Professional Documents
Culture Documents
2008
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9
th
grade/7
th
year of study
Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.
Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 2h (120 de minute).
In each question, only one of the four answers is correct. Choose the correct answer and circle the letter next to it.
PART 1.
A. VOCABULARY
2 p 1. They are always having a ________ when he complains about her lack of ________.
A. row / practice B. raw / practice C. row / practise D. raw / practice
2 p 2. He couldnt conceal his envy ________ me. He didnt even offer me congratulations ________ my
success!
A. on / for B. of / for C. of / on D. on / on
2 p 3. It is common ________ that the president of the club risked _______ his popularity taking these
measures.
A. evidence / losing B. knowledge / losing C. opinion / to lose D. prospect / to lose
2 p 4. Angry and upset, Harry called his sister to get a few things off his ______.
A. lungs B. heart C. neck D. chest
2 p 5. I bought this ____ of bread four days ago and now its ______.
A. loaf / stale B. lump / stale C. bunch / rotten D. bar / off
2 p 6. Which object can be used to weigh something?
A. scissors B. pincers C. scales D. shears
2 p 7. Cast is not used for people in:
A. a play B. a book C. a horror D. a sitcom
2 p 8. I had an amazing ________ of luck.
A. fit B. item C. lump D. stroke
2 p 9. A cat sharpens its ________ against the ________ of a tree.
A. whiskers / branch B. paws / bark C. claws / trunk D. fangs / twig
2 p 10. Do up your ________ or youll fall over.
A. soles B. heels C. cuffs D. laces
B. GRAMMAR
2 p 11. Tony ______ that challenging job, but he ______ about it ever since he ______.
A. got / has complained / has got hired
B. has got / complained / got hired
C. got / has been complaining / has got hired
D. got / has been complaining / got hired
2 p 12. My aunt ________ for us this week, although she usually ________ the house only, as she
________ this for almost five years now.
A. cooks / cleans / does B. is cooking / cleans / has been doing
C. is cooking / is cleaning / has done D. cooks / is cleaning / did
2 p 13. We ________guests today. Thats why mothers hands are covered with flour, as she ________
cakes since early this morning and she ________ four so far.
A. have / has been making / baked B. have / has made / has baked
C. are having / has been making / has baked D. are having / has been making / has been baking
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2 p 14. You went nowhere ________ the weekend, ________ ?
A. on / didnt you B. at / isnt it C. over / did you D. in / did you
2 p 15. I told you that he ________ come as soon as he ________ any free time.
A. would / has had B. will / had C. would / would have D. would / had
2 p 16. By the time the police ________ , ________ will be no ________ of the burglars.
A. will arrive / it / footprints B. arrives / there / sign
C. arrive / there / trace D. will have arrived / it / footsteps
2 p 17. There were no beds so he ________ on the floor and went to sleep.
A. lied B. laid C. lay D. lain
2 p 18. Several people, ________ voices could be ________ heard, were waiting outside.
A. whos / clearly B. their / simply C. of which / definitely D. whose / clearly
2 p 19. I dont know ________ , but I wonder where ________.
A. who is she / is she from B. who she is / does she live
C. who she was / did she live D. who she is / she lives
2 p 20. This is one of the exceptions ________ the rule, ________ any case.
A. to / at B. to / in C. of / at D. of / in
C. COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION
2 p 21. What do I want? I want my money back, of course. And I want it now!, she said angrily.
A. She is in a bank during a hold-up. B. She is asking for a refund.
C. She is backing off. D. She is defensive about her part in an affair.
2 p 22. I got 99% myself. Of course, I expected to do well. After all, Im obviously the brightest student
in the class.
I am ________
A. boasting about my intelligence. B. a considerate person.
C. bulling a classmate. D. mocking at my teachers.
2 p 23. You, you fussy little girl, youre a fat lot of use!, mum said.
It is obvious that ________
A. the girl will be happy with this remark. B. the girl will feel offended.
C. mum is very satisfied with her daughters behaviour. D. the girl needs to lose weight.
2 p 24. Jim to Andy :Oh, so you got 10% in the exam, did you? You genius! You must be so tired after
all the work you did for it!
Its easy to guess that ________
A. J im is teasing Andy. B. J im thinks highly of Andy.
C. J im is proud of his friend. D. J im is envious of Andys result.
2 p 25. The doctor recommended _____ a diet of fresh fruits and vegetables, but Id prefer_____ it now.
A. to keep / not start B. keeping / not start C. keep / not to start D. keeping / not to start
2 p 26. Three different people have made different arrangements for the same meeting, and so everyone
comes at different times and the result is total confusion. Which proverb would be suitable for this
situation?
A. Many hands make light work. B. Dont put all your eggs in one basket.
C. Familiarity breeds contempt. D. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
2 p 27. Someone is being very bad-tempered .What you say to him/her is:
A. You got out of bed on the wrong side this morning?
B. Your rudeness really gets me!
C. You wait! Ill get my own back on you one day!
D. Well, youve got a finger in every pie.
2 p 28. MP SPY DRAMA
You see this headline in a newspaper. Match it with the appropriate topic:
A. person who saw crime in danger B. politician sells secrets to enemy
C. husband spying on unfaithful wife shoots her D. spy dies in car crash
2 p 29. LEO - July 23-August 22
Dont overlook your relatives; they need your loving attention .Your efforts to lose weight will be
futile unless you stop now and take a good look at yourself.
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Leo deserves our sympathy because he/she________
A. has too many relatives. B. cant lose weight easily.
C. ought to look in the mirror. D. has trouble with the budget.
2 p 30. GEMINI - May 21 June 20
Dont be seen in public with gauche companions. Try a change of scene, perhaps a trip to far-
flung places. Use a new stratagem to advance your career.
If Gemini takes the advice given, he/she will ________
A. go to the grocery store after work. B. give up his/her job.
C. try to save money on clothes. D. call a travel agent.
PART 2.
A. VOCABULARY
4 p 31. We serve five ________ customers ________ average every day, which means that our sales are
________ increase.
A. thousand / in / on B. thousands / in / in the C. thousands / on / in D. thousand / on / on the
4 p 32. I always speak a lot ________ the phone ________ weekends. I think its all because of my need
________ communication.
A. over / in / of B. at / over / for C. on / at / for D. on / on / of
4 p 33. The nearest supermarket is ________ walking distance. I would go ________foot ________ such
a beautiful day!
A. at / in / in B. within / by / on C. in / on / on D. within / on / on
B. GRAMMAR
4 p 34. Id better write it in my notebook. I have________.
A. my head screwed on B. a head like a sieve
C. a good head for figures D. a head for heights
4 p 35. She thinks shes wonderful. In other words, she________.
A. is a dogs breakfast B. is the bees knees
C. looks like a dogs dinner D. has green fingers
4 p 36. I cant sleep at night I think I should ______ the amount of coffee I drink.
A. cut off B. cut down on C. cut out D. cut off from
4 p 37. My wife has never ______ my mother they are always arguing.
A. got away with B. got on with C. got over D. got by
C. COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION
4 p 38. The manager ______ better ______ the problem with the workers or theyll go ______strike.
A. would / turn out / on B. had / set off / at
C. had / sort out / on D. would / sort out / on
4 p 39. It was an unlikely story, but he ________ it.
A. fell out with B. fell for C. was taken in D. fell about
4 p 40. Whenever I feel the need to take some exercise, I lie down until the feeling goes away."
(Churchill )
Considering this funny quote, write two suggestions, accompanied by the expected results, on how
to avoid becoming a couch potato(50 words).
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Total score : 100 points