11th grade/9th year of study

Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore.
PART 1.

25 p I. You have just been appointed Principal of your own school. What would be the three most
important changes you would make to benefit your school community the most? (200 words)
16 p II. Read the text below and, for questions 1-10, circle the correct answer:

Walls and wall building have played a very important role in Chinese culture. These people,
from the dim mists of prehistory have been wall-conscious; from the Neolithic period – when ramparts
of pounded earth were used - to the Communist Revolution, walls were an essential part of any village.
Not only towns and villages; the houses and the temples within them were somehow walled, and the
houses also had no windows overlooking the street, thus giving the feeling of wandering around a huge
maze. The name for “city” in Chinese (ch’eng) means wall, and over these walled cities, villages, houses
and temples presides the god of walls and mounts, whose duties were, and still are, to protect and be
responsible for the welfare of the inhabitants. Thus a great and extremely laborious task such as
constructing a wall, which was supposed to run throughout the country, must not have seemed such an
absurdity.

However, it is indeed a common mistake to perceive the Great Wall as a single architectural
structure, and it would also be erroneous to assume that it was built during a single dynasty. For the
building of the wall spanned the various dynasties, and each of these dynasties somehow contributed to
the refurbishing and the construction of a wall, whose foundations had been laid many centuries ago.

The role that the Great Wall played in the growth of Chinese economy was an important one.
Throughout the centuries many settlements were established along the new border. The garrison troops
were instructed to reclaim wasteland and to plant crops on it, roads and canals were built, to mention
just a few of the works carried out. All these undertakings greatly helped to increase the country’s trade
and cultural exchanges with many remote areas and also with the southern, central and western parts of
Asia – the formation of the Silk Route. Builders, garrisons, artisans, farmers and peasants left behind a
trail of objects, including inscribed tablets, household articles, and written work, which have become
extremely valuable archaeological evidence to the study of defence institutions of the Great Wall and the
everyday life of these people who lived and died along the wall.

1. According to the text, Chinese cities resembled a maze

(A) because they were walled.
(B) because the houses has no external windows.
(C) because the name for cities means 'wall'.
(D) because walls have always been important there.
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 2. According to the text, constructing a wall that ran the length of the country
(A) honoured the god of walls and mounts.
(B) was an absurdly laborious task.
(C) may have made sense within Chinese culture.
(D) made the country look like a huge maze.

3. According to the text, the Great Wall of China

(A) was the outcome of the joint contribution of several dynasties.
(B) was a masterpiece of architecture built in a single dynasty.
(C) was refurbished in the fourth and third centuries BC.
(D) used already existing foundations throughout the country.
4. According to the text, crops were planted
(A) on wasteland.
(B) to reclaim wasteland.
(C) on reclaimed wasteland.
(D) along the canals.

5. According to the text, the Great Wall

(A) helped build trade only inside China.
(B) helped build trade in China and abroad.
(C) helped build trade only abroad.
(D) helped build trade only to remote areas.

6. In the second line of the first paragraph, the meaning of the phrase “wall-conscious” is:
(A) especially preoccupied with walls.
(B) alert in the presence of walls.
(C) afraid of the existence of walls.
(D) on alert on the city defence walls.

7. The author ‘s purpose in writing this passage is to:

(A) describe how the Great Wall of China was built.
(B) depict the life of Chinese farmers and peasants who lived by the Great Wall.
(C) provide archaeological evidence to the study of defence walls in China.
(D) explain the relevance of the Great Wall in the Chinese history.

8. In the context of the passage, the opposite of the word “laborious” at the end of the first paragraph
would be:
(A) arduous.
(B) straightforward.
(C) undemanding.
(D) calm

14 p III. Fill in each of the blanks with one suitable word:

Stress is often called a 21st century illness but it has always been with us if perhaps
(1).............................. different names. These days we regard stress as a necessary evil of modern living.
(2) .............................. stress is not negative and without it we would not enjoy some of the highpoints
in life (3) ................................. as the anticipation before a date or the tension leading to an important
match. All these situations produce stress but (4) ... .............................. you can control it and not the
other way (5) ................................ , you will feel stimulated, not worn (6).......................... Unlike these
situations, which are generally positive and easier to deal with, sitting in a train which is late, being
stuck in a traffic jam, working to a tight deadline are (7) ................................. harder to manage and
control.

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14 p IV. Rephrase each of the sentences below, so that the meaning stays the same and using the word
given:
1. Sarah cried her eyes out immediately after she was told she'd failed her driving test.
BROKE
Sarah ............................................................................... soon as she heard she'd failed her driving
test.
2. The Government recently said our problems are the fault of the worldwide economic slowdown.
PLACED
The Government have ........................................................... the worldwide economic slowdown for
our problems.
3. He would never have guessed that at the age of 17 he would be playing for his country.
LITTLE
...................................................... that at the age of 17 he would be playing for his country.
4. Feel free to telephone if you have any further problems.
CALL
Do not ..................................................................................... if you have any further problems.
5. How can I make him understand that I don't want to see him any more?
ACROSS
How can I ..................................................................... that I don't want to see him any more?
6. If you must be noisy could you go outside and play.
INSIST
If you ............................................................................... noise could you go outside and play.
7. Apparently, they're planning on rerouting the traffic to reduce congestion.
DRAWN
Plans ............................................................................. reroute the traffic to reduce congestion.

15 p V. Fill in each of the blanks with the correct derived form of the word given in capitals:
It is not (1)……………………………… to make a hobby pay for itself even if USE
initially you had no (2) ................................... of turning it into a business. INTEND
Depending upon the hobby, the necessary equipment can be expensive and the
idea of (3) ................................................... offering items up for sale can at the OCCASION
very least help pay for the hobby. For those looking to make a profit on their
(4)........................................., these days an audience for products can range from CREATE
the local to the truly global. Some hobbyists begin by donating a piece of work to
a (5) ............................................... sale just to see how quickly and CHARITY
(6) ................................................. it sells. Local shops can be the next outlet for PROFIT
items, and for the truly ambitious, websites like eBay enable the hobbiysts to
reach a (7) …………………………….. audience. As with any business idea, an WORLD
honest (8) ……………………………….. should be undertaken regarding the APPRAISE
demand for the work and the price the customer is prepared to pay REAL
in (8) ……………………………... . However, do not forget the degree of
personal (10)…………………………….. as well. SATISFY

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10 p VI. Some of the lines in this exercise are correct; others have a word which should not be there.
Insert a tick ( 9 )next to the ones you consider fully correct, while for the others write the extra
word in the space provided next to each sentence.

1. Mr George Wilton, a schoolmaster of Epping, England, has been got in ______________________

trouble.
______________________
2. It seems he told to his class of 9-year-old girls to write kidnap letters and
demands for ransom. ______________________

3. One of the parents, Mrs. Virginia Waters, said, “We only discovered ______________________

4. this dreadful thing during an evening class then for some of the mothers in ______________________
knitting.
______________________
5. The notes were pinned up to the classroom wall.”

6. Another parent, the Mrs Joan Dripper, said, “My child’s note read, ______________________

7. ‘I have kidnapped your daughter and demand for £25. As proof, I enclose ______________________
her head.’”

8. Another note said that, “We have captured the board of school directors ______________________

9. and your head teacher, Mrs Stallworthy. Unless school dinners are the ______________________
better,

10. they will be allowed to starve. From Beryl and Diana.” ______________________
A psychiatrist described the exercise as “not a very good idea”.

6p VII. Let’s have some fun with the English language!

1. I am a seven letter word.
Letters 7-4-5 spell a type of metal.
Letters 2-3-4-5 spell a synonym of acquire.
Letters 6-7-1-2 spell an adult deer.

What word am I? _____________________

2. Can you determine the professions/jobs described below? Each clue is an anagram of the answer and
all jobs/professions are one-word.
A. Stamp on _____________________
B. For trees _____________________
C. Court poser _____________________
3. The same 3-letter word can be placed in front of the four following words to create a new word.
PUT
BREAK
SIDE
STANDING
The word is: _____________________

Total score: 100 points

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