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QUESTION I (75 POINTS): USE OF ENGLISH

I. (1px10=10p) Read the text below and decide which variant (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

Although we typically watch television to unwind and we often feel guilty about watching too much (1) ________ it, TV
series are an excellent resource for any (2) ________ language learner. When you are learning a language, it is a great
idea to choose a foreign language series to watch. The series can belong to any (3) _________: thriller, drama, comedy
or even reality television, whatever (4) _________ your fancy. Watching this series is a fantastic way to (5) _______
your listening skills because the characters or presenters will talk at a normal (6) _______ and will use authentic
language. It is also a very useful way to familiarise yourself with more colloquial language which cannot be found in a
textbook but which is used (7) _______ in real life. If you are a beginner, it can be a good idea to start (8) _________
watching the programme with subtitles in your (9) ________ language. (10) __________, as you become more confident,
you can have a go at watching a series with foreign language subtitles or even with no subtitles at all.

1. A. from B. into C. with D. of

2. A. aspirant B. aspiring C. wishful D. longing
3. A. genre B. breed C. species D. brand
4. A. makes B. takes C. does D. gives
5. A. polish off B. raise C. improve D. rise
6. A. pace B. velocity C. peace D. swiftness
7. A. conventionally B. automatically C. suitably D. regularly
8. A. with B. by C. in D. at
9. A. indigenous B. mother C. native D. constitutional
10. A. Although B. Despite C. In spite D. However

II. (2px15=30p) Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form:

So, you think you 1) ______ (LIKE) to try bungee jumping? Before starting, let me tell you about an incident that may
convince you otherwise. On January 8th 1999, a Korean girl decided she 2) ______ (WANT) more excitement in her life,
so she thought she 3) ______ (GIVE) bungee jumping a go. She jumped off a 15-metre high platform and everything 4)
______ (SEEM) normal at that point. The problem 5) ______ (BE) that because of the cold, a support wire 6) ______
(FREEZE) and the girl couldn’t be brought down, anymore.
She 7) ______ (HAVE TO) hang upside down ten metres from the ground until firemen 8) ______ (COME) to rescue,
four hours later. On investigating the incident, it 9) ______ (BE /DISCOVER) that the owner of the platform 10) ______
(IGNORE) the cold weather conditions. Believe it or not, nobody among the staff thought it 11) ______ (BE) necessary
to take such details into consideration in the future or that they might encounter problems, when they started their
business. Furthermore, none of the operators of the bungee jump 12) ______ (HAVE / EVER) any safety or rescue
training. When 13) ______ (ASK) to comment, the owner 14) ______ (STATE): ‘Frankly, I don’t know much about
bungee jumping, I 15) ______ (JUST/ WANT) to make money.”

III. (2px10=20p) Rephrase the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same, using the word in
capitals. You must not change the word in capitals.

1. I wasn’t allowed to go on the Easter trip. LET

My parents __________ on the Easter trip.
2. Judy wants to resign before the end of the month. CONSIDERING
Judy __________ before the end of the month.
3. I wouldn’t pick this colour if my boyfriend didn’t like it. UNLESS
I wouldn’t go __________ it.
4. Seeing my improved performance, Mr. Dunn took me into his team. PROGRESS
Seeing I __________, Mr. Dunn took me into his team.
5. “Who did you spend last Christmas with?” WHOM
The teacher asked the students __________ Christmas.
6. We checked in five days ago. HOTEL
We have __________ five days now.
7. Ted can’t read Greek. Emily can’t either. NOR
Neither __________Greek.
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8. Jim won’t apologise under any circumstances. WILL

Under __________ apologise.
9. He didn’t get the job because they thought he was unprofessional. ENOUGH
They didn’t think __________ to get the job.
10. If you walk slowly, it takes longer to get there. LONGER
The more __________ to get there.

IV. (1px15=15p) Read the text below and use the words given in capitals to form words that fit in the gaps. The
words in capitals are given in the order in which you need to use them.

1 - TREAT; 2 - CURE; 3 - ILL; 4 - VACCINE; 5 - MEDICINE; 6 - SURGERY; 7 - PAIN; 8 - FORTUNATE; 9 - INFECTION;

10 - LIFE; 11 - SUFFICE; 12 - THREAT; 13 - TECHNIC; 14 - SOLVE; 15 - CAPABLE

Thanks to modern medicine, there are many new (1) _______ for diseases which, in the past, were (2) _______. Many
childhood (3) _______, for example, have disappeared. This is due to the use of (4) _______.
(5) _______ advances have also changed the way (6) _______ operations are performed. These are less (7) _______
for the patient than they used to be. But, (8) _______, in Third World countries, a high number of (9) _______ diseases
are still common because of overpopulation and poor (10) _______ conditions. Malnutrition, which is caused by (11)
_______ food, is one of the many problems which can (12) _______ children's lives in these countries.
With today's (13) _______, there is no reason that a (14) _______ to these problems should be beyond our (15)
_______.

V. QUESTION II (25 POINTS) - PARAGRAPH WRITING

Write an 8-10-line narrative paragraph (Don’t count the words given!), starting with the following:

‘I walked down towards the subway station along the early afternoon sidewalk through a thick golden haze of heat and
dust. From a distance I saw Ainsley shimmering beside a pole and when I reached her she turned and we joined the
lines of high school students who were funnelling down the stairs into the cool underground caverns below.’

TOTAL 100 PUNCTE

TOATE SUBIECTELE SUNT OBLIGATORII. TIMP DE LUCRU 3 ORE. NU SE ACORDĂ PUNCTE DIN OFICIU.

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PUNCTAJ SI BAREM
VARIANTA 1

I. (1px10=10p) MULTIPLE CHOICE

1D 2B 3A 4B 5C 6A 7D 8B 9C 10D

II. (2px15=30p) PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT FORM.

1-woud like; 2-wanted; 3-would give; 4-seemed; 5-was; 6-had frozen; 7-had to; 8-came; 9-was
discovered; 10-had ignored; 11-would be; 12-had ever had; 13-asked; 14-stated; 15-want/wanted;

III. (2px10=20p) REPHRASE

1. did not/didn’t LET me/ go

2. is CONSIDERING/ resigning
3. for this colour/ UNLESS my boyfriend liked
4. had made PROGRESS
5. with WHOM they had spent/ the previous
6. been staying/ at/in this/the HOTEL for
7. Ted NOR Emily can read
8. no circumstances/ WILL Jim
9. he was professional ENOUGH
10. slowly you walk,/ the LONGER it takes

IV. (1px15=15p) WORD FORMATION

1. treatments 2. incurable 3. illnesses 4. vaccination(s) 5. Medical 6. surgical 7. painful 8. unfortunately

9. infectious 10. living 11. insufficient 12. threaten 13. technology 14. solution 15. capabilities

V. QUESTION II (25 POINTS) - PARAGRAPH WRITING - Use the Marking Scheme

NOTĂ: Pentru subiectele II si III se acceptă orice altă variantă corectă.

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