Inspectoratul Școlar Județean Vâlcea

Probă de verificare a cunoștințelor de limba engleză pentru admiterea în clasa a IX-a, profil
bilingv si intensiv - 2013

I. (10p) Fill each of the following blanks with only one suitable word.
When you visit a zoo (1)……….you ever wonder how all these animals came to be there? Some are born
there, (2)…….are presented by people (3)……overseas countries. Most of them, however, have been
(4)……..there by men whose work is to collect animals (5)……….zoos.
Mr. Gerald Durrell is (6)………famous animal collector, and one of his captures was Cuthbert. Cuthbert
was a curassow, a bird about the size of a turkey. He was jet black except (7)……..his feet and his beak (8)
………..were bright yellow. On his head he had a short crest of feathers. Mr.Durell had brought him
(9)………South America from a fat little China man who said that Cuthbert was so tame that he (10)……. not
need to be kept in a cage.

II. (10p) Fill in the blanks with the right form of the verb in brackets.
When Jake (1)……… (open) the door, he knew someone (2)……(be) in the house. Things were different.
Earlier that morning, he (3)….… (see) a man standing outside, and now he wondered if that man
(4)…..…(wait) for him to(5) ….…..(leave) the house. Jake went into the kitchen. The window was open. He
was sure he (6)……..(close) it earlier. Next he (7)…..….(go) into the garden. Jake knew something very
strange (8)…….(go) on. He went back into the house. He had just got to the top of the stairs when he
(9)………(hear) a noise coming from the bedroom. Slowly, he opened the door and there, lying in the middle of
the bed, was his sister! She (10)…….(sleep). Jake was so relieved.

III. (5p) Choose the right word.

1. Mount Everest is the highest / most high mountain in the world.
2. You may / mustn’t run in the corridors. It’s dangerous.
3. You have to be created / creative if you want to be successful in advertising.
4. I have to translate these letters to / into French for my teacher
5. Everyone blamed Tony for /with crashing the car

IV. (5p) Complete each sentence with the correct word derived from the word in capitals.
1. It is ……………….very easy to find a taxi in this city. NORMAL
2. Some people consider it …………….to put a silver coin in your shoe. LUCK
3. The firefighters moved into ………. . as soon as the alarm sounded. ACT
4. This magazine has some very………suggestions about cookery. USE
5. There are some minor …….between the latest model and the old one. DIFFER

V. (10p) Read the texts bellow and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct and
some have a word that should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick () at the end of the
line. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word at the end of the line.
In Japan, the majority of secondary school students wear 1………
their uniforms. As expected, some students like wearing 2……….
uniforms , while others do not have. In a recent government 3……….
report however, it was reported that uniforms are to 4 ……….
becoming more popular. The reason for this increase in 5 ……….
popularity, is that the normally boring uniforms they are 6………..
growing more fashionable. Some students had said they liked 7 ……….
these modern uniforms because they were more comfortable 8 ……….
In addition, they said they didn’t have to spend a lot 9………..
of time each morning for deciding what to wear 10 ………
VI. (10p) Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. Doctors say if we want to stay healthy, we……avoid eating too much red meat.
A. had to B. have to C. don’t have D. needn’t have
2. I’m ……tired to go out.
A. so B. very C. too D. enough
3. Our summer camp offers a………..of programmes for children of all ages.
A. class B. variety C. category D. collection
4. ……….to make so much noise?
A. Have you B. Have you got C. Do you have D. Had you
5. I get some exercise by……….the six flights of stairs to my office.
A. going B. moving C. climbing D. hurrying
6. Waiters usually …….more money on weekend than on weekdays
A. take B. do C. bring D. make
7. Suppose you………some money, what would you do with it?
A. won B. would win C. win D. will win
8. My mother is taking care………our dog
A. by B. about C. with D. of
9. “Doctors have to do a lot of work”. “Yes, but they……..well”.
A. be paid B. are paid C. pay D. will pay
10. She……….them that she was leaving the following day.
A. told B. asked C. said D. spoke

VII. (10p) Read the following text attentively and then decide whether the following statements are
true (T) or false (F).
Carnival Safety Success
This year’s Notting Hill Carnival, Europe’s biggest street festival, was the best ever. Despite the cloudy skies,
the carnival brought the streets to life in its own unique way with record numbers and little reported crime. After
the two murders in 2009, there had been major safety worries concerning this year’s carnival. To deal with
these fears several changes were made. Firstly, the route for the carnival was changed to avoid the narrowest
streets in Notting Hill, a residential area with many small roads. Secondly, the carnival organisers provided
more stewards and they received better training. Finally, the organisers ensured that the ending time, 9 p.m.,
was closely observed.
Following these changes, Carnival 2010 saw more than a million people party in the streets of Notting Hill.
More than 3,000 people dressed in spectacular colourful costumes and paraded and danced through the
streets, crowds of four and five people deep lined the route to try and see the event. Residents partied on
apartment balconies and even the police took part. Apart from the carnival parade, the local area was filled
with sound systems pumping out music of all different kinds – Samba, Reggae and Rap music being the most
common.
Police said that 56 arrests were made over the weekend, which included 30 arrests for pick-pocketing and
three for robbery. The chairman of the Notting Hill Carnival Trust, Chris Mullard, said, "The criticism of the
event has been ill-founded and I hope people will now see the carnival for what it is; a wonderful opportunity to
project the multiculturalism that is metropolitan London.”
1. In Europe, there is a bigger street festival than Notting Hill Carnival. ……….
2. The weather was very good at this year’s Carnival. ………..
3. The carnival parade went a different way this year. ……….
4. Many activities continued till midnight. ……….
5. Over a million people wore special costumes. ………..
6. For some people, it was difficult to see the parade. …………
7. Police also took part in the party. …………
8. There were many kinds of music. ………….
9. More than half the arrests were for theft. …………
10. The carnival represents only one group or community in London. ………..

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Inspectoratul Școlar Județean Vâlcea

Probă de verificare a cunoștințelor de limba engleză pentru admiterea în clasa a IX-a, profil
bilingv si intensiv - 2013

I. (10p)
1. do
2. others V. (10p)
3. from 1. 
4. brought 2. their
5. for 3. have
6. a 4. to
7. for 5. 
8. which 6. they
9. in 7. had
10. did 8. 
9. 
II. (10p) 10. for
1. opened
2. had been VI. (10p)
3. had seen 1. B
4. had been waiting 2. C
5. leave 3. B
6. had closed 4. C
7. went 5. C
8. was going 6. D
9. heard 7. A
10. was sleeping 8. D
9. B
III. (5p) 10. A
1. highest
2. mustn’t VII. (10p)
3. creative 1. F
4. into 2. F
5. for 3. T
IV. (5p) 4. F
1. normally 5. F
2. lucky 6. T
3. action 7. T
4. useful 8. T
5. differences 9. T
10. F