Name: …………………………………….

the 13th of May 2011

Class: IX A
No. 2

TERM PAPER

I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. (20 points)

1. Sam (arrive) …………………………. in Los Angeles two weeks ago.

2. The Maya civilization (disappear, virtually) ………………… by the time Europeans first
(arrive) …………………. in the New World.
3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) …………………………….
4. It (rain) ……………………………….….. all week.
5. I (see) ……………………………. many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt.
6. Joseph's English (improve, really) ……………………………. , isn't it?
7. Mr. Thomson usually (teach) …………………… us English. However, this week, Mr. Johnson
(teach) ………………………. us.
8. When mother came home, I (watch) ………………..……………. TV for two hours.

II. Supply the superlative form of the adjective or adverb in parentheses. (10 points)

1. She speaks (rapidly) ............................................ than her brother.

2. This is (expensive) ............................................................... book that I own.
3. George is (bad) ................................................................ student in the class.
4. I can’t solve this problem by myself. I need (far) …………………………… help.
5. I have (little) ……………………………………… free time than my sister.

III. What kind of book do you need to find the following? (10 points)

1. a postal code =
2. a poem =
3. how to work your VCR =
4. tomorrow’s lesson about George Washington =
5. the recipe for apple pie =

IV. Write the plural of the following nouns. (10 points)

1. fox 6. sheep
2. tomato 7. mouse
3. kilo 8. woman
4. factory 9. wolf
5. phenomenon 10. crisis

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V. Translate into Romanian: (10 points)

We kept books in our attic, in old trunks, behind piles of wood and in cupboards, and it made it all the
more fun when you found one. We read books lying on the lawn or in hammocks and even up on the shed
roof, and the mood of our surroundings seeped into the books and merged into one magic world of sights,
sounds, smells and visions of far-off lands, and gave books extra flavour.

VI. Answer the following questions: (30 points)

1. What qualities helped Ingrid Bergman to succeed as an actress?

2. Why was Romeo banished from Verona?

3. What is the difference between reading as a child and reading as an adult?