Concursuldelimbaenglezfazajudeteanamartie2013ClasaaIXaVariantaA

Question1
(50points)
Writea250wordnarrativeessaybeginningasshown:
AsIsatdownatmydeskandstaredatthefileofrevisionnotesallIcouldthinkofwasWhyme?

Question2
(25points)
Writeaninformalletterof120150words.
AnEnglishspeakingfriendiscomingtostudyinyourtownnextyearandhaswrittenaskingfor
informationandadvice.Writealettertoyourfriend.Inyourletter:

Offertofindaplaceforhim/hertolive
Giveadviceabouthowtofindaparttimejob
Giveinformationonwherehe/shecanlearnyourlanguage

Question3
A. Puttheverbsinthebracketsinthecorrecttense:

(10points)
DearMrsPatel,
Wearedelightedtoinformyouthatyou(1).............(select)forafreeholiday.Accordingtoour
information,you........................(2)(answer)atelephonesurveylastmonth,asaresultofwhichyour
name(3)................(enter)intheholidaydraw.Nowourcomputer(4).......................(choose)your
name,soyouandyourfamily(5)....................(invite)tospendaweekinaEuropeandestinationof
yourchoice.Thisoffer(6).....................(make)ontheconditionthatyouattendaspecialpromotions
daywithotherluckyfamiliesinyourregionwho
(7).......................(offer)asimilardeal.You(8).......................(ask)toattendonanySaturdaynext
monthat
theRoyalHotel,Manchester.Ifyou(9).................(interest)inattendingandtakingupthisoffer,
please(10).................(detach)theslipbelowandreturnittousassoonaspossible.

B. Usethewordsinthebracketstoformanotherwordthatfitsineachblankspace:

(5points)

Oneofthemajor1.............................(environment)concernsintodaysworldisthegrowinglistof
2..................(danger)plants,birdsandanimals.The3....................(big)threatofwildlifeis,ofcourse,
man,whomusttakeactionnowtopreventthe4........................(appear)ofthesespecies.Stricter
governmentcontrolswillhelpinthefighttosaveourwildlife,butsotoowillagreaterpublic
5.......................(aware)oftheissuesinvolved.

C. Rewriteeachsentencesothatitcontainsthawordincapital,withoutchangingits

meaning.Youmustusebetween2and5words,includingthewordgiven.
(10points)

1. Idontmindcookingfoodbuteatingitismuchbetter.PREFER

I...............................................................................it.
2. Theydonotthinkhisconditionisserious.THOUGHT

Hiscondition...........................................................................serious.
3. Imcertainhedidntusethecarbecausehissisterhadthekeys.USED

He.............................................thecarbecausehissisterhadthekeys.
4. Couldyouconnectmetothepolicedepartmentplease?THROUGH
Couldyou.........................................tothepolicedepartmentplease?
5. Doyouagreewithnationalservice?FAVOUR

Are...............................................................nationalservice?
Not:timpdelucru3ore.Toatesubiectelesuntobligatorii.Nuse acordpunctedinoficiu.

ClasaaIXaVariantaAKeyandMarkingscheme

Question1.Narrativeessay50points
Taskachievement

25p

Correctformat
relevanceofideastotask
Lengthconstraint

Registerandvocabulary

Accuracy

10p

Correctuseofgrammarstructures
Widerangeofgrammarstructures
Correctspellingandpunctuation

5p

Appropriateregister
Variedvocabulary

Organization,cohesion,layout

5p

Correctlayout,paragraphing
Clearorganizationofideas

Overalleffect 5p

readerwillbeinterested

Question2.Formalletter25points
Taskachievement

10p

Correctformat
coverageofallpointsmentioned
Lengthconstraint

Accuracy

6p

Correctuseofgrammarstructures
Widerangeofgrammarstructures
Correctspellingandpunctuation

Registerandvocabulary

3p

Organization,cohesion,layout

Appropriateregister
Variedvocabulary

3p

Correctlayout,paragraphing
Clearorganizationofideas;linkingwords

Overalleffect 3p

readerwillbeinformedandpersuaded

Question3UseofEnglish25points
A.10itemsx1p=10pB.5itemsx1p=5pC.5itemsx2p=10p
1.havebeenselected

1.environmental

2.answered

2.endangered

3.wasentered

3.biggest

4.haschosen

5.areinvited

6.ismade

7.havebeenoffered

3.couldnthaveused
4.putmethrough

5.infavourof

9.areinterested
10.detach

4.disappearance

8.areasked

2.isnotthoughttobe

5.awareness

1.prefereatingfoodtocookingit