The Chinese …printing. (invent)
2. If I …you, I wouldn’t be so inquisitive. (be)
3. Our cat …by our neighbours yesterday. (find)
4. Mary fell asleep while she …TV. (watch)
5. Sarah has got an exam soon, so she …very hard at the moment. (work)
6. They told me that Carol …the night before. (arrive)
7. Darren …his relatives in Portsmouth next month. (visit)
8. …Mike recently? (you/see)
9. We guarantee that this product …on animals! (not/test)
10. …at 3:30 or 4:30? (the film/begin)

SUBJECT II. Ask questions to the underlined words: (10 points)

1. Sarah had lived in Bristol before she moved to London.
2. My aunt came to visit us last week.
3. She works with Carol and Louise.
4. He was repairing his car when I arrived.
5. My grandfather died thirty years ago.
6. Pete will take over this department when Betty retires.
7. Aristotle was a Greek philosopher.
8. Jane is looking at the flower arrangement in the living room.
9. The checks her e-mail three times a day.
10. He has never seen such an old castle.

SUBJECT III. Choose the correct linking expression in the sentences below: (10 points)
1. …………..he’s got good qualifications, he can’t get the job. (In spite of /However / Although)
2. …………..working hard, he doesn’t earn much. (Although / In spite of / Besides)
3. The population is growing and …………..we need more and more food. (so that / therefore / because of)
4. In the past people used to travel on horse-drawn carriages, …………..now everybody has motor vehicles.
(instead of / whereas / different from)
5. …………..marketing is concerned, the best thing is to talk with the Sales Manager. (as for / as much /as far as)
6. We took a taxi …………..be late. (for not to / in order to not / so as not to)
7. Let me know …………..you finish typing these reports. (no sooner than / as soon as / until)
8. Cars enable you to reach any particular place you want. ………….., a car may present parking problems in a
city. (However / In spite of / Despite)
9. Man also travelled for days on foot or on the back of animals …………..horse and mules. (for example / like as /
such as)
10. It’s not a very good job ………….., it’s something to start with. (Besides / On the other hand / Moreover)

SUBJECT IV. Read the text below and decide which variant A, B, C, or D best fits each space: (15 points)
The most extraordinary dream I ever (1) … was one in which I fancied that, as I was going into a theatre, the cloak-
room attendant stopped me in the lobby and insisted on my (2) … my legs behind. I was not surprised; but I was
considerably annoyed. I said I (3)… of such a rule at any respectable theatre (4) …, and that I considered it a most
(5) … regulation. The man replied that he was very (6) …, but that those were his instructions. People complained
that they could not get to and from their (7) … comfortably, because other people’s legs were always in the (8) …;
and it had, therefore, been decided that (9) … should leave their legs outside. It seemed to me that the management,
in making this order, had gone (10) …their legal right; and, under ordinary circumstances, I should have disputed
it. However, I (11) … to make a disturbance; and so I sat down and meekly prepared to comply (12) … the
demand. I had never before (13) … that the human leg could be unscrewed. I had always thought it was more (14)
… fixed. But the man showed me how to undo them, and I found that they came off quite easily. The discovery did
not surprise (15) … any more than the original request that I should take them off. Nothing does surprise one in a
dream.

1. A. was B. saw C. had D. wanted

2. A. leave B. leaves C. leaving D. left
3. A. had never heard B. never hear C. didn’t hear D. wasn’t heard
4. A. before B. after C. during D. so
5. A. absurdly B. absurdity C. absurd D. absurdness
6. A. angry B. sorry C. friendly D. helpful
7. A. homes B. jobs C. arms D. seats
8. A. road B. way C. isle D. path
9. A. somebody B. everybody C. anybody D. nobody
10. A. beyond B. from C. to D. around
11. A. not wanted B. haven’t wanted C. didn’t want D. didn’t wanted
12. A. to B. with C. in D. on
13. A. know B. known C. knowing D. knows
14. A. secure B. security C. securely D. securing
15. A. him B. them C. me D. us

SUBJECT V. Rewrite the following sentences starting with the given words so that the meaning stays the
same. (5 points)
1. “Where were you last night?” my parents asked me.
My parents asked me ................................................................
2. She came home late because she stayed with her friends.
If .............................................................................................
3. They will teach the children some nice songs.
The children .........................................................................................
4. She’s very excited about going on holiday.
She’s looking .....................................................................................
5. I stopped working for that company six years ago.
I haven’t .......................................................................................................

SUBJECT VI. You have just won two tickets to spend a weekend at the seaside. Write a letter to your best
friend to invite her to come with you. Write between 150-200 words. (50 points)

TOTAL 100 PUNCTE

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