Concursuldelimbaenglezfazazonalfebruarie2013ClasaaIXaVariantaA

I.

Circletheoption,A,B,CorDthatbestfitseachgap:

(10p)

Officialfiguresshowthatthenumberofpeople(1)internationalflightsisdecreasing,andthatthisis(2)in
significantchangestoholidayinghabits.Asthecostofairticketsincreases,itappearsthatmoreandmore
familiesarechoosingto(3)theirsummerholidaysathome.Peoplearealsobecomingmore(4)ofthe
harmthatflyingdoestotheenvironment,andseeitasawayofhelpingto(5)theplanet,too.Formany
parents,asummerwithnoovercrowdedresortsmayseemattractive,buttheideamightwellbeless(6)
withtheirteenagechildren,whoareprobably(7)toflyingofftoMiamiassoonasschoolbreaksup.So,the
questionis,howcanyoungpeople(8)lotsoffunwhensomuchwillbeclosedfortheholidays,and so
manyoftheirfriendsare(9)tobeaway?Nowadays, many sports centresorganizesummeractivities
aimedatyoungpeople(10)eitheronindoororoutdoorsports.
1. A.making

B.taking

C.travelling

D.flying

2. A.leading

B.resulting

C.causing

D.creating

3. A.pass
4. A.aware

B.employ
B.thoughtful

C.use

D.spend

C.wise

D.familiar

5. A.save

B.secure

C.guard

D.defend

6. A.liked

B.popular

C.approved

D.accepted

7. A.used

B.experienced

C.preferred

D.prepared

8. A.do

B.live

C.cause

D.have

9. A.positive

B.inevitable

C.bound

D.definite

10. A.eager

B.keen

C.fond

II. ReadthetextbelowanduseONEWORDonlyineachgap:

D.enthusiastic

(10p)

TheveryfirstTourdeFrance,thegreatestcyclerace(1)_________________theworld,washeldin1903.It
beganwhentwoFrenchjournalistscame(2)_______________withtheideaofaracerightroundthecountry,
(3)___________thathadneverbeentriedbefore.Nowadayswemightthinktheaimof(4)______________an
ideawouldbetobringinlotsoftelevisionmoney,oreventourists,butatthebeginningofthe20 thcenturywhat
theywantedtodo(5)_____________sellmorecopiesoftheirnewspaper.Andtheysucceeded.Circulation
figures,(6)___________hadbeen25,000,wentto65,000withinayear.Intime,theirinitialdesignfortherace
changed.Forinstance,theyhadintended(7)______________tobeheldoverfiveweeks,butsucharacewas
justtoomuchfortheridersandvery(8)_________wantedtotakepart.Soitbecamehalf(9)_____________
length,anditwouldberunentirelyinJuly(10)________thanfromlateMaytoearlyJuly.
III. Usethewordsincapitalsattheendofthelinesbelowtoformwordsthatfitthegapinthesameline:

(10p)

Some(1)_______________becomeknownfortheirintelligenceandavoidbeingcaught

CRIME

foryears.Othersarejustsostupidthatitseems(2)_______________.Take,forinstance,
RIDICULE
one(3)_______________,whodecidedhewasfeelingalittletiredhalfwaythrough

ROB

burglingahouse.Seeingthe(4)________________bed,hedecidedtotakeanap.Itmay
COMFORT
seem(5)________________,buthewasstillasleepwhentheownersgothome!They
BELIEF

(6)_______________calledthepolice,whocametoarrestSleepingBeautyrightaway!
NERVOUS
Another(7)____________________________storyisthatofamanwhostolea
HUMOUR
(8)________________________________camera.Hemanagedtostealthecamera
SECURE
(9)_____________________butleftthetapebehind.Ofcourse,itwasusedincourt
as(10)___________________becauseitshowedhimtakingthecamera!
EVIDENT

EQUIP

IV. Completethesecondsentencesothatithasasimilarmeaningtothefirstsentence,usingthewordgiveninbold.
Youmustusebetweentwoandfivewords,includingthewordgiven: (10p)

1. ThistimeIdidntmanagetowinthefirstprize.SUCCEED
Ididnt___________________________________________________________________firstprize
thistime.
2. Lastnightthetheatrewasalmostempty. ANYBODY
Lastnight_________________________________________________________________________
thetheatre
3. Myeldersisterlikestolookaftersmallchildren.CARE
Myeldersister
enjoys_____________________________________________________________smallchildren.
4. ItwasrainingheavilysoIstayedathome.

IF

Iwouldhavegone
out____________________________________________________________rainingheavily.
5. Amyaskedwhatmyreactiontoherdecisionwas.FELT
Amyasked____________________________________________________________________her
decision.
V.Puttheverbsinbracketsinthecorrecttenseform:(10p)

DearSam,

You(1).....................(not/believe)what(2)...........................just(happen)tome!LastweekI
(3)....................(invite)toaclassmatesparty.I(4)...............................(have)noideashe
also(5)..............................(invite)TomRibbon,theblueeyedguyyou(6).........................(meet)whenyou
(7).....................(come)overlastsummer.We(8).........(dance)allnightandguesswhat!He(9).......just
(ring)andaskedmeout.I(10).....................(see)himinanhour.Iamsoexcited!

VI.Writealettertoafriendtellinghim/heraboutafunny/sadincidentthathappenedtoyou.(50p)
Youdonotneedtowriteaddresses,butmindthelayoutoftheletter.Donotuserealnames.(180words)

Not:timpdelucru3ore.Toatesubiectelesuntobligatorii.Nuseacordpunctedinoficiu.

ClasaaIXaVariantaAKeyandMarkingscheme

I.III.10itemsx1point=10points
I.1.Btaking;

II. 1.in

2.Bresulting;

III.1criminals

2.up

2.ridiculous

3.Dspend;

3.something

3.robber

4.Aaware;

4.such

4.comfortable

5.Ddefend;

5.was

5.unbelievable

6.Bpopular;

6.which

6.nervously

7.Aused;

7.it

7.humorous

8.Dhave;

8.few

8.security

9.Cbound;

9.the

9.equipment

10.Bkeen;

10.rather

10.evidence

IV.2x5items=10p

V.10itemsx1point=10points

1.succeedin//winning

1.wontbelieve;

2.therewashardly//anybodyat

3.wasinvited;

2.hasjusthappened;
4.had;

3.takingcare//of

5.hadalsoinvited 6.met;

4.ifithadntbeen

7.came;

5.howIfelt//about

9.hasjustrung;

8.danced;
10.amseeing

VIletterwriting50points
Taskachievement

15p

Accuracy

Correctformat
Relevanceofideastotask
Lengthconstraint

Registerandvocabulary

10p

Correctuseofgrammarstructures
Widerangeofgrammarstructures
Correctspellingandpunctuation

10p

Organization,cohesion,layout

10p

Appropriateregisterinformality
Variedvocabulary

Overalleffect 5p

Originality

Correctlayout,paragraphing
Clearorganizationofideas